Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-12
FIREWATER AND FIREMEN
An Ordinance Submitted Re-
ducing the Liquor License
from 5000 to $500
An Astonishing Report in the
Matter of the Fire Depart
ment Election
Bonds of Contractors for Sewer
Brick, Pipe and Sewer
Work Accepted

afternoon i'll regular seSslohi Mayor
Mckenzie presiding and all members
present except Councilman Griffin,
still absent from the city.
The minutes Of the meetings of June
|, and S were read and approved.
A petition signed by the proprietors
of eight saloons, asking that the license
fee for the sale of intoxicating liquors
at retail be reduced from 5000 to @lOO
was read and quite freely discussed.
Mr.. Donovan moved that the petition
be rejected, and made Il vigorous pro-
test against any reduction. He called
the attention of the council to the fact
that the whole tendency Of sumptuary
legislation for the past ten years has
been in the direction Of nigh license.
For himself ne believed in it, and
wished to go on record as opposing any
change which would reduce the fee
now charged. lie believed that If any
change was made it would be greatly
regretted by the council. His motion
was seconded by Mr.. Hedge. Mr..
| Kinphorn made few remarks highly
commending the character Of the men
engaged in the liquor traffic here, and
offered an amendment proposing TO
beat the devil around the stump by
authorizing the marshal TO rebate in
cash the sum Of 500 to any liquor
dealer who pays the full license fee of
5000 in cash, as now established. Mr..
Hedge thought "that would be boys
Iplay.b and believed that if the council
was determined TO change the amount
il should change the ordinance govern
ing it. The amendment proposed was
Withdrawn and another was submitted,
also by Mr.. Kingdom, proposing to
amend the ordinance and reduce the
amount to $4O0. Mr.. Donovan again
protested, saying 1--WE are not helping
the saloon men, not helping the cause
Of temperance, not helping the Guy
treasury. if we reduce this amount, and
I hone il will not be done" a vote on
the amendment was then taken with
the following result: Ayes, liking
horn, Ahern, Aubrey and Oeser. Noes,
2-Donovan and Hedge.
Kinphorn moved Immediately Ia
| place the ordinance TO amend on lts
| final massage. Mr.. Donovan did not
|
| through i'm a hasty manner. He be
lieved that a large majority Of the peO-
ple were opposed to the action proposed
and questioned the right of the cOunci
10 pass such an ordinance on the day
of It's introduction. Mr.. Hedge moved
a as an amendment that the ordinance
be laid on the table for one week, ano
! Mr.. Ahern seconded. The mayor pu
the question and declared it carried
u Mr.. KinghoTn demanded a roll call
which was ordered, Ahern, Donovan
and Hedge voting aye, and Aubrey
= KiuphOrn and Oeser no. Ihe mayo
voted aye and declared the ordinanc
laid over. This action was ignored b.
Mr.. Kinghorn, who questioned tn
mayor's right 10 vote, and moved tina
= the ordinance be placed on its tina
= massage. The city attorney was az
pealed to and expressed the Opinion
that it was a question Of parliamentar
practice, and that no question Of tha
kind could be declared carried If
failed 10 receive four affirmative votes
The motion to place the ordinance o
. its final passage was then put, KIM
horn, Aubrey and Oeser voting ay'
and Donovan, Hedge and Ahern NJ
The motion failed, and the matter r.
mains In statu quo.
ct A petition, bearing thirty-one sign
= lures, protesting against the passage
any ordinance to restrain stock frol
running at large, was read and LAID
the table.
4 A petition Of T. S. Burr, protestif
n against the proposed reduction OF b
nav as sewer inspector from "a TO 3d.
peT day was read. Mr. Donovan STATE
that he knew Mr.. Burr to be an exec
tionally competent man and believ'
that his services ought TO be retain'
by the city at the pay asked. He q
cordingly moved that the engineer
empowered TO pay not less than
. nor more than 81 per day for inspector
. the higher wages to be paid only
men competent to do such draughul
" and instrument work as may be
auired The motion prevailed.
The hearing Of the petition Of Jol
III. Ware, for vacating the plat
Birds addition, was deferred until ne
week.
20 The petitions Of p. Grad Charl
TO- Fischer, ID. X. Butler and John feip
for liquor licenses, were referred 10
license committee, which later report
favorably on all the applications {
&C cent that Of Grad. Mr.. Donovan stat
- that he understood Grads saloon to
the place where the Indian "Swil'
obtained liquor before he killed Mo
air Younkin, or didn't kill him." acco
ing TO the verdict Of the jury, and
could not, at least until further invei
CATION, vote to grant him anotl
- license.
lt. A special report Of the city engin
in reference TO sewers and drama
was discussed and a committee '