Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-04
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Sewer Outlet to Be Pro-
tected Against Slides by
Timbering
Resolution Adopted Requiring
That All Bills Must Be
Sworn To
The City Engineer to Ascer-
tain the Grade of Harris
Avenue

Ine regular nleeuuB Ol Jile Clly COuh
Gil was held yesterday afternoon, with
Mayor Mckenzie and Councilmen
Ahern, Aubrey, Donovan, Hedge,
Kinghorn, Griffin and Oeser present.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
A communication from II. b. Lewis,
asking if it was the intention of the
council to provide an assessors plat
book, and containing an application
for preparing one for the city should,
one be made, was referred to the city
engineer for information as to whether
his Office contained the necessary in
formation for compiling such a work,
and also as to whether or not such a
book was needed or customary.
Petition of w. o. Robins and w. r.
Sullivan, to have their names with
drawn from the bond of Michael
Grab, of the Kristiana saloon, was
referred to the committee ON license.
Petition of Frank O'Dell, driver of
| the fire engine, for an increase of
salary, was referred to the committee
on fire, water and light, with instruc-
tions to ascertain wages paid drivers in
Seattle.
G.. G.. Peterson and w. f.. Galley
petitioned for a permit to take orders
for the Encyclopedia Britannica for
two weeks without paying license.
The petition was not granted, because
to do 50 would be a violation of the
city ordinances.
Marshal j. A. Blakeley's report for
the month of January was read and
placed on file. The report showed that
fines collected aggregated 50, and that
two arrests had been made.
Health Officer Charles +. Ellis, in
his report for January, stated that there
were six deaths and eleven births dur
ing the month.
Street Commissioner Klosterman
submitted a report containing list oi
tools. etc, turned over to him by his
predecessor, which was referred to the
commute on stree : and public prop
erty.
City Attorney Hughes, to whom had
been referred the matter Of the pro
posed ordinance giving the fire de
partment the right-of-way of the street.
when an alarm is sounded, reported
( that ordinance No. 10 gave the tireme1
all the privileges they could have
under the law.
The city attorney also reported tha
the council had power to offer re
ward for the apprehension of ex-Citl
Marshal Parker.
The judiciary committee reported
approving the resolution to petition
congress to enact a law excluding Chi
nese, which was accepted.
The committee on streets AM
public property, in the mat
Ter of the Lake Padden roa'
assessments, reported, recommending
] that the assessment be made pro rat
on the entire cost Of the work, except
= ing street intersections. The repor
was accepted.
The committee on health and polio
submitted a report on the sanitary cor
dition of the city JAIL finding it yer
bad. 1t l. damp, illy-ventilated an
without drainage, and totally unit fo
Y the abode of prisoners. On motor
the report was returned to the con
mittee with the instruction TO procul
a competent architect and put in props
condition, if the cost would not eXcee
5000 Councilman Griffin did M
Ia think the Jail could be made fit Il
prisoners.
The executive committee reporte
favorably on the following bills an
\ warrants were ordered drawn: