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The new city council organized last
night, and immediately settled down
to work, all members being present, as
follows: Mayor Adams, Councilmen
Brock, Currier, Donohoe, Harwood,
Haef and Wolf. The following officers
were elected: s
Municipal magistrate, K. G. Robin
son.
Fire chief, fire warden and patrol
J^n—H. W. Nettleton.
Health officer, Dr. W. H. Chase.
City attorney, F. H. Foster.
Patrolman, George Stewart.
There were two candidates for the
latter office, Gorge Stewart and I. L.
Smith. Two ballots were taken, and
as both resulted in a tie, the mayor
cast the deciding vote and declared
Mr. Stewart elected.
Mayor Adams announced the ap
pointment of the following committees
for the ensuing year:
Assessment and collection of taxes
—Donohoe, Harwood and Haef.
Streets, street improvement, sewer
age and wharfage—Currier, Donohoe
and Brock.
Fire protection, light and water—
Brock, Donohoe and Haef.
Health and police—Brock Currier
aij^ Haef.
Finance and claims—Harwood, Wolf
Brock.
Printing and elections—Haef. Cur
rir and Wolf.
Judiciary—Donohoe, Currier and
Harwood.
Public buildings and improvements
—Wolf, Brock and Curriev.
Under the heading of street im
provements, sewerage and wharfage,
the plans and specifications, and also
a letter from City Engineer Tlesse re
lating to the proposed official grades
of the city streets, were introduced
auu uiscusseu. me maner was ieiL
in the hands of this committee to go
over and make recommendations at the
next regular meeting of the council.
Chairman Currier of this committee
reported that good progress was be
ing made by the contractor in excavat
ing the tunnel for the sewerage sys
tem, and also asked for the city at-s
torney’s report about the proposed
dock question. For the benefit of the
newly-seated councilmen, the city at
torney repeated his report of March 1.
A$ter further discussion on the sub
ject the mayor instructed the commit
tee to work out some proposed plan
such as the probable cost, and the cost
of maintenance after construction, and
report at the next regular meeting of
the council, and also to ascertain the
cost of building an addition to the
present city float.
An ordinance making provision for
• he installation and maintenance of
electric wiring systems, providing for
the enforcement of the same, and pre
scribing a penalty, was favorably re
ported by the judiciary committee and
adopted.
Ordinance No. 72, entitled “An ordi
nance fixing the terms of office and
the salaries of officers of the town of
Cordova, territory of Alaska, and re
pealing all ordinances in .conflict
therewith, was introduced and passed.
A. J. McConnell, H. W. Nettleton
and George Stewart were reappointed
or? the park committee to take care
of Flag hill.
Charles J. Goodall addressed the
council at this time, stating that he
had been appointed a committee of
one by the Knights of Pythias lodge to
ascertain from the city council if any
plans had been formulated or any
steps taken to do anything with Flag
hill; that the K. of P. lodge was in
terested, as two of its members had
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given their lives in the service of
their country and that their names
were on the tablet. He said the K. of
P> lodge would like to , assist in any
way possible. The mayor referred the
matter to the committee on public im
provements to look into the matter of
having steps placed to the monument,
a fence erected around the same, and
some sort of a lawn planted, and re
port at the next meeting of council.
The question of taking out the
safety boxes in the city safe so as to
make more room for the town records,
and also to go over the records and
see if some way could not be found
to better take care of them, was dis
cussed and left in the hands of the
judiciary committee and city clerk.
Bartley Howard was present and
inquired of the council if it were pos
sible to ascertain whether the sewer
system would be extended up A av
enue this year, stating that he was
contemplating some improvements on
his property and would not like to go
to unnecessary expense. He was in
formed by the mayor that more defi
nite information on the subject could
be obtained at the next meeting of the
council, and that he at that time was
going to urge the extension of the
sewer up A avenue and also from A
to B avenue.
BILLS ORDERED PAID
At a meeting of the town council,
held April 19, 1920, the following bills
were ordered paid:
K. G. Robinson .$28.33
William Tiernan . 24.00
William A. Hesse. 5.00
L. A. Counts. 5.00
Cordova fire department ....... 50.00
Alaska Transfer Company. 35.00
Sheridan . 5.00
Elizabeth Burchett .i. 5.00
D. T. Phillips . 5.00
Gerhaip Fire Apparatus Co. 25.00
r K. G. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Scarborough pictures that please at
prices that art right. Over Cordova
.drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
The family skeleton would not be so
bad if it didn’t insist on walking ou£
of its closet and parading around be
fore folks every so often.
Don’t argue. The Club billiard hall
carries fresh tobacco. 27-tf
Job printing at Daily Times office.
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FOR SALE OR RENT—One two-story
building (opposite Golden Hotel),
eight rooms upstairs, partly fur
nished; lower floor suitable for res
taurant and bakery; good range and
cooking utensils, also a complete
laundry and bath house. Write R.
L. H. Marshall, agent, McCarthy,
Alaska. 20-tf
WANTED—Cook and deckhand on
cannery tender Sunset. Call Times
office. 16-2t
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FOR SALE—Two-room cabin, 12x20,
partly furnished, at Eyak lake, for
$150. Inquire P. O. Box 192. 13-2
WANTED—A strong, husky man to
skid ties; must be a good teamster;
65 cents per hour and board. Apply
to Harry Christie, Mile 19. 15-tf
LOST—Writing end of fountain pen.
Return to Kenner, Mile 7. 14-4t
FOUND—-POCKETBOOK with small
change. Apply Times office. 14-tf
WANTED—Position by experienced
lady cook, in or out of town; latter
preferred. Inquire Times office. 14-6
FOR SALE—Four cottages opposite
the school house. Phone 100—2
rings, or see Charles Cochran. 12-tf
FOR SALE—Perfect blue-white man’s
three-fourths karat diamond, worth
$450, will sell for $350; cabinet Sil
vertone phonograph and 112 rec
ords, $125; genuine Persion rug, 6x8,
$100; Burton mandolin, $10. Grant
Caughey, 167—5 rings. 12-tf
FOR SALE—Five-room house, with
bath and furniture; $1,700. Phone
167-5 rings.
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. Apply
to Cordova Abstract & Realty Co. 22
FOR RENT—Bachelor apartments, hot
and cold water; Front street, rear
Empress theater. Phone 185—2
rings. 19-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms, with
private bath; men only. Apply over
Northern Club 27-tf
1 FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley.
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