Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-09
FAIRHAVEN Law MAKERS
The Regular Weekly Session
of the City Council
Yesterday
Routine Business and Other
Matters Receive Coun-
ellis Attention
An Adjourned Meeting to Con-
slider the Front Street
Matter

The regular weekly meeting Of the city
council was held yesterday afternoon.
Councilmen Darling, Christopher, Mona
han, Allerton aud Kinghorn were present.
In the absence of Mayor Wilson Council
man Darling filled the chair.
After the reading and approval OF the
minutes, petitions were presented from
Loux & Holland, asking for a wholesale
liquor license. The petition was referred
to the licensing committee.
A. NJ. Smith stated that he held city
warrant No. 22O, for 500, and as there
were no funds on hand for It's payment
and as he wished to pay grade taxes, he
asked the council TO give him two war
rants for said No. 22O, one Of which he
would use TO pay taxes the other 70 draw
interest from date Of original warrant.
This matter was referred to the city
attorney.
The Mayer Smith grocery company
presented an order from J. II. Wilmot
asking for the payment Of S2j. Referred
to judiciary committee.
CITY Engineer c. II. Allerton presented
his regular monthly report. The report
states that the Fairhayen Electric Street
railway company have laid 300 Feet OF
double track up to date, In hrst-class
manner; that the work OF grading Nc
| Kenzie avenue was properly handled, and
/ as the time for completing the contract
| expired July /, he recommended that II be
| extended thirty days. He also submitted
! the following estimates on street con
tracts: Twenty first street, approximate
s., 2,G3l.20 Bennett avenue, approximate
- gftfg % 81 ms "a =
! Washington, fourth estimate, approx
mate, SIPS; Mckenzie, seventh estimate
/ approximate, a., ,294 96; Bennett avenue
second estimate, approximate, Sl52 Is
Mckenzie, eighth estimate, approximate
s.. SOs.lO; Washington, final estimate, e.
sl2 80; total, Sl7, ,772O9.
The report was adopted.
DR.. Ellis, health officer submitted The
following report: Number OF births II
May, !; deaths, 3. June: deaths, 2;
births, g. -,
The city clerk reported that II. NJ
Byerly had filed his bond for sewer con
tract.
The assessment roll for Washington
avenue Improvement was submitted anC
handed over the city treasurer for cOllcc
tiOn.
City Marshal Parker asked instruction
In regard 10 pound ordinance. The ord
nance had been passed, but no provision
. made for taking care Of impounded ami
mails. The marshal and committee O
health and police were instructed 10 loo
lup a suitable place for establishing
pound.
The judiciary committee reported fay
orably on the bills Of G.. A. Cameron 70
as. .OO, board for prisoners; also on th
city marshals report, which Shove
there had been collected st month, e.,
O7g. rs grade taxes and e., ,6OlOO for license
George w. Buttner, secretary OF Oh
board Of delegates, fire department, aske
that 5000 be deducted from the amour
due from the city TO the late chief, j. i
Wilmot, TO reimburse the department 4
that sum, the proceeds OF ball given /
them. and which WilmOt had neglected
turn over. The committee decided III;
they had no jurisdiction in the matter.
The report was adopted and the follow
ing bills also allowed: