Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-02
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Extending the Boundaries of tn ~
New Whatcom

New Whatcom
Whereas, A petition signed
all the qualified electors of tn
Whatcom as shown by the Vo ~
last municipal election hel ~
presented to the city toun PCS.
tory situated in the CCu ttCn
State of Washington, and - .Ie
the said city to-wit:
lying ad jacent TO the present W
Whatcom lying and being within 10
ing boundaries, to-wt; Beginn lH- ut the
point of intersection of the mort linc of
Indiana street in the said city of N w What
com with the western limits of the CITY If
New Whatcom; thence west to the northea t
corner of the Eldridge donation claim f;
thence west along the line of the said
Eldrdge donation claim TO its intersection
with the section line between sections
twenty-three OBJ and twenty-fOur (24), town
ship thirty-eight C3s north. range two ~
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 a distance
of three hundred and thirteen feet 1913 4;
thence south twenty-five (22) degrees west to
the northwesterly boundary of the Squall-
cum creek waterway; thence southwesterly
along the northwesterly side of the Squali-
cum creek waterway TO the outer harbor
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 Fairhayen i'm
tersect the shore line of Bellingham bay:
thence due east to the point where the south
boundary line of New WhatcOm intersects
thence
starting in a northerly direction and follow
ing the boundary line of the city of New
Nhatcom with It's various lines, corners,
angles and meanders to the place of begin
ming, might be annexed and become a part
of said city, municipal corporation, and
the city council having ordered that a spec
lal 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 petitioned to be an
nexed and described above, that Special
Election will be held in said city of New
Whatcom and in said above described adj
tiOnal territory on the 18th day of June, A.
ID. lss2, for the purpose of submitting to the
electors the question of annexing to said
city of New Whatcom 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
will vote ballot marked "For Annexation"
and those who are opposed will vote a ballot
marked Against Annexation"
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, block2 4, plat of Whatcom. Inspector,
+. X, NichO S; judges, Gilbert Stannard and
W, w. Hamilton.
Second Ward-The old city hall Of What
com, lot four. block thrty-three, and on
Thirteenth street. Inspector, William Pow
ell; judges, Charles G. Hopkins and s. f.
Harmon.
Third Ward-Old Reveille building. corner
of &c" and Seventeenth streets, Inspector,
Thomas ONeil; judges, I. l.. Richardson,
Joseph Grayson.
Fourth Ward-on block go, on the prem
lses of Mr. Cox. Inspector, p. a. johnson;
judges, William Cox and Oliver Olson.
Fifth Ward-De Mattos building on corner
Of Elk and Holly streets, Inspector, VIII ID.
Jenkins; judges, a. M.Wolaver and William
McCush
Sixth Ward--Sehome hall on corner of
Laurel and Forrest streets. Inspector, Nj. M,
Picken; judges, p. ID. Mcclellan and t. f.
Cade
IN THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED
Special Precinct No. 1-Old polling place,
residence Inspector, J. Y. Collins; judges,
Hugh Eldrdge and A. @. 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.