Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-12
WEEKLY COUNCIL MEETING
The Street Railway Franchise
Passed Without Dis
senting Vote
Property Owners Are Notified
to Connect With Sewers
Forthwith
An Interesting Meeting and
Considerable Business
Transacted

The regular weekly meeting of the
council was held yesterday afternoon
Mayor Wilson presiding, Councilmen Au.
berry, Christopher Darling, Kinghorn and
Monohan present, Allerton absent. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved
A petition signed by a number of prop
erty owners was presented, asking that
Mill avenue be extended to Twenty
fourth street. Referred to the committe
on streets and public property.
City Engineer Allerton reported that
the sewer was not being completed very
| rapidly The city engineer also asked for
instructions regarding action to be taken
with property owners who failed to con-
meet with sewers after having been. no.
titled. There are number of restaurants
along Harris avenue without proper
sewer connections, and the refuse of these
places has been allowed to run under the
houses in the neighborhood. creating 4
stencil and is constant menace TO the
health OF the residents of the vicinity in
which they are located.
Mayor Wilson suggested that the COM
mltiee on health and police take charge
OF the matter and enforce the provisions
OF the ordinance relating the sewers.
ne clty engineer was instructed to no.
tliy all property owners in accordance
with the provisions Of ordinance G7. aud
III connections were not made in the time
specii d, to order the work done and
charge the same to the owners of the
property.
SECTION II. Ordinance No. 67. is as fol-
lows: Inc city engineer, under the direc-
tlon Of the board OF health. shall have
power IN all cases, when there is a pub ic
sewer to which connection can be made.
70 cause every owner Of land upon or adj
Joining any street or highway within $50
Ieet OF said sewer, his agent or tenant To
make Suthclent drain from said land. or
from the houses thereon, or both to said
sewer whenever in the opinion Of the said
BOARD OF health such drain shall be nee
essary, and said board shall thereupon
give such power, agent or tenant. notice
In writing, specifying the time. not TO ex-
coed thirty (3O) days. when such drain |
shall be completed; and if said owner |
agent or tenant neglectS to or fails TO |
comply with the requirements OF said no. |
tlce within the time speci fled saids board /
of health shall cause the same to be done, |
and the expense thereof shall constitute |
ana become lien upon said land and |
shall ecOver the whole amount thereof |
together with costs and twenty per cent |
udulageS. Dy an actlOn In the name of the ]
City OF Fairhaven, before any court hay- |
ing jurisdiction
Chief WilmOt OF the fire department. |
reported that considerable dissatisfaction |
existed among the members of the fire de-
partment over the action Of the council |
twenty-five cents per hour to
members for attending drills. The mem
0ers asked that they be allowed s. for
attending fires and that they would at
tend drills without compensation.
Mayor Wilson thou. hit that it would be
asking too much of the city to.pay 500 or
300 every time the fire bell rang. The
members OF the department should meet
,he city half way and allow matters to
regulate themselves. The council was
disposed to treat the fire department very
literally.
The matter was referred TO the com
nittee on fire, light and water.
Chief WtlmOt asked that some pro-
,lsion be made for keeping up steam i'm
he engine. He also submitted PROPOSE
ion from the Bellingham Bay American
district Telegraph company for an elec-
rlc hre alarm system. Referred TO the
committee on fire, light and water
The executive committee reported
ayorably on the reports Of the marshal
nd city attorney.
The executive committee reported