Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-21
SEWERS TO Be EXTENDED
Clerk Authorized to Advertise
For Bids---Work to Be
Pushed
Two Bids For Public Printing
Opened But Not Acted
Upon
Suit Ordered Against the Land
Company---Bond Bids
Offered

Mayor Mckenzie, Councilmen Gri
fin, Aubrey, Oeser and Ahern, Clerk
Anderson, Marshal Blakely, Attorney
Hughes and Street Commissioner
Klosteman We're present when the rol
was called at the opening of the regular
meeting Of the city council yesterday
Councilman Kinghorn entered short
ly after roll call and Councilman Dono
van later in the session. The minute,
of the previous meeting were read and
approved
The Fairhaven Land company pre-.
sented a claim for license rebate to the
amount Of $500 paid to ex-Marshal Par.
ker, license not having been used. Re.
/ ferred TO the license committee.
The report of the city engineer rela.
tive to cost Of iron for sewer work and
enforcement Of sewer connection ordi-
nance and asking also for another
transit for the use of the engineering
department, was referred to the sewer
committee and city attorney.
The question of the nuisance in block
80 was referred to the health officer and
city attorney with instructions to en-
force the provisions of the ordinance if
possible, and if it is found to be inopera-
tive to report to the council such an or
dinance as can be effectively enforced.
Warrants were ordered drawn i'm pay-
ment Of bills allowed as follows:
u. +. Price, rent hose house lots 30 90
1. L. Is. Co., Oil Nc.............. 40
Washington Blank Book Co... 30 81
Chas. f. Iurn, sewer work........ $40 %
tairhaven +. Il M. Co ............. y 50
Voice ~ Mckenzie, sewer work.. Cpl 20
The clerk was authorized TO adver-
tise until Wednesday, May 4, for bids
for sewer work. In accordance with
suggestions of Councilman Kinghorn
some changes were made in the form of
notice to contractors. Councilman
Ahern thought that contractors should
be obligated by the city to pay not less
than 81 per day wages. Other menu
bers Of the council thought that no
such restriction could properly be made
and no action was takenin the matter.
The notice to contractors, specifications
and items submitted were approved
by the council as amended, and the
form OF contracts, bonds, &c, was re-
ferred TO the city attorney, and the
matter Of having the same printed or
typewriter was referred to the sewer
committee, mayor and attorney, with
power to act.
The special committee appointed to
interview the Fairhaven Land Conn
pany in reference to the disputed Me-
Kenzie avenue grade fund assessment.
reported the result of a conference held
with Mr., Larrabee and Mr.. Kerr. the
company's attorney. 1t was stated
that the company had offered to pay
% per cent. of the amount remaining
unpaid after paying the amount
already rendered, provided all other
persons assessed pay the full amount
OF their assessment. The committee
reported adversely on the proposition.
Mr.. Griffin stated that he thought
there had been diliy datlying enough
about the matter aud that suit should
be brought at once, on the ground that
the city is entitled TO the full amount
of its claim or TO none Of il. After some
further discussion of the matter a
motion TO bring suit prevailed.
In reply to a question as to the
progress Of the proceedings against the
bondsmen of defaulting eX-MarshaI
Parker, the city attorney said that the
case would be brought to trial at the
next term of court.
A petition of the Fairhaven National
bank I'm the matter of its claim for the
payment of time checks issued bv
O'Brlen d Co., on account of the i'm !
provement of Twenty-first street, was
laid on the table. II was stated by ]
Mr.. Aubrey that there is 81 500 or |
more i'm the treasury of the CITY TO the |
credit of the Twenty-frst street grade /
fund, against which am order for 81 500 |
has been issued to the Fairhayen /
National bank and which the CITY is |
ready TO pay whenever the contractors [
or their successors or assigns will file |
with the city clerk a receipt I'm full for
all claims against the city. The cOun- |
ell declines to open the door for fur /
ther claims by paying the banks claim .
until such receipt is filed.
Two bids for the public printing, |
one submitted by the publishers Of the /
HERALD and WORLD and one by the |
Independent, were opened and read by 4
the clerk. The HERALD bids forty |
cents per square for the first insertion /
of legal notices, except the delinquent |
tax list, and twenty cents for each sub /
sequent insertion, and for the |
delinquent tax list ten cents l
for the first insertion and seven
cents for each subsequent insertion.
The Independent bids forty-five cents |
and twenty-five cents for all notices ex-
cept the tax list and for that twelve and |
one.half cents and seven and one.half /
cents. In the bids for job printing, the
difference was also clearly in favor of
the HERALD. It was moved to refer
the two bids to special committee and |
the mayor appointed CounciImen Grif
fin, Kinghorn and Aubrey. Mr.. King
horn said that so far rs ne was con-
cerned he should favor the rejection Of
both bids, because he could see no rea-