May 7, 1914: Frank Clark arrived in town Wednesday from the Mission Marble Quarry at Tokeen. Mr. Clark reports that the real work at the quarry has been suspended as the marble on which they were working was not fine enough to make the milling profitable and will not be resumed unless more favorable prospects are found. Several men were left at the quarry to prospect the surrounding country to find a better grade of rock.
May 5, 1939: River conditions permitting, the Barrington Transportation Company will open navigation on the Stikine tomorrow, sending passengers and freight to Telegraph Creek on the Hazel B. No. 3, Captain E.E. Kalkins. Telegraphic advices received by the company Monday said that the river is at its very lowest for this time of the season and it is possible the trip scheduled for tomorrow may have to be deferred for a few days. The No. 3 returned Friday from the lower Stikine where it was engaged a week in snagging operations.
May 8, 1964: Special meeting of the City Council is scheduled for tonight at 7:30, Mayor Doris Barnes announced. Support of kindergarten will be brought before the council, Mrs. Joan Davidson reported. She said the Wrangell Nursery School group met last night to discuss achievements of the year and decided to appeal to the council to maintain a kindergarten here. She pointed out that the nursery pupils will be ready for kindergarten next fall. State aid of kindergarten has been sidetracked by the legislature, as a result of the financial problem resulting from the earthquake March 27.
May 4, 1989: The state would issue $23 million in revenue bonds to fund construction of a road from the Bradfield Canal to the Canadian border under a bill introduced Tuesday by Sen. Lloyd Jones. The Ketchikan Republican said the measure was introduced at the same time a draft study was released on the economic feasibility of constructing a single-lane gravel road through the Bradfield Canal corridor. Jones’ Senate Transportation Committee accepted the draft study report Tuesday. He said a final document will be available during the summer after consultants are able to do on-the-ground studies of the area to better refine cost estimates. Jones said the $23 million figure prepared in the draft document is expected to be within 10 percent of actual costs. The sum is needed to build the single-lane road, similar to a Forest Service logging road, he said. It would have turn-outs at various intervals, a bridge built to federal highway standards and a 6,300-foot-long tunnel running through the mountain at the pass, he said. While Jones said he did not expect his bill to clear the Legislature this year, he said he hoped it would provide fodder for discussion during the interim and gain much attention during the 1990 session. The bill was scheduled for additional hearings today, and Jones said he planned to pass it out of committee in the form of a committee substitute. The substitute bill likely will tack the Bradfield road revenue bonds onto another plan to issue revenue bonds for a project that would provide vehicle access to Whittier, he said.
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