Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-17
MORE SEWER EXTENSIONS
Specifications Ordered Pre-
pared for About One Mile
More
Where They Will be Built--Es-
innate of Cost--Big Brick
Contract
Final elimination of the Mill
Street Extension
Fight

The city council met in adjourned
session yesterday afternoon for the
special purpose of considering sewer
matters. AS Mr.. Donovan remarked,
the meeting at first was like "The play of
Hamlet with Hamlet left out" When
the roll was called no member of the
sewer committee was present, although
the meeting was held in accordance
with the suggestion Of its chairman.
Mayor Mckenzie presided and Council
men Donovan, Griffin, Hedge and
Ahern were in their usual places. The
members of the committee arrived be-
fore the regular order of business was
concluded.
With few conservative preliminary
remarks the mayor objected to ruling
favorably on the motion directing the
purchase of the necessary right-of-way
for the proposed extension of Mill ave-
nue., assigning the following reasons:
"That the action of the owner of the
property in question in fencing it, un-
der the present circumstances, is evil
IDENTIFY for no other purpose than that
of forcing the city into this contempla-
ted deal.
"That while heartily admitting the
right of the citizens directly interested
to street facilities, he does not consider
this the best mode of affording them
the desired relief.
"That there is full assurance that i'm
less than a year there will be ample
remedy in the way of condemnation
laws provided for this and all other
cities in the state by which to settle
cases of this kind.
"That the price to be paid is not by
any means nominal, under existing
circumstances, or present values of
acreage property.
"That while cherishing the greatest
respect for the petitioners and regard
for their requests, at the same ime he
does not consider il advisable under ex-
isting circumstances to rush a matter
which has hung fire so long when
times were better than they are now.
"And for q further reason that the
city treasury year hence will not be
in condition to meet an obligation en-
tered into on the specific terms of one
year"
The mayor stated that not having
been called upon to rule on the matter
at the time the motion prevailed, and |
not having ruled on il voluntarily, he
desired to state his objections briefly
and in such manner that the records !
might clearly show his position in the
matter.
Mr.. Donovan moved that the matter
be laid over until next Wednesday, the
meeting having been called for the con- |
sideration of sewer matters. Mr.. Ahern |
seconded. Mr.. Kinghorn offered the fol- |
lowing as an amendment:
THAT tender of 50, 400 be made to d. |
r. Huntoon, or his legal representatives., |
for the purchase Of an Soft. strip extend |
ing from Twenty first street to Twenty |
fourth street, being an easterly extension |
of Mill avenue, payment TO be made In |
general fund warrants payable on or be- |
fore one year from date at the option of |
the city council, and the matter is hereby |
referred TO the purchasing committee and |
city attorney with power to act"
The motion prevailed, Councilmen
Griffin, Aubrey, Kingdom and Ahern |
voting aye and Councilmen Donovan,
Hedge and Oeser no.
The mayor declined to rule on the
question for the same reasons as given
in his objections TO the motion Of last
above stated. An appeal
from his decision was taken, the mayor
stating the question as follows: "Shall
the decision of the chair be sustained
by the council" The roll was called,
Aubrey, Ahern, Kingdom and Griffin
voting no and Donovan, Hedge and
Oeser yes. This was repeated on the
motion as amended and the record
shows that the purchase of the Hun
toon right-of-way for So, 400, payable in
general fund warrants, is ordered by
the affirmative votes of four council
men, opposed by the negative votes of
three councilmen and the mayors dis
A petition signed by sixteen owners
Of property on Eleventh street asking
that the excess paid on the grade as.
5essment of that street in 1890 be re-
turned to them. The records show
that the amount received from the as
was greater than the cost of
the work. The petition was granted
and the clerk was instructed to prepare
a rebate roll and submit it at the
next meeting with the warrants in
favor of thevarious parties.
A petition from residents and prop
erty owners i'm the Fifth ward asking
that sewer be ordered placed in the
alley between Sixteenth and Seven.
teenth, from near mill to Douglas, was
referred 10 the sewer committee.
Warrants were ordered drawn In
payment of bills allowed as follows:
Chas. Zurn, sewer tunnel. .......s s2Ol5 SO
q Easton. cement .. 1914 ss
7; A. Pearson, brick...,.......... 237 IS