47. Line
48. Aeriform fluid
49. Self
50. At present
61. Front
52. Before
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that he would rather change the
question, and say that unless a har
bor were dredged within three years
his cannery would pack no fish at
all.
George Peterson, speaking next,
told of operating boats years ago
and finding the only shelter in the
channel during a storm behind May
flower Island. Now this area is dry
at high tide.
Mark Jensen, of Feusi and Jenson
Hardware Company and Council
man. described his firm's ship chan
dlery business. He stated that they
are selling about $100 to $150 of this
sort of merchandise per year now,
where 30 years ago when Douglas
had a good harbor, they sold from
$2,000 to $3,000 in a year. He also
told of the water and sewerage im
provements being made by the City
of Douglas with funds borrowed from
the government and valued at $70,
000. He said a small boat harbor
would help the city get more re
turns on its investment and more
easily pay back the bonded indebt
edness.
Nelson Beers, City Engineer, said
that the City of Douglas has 22 lots
j which it will give away to persons
i building homes on them. He gave
j the engineers estimates on the con
templated dredging and improve
ments, and referred to the $250,000
Douglas Bridge and the $100,000
highway whicli connects Juneau
with Douglas. He stated that a good
harbor in Douglas would attract
new residents to Douglas and that
both Juneau and Douglas would
benefit by them, while a small boat
, harbor in Juneau would benefit on
! ly Juneau.
