Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-24
ASSESSMENTS AFFIRMED
The Council Tables the Tech
nical Protests Against the
Lake Padden Road
The Mill Avenue Extension
Two Plats Vacated BY
Ordinance
After Addition Swindlers--Date
Of Padden Road Delin-
quency Fixed

The mayor and all members Of Tia,
city council, except Mr. Kinghoru
were present at yesterdays mcetina %
the council, together with the clerk
attorney, marshal, engineer and street
commissioner The minutes Of the pre-
viou7 regular meeting were read and
approved.
A petition from $. II. Kcclcr, w. NJ.
| Toles and Allen Campbell, asking for
AN extension Of the Twelfth street
sewer from the Vendomc hotel to Don
oyan avenue was presented and refer
red to the sewer committee.
a protest Of the Fairhaven Foundry
| Company against the street assessment
upon certain lots in block - was refer
red 10 the street committee and city
attorney.
The regular order of business was
suspended to give Captain Eldridge an
opportunity TO address the council In
the matter Of his request for the vaca-
ton Of "a portion Of that part Of the plat
Of old Bclliughum known a- the "MiII
reserve" Action was deferred for one
week TO obtui. the consent of the Bell
lngham Bay Land Company, in whose
plat the property is included. Referred
20 street committee.
City Engineer Gcarhard made
verbal repor, Of the progress made iu
sewer work and also recommending
the construction of thrpc-loOt sewers
with inspection pipes instead OF man
holes. He also advises putting in
catch basins To- prevent the sewers from
becoming cIOggpd with sand.
a plat -hOWlu" the city sewer sy--
tenn, completed and contemplated was
submitted by THE engineer and the sewer
committee was granted AN extension
oi time TO report upon matters referred
to them.
The report of the judiciary commit .
tee iu the matter Of the public printing
contract was read by Mr. Donovan and .
the committee was given further time
10 obtain additional information.
The rel lon Of the committee on
streets and public property and the
city attorney lu the matter Of disputed
assessments for street improvements
was submitted, the attorney recon-
mcudiug that all protests be- tabled,
the assessments affirmed and that the
city proceed at once To- enforce Uay-
mcnt. Mr.. Donovan agreed that all
mere technical objections and protest.
On the ground Of iufOrmalitic. should
be disrogardcd, but hc thought that
where any property owner complained
Of being --e--ed more than the per
centage established by law as IL maxi
mum his protest should receive con-
-idcratiOn, and this seemed 10 be the
sentiment Of other members Of the
council. On motion the protests al
ready presented against the Lake Pad
len road assessment were tabled and
Inc assessment affirmed.
With reference 10 the proposed ex-
tension Of Mill avenue Mr.. Aubrey,
chairman Of the committee on streets
md public property, reported that Mr.. 4
1untOOn Will sell a right-sf-wav across
ll- property at an appraised valuation
ma That Mr. Frye, Of Seattle, would
ell all Of his. Mr.. Aubrey was
'sked to asccrtai whether Mr.. Z
rye will sell ouly the portion needed ,
" the city, and ~ that event ,
everal cOundlmen expressed the Opin- /
on that the property should be- duly
appraised and purchased by the city /
nd the street extended. Mr. Aubrey /
eierred 10 the recent fire in the Lvsie /
ddition and sallcd the attention ofthe +
ouncll b. the fact that the engine and .
most Of the other fire apparatus was !,
ractically useless there because ID A.,
ould not be taken near enough 10 be !
( service.
The report Of the executive COM y
1ittee was read and accepted and /
were ordered drawn in paw ,
1ent Of bills approved by the com a
1ittee and the council as follows:
'harles = /uTD. sewer work 4Iq ~ =