Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-15
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
The City Council Transact a
Large Amount OF
Business
Councilman Donovan Explains
His Position on Fran
chises
Bids for the Improvement OF
Tenth Street Submitted
and Opened

council CHAMBER, MaNol iuh NV P'9l"
ing. Councilmen Donovan, Miller Nc
Eerbuie aud Woodin present; Cowgirl
and Wardner absent. The minutes of the |
previous meeting were read and approved.
Mayor Turner announced that this was
the day upon which the council sits as
hoard of equalization, and that all ine-
qualities in the assessment roll would ON
proper complaint. he remedid.
A petition was presented by Mrs. j. W.
Roscoe, applying for liquor license
The petition was accompanied by the
marshal's receipt for $500, the amount OF
the license. The application was granted.
city Marshal Parker once more called
attention to his being without an Office.
and also that the person taking the con-
tract for feeding the prisoners had noti.
fled him that he would be unable 10 tulhll
his contract at the present rate Moved
and carried that the marshal be Instructed
To feed the prisoners.
A report was made that the banks were
discounting the eity's warrants at from
10 10 10 per cent
great deal of feeling was manifested
by this report, several of the councllmen
saying that il was outrageous; that u was
simply taking advantage of the city's ne
cessity.
IL was moved and carried that the ex-
ccutive committee he instructed 10 inyes-
tlgate the matter. and II possible tOrepOrt
at the next meeting.
communication was received from the
county assessor. requesting the use OF the
abstracts made for the Guys assessment
roll.
Moved aud carried that he be furnished
a copy for one half that the abstract cost
the city.
A communication was received from j..
e. Garvey detailing at some length the
abuses he had been subjected TO by po-
lice officer He charged the officer Win
being drunk and taking certain sum OF
money from him.
Councilman Donovan said the com
munication sounded perhaps little comi-
cal but the charges were grave
and entitled to consideration. lie knew
the person preferring the charges ana
that he was hard working man win q
family 10 support, aud should be given a
hearing.
ter be- referred to the cOmmitteeon health
aud the police for investigation.
A contract of w. +. Bowers 4 Co. fol
rubber hose was returned properly signed
Mr.. II. " Thompson addressed I'M
council on he street railway irancnls'
pany had carefully considered every. pro
vision and that they had only found tM'
provisions which were objected to. III
was satisfied that after a little eNplana
ton the council w0ulf readily eIinlnat
The objectionable provisions. The mrs
one was an amendment 10 section TWO
whereby the city reserves the rlght ul
one years notice 10 order the company Y
put in the most apprQNed electrical ap
rarattis in uSp This" Mr. ThompSO
said. was evidently inserted with the In
tention of compelling the company to pr
its wires underground, but the amend
meut was So indefinite in It's statement
that il could not possibly do any goo'
The cost of setting poles ANA stilhsla
wire was about slbD per mile whereas,
nut IL underground would cost sl1.Uo al
the members of the company did not WIS
To invest S9nUO or S3OOUO in an ente
pri~e and then be compelled to spel
Sl100.0oo more tp protect themselves. ~
company intended il il succeeded Ia ge
ling franchises from SehOme aud W ma
com Ia build about eighteen miles OF ro;
during the first year of It's existence.
The other Objectionable feature "
clearly an oversight IT. was a provlsl'
in section five, whereby the compal
would be- compelled to pay double or twi
for street planking or grading.
Councilman Donovan said that he "
informed that his action in moving !
reiectment of other franchises was bel
criticized BY several citizens In eNpla
alton Mr.. Donovan said that what he
he thought was for the best interests
The city and that he had nointerest VIII
ever in the electric railway company.
was lIgelu VI ~. 20" ,h",,,iaf nronot,
understood was Oneoi the chlei pro.'ipo
OF the enterprise pul Nhs W" NJ 10
any weight. ne one o"Jeee VIII" o,,,', ~,
and the best service possible. lie Y
satisfied that Mr.. Larrahee was frl'
To the city ana had us oest ln'e, ,''.l.,s
heart. Inc lfan1hlsc Wa ~ wv "a
and others coulu uf gIdht'u a. n"s "
but competition az p,esen' w., mod'c aa mr. ms,
and would oniy hainpe soJu WI, , Ia
win the result Una. Wv Pe'P'' WYNN
ceive very Door service. -.
ne g'h',a' luN =" is.,., y n
me wires pcSai'c ~ ~ ,,ads,around
them removed or placed Underground
any time, ana the PROVISION uiu nv
Ney any power Whlch the Guy ulu ""'
ready possess IN greater uegIeYi. y,
The franchise ordlnance was .l ,il "a
up. recOnsidered tine obJectiVnaple
visions stricken out ana passed by a vi
imous vote. ,.,u..
Mr.. {. ). Nash appeared OeioIe
council IN behalf OF 'teo' r. h,n s.la;
gar Lindsey and others, appilcahts y
franchise for the maintaining VI
American district lelegraPh .pn,i
and called attention 10 the rae, ,hai
applicants were old settlers rellap'e
ness men. and the council conlu uel
upOn them to act III gOOu ialtn
claimed that kinstra hau appneu loi
franchise first and by the preceden'
tahlished hv the council he should
granted H. .
Mr.. Pierce Evans ON behalf OF v
Allerton and others conteh1eu Una.
franchises were applied lot slmulteh'
~ and the persons ne was rcpresel
were willing to bid Tor thls lrahcills'
they wanted was enough l,ne ~ ''"'