They organized a "provisional city government", which was Alaska's first municipal government, but not in a legal sense.
ðeɪ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ˈeɪ "pɹəvˈɪʒənəl sˈɪɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt", wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐlˈæskəz fˈɜːst mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, bˌʌt nˌɑːt ɪn ɐ lˈiːɡəl sˈɛns.