Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
PETITION

In the matter Of the Incorporation of the
city of FairhaNcn, in the County of
Nhatcum and State of Washington.
70 ne H0Hurdbic CouHfB Commissioners
of llhdtcum County
The undersigned. Your petitioners. re-
~prCltuliN represent tO this Honorable
BudN THAT they are citizens of the State
of Washington and are residents and tax
PAYERS within the limits hereinafter more
particularly described ~ the boundaries
ui the city Of FairhaNcn and that they
are qualified electors Of Nhatcom County
lu the State of Washington. That they
desire the said city To he Incorporated
under aud In pursuance OF an act of the
legislature of Washington. approved by
the Governor ON the eth day of March.
lSn. That the boundaries Of the said
city. a. We desire the same To be- incOrpo-
rated, are as follows. To wit.
Commencing at the northwest corner of
lhr W. Il. Pattle Donation Claim in What
com County. In the state of Washington
" hich j. marked by the letter "p'' cut in
to solid rock ON the shores of Rockingham
BAY and j. in section thirty-SiN 100. town
ship thirty eight tisl north, range two
i3l east. aud Is twO-thouSand and seven
lAttl feet west and three hundred and
'iNtN-uuc ,3Gll feet south Of the quarter
section corner ON Puget sound guide me-
rlulHu between sections thirty-one (3D
ANA thirty sin go; running thence east
iurtN hundred and one aud nine
icuth> tllOl.W feet To the southwest cor
ucr of the Thomas .hOneS Donation Land
Claim: thence north along the west line
of the Thomas Jones Donation Land
Claim tu the northwest corner thereof:
lhrucc east To the southeast corner Of
th" T.. 4. FItZhugh Land Claim: thence
north Go the southwest corner Of the
William tier donation Claim; thence to
The southeast corner Of the said Utter
claim. thence north along the east hound
arA OF he said Utter claim To the section
Iiur between sections tWenty-nine (sgl
and thirtN-tWu (32l: thence east along
said section line Ia the quarter corner be-
tween sections twenty t.sD aud
thirtY-two llal: thence south along
the local division line between the east
and west halves Of section thiriy-twu tar
township thiriy-eight u.s. north. range
three .3I east. and sections five 90 and
eight Isl Ia the ccutcr Of section seven
teen 40. la township thirty->eVen go
north. range three 81 east: thence from
the center OF section seventeen ~ west
along be- din i>iun line between the north
and south halves Of section seventeen IA.
eighteen is aud thirteen u3i. To the
shores Of thuckanut BAY: thence follow
ing the shores Of thuckanut BAY along
the beach in generally northcrly course
tu the place of beginning.
That the number of inhabitants includ-
cd within these above boundaries. a.
nearly a>ciu be- a>ccrtaincd j. not less
than thirty-tiNc hundred SOD: aud on
the first dan of January. isgD. the number
oI inhabitants included within the said
boundaries was more than fifteen hundred
.lSh and. a. nearly a. can be- a>certained
Vd~ al that time two thousand laDOi.
Wherefore. your petitioners pray that
ihc said city of Fairhavrn may be incnr-
rated aud that due legal notice "a required
hN law. shall be- given thereof and the
proper step, taken To establish q city gov
eminent over the boundaries hereinbrfore
sci forth. all oi which j. respectfully sub