The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-14
FAIRHAyEN NEWS.
The New City Oficers InstaIIed-Street
Railway Franchise Expir :.

FAIRHAvxN, Jan. I3.-ISpecial. THE new
board OF county commissioners assumed con-
troll OF county affairs yesterday. The members
of The board are Charles Donovan, mayor of
whatcom; George w. Lysle, OF this city. large
property-owner here, and III. A. Judson, the
leading merchant and realty owner at Lynden.
Messrs. Donovan and Judson are Democrats,
and Mr.. Lysle is Republican The financial
condition of the county is frSt-elass- Il owes
nothing, has snug sum in the treasury and has
just completed one OF the finest public build
ings on the Coast The new year III Whatcom
county is most auspiciously begun
The new municipal officers OF Fairhaven, the
first elected since the Incorporation OF the city
The new mayor, Mr.. E VI. Wilson. Is one of the
citys founders, having been intimately asSoci-
ated with Nelson Bennett at the time OF the in
ceptson OF his great enterprise here He is
treasurer of the Fairhaven Land Company, gen
eral manager of the Yairhaven & Southern rail
rosd, president OF the First National bank and
of the Cascade club, and altogether one OF the
most popular men in WbatcoIn county.
The new councflmen are Messrs- j. u. Oar
ling, F. ]. Kingdom, W. C. AlIeTtOn. ]. L Au-
brey. z. ". Christopher and 7. z. Monahan. ali
prominent business men or property owners.
There is no lack OF candidates Tor the appoint
i've Offices Two, possibly three, OF the present
wish 10. The msftsr OF the appointment OF
city engineer is likely 70 receive serious consid-
Grafton, on account OF the great amount OF city
improvement 70 Dc made during the ensuing
senator McC4Ety has been home for few
DAYS on leave OF absence. attending to important.
matters connected with turning over the county
treasurer's Office 70 his successor M AeCarty
has been treasurer Tor two terms and has been
&a exceptionally popular official Referring 70
the contest for his seat IN the Senate, instituted
BY his defeated opponent. :. Il. Richards. he
said he felt confident that the elections COM
raiIfee would acknowledge the Justice OF his
cisim and accept his certificate OF election as
sufficient evidence Of his right 20 the seat. Any
other course cannot fail 70 1nluEe the dominant
party IN this county.
Tire special annual number CT the World was
issued SATURDAY. IL is sixteen p&ges, printed on
fine book paper and finely illustrated. Thou
sands of copies Of il ana also OF the Hsrc1ds
splendid special number viii be circulated
throughout the East
4 representative OF the Baldwin. caleutt &
submitted a proposition 10 the Chamber of Com
naerce and citizens OF New NhstcoTn 70 publish
an illustrated pamphlet devoted 20 that city,
similar 70 ''Fsiraayen illustrated, published
by the same firm aud now being circulated here
The proposition will probably be accepted
The franchises Of the BellnghaE Bay street
Railway Company for the construction and
operation OF an electric street railway through
the now consolidated cities of Whateom and Sc
home expired yesterday, or rather that was the
day OF, which the road was 10 have been COM
pletei and IN operation A great deal yet re-
mains 10 be done and what has been done Is by
no means credit TO the city The general i'm
preston is that the eompauys intention Is
merely 10 tie up the streets until such time as
they can unload the franchise for gooGly sum
Nothing has yet been done here By the Plast-
Hiscuek-Hili company. They are required by
the terms OF their franchise 20 commence work
within sixty days from the time the franchise
was granted. and about forty DAYS OF this time
have expired. They have been eaieavoring u
secure franchise through New Whateonl, but
50 fsr their efforts have been unayailiag-