Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-12
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Extending the Boundaries of the City of
New Whatcom

Whereas. A petition signed by one-fifth Of
all the qualified electors of the city OF New
ANhatcOm as shown by the vote cast at the
Vast municipal election held in said city, was
presented TO the city council of said city
praying that he following described terri
tory situated In the County OF Whatcom,
State of Washington, and lying adjacent to
the said city, to-wit: All that territory
lying adjacent TO the present city Of New
Whatcom lying and being within the follow
ing boundaries, to-wit; Beginning at the
point of intersection OF the north line OF
Indiana street IN the said city OF New What
com with the western limits Of the city OF
New Whatcom; thence west to the northeast
corner Of the Eldridge donation claimi
thence west along the line OF the said
Eldridge donation claim TO its intersection
with the section line between sections
twenty-three (23 and twenty-four CA, town
ship thirty-eight (3N north, range two q
east: thence south along the said section
line TO the center OF the county road leading
from the city Of New WhatcOm TO Marietta;
thence westerly along said road distance
Of three hundred ana thirteen teet toioti
thence south twenty-five t22) degrees west 70
the nOFthwesteFly boundary OF the squat
cum creek waterway; thence southwesterly
along the northwesterly side of the squah-
cum creek waterway to the outer harD0r
line; thence due south over the waters OF
Bellingham bay TO point directly west OF
the point where the boundary line between
the city of New Whatcom and Fafrhaven tn
tersect the shore line of Bellingham bay
thence due east TO the point where the south
boundary line Of New Whateom intersects
starting in a northerly direction and follow
ing the boundary line OF the city or New
Whatcom with its various lines, corners,
angles and meanders TO the place of begin
ming. might be annexed ana become part
OF sail city, "A municipal corporation, ana
the city council having ordered that spec
ial election be held to determine said petit
Now, Therefore notice is hereby given TO
the qualified electors residing within the
limits Of the city of New Whatcom and to
the qualified electors residing within the
limits of said territory petitioued to be an
nexed and described above, that a Special
Election will be held in said city Of New
Whatcom aud in said above described ad-
tfonai territory on the 18th day OF June, a.
d. 1872, for the purpose OF submitting TO the
electors the question Of anneXing 10 said
city OF New Wbatcom the territory des-
cribed above and In said petition.
Such election shall be held at the various
polling places described below, and the polls
Of each OF said places will be opened at nine
o'clock in the forenoon of said day and will
close at seven o'clock In the evening OF said
day and the election will be conducted as re
quired by the general election laws OF the
State OF Washington,
The proposition submitted 10 the electors
at such election and TO be voted upon thereat
is as follows: "Shall the territory described
in said petition and further described above
be annexed to said municipal corporation,
the CITY Of New Whatcom and become part
thereof? Those who favor such proposition
viii vote q ballot marked For Annexation
and those who are opposed will vote ballot
marked Against AhneAatAOA
The following places within said city and
within said additional territory have been
designated by the city council as the places
where the polls OF such election shall be
opened and the following officers of election
OF each OF said polling places have been APP
pointed by the said city council TO conduct
said election, to-wit;
IN TIE CITY
First ward-At the building on lot seven
teen, block 20i, plat of Whatcom, Inspector
L. X. Nicho ;; Judges, Gilbert stannard and
| W. W. Hamilton.
| second Ward-The old city hall OF What
com. lot four block thirty-three, and on
| Thirteenth street. Inspector William Pow
ell; judges, Charles g. Hopkins and 5. E.
/ Harmon.
Third Ward-old Revellle building. corner
| of CO. and Seventeenth streets, Inspector
Thomas o'Neili judges, T. L. Richardson
/ Joseph Grayson.
Fourth Warden block $50. on the prem
Uses OF Mr. Cox. Inspector, 7. A, johnson
! Judges, William Cox and Oliver Olson.
| Fifth Ward-De MattOs building on corner
| of Elk and Ho. ly streets. Inspector, VIII ID
Jenkins; judges. A. M.Wolayer and william
| McCush.
SIKH ward--sehome hall on corner o
Laurel and Forrest streets, Inspector N. NJ
Cade.
IN THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED
Special Precinct No. 1-Old polling place
the small building north Of the keeslinl
residence. Inspector, J. Y. Collins; Judges
Hugh Eldridge and A. O. Marston.
BY order Of the City Council made at reg
ular session thereof held May 9th, 1892,
w. NJ. Leach. City Clerk.
| Dated New WhatcOm, May 10, 1892.