Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-03
PETITION

In the matter of the Incorporation of the
City of FairhaVen, in the County of
Whatcom and State of Washington.
To the Honorable County Commissioners
Of WhatcOm County;
The undersigned. your petitioners, re-
specially represent to this Honorable
Body that they are citizens of the State
of Washington and are residents and tax
PAYERS within the limits hereinafter more
particularly described as the boundaries
of the city of Fairhaven and that they
are qualified electors of Whatcom County
in the State of Washington. That they
desire the said city to be Incorporated
under and in pursuance of an act of the
legislature of Washington, approved by
the Governor on the 2sth day of March,
1880. That the boundaries of the said
city, as We desire the same to be- incorpo-
rated. are as follows. TO wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner Of
the W. K. Pattle Donation Claim in What
com County. in the State of Washington.
which is marked by the letter ''p" cut in
to solid rock ON the shores of Bellngham
Bay and is in section thirty-SiX 1867. town
ship thirty-eight (3Sl north. range two
C2l east. and is two-thousand and seven
t2utl feet west and three hundred and
SiNty-One t36l) feet south of the quarter
section corner on Puget sound guide me-
ridiau between sections thirty I'D
anu UNITY SIN iahls running lltntt east
forty hundred and one and nine
tenths (4l0l.9i feet to the southwest cor
ner of the Thomas Jones Donation Land
Claim; thence north along the west line
OF the Thomas Jones Donation Land
Claim TO the northwest corner thereof:
thence east to the southeast corner of
/ the +. {. Fitzhugh Land Claim: thence
north to the southwest corner of the
William Utter donation Claim; thence to
/ the southeast corner Of the said Utter
claim; thence north along the east bound
AIRY of the said Utter claim 10 the section
| line between sections twenty mine t3ql
and thirty-twO (32l. thence east along
said section line to the quarter corner be-
tween sections twenty mine go and
thirty-two (32); thence south along
the local division line between the east
] and west halVeSof section thirtV-twO (32l
township thirty eight 1881 north. range
three go east, and sections five 90 and
eight 81 to the center of section seven
/ teen ~. in township thirty-seVen 49,
north. range three 49, east; thence from
the center of section seventeen tl7D west
along the division line between the north
and south halves Of section seventeen 10.
eighteen as and thirteen Q3l. to the
shores of Chuckanut Bay: thence follow
ing the shores of Chuckanut Bay along
the beach in generally northerlv course
To the place of beginning.
That the number of inhabitants nclud-
ed within these above boundaries. as
nearly as can be aScertained. is not les,
than thirty-tive hundred $500: and on
the first day of January. 1880. the number
Of inhabitants included within the said
boundaries was more than fifteen hundred
I 1900 and. as nearly as can be ascertained
was al that time two thousand t2U0)
Wherefore, your petitioners pray that
the said city Of Fairhaven may be incor-
rated and that due legal notice as required
Z by law. shall be given thereof and the
proper steps taken to establish a city gov
eminent over the boundaries hereinbefore
set forth, all Of which is respectfully sub
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