The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 2, 1946, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA PAGE EIGHT also for a vote on = e — ’ {;.nd from Utilities Engineer Walter | could provide T. Stuart sale of other City properites held | Dictates -Purchase for public use, as well as unused | The Mayor’s remarks were to the equipment. Before bringing out his dock sale |effect that this is the “same old |take it or leave it” stand of Mr. proposal, Nielsen obtained the as- Lewis and an attempt to dictate surance of the City Attorney lha'.; the manner of purchase. the City would be in a position to Stuart declared: “It is pertinent regulate wharfage rates without act- lII E to consider,” regarding the water ually owning the dock. Citing that company's proposal, that the in-|City Engineer J. L. McNamara has terest rate asked is about double|set a replacement valuation of what the City would have to pay|$45,590 upon the City Dock proper- on a regularly circulated bond issue 'ty, Nielsen proposed a minimum and the 40-year life set for the|selling price of $30,000. bonds is also about double what is Lea Opposes Sale common. Asking why the City should want Also, he said, the proposal is to sell one utility at the same time against the public interest since, al- | when it is out to acquire other: though the Black and Veatch de- Councilman Lea opposed sale of preciated value on the company is|the City Dock. Water Company Submits Proposal to Voters- Council Layson Table Appraisal reports by Black and more than the $213,000 asked, Mr. showing that the dock has retur Veatch on the properties of three Black has also pointed out thatled a profit tp the City, approxi local utility firms—Alaska Electric purchase at the peak figures of the |mately $2,000 annually over the past Light and Power Company, Juneau appraisal period is not advisable.|five years. That prompted H. B. Water Company and Nelson Water Likewise, in the frachise accom-|Foss to remark from the scant aud- Company—were read at last eve- panying, and proposed as an alter-|jence that if the dock were return- ning’s first regular March meeting native to purchase, a most im-|aq to the tax rolls the City would of the Juneau Common Council; portant clause is not included— get still more revenue out of it. but the only discussion provoked that providing the City with right| gi.per pointed out tnat most of was concerning the payment of the final bill that accompanied the handsomely-bound reports from the Kansas City Engineering firm. Here are the valuations placed by Black and Veatch on the three util- ities. Explanatory letters from principal engineer of the firm, E. B. Black, pointed out that the valua- tions were made, as directed, as of October, 1945—a period of peak costs chase at specified intervals| .. gitficulties regarding the dock with arbitration procedure provided | ... from the fact that the City if the parties cannot agree on a ;.. «, very bad contract” on it selling price. [with the Northland Transportation New Rate Hearing !Company, dock lessees. Regarding Suggesting that a hearing should more repairs now requested by the be called upon the Juneau Water ghipping company, he asked: Why Company rates also, Stuart went worry about fixing it up? Fence off on to attack the reports that the the unsafe portions and let the company has furnished the City in Northland company worry about the past. He declared that such them; they refused to pay a reason- reports as have been furnished are gple rental. He pointed out that | not at all in compliance with the {he City has already violated the law and haye not even been sworn Jaw to spend tax moneys on dock to as the law requires. He particu- repairs this year. larly condemned inclusion in those pinal development on the dock reports of capital costs charged as gyje proposal was that Nielsen's mo- operating expenses in order 1O tjon for inclusion on the ballot died show a fictitiously low rate of for lack of a second; it being de- revenue return. cided to let the matter ride over| Stuart declared his belief that a to the next Council. rate hearing should result in lower Dock Dangerous water rates. Stuart’s contention .o gock repairs asked by that Juneau Water Company's Y€y injang are to a section of the ports to the City have not €OM- 'ty of the dock where the cap is plied with the law was seconded by .. von and to a mid-section where Wigpae, Fetnin the decking is sunken. Piling are Appraisal Figures Alaska Electric Light and Power Co.