Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-22

| further time 20 make recommendation
Warrants were ordered drawn In pay
ment Of bills allowed as follows:
Y : Bayey, sewer contract No. 9. .sss3 q
w u Davey, T.. 4gi -
| ID l. Hopkins, A" D.. G27 IL
| VIM WatkinsOn, L.. 34l G3
| Abel Wcmken, sewer brick. ........ 4G7 n
| w A WOOdln, lumber. ~ *
| Richards a. EaSt0H. ............... . 70
John Getty, use Of derrick.......... 90
M y Feeney, horse shoeing. g........ %
| Fairhaven Il a. Il CO............... II n
Falrhaven Pub bCo...,.......,.... II %
There was considerable discussion
over sundry bills Of the Fairhaven Pub
fishing Co. which had been referred
back on motion Of Mr.. Kinghorn on
account Of alleged overcharges. The
manager Of the company called the at
tention Of the council 90 the fact that
most of the bills were for job printing
ordered toy proper authority after
prices of the work had been asked for
and given, aud the bills we're
all approved by the heads of
| departments tO which they be-
| lOnged. He declared that the
prices were reasonable throughout and
argued that the previous acceptance of
! them by the city's agents left little eX-
cuse for the attempt of Mr.. Kinghorn
! to prevent their allowance. No con
| tract for advertising having been en-
] tered into bills for that work had been
made out, aud paid heretofore without
question, on the basis of the rates of
last year. He was ready 10 rectily any
clerical error that might exist, but fur
! a
change. Mr.. Griffin referred to the bill
| for certificates furnished several months
ago to the Board of Fire Delegates ana
very emphatically took the council to
task for the disposition manifested to
stave Off payment He knew nothing
about the other bills, but did know that
| that one had been presented by express
order of the council and that IL ought 10
have been paid long ago. II was fin
ally included with the bills approved
and ordered paid, but the others were
| held up for another week.
The sewer committee recommended
the acceptance Of sewer section No. 3
after the city engineer Indicates by his
report that the section has been com
pleted TO his satisfaction.
The license committee recommended
that the proprietors Of the Capital sa-
loon be notified that their license will
be revoked II they do not conduct n
more orderly place. Recommendation
adopted.
In the discussion Of sewer matters
something very like "A well developed
case Of jobbery was exposed by Mr..
Donovan, who asked by what author
4 ity work was being prosecuted on three
blocks Of sewers without any contract
and without even ~ much IA AN esti-
mate from the city engineer. He re-
ferred 90 the work being done on Lar
rabee avenue and on Seventeenth street,
between Larrabee and Mckenzie, pur-
suant, IL appeared, 10 a resolution sub
ndtted by Mr.. Kinghorn at the pre-
vious meeting Of the council.
"HoW IL IT," said Mr.. Donovan,
"that the engineers Sixteenth street
estimate is found here attached to the
Seventeenth street recommendation,
which is now beiug carried out by what
appears 10 he the orders Of the council,
and without any bids having been
called for on the work. The engineers
profiles show that the location Of the
sewer has been changed from street
where very little excavation would be
necessary, and that inexpensive, to one
where the proposed line runs through a
ledge Of solid rock, twenty-three feet
from the surface 10 the base line Of the
sewer, and IL II proposed TO pay for most
OF this excavation at the uutrageously
exhorbitant rate Of SIS per cubic yard
The cost Of the work would pay for
nearly or quite four blocks Of sewei
down Larrabee avenue, where the
work would be Of some future value al
least" The chairman Of the sewer com
mittee endcavored to make some ex
cuse for the attempted jobbery, and
other members OF the council who had
voted for the resolution authorizing tho
change very naturally tried 10 excust
their action on the plea that they did
not understand the matter or have any
idea that II was intended that the WORK
: should 20 ahead without being prop
erly advertised and contracted. Dis.
cussion on the question was quite
lengthy, Il being finally agreed that
the mayor and council should visit the
scene Of the work In body immedi
ately after adjournment and NEE
again at 7 o'clock 10 take some def
: mite action. The position OF the city
: engineer la the matter n very cleal
{ and creditable, the change having beer
/ ordered In the face Of vigorf US pro
test OF his part and warning 10 th'
= council that it would entail needles
expense Of at least 5000.
. The committee appointed to repor
on the public library matter asked ant