Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-18
THEY MET FOR BUSINESS
Regular Weekly Session Of the
City Council Held Yester-
day Afternoon
Mayor Wilson Opposes Taking
Up Outside Claims Against
Contractors
Judiciary Committee Reports
Favorably on the Applica-
ton for a Franchise

A regular weekly meeting Of the coun.
ell was held yesterday afternoon, Mayor
Wilson presiding, Councllmen Allerton,
Aubery, Christopher, Darling, Kinghorn
and Monohan present; Donovan absent.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
was read and approved.
A petition was presented by Hakes &
Donohue, asking that S2G6 be deducted
from the next estimate Of Evans, Templin
a Mundy for material furnished TO Nc
Adams, King q Co., the original con
tractors Tor the Improvement OF Mcken-
zie avenue. Referred TO the committed ON
| streets.
A petition was presented by j. $. Hol-
/ land & Co., asking for liquor license.
| Referred 70 the committee on license.
City Engineer Allcrton presented an
approximate estimate for the construc-
tion Of a sewer outlet az the foot Of Ninth
street The proposed outlet will cost
about q, 400 The report was referred 10
the committee on sewers. with power 70
| act.
The chief Of the fire department pre-.
| sented statement Of property on hand
belonging 20 the tire department. Also
that there are twenty-iOur buildings Ia
the city under construction. The report
was referred TO the committee on IRE,
water aud light.
The executive committee reported
fayorabiy on the proposition OF j. h.
/ Roll for the rental OF his building Ior
civ PURPOSES Mr.. Roll offers 10 rent
both Of his stores Tor s75 per month. The
report was adopted ana the executive
committee was authorized 10 execute u
lease Of the promises.
The committee on license reported
fayoraby on the application for liquor
license BY y. j. Holland & Co. The re-
, port was adopted
The executive committee reported iaN-
, Orable on the claim Of the Gates & Fraser
Iagaiust Sheridan a. o Breu Tor Ns9Sl,
+, and "a warrant was ordered drawn rOr this
amount in favor OF the Gates a Fraser
. | Hardware Go.
The executive committee recommended
! the claim Of j. w. Emerson against y, {.
. ifuringamc for si43.49 be allowed. The
, city clerk reported that there was stlll
about s23i 10 the credit ot Burllngame.
The report was adopted.
May6r Wilson said that the council had
no business taking up the claims 0i per
d sons against coDtractors Inc mayor
Thought that the council should protect
laborers but further than this the council
~ should reject all claims made by mer-
r. chants or others against contractors. The
% time Of the council il taken up WIN these
, claims aud II this course is continued "
~ Will ultimately lead 20 complications ana
y probably Involve the city.
u The council agreed with the mayor and
a hereafter no claims VIII Dc accepted oy
~ the city clerk.
y The judiciary committee reported iaV-
J. iorabiy on the application OI the Belihk-
nam 'Bay Electric Street Railway COM
many for a franchise for the construction
and maintenance Of street railway along
certain streets Of the city. The commit,
., Tee changed the route so thal lhe Nhs OF
"a the road viii be as follows: Commencing
~ at the uortl crn boundary on Tyler street,
al H. junction with Front, thence south
Al erly across Tyler and following along ana
Pc up0n Front 70 Us Intersection WIN
So Twelfth. formerly known as Third thence
following along and upon Twelfth 10 ana
. across D0uulas. aud continuing along and
.h uuou Twelfth 10 the center OF Larrabee
Ol and thence easterly 10 the Intersection OF
a Leouora avenue. The ordinance was re-
fcrred 10 the city attorney, ana u wa
a agreed that the council should meet thi.
~ A afteruoon at 2 o'clock FOR the purpose ol
,y discussing the provisions Of the ordi
nance. ,-
be mayor Of Vancouver, was presented 20
AZ wiling the mayor aud members OF th'
.te couucU to a celebration Of Dominion day
'ss In thar CITY on July lst. The clerk wa
n instructed 10 acknowledge receipt OF th'
Invitation. -, A..
Ia A petition was presented by NJ. BIC
~ Kechuie. asking permission 20 remove th'
VI -idewalk In front Of the lot on the corne
~ iof Eleventh street aud Harris avenue
'Is Referred TO the committee on streets VIII
l0. power 20 act 1900, o.,
" A petition was prcseHtcd by NJ 1afyiii
and Lurn Brothers, asking that no estl
,ry mates be- allowed on the Mckenzie aVenu
IS contract. unless bill held BY then
rs. against contractors for the improvement
Ing OF said street ls paid.
er- A yetltiOn was presented by &. T.. DaVii
nat asking that he be- allowed 70 excavate
Of cesspool ln front Of his building, on haT
rjs and Fifteenth street, az the neare'
d, point where he can make sewer c0nneS
oi lion II three blocks away. The peuuo
~ was referred 10 the COMMITTEES on slr""l
~ with power 70 act.
ind Receiver Donpan. Of the Mckenzie az
be euue contract asked that he be above
gst a OOD Of the % per cent reserved. NJ
lhe Dougan stated that he had paid Mr. Ca
9"' vim ti,7jO, and that there was y so "
due him. II was question OF Fefaci
between Garvin and Temphn regardii
the mode Of payment.
MAYOR Wilson said the hardest part
lhe the contract yet remains 20 be done, a,
that the city should hold enough 70
yis. guaranteed against loss on unhnish'
The city engineer was instructed 70 pr
zen gont a statement Of the amount Withhe
the from the cost Of crib WORK on lhe CONT
nation contract at the next meeting OF
..d council.
neg The city engineer was instructed 10 :
Nus that the construction OF the kiectl
street railway be ia conformity with I
(ew city ordinances. ana that as little o
i'm struciion as possible be offered 70 pub
travel.
CITY Clerk Egan was authorized 10 lss
" 10 lnyitation. TO the various municipal oi
day cials. inviting them 10 participate ln l
ana comlne celebration Of the Fourth Of Ju
~. Bills ALLOWED
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