Douglas Island news. [volume], April 16, 1913, Image 2

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REPORT OF CITY CLERK
Statement Showing Receipts and Disbursements of the
City of Douglas for the Fiscal Year Ending
March 31st, 1913 '
RECEIPTS
Balance cash on hand April 1st, 1912 9 680.01
From U. S. Liceuse Taxes .15,638.30
From city taxes, 191^ $3,108.40; delinquent taxes, $79.92 3,206.32
From Wharf (wharfage dockage; coal sales, etc.) -v. . . . 20,485.13
From Police Court 1,358.00
From dog license taxes. . .. 65.00
From rent8,etc 439.50
Total receipts for the year $41,872.26
DISBURSEMENTS
Schoo) fund $ 8,508.40
Wharf 16,808.78
Police Conrfc ,281.55
Dog licenses.... 8.50
Coucrete building for fire pump 2,455.10
Street improvements,. sewers, salt water mains, etc. . . 3,556.53
Assistance to indigent poor, ete 407.70
Street lighting 826.40
Salaries,, officers aud special watchmen 3,172.05
Fire iusuranee on public buildiugs 74.00
Total disbursements for the year ?36, 099.01
Balance cash on baud, March 31, 1013 5,77325
CITY WHARF STATEMENT
RECEIPTS
Sales, coal, gasoline, etc $13,997.43
Wharfage and dockage 5,437.70
Damage to wharf from steamship compauy 500.00
Rent of pile driver ... 550.00
Total receipts for the fiscal year to March 31, 1913 $20,485.13
DISBURSEMENTS
Coal, gasoliue, etc $12,497.08
Salaries, wharfiuger and assistant 2,383.50
Repairs to wharf : 1,688.00
Fael, lights, stationery, etc 240.20
Total disbursements for the year 1913 816,808.78
Net profit for the year 3,676.35
I hereby certify that that the foregoing statements are true and
correct. JOHN Henson, City Clerk.
Attest: M. 6. Rogers, Chairman of Finance Committee.
In these rapid days when municipal i
oorruptioii and graft w common i
that the station is hardly shocked when
new disclosures are made, a town has '
a right to feel proud when its officers j
do their duty and its busiuess is con |
ducted with eaution and zeal. In this I
respect Douglas is especially fortunate,!
and the anuual statement of the ftuan- '
cial affairs of the eity w more than eu
couragiug. N-ot only do we gather this
comfort because of the cash balance
which the statement shows on the right
side of the ledger,, but because we real
ize that the eity is fast accumulating
valuable properties. Among them is
the city dockvwhioh will" without ques
tion prove its worth by addiug to the
revenues of the eky $i,00Q or $5-, 000
each year. Besides this each and every
citizen is drawing a divideud- with each
tou of coal purchased.
Last Friday att'eruoou M.J.O'Couuor
took his new launch out for a trial
spiu aud a bunch of frieuds were takeu
aloug as cargo. Mike's uew boat has a
name? the Dorothy VV.T hut we would
not be surprised to wake up some
morning to flud that she had beeo re
christened "Pat." Otherwise the new
craft is a good tit, aud has plenty of
power aud speed. She also has wiu
dows on all sides like an observation
car. Sooner or fater every man in Alas
ka gets the gas boat bug, and why not? j
A g-i8 boat takes the place of many en
joyments that are out of the question
here. It becomes a substitute for a
l?uggy, or a motorcycle, an automobile j
t or a riding mule, the trolley car or the
coach and- four. The first place visited
was Sheep creek. A comfortable float
and a good wharf wer9 the first things
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to greet the eye. These have been built
by the Gastineau Mining Gompauy.
Sheep creek is becoming a pretty lively
oarnp. On the wharf are two large
warehouses. Near by a large carpenter
shop is waiting for machinery aud
tools. Nerrt along the line of the water
front is a large cookhouse almost ready i
for use, with a dining room capable of
seating 300 men. Then come the foun
dations which are. being put in place
for six large bunk houses. On the I
hillside a buncb of men with a donkey
engine are tearing out stumps and
clearing a site for a- stamp mill. Up
the steep mountain a little tram road
ascends, forming a connecting link to i
the tunuel which is te lap the big ore
bodies of Silver bow basin. There ie
no prettier place on Gastiueau^channel, |
protected as it is from tbe cold winds, '
by mountains that tower in grandeur, j
but are not so- near ae to seem to
threaten. After leaving Sheep creek
the Dorothy W. raced down to the end
of tbe Island and' back, to try her
speed, and1 home again in good time.
Jensen has received his spring stock
of wall paper. See before buying else
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School Notes
Stanley Marks aud Collville Gallwas
were the news reporters this morning in
the assembly.
Ruth Umsted has been gladly re i
ceived by the fre>hmau as one of their
classmates.
