Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-09
DATE OF ELECTION FIXED
Saturday, May 2, Special Elec-
ton for Bonding the City
Will Be Held -
The Sum to Be Placed is Two
Hundred Fifty Thou
sand Dollars
Regular Weekly Session of the
Council Held Yester-
day Afternoon

The regular weekly meeting Of the city
council was held yesterday afternoon,
Mayor Wilson presiding. Councilmcn
Allerton, Aubery, Christopher, Darling
Donovan, Kinghorn and Monohan, pres
ent. The minutes Of the previous meet
! ing were read and approved.
| Health Officer Chas. +. Ellis presented
a report for the month Of March. Num-
| Der of deaths during the month, ten;
number OF births, six. Report accepted
and ordered placed on file.
City Marshal Parker submitted a report
for the month Of March, as follows: De-
linquent tax collected, s72O.0l. License
collected, S3l25l. Number Of arrests
made, ffty-three. Days labor performed
| by prisoners 100.
City Clerk Egan reported a hydrant
being placed at the intersection Of Lar
rabee avenue and Tenth street.
City Clerk Egan reported that the city
engineer had filed with him the corrected
assessment roll for the improvement Of
Washington avenue. The total amount
OF the assessment Is ti,2O7. The roll was
accepted, placed on file and the clerk was
! instructed 10 duNtItlSt lndL dpDtdlS VIII
be heard until May sth.
A petition was presented by Weber
and Grad asking that liquor license be
| granted them. The application was aC-
companied by 5000, the amount Of the
! license The petition was referred to the
committee on license.
City Engineer AllcrtOn presented "A re-
port on numbering houses and submitted
! bids and follows: Hill Thomas, gilt
numbers. "A cents, aluminium % cents:
! Rogers. gilt numbers Is cents alumnum,
! l5 cents; Leslie, gilt numbers, 10 cents,
alumnum IA cents, The city engineer re-
! commended the gilt numbers Of Rogers
| be adopted. The report was adopted and
the street committee was authorized to
| purchase the number rCquir. d.
The city engineer recommended the
building OF a lume under the Larrabcc
avenue bridge. Referred 10 committee
on streets and city engineer with power
TO act.
The city engineer asked for instruc-
lions regarding the flume on Eight street.
] Referred to committee on streets and city
engineer with power to act
The judiciary committee reported favor
! ably on the monthly report Of Police
| Judge Clark. The committee called at
| tentiOn 10 the increase Of arrests and costs
| In the police department The police were
asked 10 discriminate between making
arrests for vagrancy and for more serious
| crimes.
| Marshal Parker stated that during the
month OF March Seattle aud Tacoma had
notified all suspicious characters to leave
and that most OF them had come to Bel
! liugham bay.
! Mayor Wilson suggested that the jail be
made less attractive for prisoners.
! After considerable discussion the report
! Of the judiciary committee was adopted
! The judiciary committee asked FOR
/ further time In which 20 report on the
application Of the Bellingham Bay Electric
! Street Railway company for the privilege
Of extending its tracks sixty feet over the
boundary line. Request granted
The matter Of keeping records by the
city marshal OF prisoners arrested and
medical attendance on prisoners was re-
ferred to the committee on health and
police.
A majority report signed by Darlisg
and Christopher OF the executive com
mittee, approved the city engineers estl-
mate Of the sewer contract A minority
report was filed, signed by Kingdom. The
matter was re erred 10 a special commit
tee, consisting Of Counclmcn Donovan
Aubery and City Engineer AllertOn.
The committee on streets filed report
on the final estimate OF the city engineer
for the Improvement OF LARA bee avenue
as follows: Pending a settlement OF the
difficulty between Burlingame, contractor
and city engineer, orders given by Bur
lingame be paid to the amount Of 8, 1913
The estimate Of the city engineer filed a
the previous meeting allowed the con
tractor sll 547 and called attention 70 thu
fact that e., 800 was due for failure to com
pete improvement on contract time
leaving total due Of s., 1913. The amour
OF claims filed with the city clerk agains
BuTlingame 10 date amounts to slO,OJ342
The report was adopted with the eXceD
tion that the clerk was instructed TO draw
warrants for Sl0,O93 AZ.
A warrant was ordered drawn for X
: Schmidt, contractor for the construction
Of the sewer. for the sum OF 81 900.
The committee on streets submitted
favorable report on the city engineers r.
port and recommended that the city at
torney prepare ordinances In accOrdanc
with the recommendations OF the cit
engineer.
The committee on streets suggested thG
the city attorney report as soon "a poss
bic on the forms Of contracts TO be used
the city.
The committee on license reported "a
vOrably on the application Of Weber
Grad for a liquor license. The repOi
was adopted and the license was GRANTEE
The judiciary committee stated that
meeting OF the committee would be he
+ next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, al u
Office OF Christopher q Harvey Tor u
purpose Of hearing evidence regarding u
. Knox avenue.
' A petition was presented by Benne
Hose Co. No. asking the council 70 fu
nsh the company with twelve uniforn
and six badges. Referred 10 the cOmmi
tee on FIRE, water aud light
A communication was presented by Ci
Marshal Parker asking that the ord
nance relative TO fast driving be
amended as TO include riding.
A unicatlOn was pres ted by NJ
Allen. representative OF the lntersta
Electric Fire Alarm company, offering
erect a complete system, consisting
d, eight boxes in the city for the sum OF 2
1 800. Referred to the committee on IN
- light and water.
= The city engineer submitted stat
ment showing the total Indebtedness
the city to be si1O. .36l.13. This includ
every contract for street. sewer and 9th
work not yet completed.
The ordinance providing ior spec
. election to be held Tor the purpose of su
mltting the question Of bonding the ci
was introduced and passed.
The ordinance fixes the date for hold
the election on Saturday, May 2, and
- amount for which the city II TO be bond
Is t2J0ODD.
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