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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Nome City Council meeting notes cover scheduling a hearing on telephone rate increase for Sept. 9, plans for mercury street lights, approval of restaurant license, $10,500 school grant, property tax foreclosures and sales tax penalty, property sales, health nurse funding discussion, CAA extension, water company permit, right-of-way bid, and city lot request.
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A hearing is scheduled by the City Council for Sept. 9 to consider a petition by the Alaska Telephone and Telegraph Co. for a telephone rate increase.
The hearing will follow the regular council meeting to be held that evening.
New mercury lights are planned by the city for B Street, the road to hospital, and according to City Clerk Scott will be controlled by an electronic device which will automatically turn them on or off, according to the amount of daylight.
The Council also approve the application of the North Star Dining Room for a restaurant license to enable them to serve beer and wine with meals.
A grant-in-aid fund of $10,500 was turned over to the Nome School Board for school expenses.
The council authorized foreclosure on property due to delinquent property taxes and the necessary legal action is being taken so that the city can dispose of such property. A 25 percent penalty on all overdue sales taxes, to become effective Oct. 30, was also authorized by the council.
Lot 37 in Block 67 was sold to Munz Airways for its assessed valuation, and the west 25 feet of Lot 6 in Block 13 was sold to James Kealiher.
There was considerable discussion on a letter from the Alaska Dept. of Health requesting that the city pay a greater percentage of the cost of maintaining a public health nurse at Nome.
The CAA was granted a five-year extension of their agreements with the city for control site and quarters on property they occupy in the city.
The Moonlight Water Co., was also granted its annual permit to operate.
P. L. Reader submitted a bid on a 15-ft. right-of-way existing on his property on Steadman Ave.
Mr. McKinney requested the purchase of a city lot now used for a street east of the Fix-It Shop.
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scheduled hearing on telephone rate increase for sept. 9; planned mercury lights for streets; approved north star dining room license; granted $10,500 to nome school board; authorized property foreclosures and 25% penalty on overdue sales taxes effective oct. 30; sold lots to munz airways and james kealiher; discussed increased funding for public health nurse; granted caa five-year extension and moonlight water co. annual permit; received bid from p. l. reader on right-of-way; mr. mckinney requested city lot purchase.
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Nome City Council meeting addressed multiple agenda items including scheduling a public hearing on a telephone rate increase petition by Alaska Telephone and Telegraph Co. for Sept. 9 following the regular meeting; planning installation of automatic mercury lights on B Street and hospital road; approving restaurant license for North Star Dining Room to serve beer and wine; allocating $10,500 grant to Nome School Board; authorizing foreclosures on delinquent tax properties and a 25% penalty on overdue sales taxes from Oct. 30; selling specific lots to Munz Airways and James Kealiher; discussing Alaska Dept. of Health request for higher city contribution to public health nurse costs; extending CAA agreements for five years; granting annual permit to Moonlight Water Co.; receiving P. L. Reader's bid on Steadman Ave. right-of-way; and Mr. McKinney's request for a city lot near Fix-It Shop.