—Reproduction cost, new, $1,087,- 474; reproduction cost, new less de- preciation to October, 1945, $808,445 Juneau Water Company—Repro- duction cost, new, $327,082; repro- ruction cost less depreciation, $227,- 896. Both figures include facilities serving the Waynor addition, now known as the Highlands, outside the City limits. Nelson Water Company—Repro- duction cost, new, $34,958; repro- duction cost less depreciation, $17,- 402. : : 2 E 3 Stabler Advises goné from under the sunken deck- Valuations reported last night re- | city Attorney Howard D. Stabler jng, Advising that the broken sec- garding the light company and was moved to advise the holdover tion at the face of the dock is ex- Juneau Water Company are essen- tially the same as those revealed in the Empire edition of Thursday, February 28. In the Thursday Em- pire report, valuations were adjust- ed to round figures. (Explanatory comments by Mr. Black accompany- ing each of the reports, together with itemized summaries of the valuations put upon the holdings of the companies, will be reported in subsequent editions of the Em- members of the present Council— tremely dangerous, City Engineer Ed Nielsen, Stan Grummett and R. McNamara estimated repair of both H. Williams—to be sure the next portions would cost $500. Council receives proper sworn re- It was voted that a City crew ports from all public service en- pe put to work on repairs not to terprises, including docks. exceed $500 in cost, with a proviso Councilman Harry Lea specified that investigation be made to de- the inclusion of the Juneau Cold teymine if the Northland company Storage Company also, upon the list js not responsible for damage to of enterprises required to render the face section as a result of one such annual reports. of their ships possibly having crash- Before voting to table the water eq into it. pire.) company proposition, Councilman Library Board Changed Erroneous Inference Don Skuse asked, and received, as-| Among other Council actions last _Though no action was taken last gyrance that «the Juneau Water pjght, an ordinance, No. 302, was night regarding the appraisal Ye- company can and must continue passed and put into immediate ef- ports, Mayor Ernest Parsons did to serve the City until a new fran- fect under emergency procedure. No. declare “erroneous” inference that ¢hjse is acted upon, even after its 302 amends Ordinance No, 300, the present City administration has abandoned its campaign to purchase the public utilities for the City. | Negotiations with the AEL&P have,! he said, merely been deferred till after conclusion of the current rate hearings. Proposed purchase of the Juneau ‘Water @ompany was brought to the fore by company director John! Reck and Attorney H. L. Faulkner, who were present to submit for the Council’'s approval a proposed or-! dinance for submission to the vot- ers at thé coming regular municipal election, April 2. present franchise expires on March which created the Juneau Memorial 5, this year. |Library Board. The amendment Vote On Dcck changes the manner of selection of At mention of docks, Councilman Board members, from election to Nielsen again hauled out his pet appointment by the Mayor with con- project, sale of the City Dock, ask- firmation of the Council. ing it’s inclusion upon the ballot Explaining the reason for the for the next election. Since 30 day’s amendment, Mayor Parsons stated notice must be given, following that the present Board members, Council action, before any sale appointed until elected successors proposition regarding the dock can could be gualified, are now in the be put on the ballot, City Attor- midst of pushing plans for a fund- ney Stabler declared inclusion at raising campaign and for construc- the next election practically im- tion of the Memorial Library Build- possible. ing and should be allowed to carry Stabler suggested that the next through. 'Yet, they are government Buy or Refranchise Council can well authorize a spe- employees and may not stand for The proposed ordinance would cial election on the proposal to sell election. Once the new Memorial submit to the electors the questionithe dock and a special election Library is an actuality, mem- as to whether or not the City of = ey F e s A0 Juneau shall purchase the Juneuu! Water Company's system or, in the alternative, confer upon the com-| pany a 20-year franchise renewal. The purchase terms as proposed in the ordinance would be at the! asking price already submitted by| water company President R. F. Lewis, -$213,000, to be paid by an| issue of general obligation mort-| gage bonds bearing four percent| interest per annum, payable semi- | annually and to become due and payable 40 years after date of issue. This ballot proposal of the Ju- neau Water Company was unani- mously “laid on the table” by the| Council, “pending outcome of nego- * Sheer Perfection in Organdy tiations for purchase.” The vote to table the proposed ordinance followed sharp criticism of the company’s proposal from the Mayor o e - SPECIALISTS | Hair Slyling ; COLD WAVING A wonderful spun-sugar confection to froth from the front of your new PERMANENTS spring suit. STYLING SHAPING —Blouses with frills, jabots, 5 Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. long and short sleeves.” 