Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-17
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Protest Against Street Assessments---
Plats Vacated

Gil was held yesterday afternoon, will
Mayor Mckenzie, Councilmen Dono
van, Griffin, Hedge, Kinghorn and
Oeser present.
A petition from the Fairhaven Land
Company, protesting against the as
sessment of its property abutting on
Mckenzie avenue, was read and re.
ferred to the city attorney, the mayor
and judiciary committee. The peti.
tlon set forth that the work was use.
less and extravagant, and that the
company would resist the payment OF
the assessment.
Petition of John II. Ware, for the
vacation of the plat of Birds addition,
was read and action deferred until
April H.
The city attorney presented his re-
port, which was adopted. He stated
that the clerk had an account of all
the delinquent taxes now in his hands
for collection. AS TO the manner of col
lecting, he recommended that the de-
linquent taxes be added to the taxes
of the coming year.
In the matter of the claim of the 7.
b. Mill Company, he recommended
that the only thing to do was to lay it
on the table.
He recommended, in regard to the
claim of the Fairhaven National bank
for time checks, that it be not consid-
cred until after a settlement with the
contractors is made.
Upon report of the city attorney that
!. 5. Richards refused to turn over $50
held by him as commission, it was
moved and carried that the city at
torney bring suit against him.
Engineer Gerhard submitted "a man
of the city, showing streets establihed
on the tide lands, which was adopted
IN a resolution vacating all previous
maps.
The city engineer reported that the
Hush tank at the intersection of Four
teenth and Mill could not be moved
without damage, and he was instructed
to haye new tank put in on Four
teenth and Fillmore.
Chief Gibson of the fire department
reported that one of the hose carts
was almost a total wreck, and that the
city was paying for three dydrants
which are useless, because there is no
street open by which they can be
reached. The matter Of the hydaants
was referred to the committee on streets |
and public property. The matter Of
the hose cart was referred to the pur- |
chasing committee with power to act. |
Street Commissioner Klosterman re- |
ported the need of a house for CITY tools |
The matter was referred to the pur-
chasing committee
Councilman Kinghorn presented the |
request Of City Marshal Blakely for .
leave of absence of ten days, which was |
granted.
Mayor Mckenzie suggested that it |
would be good idea for councilmen to |
have a meeting for committee work |
some time during each week.
The Judiciary committee, in reference
to the claim of Joseph Barrett, reported /
that the claims Of Hakes d Co. had |
been settled.
Councilman Donovan stated that the |
city engineer had been instructed to
prepare "A map showing the portions of
the city which required sewering, and |
also estimates.
Petition of j. ID. Hagan to have liquor
license transferred to J. G. Langert was
granted.
Petition of Joe Alsop in reference to a
dltch was referred to the committee on
streets and public property.
Mr.. Donovan moved that the street
committee investigate the advisability |
OF lmprovinga a street to Chuckanut bay,
which prevailed. He stated that there |
is one large enterprise there and i'm all |
probability the pottery plant would To-
cate there.
Two appeals from the assessment roll
OF the Lake Padden road, alleging ir-
regularltles in the assessment, were re-
ferred to the city attorney and street
committee. One was by Jesse A. Frye,
attorney for Laura M. Rayburn, +. S.
Cain, f. M. Bourne and ID. r.. Musser,
the other by Kerr IL McCord, attorneys
for W. II. Fuller.
The petitions for the vation of lots by
q. w. Iysle ct al and the Whatcom
county Investment Company were
granted, the petitioners TO pay for the
publication of the necessary ordinances.
q. w. Lysle petitioned for the vacation
of the plat of blocks 25 TO AZ of Lysle's
second addition, that it might be re-
plated to secure better street grades.
The Whatcom County Investment
Company, by j. r. Mckinley, prayed
for the vacation of the plat of the east
half of East Fairhaven
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn:
Fairhaven Cornlce Works ....S 7 75
H. A. Dunn ..-.,.............. "a OO
Land Company. 65
Hakes IL Dickinson ........... 4O5 SO
The Tulip Social
The ladies Of the Congregational So
ciety perpetrated the latest novelty in
church socials at their chapel last even
ing They called it "Tulip Social"
1t drew large attendance and was a
pleasant and successful afihir. The re-