Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-26
ONE SEWER CONTRACT LET
w. B. Davey the Successful
Bidder for Section Num-
Der Three.
Pacific Coast Trading Co. the
Lowest Bidder for Port
land Cement.
Councilmen Suggest Various
Locations for Giant Pow
der Houses.

Kenzie at the usual hour, with all
members present except Councilman
Griffin, absent from the city. All ap,
pointive officers were in attendance.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
A warrant was ordered drawn in
favor of Charles S. Zurn for 5000. 81 for
sewer work.
A communication in reference to the
heater for the fire engine was read and
referred TO the committee on fire, water
and light.
The Juvenile hose company was
granted permission to use 200 feet Of
hose belonging to the city, costing $3.50.
The petition of Monahan Bros, for
the transfer to them of the unexpired
liquor license of &. Langert, was
granted.
A warrant was ordered drawn in
favor of Hakes & Dickinson for Sl95. rs.
for extra work done on the Lake
Padden road contract. Action on the
item of Sl50.l2 for other extra work on
the same contract, was deferred for
reference to ex-Engineer Allerton.
|. 5. Richards, representing the land
company and Richards d Easton,
agents for Judson aud giant powder,
asked that the council designate some
place where powder house might be
built. Mr.. Oeser suggested that il be
located in Whatcom, Mr.. Kinghorn
moved to designate more particularly
the basement of the new city hall at
Whatcom and Mr.. Aubrey moved to
amend by substituting Mr.. Cowgill's !
opera house in Fairhaven. Mr.. Rich |
ards request was referred to the COM
mittee on fire, water and light.
On motion Of Mr.. Kingdom, ordi- |
nance No. 36, relating 10 explosives, !
was referred to the judiciary commit !
tee, with instructions to report amend |
ments if deemed desirable.
Mr.. Donovan asked what had be- /
come of the bids submitted for cement, |
pipe and sewer brick The clerk pro- |
duced them, and there being but one /
bid for brick, that was ordered returned |
unopened and the clerk was directed to |
advertise again, bids to be presented /
next Wednesday.
Two bids for Portland cement were
ODChth anu Itdi ds lOllOWS. w III. /
Frizell, New Whatcom, 1926 per BARREL
Pacific Coast Trading Co., Fairhaven, !
So. 10 per barrel. Both for Whites or |
equally good brand.
The engineer stated that he had been |
reliably informed that 700 barrels of |
the same kind Of cement were quite |
recently sold in Portland for $225 per
barrel.
Bids for the construction of sewer
section No, 2, submitted by Geo. l.. |
Voice, GaTvin d. Zurn, Horn, Watson !
IL Strange, Oregon Bridge Co. and w. |
b. Davey, were opened and read. The /
bid Of the Oregon Bridge Co, not being |
accompanied by any certified check,
was not considered. On the basis of !
the engineers estimates the bids figured |
as follows: &. l., Voice, S., ,92f 20; Gar
vim d Zurn, S4, 81. As; Horne, Watson
d Strange, S5,795.27; w. b. Davey,
So, ,S42.4S. The contract was awarded /
to Mr.. Davey.
An ordinance was passed providing
for the ratification of the sale of S75, 900
Of general municipal purpose bonds to
the Washington improvement Com
pany.
The bill of Wiikin & DERRICK, for
legal services rendered in connection
with the Bourne injunction case, $3.50,
was taken from the table and dis
cussed. 1t was stated by Major Dar-
ling, from his knowledge of the case as
a former member of the council, that
the service had been rendered at the
request Of Mr. Howard, then city attor-
ney, by advice and consent of several
members of the council. IL was further
stated that rather than have the matter
delayed longer the attorneys were
willing to take $50 in full settlement.
Mr.. Donovan moved that that amount
be rendered, but it being intimated that
the case has not been finally disposed
of in the court the motion was with
drawn and the matter laid on the table
for one week, pending further investi-
CATION of the status of the case, which
the city attorney was directed to make.
The council then adjourned until
730 in the evening for consideration
Of bids for other sections of sewer work.
There lacked one of being a quorum
In the evening and another adjourn
ment was taken until p. m. today.