City Council Briefs
Access roads, insurance potters*
auditors report, sales tw, back
taxes, the qew election and regts
trhtSbti ordinance, were just a few
of the items of business conducted
by the City Council, in a late ses
sion Monday night which lasted
until 12:30 a m
Ivor Schott, School Superinten
dent, appeared before the Count'd
representing the Rotary Club Li
brary site committee. He request
ed the re-estabiishinnt of a riglr.
of way on Lot 3, block 9, that
separates two lots and move it a
few feet so there will be access
He stated that the lack of access
is all that is holding up the com
pletion of purchase of the land
No action was taken on this due to
lateness of meeting.
Schott also stated that Rotary
specifies that existing trees on
U».-proposed library site not be
destroyed.
A neighborhood feud over access
to his property was aired by Bill
Darn cry. when he appeared before
the Council requesting gravel fill
from the City for a new road he
has roughed out. The road in dis
pute is partly on Orville Cash
property and that of H, F. McDon
ald. Damery stated he didn’t want
to cross over McDonald’s property
any longer. ‘ Too much griping,"
he said The Council asked Dam
ary to get a petition signed by all
those along the alley, requesting
gravel. The Council will then act.
O. K. Kincaid reported on the
audit of the City’s books, just com
pleted. He stated he found that
property tax collections are up and
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have improved considerably by
the new system of accounting con
trol. There are substantial in
creases in real property taxes, he
said, but a decrease in personal
property taxes.
Kincaid urged more attention to
assessing, cross filing and proper
collections as the next step for the
City. He recommended a 10 per
cent arbitrary tax be levied if no
filing is made. There were $40,134.
68 taxes collectable as of March
31, 1956, the audit revealed. Kin
caid also said the audit showed
the City ended the year with a
fairly good surplus undetr the bud
get planned.
The Dock fund handles more
money than any other City depart
ment, it was brought out in the
report. There was a shortage uf
about $1000 in 1955. "There has
always been a shortage,” Kincaid
said. A new bookkeeping system
that was set up last week should
cut down the shortage, it was
stated. Kincaid suggested an inter
im audit on the dock operations
every three or four months to dis
cover the source of shortage.
There has been a substantial gain
in the dock operation. On the
other hand, Kincaid said, there is
no way of telling if the operation
is making or losing money, as no
system of depreciation has been
established.
In closing his aduit report, Kin
caid gave high praise to the City
Clerk and office staff at City hall,
when he stated: "The over all
status of the general funds records
has improved during the past
year. The improvement in the ac
counting of the property tax clear
ly indicates this trend, and the of
fice personnel must be compli
mented for their efforts in this
matter.”
It was revealed that two pay
ments of $5,200 are still due on
the City Dock. Council discussed
advisability of paying the total
amount when a payment is due
next September, thus transferring
title of the property to the City
from the War Assets Administra
tion, from whom the property
was purchased.
This action would not only give
title to the City, but would clear
up the ownership of the land sold
to the Kodiak Cold Storage Com
pany some years ago, for which
a clear title has not been given.
Back taxes are due on the prop
erty, and an effort is being made
to collect them. The City Attorney,
in answer to a query by Council,
advised that the City had a right
to sell th§ property for taxes due.
Wallace George of Juneau, largest
stockholder in the company, has
been so advised by the City Mana
ger.
Ernie Harding was awarded
City insurance coverage. His bid
was presented in behalf of the
Bank of Kodiak Insurance Depart
ment.
The City Clerk-Treasurer posi
tion still remains open. Herman
Trivette, Juneau applicant, who
turned thumbs down on the job
after visiting here a few days last
week, has reconsidered. He will
accept on the provision the City
pay all moving and transportation
cost for himself and his family
from Juneau. The Council was not
too amenable to the proposal. The
position is being held open for
further applications and consider
ation.
The application of Jergen Fred
rickson for a biulding permit was
approved after a revision to n
clude concrete foundation and
auter fire walls.
Kodiactors Work
On FaH Play
Aspirants for parts in the Ko
diactors’ next little theatre pro
duction, “George Washington
Slept Here,” met Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings
this week in the court room of the
Old Administration Building on
the Naval Station.
Vern McCorkle, director of the
play, emphasized the fact that
even more personnel are required
in this production than in the re
cently successful “Festival of
Spring.” A minimum of 17 actors
are needed in the play. Require
ments for backstage and “behind
the-scenes” help have been raised.
“George Washington Slept Here”
will be presented at the Lake
Louise Little Theatre, August 3,
4 and 3.
ADJOINING LAND RELEASED
All of Long Island, consisting of
1,320 acres and 3,450 acres in the
Kalsin Bay area adjoining the Na
val Reservation to the south were
relased from withdrawal for use
by the War eDpartment. This is
authorized by Public Land Order
No. 1297.
The order further states: The
lands released from withdrawal by
this order shall .not be subject to
application, location, settlemeW,
entry, or other forms of appropria
tion under the public land laws
until further order of an authoriz
ed officer of^ the Bureau of Land
Management.
Rev. E .T. Wiatrak, S.J. will present
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