ALARM SYSTEM
IS ADVOCATED
FOR THIS CITY
At last night's meeting of the local
Solons Councilman Brock brouglft up
the matter of a fire alarm system
for Cordova, and after a general dis
cussion of the question it was re
ferred to the fire committee, with
instructions to report upon the mat
ter at a subsequent meeting.
It was decided to dispense with the
services of Street Commissioner Brax
ton, and the salary of the poundmas
tere, Sylvester Meredith, was also dis
continued, and hereafter that officer
will be paid $2 for each dog law
fully impounded.
Plans were introduced for an out
let for the proposed sewer for Cor
dova. After going over the proposed
plans and discussing them, it was
decided to let the matter go over un
til the next meeting of the council,
and in the meantime each councilman
was to interview as many people as
possible and get their ideas and opin
ions on the question.
The question of the children sliding
down C street from the top of the
hill and across First street was
brought up and discussed. The mat
ter was referred to the chief of police
with inistructions to prohibit sliding
from the top of the hilil until the
snow was deeper and there was less
danger, and to prohibit at all times
the coasting across or to First street.
Under the head of assessment and
collection of taxes, City Attorney F.
H. Foster suggested that the assessor
make his appraisement by land value
and improvements value instead of a
lump value, as has been done in the
past. After considerable discussion
it was decided to do the assessing and
appraising this year as had been done
in the past.
The street committee reported that
it had investigated the need of a drain
box from O to C street, but it was
too late in the season to accomplish
anything this year, and that the >rk
should be done the first thing r.i the
spring.
The clerk was instructed to write
the Alaska Public Utilities and notify
Them that She council did not con
sider the road leading to the dock in
as good condition as it was before the
water mains were laid, and would look
to them to finish the work in the
spring as soon as the frost was out
of the ground.
Considerable discussion was In
dulged in about certain property own
ers having steps on the street leading
to the dock, and the city attorney was
instructed to draw up leases and have
the proper people sign them. ,
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
Lieutenant F. H. Fanning came in
from Mile 14 this afternoon.
The steamship Northwestern is due
from Seward tomorrow night, and will
sail for Seattle on Thursday morning.
The sailing of the Admiral Watson
from Seattle has again been post
poned, and she will not leave until
Friday.
The Ladies’ Aid of the Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. J. E. Cur
rier on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock.
The working crew at Mile 14 radio
station has arrived in town and will
leave for the States on the North
western.
The Woman’s Guild will meet to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the rectory. All members are request
ed to be present.
The funeral of the late Frank Rip
ley took place this afternoon from
the undertaking parlors, where Rev.
E. P. Ziegler conducted the services.
The U. S. S. Saturn arrived in port
this morning for some material for
the new wireless station at Seward,
and will go from there to Kodiak,
where she will pick up a working
crew before returning to the States.
‘‘The Fall of the Romanoffs,” one
of the best spectacular and historic
pictures presented here, will be shown
for the last time at the Empress the
ater tonight. Besides being a strong
play, well acted, it is elaborately staged
and well worth seeing.
The Red Cross roll call is now on,
and it is the patriotic duty of every
resident of 'Cordova and the Copper
River valley to take out a membership
in this organization, which costs only
$1. This section has always responded
promptly and liberally to all Red
Cross calls, and it can not afford to lag
behind at this time.
Your roll call button is your distin
guished service cross.
TIRESOME TRIP
FROM INTERIOR
TO CORDOVA
An arduous, varied and altogether
interesting and adventurous journey
from the lower Yukon to Cordova was
experienced by a party of men and
one woman who arrived in this city
on Sunday last on the steamship Cor
dova, and who, because of the limited
accommodations on that vessel, de
termined to break their journey here
and await the return of the steamship
Northwestern before resuming their
journey to Seattle.
The members of the party who are
now in Cordova are Mrs. E. N. Was
key of Marshall, Charles Surridge,
agent of the White Pass & Yukon
company at Holy Cross, and John C.
Currin, who conducts a radio station
at Marshall. These, with nine others,
constituted a party which started
from Marshall early in October to go
St. Michael to take the steamship
Cordova for Seattle.
When near the mouth of the Yukon
they were overtaken by the cold
weather which caused so much incon
venience to travelers on the upper
Yukon, and were frozen in. Being
short of provisions, it was necessary
that they get assistance at once, and
the whole party “mushed” to the gov
ernment wireless station at Kotlik, at
the mouth of the river, which had
been closed down for the season.
They broke into the station, and Mr.
Currin, being an expert wireless man,
started the plant and got into com
munication with St. Michael, from
which place assistance was promised.
However, a chinook coming up in the
meantime, their launch was released
from the ice and they proceeded by
water to St. Michael, first securing a
small supply of provisions from the
government dredge at the mouth of
the Yukon.
At St. Michael they found that the
limited passenger accommodations of
the Cordova had been more than ex
hausted, and on special permit that
vessel was allowed to carry in excess
of her registered capacity. They
embarked from St. Michael, and at
Nome their passenger list was again
greatly augmented, men being com
pelled to bunk almost anywhere.
Five days were consumed in the
trip from Nome to Akutan, and when p
the Cordova arrived at that point she
was practically without oil and water.
So eager were the passengers for
water that they hardly waited for the
vessel to dock, when they Handed
pitchers over the side to attendants
who procured supplies of sparkling,
fresh water for them.
Leaving Akutan, they proceeded to
Unalaska, and there picked up the
ship Abner Coburn, and towed tier to
this port. The voyage was accompa
nied by rough weather, and the tow
made the trip exceedingly uncomfort
able for the passengers. This, to
gether with the fact that the food,
probably owing to the overcrowded
condition of the vessel, was anything
but palatable, determined many of
the passengers to .break their journey
here.
Mr. Surridge, who for several years
has been in the habit of taking one j
of the last boats out from St. Michael,
and last year was a passenger on the
steamship Victoria, when that vessel
was afflicted with an epidemic of in
fluenza, declares that the trip on the
Cordova was the most uncomfortable
and unpleasant of any voyage he has
ever made.
ARMY IN ALASKA
AT CALL OF GOVERNOR
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., has re
ceived authorization from Secretary of
War Newton D. Baker to call on fed
eral troops stationed in Alaska as a
protection against violence at any time
he may deem it necessary. He is di- ,
rected in case of necessity arising to
communicate directly with General
Hunter Liggett, commanding the West
ern department, at San Francisco.
This information from the secretary
of war is official recognition of Alaska
as on the same basis as states, where
the federal troops are available on the
call of the governors.
Red Cross is not a responsibility—
it’s an opportunity—join.
Read the Daily Times ror the latest
and most reliable world news.
The Red Cross—a work of the heart
on a sound business basis.
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