Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-27
The City Council Considers a Peti-
ton for Street Extensions
NO wHITEwAsH FOR K1NGHoRN
His Chosen Committee Holas Him Re.
sponsible for the Sewer
Swindle

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afternoon, Mayor Mckenzie presiding.
Immediately following the reading
and approval of the minutes of the
previous meeting a petition was read
praying for the improvement of Harris
avenue from Twenty-first to Twenty
fourth street; Twenty-fourth street
north to Mill avenue; Mill avenue
easterly from Twenty-fourth street to
about .Thirty-second street; and COM
meneing al or near Thirty-second street
at point about where Mill street in
tersects Thirty-second street and run
ming thence diagonally to the south
west corner Of the southeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of section six, the
said improvement being necessary to
afford access to the proposed university
grounds. President Larrabee, Of the
Land Company, z. w. Strader and III.
Y. Thompson appeared before the
council in support Of the petition, ask
ing that some definite action be taken
by the council as soon as possible, in
order to afford "A proper basis for nego-
tiations with nonresident owners Of
unplatted lands, G. p. Treat, of Chi
cago, and the Padden heirs, for the
dedication of the necessary right-of-
way across their property. The ques-
ton of the city's liability for the i'm
provement of such portions Of the pro-
posed streets as lntersecting streets
would cross wss discussed at considera-
ble length, il finally being declared to
be the sense of the council that the
city should pay % per cent. of the total
cost on account of such intersections on
lands now unplatted. The petition
was then referred back to Mr.. Larrabee
and Mr.. Strader to obtain the neces-
sary right-ofway across the Treat and
Padden tracts and the signatures of the
owners or their representatives to the
petition for the improvements. The
city attorney was instructed to look up
the law bearing upon the question of
the city's right to order the improve
ments and report at the next meeting.
The judiciary committee was allowed
another week to report in the matter of
the petition of the Fairhaven Land
company relative to desired corrections
in the records Of assessments on certain
property.
Warrants were ordered drawn in
payment of bills allowed as follows:
Chas. Vaughn, chairman. 10 90
Kinsey & Fuller, coal oil.......... 30
L II Anderson, rent p. o. box.... 50
Jas. Green, blacksmithing ......... 50
u w fr rincls, eams................ Z so
Moore IL Moore, paper, pens, ETC.. Z 20
Gates & Fraser Hdw. Co., for fire 10 90
Geo M Gerhard, lumber ........... II As
+. Fndy. ~ Mch. Co, .,manhole rings
and covers. .................... IS 70
ID l. Hopkins, extra sewer work ..., 100 90
Fairhaven Il. & Il. Co.............. "A OF
ii Il Bateman, tax rebate, ,....... s 50
Richards d Easton, bal. on cement 292 %
In the matter Of the bill of w. B.
Davey for 1855 for extra rock work al
lowed by the engineer on Front street
the committee recommended that the
amount be deducted from the balance
due on the final estimate as returned by
the engineer, and the corrected balance,
amounting TO $242.43 paid. After a
long discussion, in which the city en-
gineer and Attorney Frye, representing
the contractor, participated, the report
was attached to the final estimate and
warrant ordered drawn in accordance
with the recommendation of the COM
mittee.
The action of the council at the pre-
vious meeting in allowing certain esti-
mates for sewer work and material
furnished, without report of the execu-
tive committee, was ratified, the esti-
mates having since been examined and
approved by the committee.
The balance of the bill of the Fair
haven Truck d. Transfer Co. for $64. 50,
for hauling cement, was referred back
to the company with instructions TO
present in itemized form.
The report of the city marshal for the
month of September, approved by the
executive committee, was received and
ordered filed.
The report Of the special committee
appointed to investigate the Seven
teenth street sewer matter and Mr..
Kinghorn's connection Herewith, re-
citing all the facts as they appear of
record and such additional circum-
stances as were brought out in the
course of the investigation, was read In
full, together with Mr.. Kingdoms
written statement to the committee.
The report entirely confirms what has
already been published in reference to
the attempted swindle and fixes the re-
sponsibility upon the chairman Of the
sewer committee. 1t Is as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council Of
FaIrhaven, Wash:
Gentlemen:-Yourc committee to whom
was referred for investigation the pro-
posed changes In sewer contract No. O.
with w. Il. Dayey, make the following
report: We find the city executed a con-
tract on the 18th day OF August, 1899,
with said Davey TO construct sewers ac-
cording 10 specifications on Mckenzie
avenue, from Fourteenth TO Seventeenth
streets, thence south on Seventeenth 10
the alley, thence east on the alley 10
Eighteenth street, at an approximate cost
on Seventeenth and the alley OF t1,1OO.
We desire TO remind the council that they
directed that the original contract should
reserve the right 70 the city TO build the