Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-10
l.. NJ. OUpMoRTl
T.. G. PORTER.


IN the matter Of the incorporation Of the
city OF Fairhavcn. in the County of
Nhatcom and State of Washington.
To the Honorable County Commissioners
81 llhGtc0m County:
The undersigned. your petitioners, re-
specially represent to this Honorable
Body hat they are citizens of the State
ut 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
arc qualified electors of Whatcom County
iu the state Of Washington. That they
desire the said city to be incorporated
under and in pursuance of am act of the
legislature of Washington. approved hv
the Governor ON the nth day of March.
l>lN. That the boundaries Of the said
CITY. a. We desire the same to De iucOTpO-
rated. are a. follows. to wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner of
the W. Il. Pattle Donation Claim in What
com Comfy. in the State Of Washington.
which j. marked 10y the letter ''p'' cut in
tD solid rock on the shores of Bcllingham
BaA aud j. in section thirty-SiN l3n. town
ship thirty-cight 49, north. range two
~ east. aud j. two-thouSand and seven
IlUlsI feet west aud three hundred and
>iNtN-ouc DiGll feet south Of the quarter
section corner uu Puget sound guide me-
ridlan between sections thirty-one (3n
ami thirty -siN lNl: running thence east
iprtN-ouc hundred and one aud nine
tcuih> tllul.W feet 10 the Southwest cor
ucf of The Thomas Jones Donation Land
tIaIm:' thence north along the west line
OF the Thomas Jones Donation Land
laim iu the northwest corner thereof:
thence east 10 the southeast corner of
the l.. G. flNhugh Land Claim: thence
north Co the Southwest corner of the
William tier donation Claim: thence Ia
the ~puih least corner of the said Ittcr
claim; thence orthalung the east bound
AIRY of ihr said lttcr claim To the section
line between sections twrutV-uinp lsO
and thirtN-tNo t32D; thence east along
said section Tin" to the quarter corner be-
tween sections tWeuty-niuc Csp and
thirty two tf'l: thence south along
thr local division line between the ca
und west halves uf section thirty-tWo t3lt
township thirty eight t}Si north. range
three Gb east, aud sections five Isl and
eight ~ to the center uf section seven
teen I'D. lu township thirty-Seyru tg5D
uuflh. range Three 49, east: thence from
tur center ut section seventeen ~ west
along the division line between the north
aud south halves ut section seventeen ~.
eighteen is aud thirteen u0. To The
shores OF thuckauut BAY: thence follow
Iug the shores Of thuckanut Bay along
the beach iu a generally nnrthrrlI rours,
To the place of beginning.
hat "a" number of inhabitants includ-
eel within these above boundaries. as
nearly a. can De aSccrtaucd j. not los
than thirty five hundred l3DDl: and ON
the first DAY of January. lsn. the number
OF inhabitants included within the said
boundaries was more than fifteen hundred
Ilihi aud. a. nearly a. can he aScertained
Ma al that time two thousand tapp.
Wherefore. your petitioners pray that
uit oald Guy ui falrhaNen may be- incor-
rated and that due legal notice A. renuirad
Toy law. shall be- given thereof and The
proper steps taken 10 establish a city goy-
rrumeut over the boundaries hrrrinbefore
,'i l"rilL aII "f which j. respectfully sub
mittcd: