Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-05
THE CITY FATHERS TALK
An Adjourned Session of the
Council Held Yesterday
Afternoon
Sewerage and Street Matters
Receive a Good Deal of
Attention
The Offer of Hon. Nelson Ben
net to the Fire Department
Accepted

council was held yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Wilson was absent through -
ness, and Councilman Darling pre-
sided, and there were present Council
men Christopher, Monahan, Aubrey,
Donovan and Allerton.
A communication was read from
Hagan q Blakely, asking that a new
warrant be issued them in lieu Of one
lost. Referred to the city attorney.
City Marshal Parker submitted his
report for the month Of August, and it
was accepted.
The city clerk stated that in the
notice calling for bids for 500, 900 brick,
for sewer purposes, the amount of
bonds to be given was not specified.
Councilman Donovan said he under
stood the city had been learning CON
siderable about bonds during the past
few months, and he asked what would
be legal amount, and the city attor-
ney replied, the amount of the contract. |
| The city attorney was instructed to in
sert the necessary amount i'm the call !
for bids
The city clerk reported that the har-
Dor line commission had filed their
map, locating harb0r lines.
The city engineer reported that the |
estimated cost of plankiHg Donovan /
avenue, from Twenty-first street to |
Thirty-second, was S4,245.25. The re-
port was accepted.
The eitV clark xrag fpgtrtt,taI 10 81
vertise for bids for lumber and spikes,
necessary for the planking of the street.
City Engineer AIlerton reported that
sewer feet by feet, such as was
contemplated, would require 400, 100
brick
Councilman Donovan said that it
was intended by the sewer committee
10 have some preliminary work done
under the supervision of the street
commissioner, such as preparing to
turn Padden creek and the city ditch
into the sewer when completed.
City Attorney Howard reported as to
the Evans-fempfin-M Mundy contract;
the interests of the city had been
looked after by him while in Tacoma
and all undisputed claims would he
paid in city warrants at once at par
value. Claims for material and dis
puted claims would not be paid in full
at this time, but it was his belief that
the city would not lose anything by
the contract.
+. >. McCord, counsel for Receiver
Dougan, said he believed there were
plenty of assets in the receivers hands ,
to relieve the city of all liability, and
he was willing that certain warrants
should be drawn IN liquidation of sew !
laft Al ]
teenth street contract there was dis
pute as to time checks, which to the
amount of 81 900 had been assigned,
and whether they were liens against
the city would be determined by At i
torney Detrick, who had been ap-
pointed referee in the matter. /
Judge Maxwell said that so far as the !
city was bound by the lien law, the
men working on the Thirteenth street
contract were willing TO take city war
rants, while the assigned time checks
would he adjudicated upon by the ref
cree. This would be satisfactory to
him as counsel for the men.
Councilman Darling said the council r
was disposed to satisfy all claims as /,
soon as possible. v
The street committee reported favor b
ably on the final estimate of the Evans V
Iemplin-Mundy contract, amounting Il
10 S3,O5G74, and it was accepted. O
Councilman Donovan said he had (
been away 50 long, and perhaps he was q
taking up the councils time, but as he D
lgured this matter he found there was a
4 profit of S27 600, and he would like TO l.
know where it had gone? Sc
The city attorney replied that the d
contractors probably had it.
Il,
aid he believed that as the matter al
stood, while the city was liable for w
lens for labor, still it had recourse upon le
he bondsmen, who were not relieved lI
rom their liability. Al
The city attorney said all time checks, 4
where they were not assigned, would ca
)e paid in full. Claims for material, d.
'tc., would be paid in part and the ca
balance, together with the assigned n
ime checks, would be adjudicated by sc
,he referee. r,
Councilman Christopher moved that
be drawn in favor of Re-
'eiver Dougan for payment of the fol-
owing accounts, and the motion pre-
yailed: =,
'airhaven Land Co...........S $1,000 n
:. 4. Lathrop. ............... 500
JllNef BROS. .......... ............ 4J0
Fairhaven Land Co.'s Store. ..... 1000
ager * Abbott. t................. LOO In
On motion Acting Mayor Darling "
vas authorized to sign the above war Of
ants. fo
Councilman Allerton stated that the
lremen very much needed hose coup
ings, and he moved that the chief of
he fire department be authorized to .,
purchase twelve couplings. The mo- =,