The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 29, 1935, Page 7

e e | B R R P U SR L r 1 = ””72. iy PR | Mayer Goldstein Reviews Work of City Departments By MAYOR 1. GOLDSTEIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Not since Juneau came into existence has the police force of the city had to cope with the conditions that have sprung up within the past year. . The repeal of prohibition and the loosening of restraint that naturally followed, the more or less painful period of adjustment, the adoption of regulatory ordinances and laws, some frankly exywrnm_zntul. all served to create a condition that gave our law enforce- ment agencies plenty to de. wce April 1, 1934, 640 arrests were made, as com- ared with 343 for the 12-month period preceding. The 12 show that the police responded to 2,569 calis. Three hundred ninety traffic violation slips were served. Most of s the arrests and calls' were drunk or drunk and disorderiy cases. Sixty per cent of the arrests oceurred in the first six months, indicating that conditions have improved. There is little double that conditions arising out of the liguor business show a matcrial betterment. The uncer- tainty created by doubt as to whai action the legislature would take in regard to regulation of the liquor traffic has been removed with the decision to leave the question to the Liquor Control Beard, and there is little doubt that the Doard, profiting by the experience of the past year, will handle the matter satisfactoily. New Territorial enforce- ment officers have been author nd appointed and it wiil be up to the City and the Territory to cooperate in corrceting the abuses of the liquor traffic, New anti-| drunk Terri 1 laws should help enforcement immensely. Little, y, complaint is now heard about the pres- enee of minors in beer parlors, and the police report a| growing spirit of cooperation among the liquor places to eradicate abuses. NEW PROBLEMS ARISE a The | few months have scen an infiux of perhaps a| thousand strangers in town, many of them without means and some of them with known p m records. Their pres- ence has added to the responsibilities and work of the police department. Chief Davis and his men are to be complimented, together with U. S. Marshal Mahoney and his deputies, that crime and disorder have been kept to the minimum, As a result of the conditions mentioned, cast of conduct- ing the police department has increased akout $4,500 over the previous year, the total being approximately $11,000. ( are incomplete all March figures are not in.) ( 1se $2,750 is for saleries.. It was found necessary last Ay to add one patrolman to the force, making three in addition to the chief, and the Council later granted all officers a day off every two week hich, of eour sitated the hiring of relief office An increase of a month in the pay of the chief and of $10.00 to $15.00 ¢ for the patrolmen, to which they were unquestionably en- titled, accounts for the rest of the increase in the salaries item. > | Approximately $1,000 was paid out for transportation| expense, which includes taxicabs, gasoline, oil and n,-]mir.\‘ on cars used in police work, an increagse of $655, over the previous ye The purchase of a patrol car for exclusive work would likely reduee this expense and enable the ul'-f p to cover much more territory than at present. | The large number of arrests naturally ine d jail 5, including meals for prisoners, e Badly needed | repairs 1o the jail plumbing were made and cleaned up and the quart rearranged. As an ofiset to the increased police department costs may be cited the fact that fines and forefitures in the police court for the year so far total $3,997.40, an increase of $2,320.00 over the preceding ye This item, in line with the reduciion in arrests, shows a heavy decrease the | past six menths as compared with the first six months, | and indieates an improved condition in the city. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT | | ot ete. the interior| in September. The Territorial Board of Education at its, last meeting agreed to refund 709 of the cost of text books, which means no additional expense to the city as the 30% share assumed by the City will be no more than the present cost of the books supplied pupils whose parents are unable to defray the cost. Nearly a year ago the City Council went on record agreeing to the inclusion of the cost of free text books in the school budget if the School Board decided the step was advisable and would be able to persuade the Territory to assume some of the cost. This has now been made possible by the recent action of the Territorial Board of Education. City Councils have consistently followed the poliey of not interfering with school policies, which are in the hands of the School Board and admitiedly ably handled. The Board has kept well within the budget expendi- tures. Extraordinary items the past year include $1,000 spent in much needed weather g of the windows in the high sehool building and W for a new boiler in the grade school building. Th mmer it will be necessary to renew most of the window sash in the lalter strueture IMPROVED WATER SUPPLY . Recognizing the seriousn of the water supply of the city as revealed by the severe shortage of a year ago, the City Council éngaged thé services of Chester A. Smith, & well known water works engineer, o0st of $: make a study and survey of the lo i result of his recommendations both w m serving the city made extensive improvements, especially at the intake of their supply, and this winter there was no com- plaint of water shortage. The Juneau Water Co. has :vta;tud work on a new storage tunnel in the basin, from which a six-inch main to the Casey-Shattuck Addition wil be completed this year. NEW GARBAGE DUMP Investigation having disclosed that a garbage inein erator, provided for in the city’'s PWA program, might prove teo expensive to install and maintain, the Council decided to give up this $25,000 proposition and instead install a new garbage dump an the Thane Road south of the Union Oil Co. property. The new site, costing $1,500 was put into use this month. Arrangements have been made for burning the combustible material, and the balance of the garbage is dumped into deep water. A caretaker has been engaged to serve without pay, in return for the exclusive salvaging coneession. The new arrangement a vast improvement over the old 9th St. site, which was an eyesore and a menace ic health. New garbage regulations that will result in a better handling of this problem within the city should be made as soon as posisble. PROPOSED BUILDING CODE There has been much agitation for a new building code, and with the general idea the Council and M r have expressed accord. Data that will be helpful in revis- ing present or inces on the subject have been assembled and as soon as the pressure of work in connection with PWA projects is l(flli(A\'vd City Engineer Lagergren will be :thlg to devote more time to the proposed changes that are a signed to minimize fire hazards and menaces to life and eaith, City officials, however, ve expressed themselves as strongly opposed to the appointment of a building inspector on a full time salary, mentioned at around 000 or more 1 year, and the proposed plan to defray most of this ¢ by high license fees to contractors. It is felt that condi tions do not demand the creation of such a department on suuh} an ambitious scale. In these days taxpayers are not looking for additional burdens in either one form or other, and the way to economy is not along this line. ‘I .-lhoulnl be sane building regulations that can be sancly en forced, but the expense must be watched, eonsistent with the public safety and welfare. PERMANENT REGISTRATION Perhaps the most popular ordinance introduced and adopted for a long time is the latest ordinance providing for a change in the form of the election ballot and ‘or permanent regist on of voters, particularly the latter Voters who have registered for this election need not r THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY,- MARCH 29, 1935. Maintaining its long record of efficiency, the Juneau|ister again until their status as a ecitizen or resident is Volunteer Fire Depariment, through Chief J. L. Gray, re-!changed prior to the next election. The new plan saves ports a total of 88 fires for the year, the fire loss estimated | time, trouble and inconvenience for the voters and the at only $1600.00. This is a remarkable record and one that eity clerk’s office force and has received universal approval few towns in the country can equal. ‘ (Paid Advertisement) ; The City purchased about $1,000 worth of new equip- e i » ment for the company during the year, the prineipal item being the purchase of a new set of wheels and tires for| Growing interest in the Alaska one of the trucks at a cost of $723.00. | Historical Library and Museum is The firemen received $2,451.00 as fees for answering revealed in the records of the alarms. Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff which show » that during March this year 348 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY persons visited the museum com- With the monthly circulation hovering around the 3500 | pared with 212 during the same mark, the Juneau Public Library is serving the reading | time a year ago. | public as capably as the cramped quarters and inadequate/ facilities will permit. The imperat(ii\'% ne efil f% a biggeg ar}'n‘d‘ better library has been recognized by the Mayor and the, . £ »Council, and several plans for new quarters have beenl:hp;“wf;o:' tz'agz::r;oé‘;t:‘i?u;n‘ suggested and considered. It is to be hoped that a solution;de’mngew register for the flegs will be found at an early date. Ition. Registration books to close Recently the lighting tem in the library was im- saturday night. proved and better quarters arranged for the children’s de-| A. W. HENNING, | paitment by taking over a part of the reading room. Li- —adv. City Clerk. | re | | MUSEUM ATTRACTS b R REGISTRATION HOURS 1 The City Clerk’s office will be brarian Coleman is making full use of the facilities at her! = disposal and deserves the full co-operation of City officials and the publie in her plans for more modern quarters. “ THE CITY WHARF With the removal of the Alaska Steamship Co. to an- otber dock on May 16 last year, the City Wharf was forced | to suspend active operations June 30. Needless to say, the - City misses the profit usually derived from the wharf, which was nearly $5,000 in 1933-34. Several propositions BUTTER for the occupancy of the wharf by various firms and indi-| Cloverhill viduals have been discussed, the latest being a proposed - . lease forpart of the dock by local interests promoting a Crenmery brewery. To bring about such a lease it would be neces- sary to submit thé question to the voters for approval, and Sthe Council, in its dealings with the promoters, insisted upon requirements that would protect the interests of the city and that ‘would not tie our hands in any matter that 38¢ Ib. e CARROTS rant. might come up later calling for the use of the wharf for Warm and frag) s ¢ its primary purpose. Mellow asan old friend. | % fv y As a matter of fact, active interest in the use of the Bracer for the day. i | 5 lbs._ or 25(. City Wharf as a docking place has been evinced recently | by {transportation interests, and early action from this]| source is anticipated. It is highly important that enough | revenue be obtained from this property to at least pay the w~i-n~g-i of the M-o-r-n-i-n-g! Try &Mflng Coffee. It has POTATOLS )st of upkeep, but citizens generally recognize the potential a certain sturdy quality 3 »“80°W. sack and strategic value of the wharf as a factor in the local | whick SR Vedstiiable care’ 2 4 shipping field and will not favor any use of the dock that|| . 5 $1 00 will adversely affect this value. It is an asset that must| in making it, will deliver % be carefully safeguarded at all times. | | afragrant fullflavored cup THE SCHOOLS with delicious regularity. FRES An increase of nearly ten per cent in the enrollmont‘ Pof the public schools this year is reported by Superintendent A. B. Phillips, who succeeded Mr. Raven last fall. Mr. Phil- Schilling nps _x:lysdthatt_ thits mt(l)mmthbutl'e entr}(:l[megt ifs around the 760 c COffee o RHUBARB- ari and estimates that before the end of this school year s e a‘tendance will pass 850. One new teacher in the Thero ase two Schilling Coffees, PHONE 342 grade school will probably be engaged for next year. | ©One for percolator.. . Announcement was made recently by the School Board | at free text books will be furnished all pupils beginning 5 iz A 4 i . Onefordrip. « | Open Evenings—Seward Street * e | DOUGLAS NEWS RELIEF WORK HALTED After the finish of the day's work yesterday all men employed here under the FERA were layed off pending appropriation of addition- al funds to ry on a little longer. With considerable work yet to be done on the city wharf and the St. Ann's avenue widening and filling-in project still unfinished, some ¢ cern was caused by the stopping of the work at this time.| It is the hope of ecity officials that difficulties of resuming work will soon be removed - -~ P.