City Council—
(CoBttftiMd from Pkfi I)
wells immediately after the dis
tribution system is put in. Re
garding the proposed Wasilla i
Creek source, he suggested that
the transmission line be con
structed as far as funds would al-1
low and then apply for additional
funds for the completion of the
line a year later, perhaps. If the |
test wells do not produce, he said. |
a nearby surface source would
be tapped for a temporary supply
until the Wasilla Creek line was
completed.
Council members protested that
they would rather complete the
proposed transmission line and
leave the distribution line for a
further appropriation. It was
pointed out that the distribution
system might then be put in at
the same time as the sewer sys
tem, application for which is still
pending. Although conceding that
the distribution and sewer sys
tems should go in at the same
time. Caldwell advised the Coun- i
cil to go along with Territorial
Department of Health suggestions
for the test drillings. He also rec- \
ommended that the application
for a sewer system be checked
since he had not seen it in Ju- j
neau.
Council members authorized
the drilling of the test wells and
Al Hagen was appointed to make
arrangements for easements and
options to purchase.
Ordinances
Ordinance 15, the building
code, was adopted after its third
reading with an amendment set- i
ting limits to the building line in j
all future construction. Copies of
the ordinance are posted in the
temporary city hall at Severns’
Cabinet Shop and in the Post Of
fice. A copy of the building code
adopted in the ordinance is on
file in the City Clerk's office in
the Neal Wright building. The i
amendment to the ordinance is
reproduced elsewhere in this is
sue of the Frontiersman.
First reading on a new ordi
nance introduced by Lloyd Sev
erns paves the way to a city sup
plement to Territorial law re
garding liquor establishments.
Ordinance 17 requires that liquor
license applicants be of good
moral character, not having been
convicted of a felony in the past
10 years. It would protect the city
against any silent or financial
backer who has been previously
denied a liquor license within the
Territory in any city or court ac
tion. Applicants must be certified
by the police chief and/or the
health officer and must submit
two photographs of each appli
cant. All bartenders and other
employes working in such estao
lishments must have their photo
graphs and fingerprints on file.
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Chamber of Commerce
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in many unplanned cities—can lie
forestalled.
What should the planning com
mission do immediately?
(1) Prepare an existing use
plan. (2) Plan street extensions.
(31 Prepare an integrated plan
based on area by area develop
ment to cut the cost of extending
water and sewer lines. (4) Plan
immediately for recreation areas.
(5) Plan the civic center. (6) Pre
pare a capital budget outlining
improvements and scheduling pri
orities on the several projects
over a period of years.
The City Council, Victor Fis
cher explained, does not have
time to consider long-time plan
ning carefully; its members are
too busy taking care of immedi
ate problems. Therefore the Ter
ritorial law provides for the ap
pointment by the Council of a
Planning Commission to assume
this important function of city
government. The Planning Com
mission will be made up of lay
members who represent the bread
interests of the entire community
but are not necessarily familiar
with the best information and
procedures involved in city plan
ning. They are therefore empow
ered to retain professional ad
vice. This advice is not offered as
a service of the Bureau of Land
Management, Fischer added.
Fischer emphasized that the
commission should also solicit the
help and suggestions not only of
groups within the community,
but also it should call in repre
sentatives of property owners
just outside the city to coordinate
their planning and thus allow for
orderly growth.
The question period revealed
the great interest of those present
in the subject of city planning.
They were: O. K. Kincaid, Bill
Rempel, Ed Smith, M. D. Snod
grass, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wil
son, Hugh Johnson, Ray Lancas
ter, Emil Ganschow, William T.
Zahradnicek, Mr. and Mrs. Don
L. Irwin, L. C. Stock, Clayton Es
slinger, Jan Koslosky, A1 Hagen,
Jim Hurley and Mrs. Betty
Mears.
City Water—
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negotiations should be made to
try to get the pipe unloaded and
to attempt purchase or borrow
ing of 600 feet or more of 6-inch
woodstave pipe rumored to be in
Seward. Fierce winds held up
Carl Rasmussen’s flight to Sew
ard Wednesday to explore these
possibilities.
Meanwhile, the Co-Op board
planned to go ahead with the dig
ging of a 2,700-foot line next
Monday whether the pipe has ar
rived or not. If the 600 feet of
pipe could be obtained, it could
be used where fill-in probability
is greatest. Freezing temperatures
will help to prevent fill-ins along
the remainder of the line.
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CHUCK WAGON DINNERS
Mile 41
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which was $550,000 less than
President Tiuman requested.
The Senate Committee report
regarding rejection of the $100.
000 request for 25 additional dep
! uty marshals said:
"The committee has been ad
I vised that the Department of Jus
tice has initiated studies with the
view of prolong legislation both
to the Congress and the Terri
torial Legislature for the bolster
ing of law enforcement in the
Territory. It is the hope of the
Department to use this study to
form the basis for a Territorial
police force to combat local
crime, thereby allowing the Unit
ed States marshals to devote their
time to strictly federal matters.
The committee has denied this
request for an additional 25 dep
uty marshals pending the results
of the study referred to.”
Upon learning of the commit
tee’s action which was upheld on
the Senate floor. Delegate Bart
lett called upon President Tru
man to submit a similar request
| to Congress. "The committee re
port,” he pointed out to the Pres
ident, “failed to take into account
that the emergency exists now.
Reports which have reached you,
reports which have reached the
Department of Justice and the
Department of the Interior as to
circumstances well known to all
Alaskans make it imperative that
action be taken soon, not in some
far-off day when ‘studies’ have
been completed. I sincerely trust
that the administration will re
new the request for funds at the
first opportune time.”
Potato Crop—
(Continued fi'om Page 1)
year. Field run potatoes averaged
eight to 15 tons per acre. Clifford
Egtvet got about 10 tons of No. 1
grade spuds per acre.
Ring Rot Problem
Although there was no great
loss from ring rot this year, Ste
phan pointed out that the disease
has spread to almost every farm
in the Valley despite strict pre
cautions taken by most farmers
to keep it out. In another few
1 years, he said, it’s going to be
very difficult to get disease-free
seed.
The tuber unit seed production
plan advocated by Plant Pathol
ogist Dr. Donald Coe, plant
pathologist at the Experiment
Station, would take at least
three years to get enough seed
for the Valley—even with luck.
However, it’s the only solution
to the problem of insuring disease
free potato stocks, Stephan con
cluded.
License Granted—
(Continued from Page 1)
considered presently inapplicable
following Koslosky’s statement.
Renfrew told Council members
that the Territorial law makes it
a felony punishable by fine and
imprisonment for any liquor li
cense holder to have a “hidden”
partner. His client, he said, was
no fool and would hardly lay
himself open to such an indict
ment. Frank Brown and Chet
Sandvik, who had been appointed
to inspect the club premises, re
ported favorably on the improve
ments made for the public safety.
Although the City Council gave
its approval to the liquor license
application for Club 49, it still re
mains for the Third District Court
to grant the license.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19
I SQUARE DANCE CLUB. Car
penters' Hall. 8 p.m.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20
ELKS PARADE. 3 p.m.
ELKS INSTITUTION (day and
evening activities.)
) SUNDAY. OCTOBER 21
OUTING CLUB. Little Susitna
Lodge.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 22
KIWANIS CLUB meeting, Cc43p
club room, 12:05 p.m.
VETERANS’ Training class. Co
Op club room, 8 p.m.
EVENING CRAFT CLUB meet
ing, D. Anderson’s home. 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 23
MOOSE and WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose hall. 8 p.m.
WELL-BABY CLINIC. Health
Center. 2-4 p.m.
BOY SCOUT meeting, U. P.
Church, 7:30 p.m.
GIRL SCOUT leaders’ training
session.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
! CARPENTERS’ LOCAL. Carpen
ters’ hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 25
NORTHLAND PIONEER Grange.
Grange hall, 8 p.m.
NEW EKLUTNA PROJECT
INSPECTORS ARRIVE
Two new inspectors are being
added to the Eklutna Project
staff this week.
Already arrived is Cecil B.
Bates, formerly of Sacramento,
California. He and Mrs. Bates are
making their home temporarily
at the Matanuska Hotel while
awaiting completion of the new
project housing.
Tom R. Robertson, who former
ly worked with the Alaska Road
Commission is expected in Pal
mer later this week.
Too Late to Classify
LOST
SEALSKIN covered camera case
and yellow plastic case con
taining valuable cameras. Left
beside Wasilla Road Wednesday
afternoon. Reward for return
to Manley E. Sweazey, c/o Val
ley Frontiersman. C-018-?1T
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Alaskan Stotehead
Given Brush-off by
Western Republicans
Western Republicans, meet inn
in conference at Seattle this week
gave Alaska statehood a cool
brush-off in their proposed plat
form for 1952.
The 20-point platform resolu
tion was left open for possible
change at a January meeting in
San Francisco. The present pro
gram call? for immediate state
hood for Hawaii and allows Ai-»
askans the consolation of electing
their own Territorial1 governor,
who is now appointed by the
President.
Alaska, it was pointed out.
votes Democratic, and two more
Democratic Senators in Washing
ton, D. C., could hardly be bles
sed by Republican policy-makers.
Alaskan delegates to the Repub
lican convention did not protest.
A week-end guest at the Mar
tin Olson home in Wasilla was
Edward Wickberg, Jr., of Ocean
Park, Washington. Wickberg. who
is Mrs. Olson’s cousin, was so la
vorably impressed with the Val
ley that he hopes to make his
home here.
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