Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-23
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pany's fence was on the street.
Mr.. Geo. y. Brand, superintendent OF
the Gas company, stated that the fence
was located and built in accordance with
the survey OF Mr. Mcfarland, but that
the stakes were either moved or the
builder made a mistake. At the corner
lol the fence heavy timbers had been
placed to which the gas tank had been
anchored, and to move the fence would
be costly and hazardous undertaking.
The city engineer was instructed to
allow the fence to remain until further
orders.
The judiciary committee submitted a
report on the resolutions submitted to the
council by a committee of workingmen.
The first resolution as submitted by the
committee forbid all contractors doing
work for the city from owning or control
ling any boarding or lodging house.
Councilman Donovan opposed the pas
sage OF the resolution. He prefaced his
remarks by saying that he was In sym
pathy with Sle laboring man, as he had
when l6 years OF age worked on the con
structlOn OF railroads. He would do any
thing and strain every point to advance
| the laboriUgman'S condition. While he
was strongly opposed to the system Of
compelling employees to board at atcOntract-
Ors' boarding houses, still in some in
stances 1t was an absolute necessity that
the contractor should keep boarding
house. He would favor resolution set
| ting forth that any contractor found try
| ing TO influence or coerce an emplOye to
board or lodge at certain place his con-
| tract should be declared void,
| Councilman Kinghorn suggested that
when necessity existed the council
might grant permission to the contractor
| to keep a boarding house.
Councilman Donovan said that this
would be showing bad faith. II such per-
mission was granted after the passage Of
| the resolution the labOring man could
justly say il was passed merely to catch
votes.
After further discussion the following
resolutions were passed.
! Resolved, That the city council Of
| Fairhaven so make its contracts for mu
nicipal work that the original contractor
shall do the work so contracted on his
own account, and not through sub-cOn-
tractor, and that any such sub-contract
shall be void.
That such contractor shall not dictate
| the boarding place OF parties on the work.
That such contractor shall pay once
every two weeks in lawful money or its
equivalent, the amount due for said work.
That such contractor shall not require
men to secure work through an agency,
and that residents OF FairhaYen shall be
entitled to preference on the work, and
that labOrers shall not be imported on
agreement to perform such work. Each
! contractor shall give to foreman or
clerk on the work the power to hire men,
and the directing of men by the con-
tractor or his fOremen to an employment
agency as IA condition prior TO employing
| such men on the work. shall be cause for
! the immediate abrOgation of his contract
by the city.
That ali employees Of such contractor or
contractors shall be allowed full liberty
aud free choice as regards their place Of
boarding and lodging.
And be il further resolved that the city
engineer be requested and Is hereby
authorized to furnish contractors semi
monthly estimates Of work done on their
contract, and that the contractors be re-
| quired to make semi monthly payments
to men In their employ.
The original resolutions contained a
/ clause declaring against the collection OF
| hospital dues but Councilman Kingdom
said that he had spoken to number Of
! iabOring men and they seemed TO be in
! favor OF it and were satisfied TO pay the
dues.
Councilman Donovan said that every
| company by which he had been employed
| had eXacted a certain amount FOR hospital
| dues. lie favored IL and cited instances
where it had proven beneficial. The
! Great Northern was the first company
| which did not maintain a hospital fund.
! The company would not protect more
! than one boarding house keeper and he
proposed to make an experiment. Next
! Wednesday seventy men would be en-
plOyed on the SehOme cut and would be
| kept at work about one month. Any
married man who has resided In the city
twenty days would be employed and may
! file his application at the engineers office.
/ No boarding hOnSe will be protected, no
hospital dues will be collected and all
time checks issued will be good for their
! face value at the bank. The wages are
| fixed at st. Paul and while they are not
as much as desired, they are as high as are
paid by the company on the coast Tor this
class OF work. The wages will be Sl.75
per day.
Mayor Wilson said that it was not the
purpose Of the council TO put forth any
efforts In favor OF or against any particu-
lar person or class, either laboring men or
contractors. The council wished 10 pro-
tect all. and especially the worklngmen.
The bonds TO be Issued for the purpose OF
raising funds, was not the scheme OF any
one, much less the council, who did not
even receive a salary. The money would
be devoted for purposes for the benefit OF
the city, and would benefit the laboring
men in particular. The council had spent
a great deal Of time ia preparing plans
for the improvements contemplated, all OF
which was an absolute necessity. The
plans embraced the construction OF a
sewage system costing IN the nelghDOT-
hood of s2OO,OOO, OF course these plans
were subject to revision. and suggestions
offered by anyone would be gladly con
sidered The council was laboring fOl
the welfare OF the city. In con
clusion Mayor Wilson said that II few
hours were given to the study OF th6
bond proposition, he was satisfied tha
, all doubts regarding il would be removed
The committee on fire, light and watel
reported favorably on the petition o
Bennett Hose company No. 2, asking tha
uniforms be purchased. The chief OF thu
fire department was instructed TO pur
D chase the uniforms. The report wa
adopted.
t The committee on streets reported ad
versely on the petition asking change o
] grade on Twenty-first street. Repor
{ adopted.
, The report OF A. p. Black, expert &C
$ countant, was referred to the executiv
p committee.
An amendment to the ordinance pro
z yiding for the licensing OF certain Kind
I of business was introduced. The licens
provides for the annual payment in ad
, vance Of $500 by employment agents en-
c gagged In securing persons employment 10
contractors doing work for the city
- Passed.
An amendment TO ordinance No. 81
known as the street car ordinance, wa
j submitted. The amendment merely re
lates to the kind Of track TO be used. !
drawing showing the kind OF rail TO b
u used accompanied the amend dment.
Mr.. f. C. Todd, representative Of th
u street car company, addressed the council
stating that the style OF track offered wa
haino uepd extensively all over the Eas