Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-11
New Whatcom Council


Council met Ia adjourned session yes
terday afternoon, the mayor and all
council present with the exception Of
Councilmen Blomquist and Cooper.
Ordinance No. %, regulating the man
ner Of improving streets, alleys, and high
ways. was read for the first time. The
ordinance Is almost fac simile Of the one
of Old Whatcom.
Rules were suspended and the council
sat as a board of equalization on street
/ assessments The following street was
| taken up: Elk street, from Ivy to Pine.
! Protests were read from the Bellingham
! Bay Improvement company, NJ. l.. stan
groom, and George S Morgan. The mat
| ter was laid over, pending an inyestlga-
| tiOn, until the next regular meeting.
| number Of other protests were read re-
garding improvements on other street.
An expert, who had been employed TO
straighten up the old accounts Of the two
cities, show a result as follows: The total
| Indebtedness up TO date Of April Sth, Of
Old WhatcOm IS s26.YCl.j6, and the IN
debtedness OF New Whatcom, S3B,OSi3S;
total indebtedness Of both cities, SG3, ,gs5.74
The appreciation OF the council was
conveyed to Mr.. Treadwell by the clerk
for the fit manner In which the old ac-
counts were Strengthened up. The clerk
was further authorized TO draw warrant
for the accountant In the sum OF 1880.
Councilman Quackenbush moved that
an account be opened by the present city
Of New WhatcOm with each OF the old
cities. Carried.
Councilman Fisher at this time moved
that the statement OF estimates given TO
the Express by Councilman Rogers be
placed on file. A lively controversy en-
sued.
Councilman Fisher directed the attan-
tion Of the HERALD representative 10 the
following statement in Mr.. Rogers esti-
mate:
"Street commissioner, including Assist
ant Rogers, had been figured at Sl2,9OC
per annum. The expenses OF the com
missioner and assistant for six weeks, !. g
the latter half OF February and the en-
tire month OF March was only S7O8."
Councilman Fisher move that thi
statement OF Councilman Rogers be place.
on file so as TO show him at the end Of th'
wear how far he miscalculated. The va!
he figures, at the end OF the year, Their
, will be deficit OF $1,000.
Councilman Observation-Disclosures m,
= figures are correct
Councilman Fisher-T cannot disput
that as the problem Of figuring a year
= expenses by taking one month as a crite
ron is too much for me. dlsclaim sue
brightness.
Rogers-I did not make the statemen
officially.
Flsher-The idea Of giving sue
erroneous figures Tor publication place
this council IN a very poor light, sayin
nothing OF other hurts II might inllict.
Rogers-My figures are not erroneous
am willing TO back them up. Yes, J.
bet 500 TO 20.
Ffsher-IIOw much did you say2
Rogers-One hundred 10 fifty.
/ Fisher-I take you. Never mind pu
~ ting up. III take your word.
- Rogers-It goes.
Mayor jenkins thought that the stat
ment published as given by Councilma
Rogers was but poor recommendatC
for the city and water In the mill Of son
soreheads who are searching Tor flav
and hunting imperfectlons In order 10 d.
. clare the present charter governing a
cities Of the third class demonstrations
Motion TO adjourn carried.