30-38. Baranof Beauty Salon OPEN EVENINGS BY TAS T Women's Apvaner el APPOINTMENT Baranof Hotel Bullding Phone 538 “It's the Nicest Store tn Town” s v rreveress _____.__.___———————J; He read figures i ’bcrship on the Board could again be made elective, if a succeeding Council so wishes. Present Board Imembers are: B. Frank Heintzle- ‘man, Dr. James Ryan and B. D. Stewart. | The amended ordinance carried on five affirmative votes, Coun- |cilman John Young was not pres- lent at last night's session. | Voting Places Set | While on election business last 'evening, Mayor Parsons announced, ‘with the Council’s approval, the | following voting places for the Ap- 'ril 2 polling: Precinct No. One—Fire Hall. | Precinct No. Two—Gastineau Ho- itel Lobby. { Precinct No. Three—Juneau Dair- ies Office. Another step toward securing an advance planning loan for a rec- reation center building was taken |when the Council formally approv- ed an application to the Federal |Works Agency for planning ad- vance on a building not to exceed {$200,000 construction cost. As out- lined, the recreation building would be a one-story reinforced concrete structure containing a swimming pool, rifle range, club rooms, kitch- en, showers, locker room, office and lounge. ‘The $200,000 limit would include $15,000 for purchase of the present A. B. Hall site, also purchase of equipment and furnish- ings; leaving approximately $155,000 for actual construction. The pro- Jjected building would cover an area 100 by 100 feet. Among miscellaneous matters act- ed on at last night's meet: | The Councu approved acceptance of the $500 bid of J. C. Cooper, Certified Public Accountant, - for the annual audit of the City's books. Skuse Street Commissioner Councilman Skuse was approved to take ovet from the Mayor the duties of Street Commissioner for the balance of the term—without pay. Transfers of retail liquor licenses were approved for Bill Sweeney and Wayne Graham from the Gastineau Liquor Store and Fred Carrillo from Bates and Copstead. Referred to the Police Committee for investi- gation were applications to add the name Ross Mills to the Bailey's Bar license and strike that of Char- les A. Steele and for transfer of the Jeep Club license to the Vet- erans for Foreign Wars. Councilman Skuse reported that the waiting shelter for soldiers, erected on Twelfth street by the Rotary Club with City materials, is located on private property, and the owner has requested its removal now that it is no longer needed for soldiers. It was left to the dis- cretion of his Streets Committee to move the shelter to a place where it will be best used. Sug- gested was the Small Boat Harbor. Silver Service Presented Read, was a letter from the Navy Department, reporfing that arrangements had been completed for passing on to the new cruiser Juneau the silver service present- ed to the former cruiser Juneau ‘by this City and that Mrs. John Mt- Cormick was to have made the . because he Veatch should be paid only up to Tuesday. presentation at the recent commis- sioning of the new warship. Also read, was the resignation from the City Police force of Patrol-| man Eager S. Holloway, to engage in business here. Councilman Williams reported his Health Committee had been unable to find a solution to the problem of where to locate the Health Center, but that other or- ganizations are now working on it. The r said Commissioner of Health 'C. Earl Albrecht has ad- vised him that the Health Depart- ment does not plan to push the Center out of the Territorial Build- ing onto the street immediately, but that the space in the building is needed for expansion of the Tuber- culosis Division of the Department. The City Engineer reported that he has been unable to find the out- fall of a plugged South Franklin street sewer and that tracing the i 'Norah Here lip G. Forrest, Charles W. Guhl- stosf, Howard Hanson, Olward Han- Nancy L. Jones, George C. Jones, Jr,, Frank L. Long, Charles R. May- nard, Julius Morris, Phyllis Morris, John McCormack, Herbert M. Olsen, Herbert M. Olsen, EBE! [RIEIN[TIE] Crossword Puzzle . About Rush violently Open court nsect Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzi ewe 57. 