Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-29
Street Improvements Occupy
a Great Deal of Attention
in the Meetings
Petitions OF Every Character
Acted Upon and Much
Business Transacted
Another Enterprise The Bel.
bingham Bay Boom Co.
Commence Operations


last Friday afternoon, Gouncilmen Miller,
Wardner, Woodn aud Mckechnie pres
ent, Cowgirl and Donovan absent.
The minutes of the previous meeting
wera read, and after some slight eorrec-
tons were approved.
A petition was presented from NJ.
Quinn, asking for liquor license. This
same petition was presented to the coun-
ell at a previous meeting and was with
drawn for the purpose of obtaining a
greater number OF signatures Referred
TO committee on licenses.
Petition of L. Shulze for liquor license
was presented. Petition granted.
Petition of j. NJ. Darling, asking CON
sideration of communication presented
previously. Referred to street committee.
City attorney reported that he had
notified the superintendent of schools
regarding school law. Report adopted
Mayor Turner reported that his atten-
ton had been called TO the imperfect
manner in which the census had been
taken. Census enumerator Rafferty, had
been overworked and had been sick,
and that two additional enumerators had
empowered to adopt such measures
as he thinks necessary TO notify the public
that the enumerators would be at some
public place to be designated TO receive all
those who have been overlooked.
The committee on license reported
favorably upon the application Of NJ.
Quinn for license. j. II. Ware, ON be-
half of the citizens demonstrating against
issuing said license, said that the proposed
saloon was located In the center of the
residence portion of the city and asked
that the petition be refused.
DIR. Hathaway, addressing the council,
said that the saloon would be on high
way frequented by school children, and
that there was no light and but little po-
lice protection In the vicinity.
Councilman McKechnie called atten-
ton TO the signers of the petition and said
they should receive consideration.
A motion was made that the
report be laid over until all the members
of the council were present.
Councilman Mckechnie seemed muchly
exercised over this action aud asked that
his resignation be accepted as a member
Of the license committee. A long debate
followed and the original motion finally
prevailed
The city attorney presented contract
and bond from GarVey 4 Jay for COM
pletion of contract for the Improvement
OF Hainis street. Referred back to give
bondsmen opportunity to Justify.
A delegation OF wOrkmen appeared and
stated that they had not been paid for
work done by them on l2th street. and
asked that some action be taken In the
matter. After somewhat lengthy debate
during which Street Commissioner De-
Fries delivered his usual harrangue. the
matter was laid over.
Adjourned
SATURDAYS SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment the council
met Yesterday afternoon. Councilman
Miller. Cowgirl. D0noy an and Mckeehnie
present; Wardner and Noodin absent.
Chief Wilmot, of the fire department.
presented constitution aud bylaws for
the proper government of hose companies
number ] and .. The council ordered the
clerk to have 100 copies Of said cOnsttu-
ton aud by-laNs printed. The chief also
epOrted that the engineer IN charge Of
tue steam tire engine was incompetent
He was authorized to engage another
engineer at a salary not To exceed 500 pei
month. Permission was asked by thu
chief to take the apparatus To Sehome fol
the celebration on the Fourth of July
Permission was granted.
The street commissioner then occupied
the time of the council with some trflinl
matter
The city attorney reported that III,
bonds of Garvey Jay Il company for th'
improvement Of Harris street had beer
justified.
Report OF the license committee lait
over until the regular meeting of nh
council
Report Of the committee on streets ant
public property was then presented They
reported that the contract Of c. c. Bur
lingame was cancelled. and that as ther'
was a scarcity of teams aud laborlng mel
the contract should not be let. The bone
Of Garvey. jay Il Company was duly exc
cuted and approved. Petition of property
owners for the reducing of the width o
Front street and re-Survey Of Bellinghan
favorably reported, with Recommendation
that property owners be notified to appea
before the council next Wednesday. Ad
verse report of petition for change o
grade OF Eleventh street. The repor
was adopted
The license committee was granted fur
ther time to report.
The mayor reported that 5000 dOdger
had been printed for the purpose of not
flying the public of the place and time 10
taking the census. and that four men ha
been employed to distribute them.
The following ordinances were intro
duced: Ordinance No. 81 creating tn
Eleventh street grade fund: No. SO, ere
ating the Harris street grade fund: NJ
SO, creating the Donovan street grad
fund.
A communication from Nelson Bennett
donating the'steam fire engine to the cit
of tairhaven. was received and com
mittee appointed to draw up suitable res
olutions.
The fol,owinn hills were ordered paid