-T. A. MEET POSTPONED The April meeting of the Doug- las Parent-Teacher Association which was to have been held next Tuesday has been postponed until April 17, due to the eity election falling on the earlier date. e TO WINDHAM BAY Jack Gavrock left this morning on the Dart for the Windham Bay | mining pr y where he has a| job await m. { - - MRS. DRAKE WILL DELIVER ADDRESS ‘ AT BETHEL SCHOOL 00000 ent when the el,. far to Beth- | tward in the Kuskokwim coun! graduates its first class ay 17. The principal of that school who will have much to do with that graduation ceremony wil be Charies Moore, who taught the present graduating class when it was in the first grade. But the graduatir s will be deliv- ered by ake, Dzputy Commi iucation, who, when th Department of Mrs. Drake, although in the Al- aska e ation department since 1919, will make her first extensive trip to the Westward to be pres ent at the graduation exer it However, she will not be among strangers, as she had made count- 1628 friends in her long service with au office. eniors w cated e first- h the “Mrs. Drake will not go just for the purpose of giving the address. Shé also will visit numerous schools enfoute and on the return trip. Shé expects to be g léving here May 1. Her first stop will be 'Anchorage. Frém there she will be flown into Bethel via, and inspecting sgchools at McGrath, Flat and Napamute A ctop also is scheduled at Aniak, where Mrs. Drake will select a site for a proposed new school there. m_ Bethel, Mrs. Drake will be to Kanakanak, Travelling to ward on the Starr, she will visit s many sehools as possible. NEW LOW LIQUOR PRICES are still in effect at THE TOTE! GROCERY. e six weeks, q —adv. . DAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY! SATURDAY—MONDAY—TUESDAY .ORANGES ¥} Faney Sunkist 38¢ doz=. ONIONS Yakima 5 lbs. for 25¢ s DS Toilet Pa pe \ Colfax -6 for 25¢ RESH GARDEN PEAS — ASPARAGUS— ARTICHOKES—NEW POTATOES— SPINACH— CUCUMBERS— VACADOS .3 Deliveries Daily Ceonstruction Company, whose ten- ldet was $11,150.90. Other bidders ‘and the amounts of their bids were | Custard, Meadows and Oja, Ju- |neau, $11433; Wright and Stoek, Inc., Seattle, $13,75950; Curtis | Gardner, Portland, $15,154; Sawyer | Reynolds and Company, Ketchikan, 181637550, R. J. Sommers Con- WflH_K OPE i T n | struction Company, Juneau, $16,- 1P 4 4 | 763; Seims-Spokane Company, Spo- Projects Located in Kake kane, $17,03050. Vi“age and on chhikan_ The engineer's esumate prepared . by the U. S. Bureau of Public Ward Cove nghwfly Roads on the Kake Village road 5 | was $13,986. Bids have been opened in the| Wright and Stock, Ineorporated, United States Bureau of Public of Seattle, presented the low bid Roads office for construction of on the surfacing of the Ketchi- L2 Kake Village road and surfacing |kan-Ward Cove road with $17.476. of 234 miles of the Ketchikan- | Other firms bidding on this work Ward's Cove Road. | were Seims-Spokane Company, $17,- Low bidder on the Kake vmagu‘sso and Curtis Gardner, $23800. ) BIDS ON ROAB road, which includes clearing, grub- | The engineer's estimate on this bing. and surfacing of .705 miles work was $20,400. | of Toad is the "Alaska Cooperative| It has been recommended by the L« VOTE FOR —For Mayor— ART McKINNON W.J. RECK GEO. B. RICE, provements which the present tracts for others are now being —~for Councilmen-- and insure the completion of the public im- made all arrangements to finance, and part of which are already under way, LET US NOT CHANGE AT THIS Bureali that the contracts be awarded to the . low bidders .and work on both projects is expected to begin sometime next month. Reconstruction of the portion of the Ketchikan-Ward Cove road to be surfaced under this contract, was started by the Sureau of Pub- lic Roads last fall with day labor and thé road is nhow to be com- pleted by surfacifig. This portion of the road is about four miles from the center of the city of Ket- chikan, Bureau officials said. oo p it Cat Guards Archives BELGRADE.—Peasants in the Serb mountains near Kolashin have burned thousands of dollars’ worth of war reparation bonds by using them as cigarette papers. The dis- covery was made when a peasant tried to cash interest coupons from a bond retired a year previously. lm“uil‘uuiimmmm‘liiuilfiummg Council has while con- prepared. CRITICAL PERIOD. (This advertisement'is paid for by a group of taxpayers and voters who have no connection with any candidate for any office) T 0000000000000 Vote it Straight! CITIZENS TICKET FOR MAYOR— C. H. MacSpadden ¢ FOR COUNCILMEN— G. E. KRAUSE MIKE E. MONAGLE ALFRED DISHAW We Are Absolutely Opposed to Any Further City Indebtedness Aot T AR i 8