The aopbomore boys are all wear jug
long trousers now that Almond has
joined the ranks.
This is report card week.
Margaret Umsted entered tbe seventh
grade this week.
The stove iu the assembly ball has
beeu blacked aud the walls are decora
ted with pictures.
All who attended tbe high school
party last Friday uight speak as if they
had a good time. The high school was
pleased to see so many of the former
students present.
Helmi Aalto, Reporter.
l.J.Sharick
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INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS
The New Council
Monday evening the oouncilmen of
the city of Douglas who had served for
the year passed, met at the city hall,
turned in their annual reports and
stepped down and out. Then the new
| councilmen were sworn in, and without
j further delay the following officers
j were chosen for the coming year:
I Mayor ? M. J. O'Conuor.
! Treasurer ? P. H. Pox.
Clerk and Magistrate ? John Henson.
Marshal ? Wm. Shafer.
Wharfinger ? L. W. Kilburn.
The appointment of committees was
deferred until a future meeting.
j The new council is composed of the
following: M. J. O'Connor, M. G.
| Roger.", Piinl Bloedhorn, Leo DeMytt,
Jerry Cashen, Frank Oliver , M. S. Hud
; Sl>ll.
The Nomo dog race ? also called the
; All Alaska Sweepstakes ? wa9 won bj'
, Fay Delezene. John Johnson came in
'second and "Scotty" Allen, third.
SALE OF TIMBER: Ketchikan, Alaska,
! April 7, 1913. Sealed bids marked outside
! "Bid. Timber Sale Application, March 15,
! 1913, Tongass," and addressed to the Forest
i Supervisor, Tongass (National Forest, Keteh
; ikan, Alaska, will be received ii|> to and in
j eluding the 17th day of May, 1913, for all the
I merchantable dead timber standing or
i down, and all the live timber designated for
} cutting by a Forest, officer, located on an
! area to be definitely designated by a Forest
officer before cutting begins, including
I about 50 acres located on the north shore of
! Frederick Sound at a point three
' miles east of Farragut Bay, mainland, with
I in the Tongass National Forest, estimated to
i be 2,000,000 feet board measure of live spruce
1 and hemlock sawtimber, log scale, more or
'less. No bid of less than $1.00 per thousand
feet board measure for sawtimber will be
considered, and a deposit of $200.00 must bo
, sent .to C. T. Gardner, Special Fiscal Agent,
1 Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each
bid submitted to the Supervisor. Timber
upon valid claims is exempt from sale. The
right to reject any and all bids* ?s reserved.
For further information and regulations
governing sales address Forest Supervisor,
Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan, Alaska.
W. (*. Weigle, Forest Supervisor. ul6ml4 r
Notice
In the Commissioner's Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Division No. 1, Juneau
Precinct.
Before the Hon. (*. C. Winn, United States
Commissioner and ex-otfieio Probate
Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Henry P. Car
roll, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been duly and regularly appoint
ed administratrix, by the above entitled
court, of the estate of Henry P. Carroll, de
ceased.
All persons having claims against said es
tate are hereby notified to present them
with the proper vouchers in the legal form
withiu six (6) mouths from the date of this
uotic6, at her residence on St. Ann's Road,
Tread well, Alaska.
Dated this 29th day of March, A. 1)., 1913.
MRS. MARY A. CARROLL,
Administratrix.
First pub April 2, 1913
SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan, Alaska,
March 17, 1913. Sealed bids marked 'out
side"Bid, Timber Sale Application, February
3, 1913, Tongass," and addressed to the
Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest,
Ketchikan, Alaska, will bo received up to
aud including the 26th day of April, 1913. for
all the merchantable dead timber standing
or down, and all the live timber designated
for cutting by a Forest Officer, located on an
area to be definitely designated by a Forest
officer before cutting begins, including
about 3? acres located on the shores of
Poison Cove, Chichagoff Island, within tho
Tongass National Forest, estimated to be
758,000 feet board measure of live spruce and
hemlock sawtimber, log scale, more or
less. No bid of less than $1.00 per thousand
feet board measure for sawtimber will be
considered, and a deposit of $100.00 must be
sent to C. T. Gardner. Special Fiscal Agent.
Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each
bid submitted to the Supervisor. Timber
upon valid claims is exempt from sale. The
right to reject any and all bids is reserved.
For further information and regulations
foverning sales address Forest Supervisor,
ongass National Forest, Ketchikan, Alaska.
W. G. Weitrle. Forest Supervisor.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
CAPITAL $50,000 ?
Surplus and Uudivided k
Profits $ 16,000 *
Individual Deposits 180,000 L
Government Deposits... 150,000 J
Commercial Accounts Solicited ^
Special Attention Given to
Foreign Exchange
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A. A* Gabbs, Cashier R
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