COOK INLET PIONEER
AND KNIK NEWS
VOL. 1
Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, June 26, 1915
NO. 4
Regulations Governing the
Disposal of the Lots in the
New Government Townsite
July 9th is the date set for the
formal opening of the new town
site, according to the best infor
mation obtainable here. The
regulations governing the dis
posal of the lots appear below,
but the Pioneer is reliably in
formed that there may be some
changes, of what nature this
newspaper is unable to say.
Mr. Christensen, who has been
to Seward in communication with
Washington officials, and other
land department men, arrived on
the Alameda, just as this page
was going to press. If there is
anything of importance that ma
terially changes the regulations
here printed, the fact will be
announced in an extra edition.
It will be noted in the regula
tions, the lots are to be sold at
public outcry, to the highest bid
der. But there is a string at
tached to the sale, in that the
Superintendent of Sale, an officer
designated by the interior de
partment, may, at his discretion,
reject any bid. Indeed, the Su
perintendent of Sale has plenary
power and wide discretion in the
matter, and upon his course much
will depend. It is generally as
sumed that Mr. Christensen will
act in this capacity, but this does
not come from any official source.
The sentiment here is so large
ly in favor of the drawing system
that keen disappointment was ev
ident when it became noised
around that the lots were to be
sold at auction. There is strong
talk of entering a protest by wir
ing Secretary Lane with regard
to the matter. The Pioneer will
reserve editorial comment until
a later date, when the complete
facts are available.
The essential features of the
regulations follow:
PUBLIC SALE.
The unreserved lots will be of
fered at public outcry to the
highest bidder at such a time and
place, and after such publication
of notice, if any, as the Secretary
of the Interior may direct, and
he may appoint or detail some
suitable person as Superintend
ent of Sale to supervise the same
and may fix his compensation and
require him to give sufficient
bond.
superintendent’s authority.
Under the supervision of the
Secretary of the Interior, the
Superintendent of Sale will be,
and he is hereby, authorized to
make all appraisements of lots
and at any time to reappraise any
lot which in his judgment is not
appraised at the proper amount,
or to fix a minimum price for any
lot below which it may not be
sold, and he may reject any and
all bids for any lot and at any
time suspend, adjourn, or post
pone the sale of any lot or lots to
such time and place as he may
deem proper.
MANNER
Bids may be made either in
person or by agent, but not by
mail nor at any time or place
other than the time and place
when the lots are offered for sale
hereunder, and any person may
purchase any number of lots for
which he is the highest bidder.
Bidders will not be required to
show any qualifications as to age,
citizenship, or otherwise. If any
successful bidder fails to make
the payment and file the applica
tion and other papers at the time
and in the manner hereinafter
required, the lot awarded to him
may be reoffered for sale, and
his right thereto will be forfeited.
Nothing herein will prevent the
transfer by deed of the interest
secured by the purchase and the
partial payment for the lot, but
the assignee will acquire no
greater right than that of the
original purchaser, and the final
entry and patent will issue to the
original purchaser when all pay
ments are made.
TERMS.
No lot will be sold for less than
$25.00, and no bid exceedingthat
amount will [be accepted unless
made in multiples of five dollars,
the minimum of $25.00 on each
lot sold for less than $75.00 must
be paid in cash within the time
hereinafter specified, and if the
price bid is $75.00 or more, one
third of the bid price must be
paid in cash within said specified
time, the remainder of the pur
chase price will be divided into
five equal annual installments,
payable in one, two, three, four
and five years respectively, from
the date of the register’s certifi
cate of sale, and no final certifi
cate of entry will be issued until
the expiration of said five years
and until payment has been made
in full for the lot, and no patent
will be issued thereon during said
period. The successful bidder
will be given by the Superintend
ent of Sale a memorandum cer
tificate for identification pur
poses, showing name and address
of bidder, lot, and amount of bid
and the bidder must file it with
the Superintendent of Sale before
the close of the next succeeding
sale day, or the next business
day if bid is accepted on last sale
day, together with his application
to purchase the lot properly fill
ed, signed, and acknowledged be
fore any officer authorized to ad
minister oaths and using an offi
cial seal, and accompanied by the
cash payment required by these
regulations, all on the form at
tached thereto, respectively, and
hereby approved and made a part
of these regulations.
The Superintendent of Sale will
issue a memorandum receipt to
the bidder for the money paid,
describing the lot purchased, and
he will as soon thereafter as pos
sible deposit with the receiver of
the proper local land office the
money received, and file with its
officers the papers deposited
with him by said bidder,
together with his certificate as to
successful bidder. Thereupon,if
no objection appears, the regis
; ter will issue his certificate of
sale in duplicate and transmit the
duplicate copy to said bidder.
If it is deemed advisable, the
Commissioner of the General
Land Office may direct the re
ceiver of public moneys, of the
proper district, to attend sales
herein provided for, in which
event, the cash payment required j
shall be paid to said receiver who
shall issue his official receipt
therefar, in lieu of the memoran
dum receipt of the Superintend
ent of Sale.
Continued on page 8
New Contracts
Let on Railway
During Week
The past week has been the
most active, in the matter of
awarding new contracts, since
work was inaugurated on the big
government railway project.
Some twenty-four separate con
tracts were let, covering work in
clearing right of way, grading,
etc. The contracts awarded this
week follow:
No. 67—Leach brothers, three
men, stations 3860 to 3930.
Clearing.
No. 68—E. Nelson, stations
3975 to 4440. Culverts.
No. 74 J. F. Olsen etal., four
men, stations 4310 to 4360.
Grading.
No. 75—E Olsen et ah, nine
men, stations 4367 to 4640. Clear
ing.
No. 76 T. N. Pedersen et ah,
ten men, cutting 25,000 ties at
Point Possession.
No. 77 —P. McCormick et ah,
stations 4940 to 4965. Grading.
No. 78—A. S. Allen et ah, five
men, stations 4726 to 4769. Clear
ing.
No. 80—F. Fiberina et ah,
twelve men, clearing street in
new townsite.
No. 86—C. Man thou et ah,
nineteen men, stations 4208 to
4219. Grading.
No. 87.—C. George et ah, cut
ting 25,000 ties.
No. 88—J. Lawry et ah, sta
tions 4533 to 4567. Clearing.
No. 89—T. R. McDonald et ah,
stations 4884 to 4974. Clearing.
No. 90 M. F. Malone et ah,
thirteen men, stations 4295 to
4310. Grading.
No. 91 —C. Anderson et ah,
seven men, stations 4490 to 4499.
Grading
No. 92—John Denizi et ah,
eight men, grading road to gov
ernment warehouse, Anchorage.
No. 94 G. E. Milliken, repair
ing launch Bat.
No. 95 J. Lanquist et ah, ten
men, stations 1778 to 1910.
Clearing,
No. 96 J. Adams et ah, three
men, stations 1988 to 2031 and
stations 5152 to 5177. Clearing
on Matanuska branch.
No. 97 A. G. Swanson et ah,
three men, stations 5075 to 5152.
Clearing, Matanuska branch.
No. 98 W. Campbell et ah,
five men, stations 1700 to £778.
Clearing, Matanuska branch.
No. 99 E. Danielson et ah,
thirteen men, stations 1910 to
1982. Clearing, Matanuska branch
No. 100- A. Brown et ah, five
men, stations 1648 to 1700. Clear
ing, Matanuksa branch.