Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-28
KINGHORN IS PROMOTED
He Succeeds MIR. Donovan AS
Chairman of the Sewer
Committee Il
Mr.. Aubrey Appointed to the
Vacancy---The Printing
Controversy
Sewer Connection Ordinance
Observation-Disclosures
Discussed

ONan, ClefK Anderson, mafsllal BAKERY,
Attorney Hughes, Engineer Gearhard,
Street Commissioner Klosterman
Health Officer Bickford and Chief Glib
son, of the fire department, were pres
ent at yesterdays meeting of the coun-
Gil. The clerk read the minutes of the
previous meeting and the council pro-
ceeded with the regular order of busi-
ness.
A warrant Oh the First street grade
fund, in favor of Chas Schering, which
was not presented in time for payment
within the thirty days limit established
by the notice Of publication, was or
dered paid.
A petition signed by forty-two citi-
zens asking that "such compensation
as the city might deem fair and proper"
be allowed to the volunteer firemen,
was referred to the executive commit
tee.
J. a. Frye, attorney for Robert
Schmidt, addressed the council i'm rela-
ton to his clients claim against the
city for "eXtra work' on the sewer
contract awarded him last year. Mr..
Frye stated that Mr.. Schmidt was
willing to submit his claim to arbitra-
ton and pay the cost thereof him
self if he should not be award
ed $500. On motion of Mr.
Kinghorn the city attorney was di-
rected to prepare articles Of arbitration
for submission to the Judge of the
superior court, and that the city en-
gineer be recommended as arbitrator
on behalf Of the city.
Specifications for sewer brick
cement, etc. required in sewer work,
was referred to the sewer committee
and mayor, with power TO act.
The chief of the fire department re-
ported that the heater for the engine
had been removed to Tie basement of
the building and that it works salts
factorily. The matter Of paying for the
heater was referred to the chief and
the purchasing committee, and au-
thority was given to purchase lumber
for necessary repairs at the stable
The committee was also empowered to
act i'm the matter of the purchase Of a
desk for use by the fire department.
Warrants were ordered drawn i'm
payment of bills allowed as follows:
L NJ Bardo, photos Of Parker IS 90
Fairhaven Pub Co, printing. .... 80 .
Independent, printing. 80
G Hohstetter, harness work. 10 %
M r Feeney, blacksmith work. % IS
Pioneer Bindery, work.. 90
G Griffith, wood d............... 90
+ II Anderson, salary, etc.. 1l6 80
Mr. Kingdom reported that blank
proposals, specifications, etc, for sewer
work were being type-lDritten and would
be ready in a day or two.
A communication from the Fair
haven Publishing Company i'm relation
TO the public printing, asking that an
award be made in conformity with the
statute and the provisions of the ad-
vertisement calling for bids, was read
and discussed at considerable length.
Mr. Donovan asked to see the law re-
ferred to which was shown to him and
read to the council. 1t provides ex-
plicitly that the public printing shall
be let annually by contract to the
lowest responsible bidder, stipulating
only that contracts for advertising and
Job printing shall be let separately. Mr.
Donovan said that as bids had been
submitted in good faith from the pub
fishers of the only two papers from
which bids could be entertained, and
which he believed were reasonable, he
favored awarding the contract TO the
lowest bidder. Mr.. Kinghorn, with
the readiness for which he has become
quite celebrated locally in all matters
involving the expenditure Of public
funds, interposed some objection and
illustrated his position by supposing
a case of combination, a subject, by the
way, with which, in the abstract, he is
undoubtedly quite familiar. Mr.. DON
ovan suggested that the city might
start paper if it was thought that the
business was 50 profitable as intimated.
The idea seemed to strike the Second
ward councilman favorably, where
upon the manager Of the HERALD said
he would be glad to offer the city a
bargain, should the council see fit to
try such an experiment. Mr.. Griffin
didn't think newspapers could be very
profitable just now and evidently SYM
pathized with rather than enyied those
now engaged i'm the business. Evil
IDENTIFY fearful that the contract might
| be awarded TO "the lowest responsible
bidder, " i'm compliance with the statute,
the gentleman of leisure from the
Second ward moved that the communi.
cation be placed on file. The motion
prevailed. Later Mr.. Donovan moved
that the portion of the committees re.
port referring to the bids for job print.
ing be referred back to the committee
with the request that the difference be
ascertained and reported, but his mo
tion did not receive the courtesy of 8
second. Really, comparisons are
odiOus sometimes.
The matter of compelling property
owners to make sewer connections was
discussed at considerable length, and
ordinance No. 81 was ordered amended