Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-16
AN ORDINANCE AMENDED
The Regular Weekly Meeting
of the City Council Held
Yesterday Afternoon
A Quiet Session and Only
Routine Business Trans
acted by City Fathers
Ordinance Number Six Re
ceives an Amendment of
Interest to Builders

The city council held its regular
session yesterday afternoon, his honor
Mayor Wilson and Councilmcn Darl-
ing, Christopher, Monahan, Aubrey,
Kinghorn and Allcrton being present.
| The minutes Of the sessisns Of WcdneS-
day and Thursday last were read and
approved.
A petition was read from Joseph
Barrett asking for transfer Of liquor
license from the j. l.. Thatcher COM
pany TO him, and it was referred to
the license committee.
o. f. Jones sent in petition stat
ing that cess pools existed on block 10,
that diphtheria was prevalent there,
and complaining that the health Off
Ger had not looked into the matter.
The petition was referred to the com
mittee on health and police. Council
man Darling said this was an import
ant matter and should be attended TO
at once. DR.. Ellis, health officer, who
was present, stated that his attention
! had only been called to this on Mon
| day last, and he had at once taken
| steps to abate the nuisance. Mayor
! Wilson remarked that the matter
| should receive immediate attention.
| Councilman KinghOrn asked if the
! buildings which were complained Of
could not be connected with the
| Eleventh street sewer, and in answer
City Engineer Allerton said they could.
| The matter was referred TO the health
| officer, the city engineer and the com
mttee on health and police, with in
| structions TO enforce the ordinance re-
| lating TO such cases.
A communication was received from
NJ. Il. Fccney, asking that he be al
lowed the sum Of SG3.75, for black
smith work, on account Of Sheridan X
O'Bricn, contractors for the improve
ment Of Front street.
The city clerk, in answer TO Council
man kinghOrn, said that the bill had
! been filed before, and already included
in the claims filed against Sheridan &
| O'Brien.
Councilman Christopher moved that
| a warrant be issued TO NJ. Il. Feency
| for $G3 %, and to Aubrey brothers for
SI1S.7j. The motion carried.
| the sewer outlet from Ninth street,
| foot OF Harris, was completed TO deep
water and that it worked first rate.
City Clerk Egan reported that in
compliance with the law the tax roll
Of the city for the present year had
| been placed in the hands Of the city
marshal for collection.
DR.. G. f. Ellis, health officer, re-
ported that there were few cases OF
| diphtheria in three families residing
on Tenth street, and he asked that an
officer be appointed to assist in quar-
antining the houses infected.
Mayor Wilson stated that the health
officer had done all he could TO keep
| the children in the infected house
from associating with other children,
| but he had failed to do so. The cases
were near Tenth street and Columbia
| avenue.
Councilman KinghOTn moved that
the city marshal be instructed TO assist
| the health officer with the present
police force and, If additional help was
| needed, to appoint special officer.
| The motion carried.
Health officer reported that there
was an overflow OF water on Fifteenth
| street, near Columbia avenue.
The street commissioner was in
structcd to notify the water company
| to examine their mans, and If the
water came from those TO repair them;
| If the overflow did not come from the
water pipe the commissioner was in
| structed TO abate the nuisance.
Street Commissioner TOles reported
| that the force in his department had
been cut down. No teams were en-
plOyed at present and work would have
| TO be provided for the men remaining.
| Councilman Darling said there was "A
good deal OF work to be done, espcci-
ally on cross streets, and this the
street commissioner could have done.
| The streets should be kept In good re-
pair.
Councilman Kinghorn said there
was great deal Of travel over the
Lake Padden road, and there was "A
place in the road which required fix
ing in order TO render travelling less
| dangerous.
The street commissioner was in
structed 10 make such repairs as he
deemed necessary on the Lake Padden
road
City Attorney Howard reported fav-
| Orably upon the petition Of A. II.
SUlJD, pTcScnJeu dJ Jne ldsJ meeting
Of the council, asking that warrant
now held by him be divided and hat
two warrants embracing the same
amount be issued 10 him, one Of these
to be used in the payment OF grade
taxes on Thirteenth street.
Fire Marshal Gibson reported that
there were no fire escapes In Thistle's
opera house.
COucilman Kingdom asked IL there
was not an ordinance requiring fire es-
capes TO be placed on all buildings
more than two stOrcys high.
The fire marshal also reported that
the old hose carts would either have
TO be repaired or new ones bought.
Referred TO committee on fire and
police
The city clerk reported that Judge
Curry had presented tax certificate
Of sale OF lot q, block 81, issued VI.
X. Rutherford. There was no such
lot, and the block was without the city
| limits. Referred TO city attorney.
Councilman Kinghorn said that an
examination OF the ordinances showed
that there was none regarding fire es-
capes, and he moved that the city at
! torney confer with the fire marshal