Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-31
THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
The Regular Weekly Meeting
of the Council Yes
terday
The Usual Amount of Routine
Business Transacted by the
City Councilmen
Several Interesting Matters
Which Concern the Wei
fare of the City

were present, besides Mayor MckenSie,
Councilmen Aubrey, Griffin, Donovan
and Oeser.
A petition was read from NJ. c. Nc
Dougall and others asking that the
sewer be extended on Mckenzie and
Larrabee avenues in the vicinity of
Eighteenth street. Referred to the
sewer committee.
City Attorney Hughes called the at
tention Of the council to the request
made by the council to County Auditor
Collier in regard to filing of plats Of adj
ditions to the city, holding that the
state law covered the matter entirely.
and that the county auditor would be
requested to see that the plat had been
approved by the city before filing. 1t
was a selfoperative law, he said, where
! by if any persons plated land adjacent
to the city they would be compelled to
pay city taxes upon them.
In the matter Of partial payments
on warrants the city attorney held that
such was allowed under certain condi-
tiOns.
In regard the assessment Cf lot S i'm
block II, Twelfth street, for street inn
provements, he had the check of the
county for the amount, $3.50.
The mayor thought that i'm regard to
the filing Of plats the county auditor
should be notified of the existence Of
the law governing the matter.
Councilman Donovan said there was
one phase Of the city attorneys report
that should be carefully looked into
going outside the city limits and ASSESS
ing lots for municipal purposes. There
were number Of additions on the line
of Donovan avenue, and also south of
the city which were without the city
limits. The city attorney was granted
further time in which to look up the
matter, on the suggestion Of Council
man Aubrey.
The city attorney was instructed TO
pay into the general street fund the
school warrant from district No. 4.
in payment of grade taxes.
Geo. +. Kienstra was granted the
loan Of the garbage scow for two days. |
Voice & Mckenzie, G. w. Waldron, |
and Chas f. Warner asked that the
time of the completion Of the sewer
contract Of Voice d Mckenzie be ex- !
tended thirty days from April !. The |
matter was referred to the city at |
torney.
City Engineer Gerhard submitted a
report on gully inlets for sewers al !
ready under construction, and he sub |
mitted plans for new gully inlets, and !
recommended that the time for the
completion Of G.. :. Zurn's contract be
extended until June 18th, and that Of
Voice d Mckenzie to May 7th. Placed !
on file.
Councilman Donovan moved that
the city engin er be instructed to have |
all new catch basins and gully inlets /
constructed on the plan outlined by .
him. The city engineer explained the !
difference i'm cost, in answer to Coun- |
Gilman Aubrey. Councilman Dono- |
van thought that money would be I
saved by adopting the city engineers /.
idea. The additional expense would |
be about $50. Referred 10 the city |
engineer to carry out his suggestion.
Street Commissioner Klosterman |
asked that he be furnished a key of /
nails and that his wagon be repaired. |
Referred to the street committee.
Chief Gibson of the fire department |
asked that some place be furnished for
the keeping Of the books of the depart |
ment. Referred to the executive COM |
mittee.
Health Officer Bickford called the
attention Of the council TO the condi- |
ton Of Fifteenth street, between Knox /
and Douglas. It needed attention, as
there was a cesspOOl there and the |
street was impossible. He also pro- |
tested against the decrease of the |
of - gut tgfs a..
only elective Office affected by change |
of salary, and he thought that the |
council exceeded its duties i'm reducing |
the same.
The street commissioner was in
struct d to inquire into the cesspool
and remedy it.
City Marshal Blakely said he had
collected about Si0 or Sl2 and one ar
rest had been made.
Chairman Aubrey Of the street COM
mittee reported that the committee, |
after making due inquiries as to the
request of Edward Eldridge for the
vacation of "a portion of the "mill re-
serve," believed that there were no
other Interests concerned, Mr. LARA
bee, Of the Beliiugham Bay Land Com
pany, having stated that thc company
had no interest ul Il. In regard to the
protest Of Strong d Warner concerning
the assessment Of Bennett avenue, the
chairman recommended that it take
the same course as other similar petit
tions.
The vacation of blocks A and b was
accordingly ordered.
The Judiciary committee reported,
recommending that the various job
offices of the city be requested to file
with the city clerk schedules covering
various classes Of city printing required