Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-19
A SPECIAL MEETING
Held Yesterday Afternoon by the Cit
Council

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Council
| Pursuant to adjournment the city cOun-
ell met in special session yesterday after
| noon, Connclmen Alerton, Christopher,
! Darling, Kingdom and Monahan present,
! Mayor Wilson and Councilmcn Aubery
! and Donovan absent The council cham
| Der was well filled with WOriiugmen, who
| had gathered to learn what action the
| council would take relative 10 the COM
/ pulsOry boarding system, and other griev-
ances which they proposed % bring 10 the
attention Of the city'S guardians.
Before the council convened the mem-
/ bers spent some time i'm examining the
| form OF contract prepared by City AttOr-
| ney Howard. The contract Is iron-cad,
and covers every particular, question and
| prohibits the subletting or sub
contracting Of any work without
| the consent Of the city; 10 pro-
! hibits any contractor from owning, Oper-
ating, controlling or having any interest
in any boarding house, or compelling EN-
plOyeS to board at any particular house;
IL prohibits any contractor from owning
any interest in an employment Office, and
from compelling employees to pay an agent
fee before securing employment.
In the absence Of Mayor Wilson COun-
Gilman Kinghorn was elected mayor pro
dispensed with, with the exception Of that
portion relating to the meeting held yes
terday.
Upon motion the business Of the special
meeting was confined strictly TO the pur-
pose for which it was called and IL was
further agreed, that as the mayor and
two cOuncilmcu were absent, any action
taken at the session should not bee cOuSid-
cred official, but merely informal
The following resolutions were read:
April lG. 1891.
To the Hon. Mayor and city council Of
the City of Fairhaven.
Gentlemen: We, the citizens Of Fair
haven, Wash, in mass meeting assem-
blcd, do resolve as follows:
First. That the city council Of Fair
haven so make It's contracts for municipal
work that the original contractor shall do
the work so contracted on his own ac-
count, and not through a sub-cuntractOr,
and that any such sub-cOntract shall be
void
Second. That such contractor shall not
keep a boarding house or dictate the
boarding place Of parties on the work.
Third. That such contractor shall pay
once every two weeks in lawful money or
its equivalent, the full amount due for
said work
Fourth. That such contractor shall
not require men 10 secure work through
an agency or charge hospital dues and
Titled to preference on the work. and that
labOrers shall not be imported on agree
ment TO perform such work.
Fifth. That the city council put a
license Of hVe hundred dollars $500 a
year i'm advance on all employment agents
who charge anything for their services.
Sixth. That we further resolve, unless
the city council of Fairhavcu pass an or
dinancc embodying in substance these
five articles before the election, May 2,
1891, we will not vote for the bonds
PETER ATERN,
WM. COTTEEELI,
{. G. MCLUCKIE,
Committee
The resolutions were considered section
by section. The first section regarding
the sub-letting Of contracts was passed
without much discussion and the prOvis-
sion Incorporated in the form Of contract
relative TO this question prepared by City
Attorney Howard was approved.
The second section, relative to cOntrac-
tors owning and operating boarding
hOusse provoked "a lengthy discussion.
The resolution and provision ia the con-
tract practically barred anyone owning a
hotel, lodging or boarding house from re-
ceiving any contract. Several OF the
cOuncilmcn were inclined 20 doubt the
legality Of this section.
c. c. McLuckie stated that the work.
ingmen asked that this provision be in
obtain work on either the Hakcs or Tenn
plin contracts without boarding at the
houses owned by them. In support Of
this statement Mr. McLuckie said that
he, in company with "A friend. had asked
Iemplin'7 foreman for employment, and
the latter replied that they were full
handed and did not need auv more men.
They then went to an employment Office
aud the agent guaranteed them work on
the Icmplin contract If they paid him
fee OF 81, and iu addition TO this a hospital
fee Of 81 would be retained from their
wages. lie then told the agent that he
was a married man and would be- COM
PEELED TO board at home, and the latter
replied that the contractor was running
boarding house and no one was permitted
to work who did not board at the house
The provision relative 90 this section
contained In the contract was finally ap-
proved.
The third fourth and fifth sections Of
the resolutions were read. and I'm order to
bring the matter before the council al It's
next regular meeting, the form Of con-
tract was approved and referred 10 the
judiciary committee.