Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-28
COUNCIL IN Session
A Long and Important Meeting
Held Yesterday After
noon
Matters of Public Interest
Presented and Dis
posed of
The City Marshal Legally En-
titled to Fees Claimed
by Him

A regular meeting of the city council
was held Yesterday afternoon. Council
men Cowgirl, Donovan. McKechnie, pres
ent; Miller and Wardner, absent. COun-
cilmen Cowgirl presided. The minutes Of
the previous meeting was read and ap-
proved.
An application accompanied by the ne
cessary amount for liquor license was
presented by j. Storms. Referred TO the
committee on licenses.
A petition was presented by all persons
employed in and about the city hall, re-
questiGg the council to remove the offices
TO some other building. The petition was
laid on the table.
The city engineer asked for an extern
sion of time ia which to complete the as
scssment rolls of Mill Larrabee, McKcn-
zie. Eighth, Tenth and Front streets
/ He was granted an extension of ten days.
/ City Attorney Rutherford reported that
he had examined into the matter Of fees
collected by the city marshal and police
men and was Of the opinion that the mar
shall was legally entitled TO the fees asked
for hy him but that the policemen could
not collect any. The city attorney re-
commended that no more be allowed the
marshal.
Murchison a Babcock. contractors for
the Improvement Of Eleventh street had
presented receipts for all bills due on the
improvement OF said street with the eX-
ceptiOn Of about $500 and s3,OOO was or
dered TO be held pending the settlement
OF these accounts.
In pursuance with instructions of tn,
council the city attorney had notified tn,
electric light company 10 have their pole'
painted and they will comply with the re-
quest.
The bond of NJ. Garven was filed and
: approved.
The bond of MurchlsOn & Babcock fol
, the improvement of Donovan avenue wa
presented aud was found that n was MOI
made out in due form. The errors wer,
evidently unintentonal ones. They wer'
, allowed until the next meeting 10 rectify
. the mistakes and TO perfecl the bonds.
. Chief WilmOt of the fire department
asked that an are light be- placed down.
stairs and incandeScent lights upstairs IN
the engine house and also that the build.
, ing be supplied with water. Referred Il
! the committee ON fire, water and light.
The committee to whom the petition
regarding the slaughter house in Happy
Valley was referred. recomngnded that
. the whole matter be- placed Mthe hands
of the health officers. The COMMITTEES
also reported that the connection with
. the mouth of the Harris street sewer had
been made and that wooden tlume 40
feet long had been constructed. The end
of the sewer Is now under the Fairhaveu
a southern railways treStle. The man
hole was not vet completed.
The health officers was instructed "a
make report al the next meeting of ia,
council on the numerous cesspools In and
about the city.
Mr.. Murchison appeared before the
council and asked for the return Of hi-
check for SlOo. left with the city clerk at
; thr time of presenting his bid for the inn
pr0vemcnt of Mckenzie avenue.
Deputy Clerk kienstra stated that b,
had given two checks 10 Mr., MurchisOu
one for which he had an order aud on'
belonging To- him. but could not distinctly
remember to which particular bid they
were attached.
CITY Clerk Riedel stated that he wa,
absent when the checks were left at the
office. and as soon "a he had discovered
that II was lost he notified the bank to
stop payment ON IL. The matter was laid
over until the next meeting.
An ordinance providing for the dividing
the city into wards was introduced.
An ordinance. creating the Fourteenth
street grade fund, was introduced.
An ordinance, providing for street i'm
provements. was intr iduced.
A resolution was introduced and passed,
instructing the clerk to advertise for bids
for the Improvement of Taylor avenue
from the west side of the Fairhaven 4
southern railways right-Of-way TO the
east line of the Morrison ella I'm.
Councilman Miller was elected mayor
pro TEN, to act in place OF Mayor Turner
In receiving the press association.
The folloWinU hills were allowed.