Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-30
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Proceedings of Wednesdays Session
nued-Yesterday's Session

MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Proceedings of Wednesdays Session
Continued-Yesterday's Session
After Mayor Mckenzie concluded
his address to the council Wednesday
Councilman Donovan spoke very brief
Iy and quickly in refutatiOn of one or
two of the personal allegations of the
mayor, and routine work was then re-
sumed.
Attorney ]. II. Deitrick appeared in
behalf of VIM. Watkinson, contractor
for the brick work in the sewer tun-
mel, and his bondsmen, Warner and
Grad, and asked that $500 of the
amount withheld by the city under
the twenty-five per cent. clause, be al
lowed the bondsmen for the payment
on labor claims. The request was
granted on condition that the bonds
men complete the work.
EN-. Day presented the musty old
claim of f. W. Adams for Sl029 for
work performed on the Front street
Improvement contract. Referred to
judiciary committee.
The following motion was offered by
Mr.. Donovan and adopted:
"That the city engineers action in
permitting tunueling and i'm estimating
bitches AT a minimum width of three
feet is hereby approved, but he is di-
rected to observe the clause of the con-
tracts providing, under crock eXcava-
ton, i'm no case Is the width of the
trench to De more than two feet greater
than the outside diameter of the sewer
or less than three feet in width
The city marshal requested that he
be allowed a deputy TO assist him in
the collection Of taxes and preparation
of the assessment roll. Request granted
and compensation fixed at $40 per
month. Adjourned to $3.50 Thursday
moaning
The city council met in adjourned
session yesterday morning at $50
with the mayor and all members pres
ent except Councilman Ahern. A bill
of the Gas company against w. b.
Davey for $40 for pipe alleged to have
been broken in the Mill stree sewer
excavation and for which Davey re-
fuses to pay, was presented and referred
to the executive committee.
The executive committee stated that
they had held a meeting for the con-
sideration of Chas. Zurn's claim for
extra pay for work done in the sewer
tunnel and had been unable to agree up
on a satisfactory settlement with Mr..
Zurn. They had submitted the fol-
lowing proposition which had been re-
fused 10y the contractor, and the COM
mittee desired to submit it to the coun-
Gil for discussion:
an the matter of the amount retained
on account Of c. S. Zurn's sewer tunnel
contract the executive committee would
Fhuf tho "a lnWaneq Of som nv
the engineer for extra size Of tunnel be
approved by the council; that the extra
work done on excavation under the di-
rectlon Of the engineer be paid for by the
city and that the cost OF engineering after
expiration Of time agreed upon in con-
tract, be withheld from the amount due
on the contract
Attorney Frye addressed the council
on behalf Of Contractor Zurn, and the
contractor himself protested against
the proposed deduction for engineering,
amounting to SlS2.25. Mr.. Griffin
moved that the amount be allowed.
Mr.. Donovan objected, whereupon a
new phase was given to the discussion
by an admission by the engineer that
the responsibility for the additional eX-
pense ON the contract rests upon him
self and mis- assistant in charge of the
work, Thos. ;. Burr. Considerable
discussion followed, in the course of
which Mr.. Donovan stated that the
mistake of Mr.. Burr was one not infre-
quently made by competent engineers
on work Of that kind. Mr.. Griffin eX-
pressed himself very fOrcibly on the
subject and withdrew his motion,
moving instead that the entire claim of
Mr.. Zurn, amounting to $685. 55, be al
lowed. The motion prevailed, Mr..
Donovan alone voting no
In the matter of the final estimate on
sewer section No. S, the executive COM
mittee submitted the following report,
which was approved and recommends
tons adopted:
SEPT. %, 1892.
The Mayor and City Council, Fairhaven,
Washington;
GENTLESiES-Th executive committee
met the city engineer this morning re-
gardlng the hnal estimate on section No
5. We recommend the allowance Of 81 OOC
In addition to the 1000 previously al
lowed, leaving 1897 still to be audited
The engineer Is to figure tLe exact differ
ence IN cost n the deepest ditch is figured
at two feet wider than the pipe, instead
OF i've feet wide over all, as estimated
When this difference Is determined tn,
committee will pass upon the withheld
balance and report TO the council.
WM. HEDGE,
j. j. DONOVAN,
4. j. kINGHORN.
The public library matter was brough
up by Mr.. Griffin, who reported yer
bally that il would take from S75 4
500 per month to maintain it. In tn
course of the discussion which fOllowe,
Librarian +. G.. Thomas stated that
society of ladies has been formed I
give occasional entertainments for tn
nf ha hot 10.