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Merited 47. Small chicken after pressiny § } SO : SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1946 [ARIP[RIE[SISINR] 1 ]G] | EID[E| running wate . line down may cost®several hun- OfRellley. 2 fl :B:‘fi;loncy dred dollars. John Owen, Cliiford L. Robards, V . Wings Appraisal Bill jMary Rokkum, Christine Sorrill, | fl. - il For almost the first time in mem- Ralph Stephen, M. Sofus Therkel-| § ////7///“.% Metric land ory, the usual motion to pay bills xnl‘h 1‘:“’ M& Vanc‘e.lwa.rd w'| /{%{/4///{% 7 ;///% 7 . polliies i i jght. In- Wells, Raymond Westfall, Mary M.| [ ’ . Pasture for hire evoked opposition last nigl rata TP ealiEsS itk Tk /% //// . One under legal cluded among the bills was the final statement from Black and Veatch, showing a balance due of Williams, John McReynolds Camelia Blanks. in-| JWC LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY age . Brother of one’ paren . Aeriform fluld . Therefore ) FTEE N Leaving on the Norah for skag-' T . Bird's home $0,206,73; already paid on account : $2,312.20; the -total appraisal cost Way were H. C. Bjornson, Mrs. Pax- i ’;2:"5;:0- $1151893. In an accompanying ton, George Adams, L. T. McVey, : Individual letter, the engineering firm ex- B. Richer, J. J. Lundy, J. C. Lin-| . Catch up with pressed regret that the utility ap- dahl, T. S. Dooley, E. H. Sneider, | ‘%r”:fi: praisal cost had necessarily ex- Daisy David, Frank Nelson, Albert ' .g«inu i ceeded the budget allocation DfAT' Sharp and Karl Ashenbrenner. | Wit e e $10,000. s | . Poe ' H Operatic solo The motion to pay the bills, cluding that of Black and Veatch, | was carried—but by a three to two! margin only. Coun Nielsen voted no; his consistent stand against under-, thought Black the amount budgeted. | On Wednesday; The monthly business meeting | and luncheon of the Juneau Wo- | man’s Club will be held Wednesday, | March 6, at 12 noon in the Gold | room of the Baranof. ' The program has been arranged | by the chairman of the Interna- | tional Relations Department. The | speaker will be R. E. Robertson . whese. topic will be “How to Im-| prove International Relations.” Musical numbers will be given by | Miss Sylvia Davis, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Carol Beery Da- | vis, and by Albert Peterson. - Two patients were admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday. They were Peter Gerschwind for medical | treatment and Louis Garrett rori surgical treatment. \ Mike Lyons, medical patient, was discharged. Fresh-Frozen | Extra Heavy ‘ WHIPPINE CREAM | n a - TABLE Pints, whipping 75¢ | Pints, fable - 59« WILL ALSO MAKE BUTTER FOR YOU Just use an egg beater with this cream Sold at ’ Frecly wyeeLy FREE DELIVERY CREAM ; CALL 16 or 24 Until March Fifteenth , our office will be o hour and from seven to nine p.m. for your convenience. and your EARLY. JAMES File your 1945 income tax 1946 estimated tax pen during the lunch return C. COOPER, C.P.A. and Staff . Authorized to practice before the Treasury Department and Tax Court. Tea because of at noon Wednesday, March 6, Bar- | anof taking the appraisal and Nielsen Should be made by calling Mus. > Dickens Juneau Woman's Club luncheon Ju:hlflfl“ cilman Lea and and business meeting will be held ! _(s;m”l: jang Y iclent: poetic Gold Room. Reservations . Greek letter 5 P o plane for Skagway and Haines tol | pick up several prisoners convlcted[ ANNOUNCEMENT Reopening THE JEEP BOTTLE CLUB (Bring Your Own Bottle) Veterans of Foreign Wars ALL AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS ALL SERVICEMEN AND EXSERVICEMEN . Cordially Invited SATURDAY EVENING—7 P. M. to Midnight To Open Soon! Juneau’s‘Smartest Store AllNew?! All Modern! A Preview of Thingsio Come... Furniture for Every Room g Juvenile Furniture - Baby Carriages Carpets - Rugs - Throw Rugs ; Draperies - Ready Made and Yardage Radios - Record Players Electric Appliances Lamps of All Kinds @ Mirrors - Pictures - Lamp Shades © Bedspreads - Blarikets — Comforters @ Record Shop - Audition Booths ' QUALITY MERCHANDISE THROUGHOUT " Priced to Fit Your Budget IF YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD - OPEN A BUDGET ACCOUNT AUTIFUL ' GOLDSTEIN BUILDING . HOMER GARVIN, Mgr, i § and Tony Pugel, Green 356 before noon| GOES AFTER FRiSONERS serve terms in the Federal jail in Deputy U. S. Marshal Walter B.|Juneau. ¢ ERNESTINE WOLFE, Secretary. Hellan left today on the afternoon > - 3 (208-t2) Although tihe female porcupine is only about 30 inches long, her Ao S8 ! JW( lun(heon; DRINK KING BLACK LAREL! in those towns and sentenced to |offspring are often 11 inches long. w ol b ; § 3 !