Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-06

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Pay roll city engineer .............. COZ IS
Pay roll street commissioner ...... "A 50
The bill of the Il. b. Gas company
against W. b. Davey was referred back
to Davey.
The street committee was directed to
confer with the city attorney relative to
disputed points affecting the city's
ownership of a portion of Tenth street,
Tor the improvement of which a petit
ton is now before the committee.
The lease of a site for the erection and
operation of a shingle mill at the foot
Of Fillmore avenue was presented and
discussed. Thirty days is allowed in
which TO begin work and until the first
OF March in which to have the mill in
operation. The lease will stipulate
that at least ten men must be employed
and that the mill must be operated at
least nine months in the year.
Mr.. Donovan moved a reconsidera-
ton of the vote on the motion TO APP
propriate $50 per month for the sup
port of the free reading room. Mr..
Hedge seconded and the motion pre-
vailed. Mr.. Griffin suggested that the
matter of aid to the reading room be
left to vote of the people at the next
city election, and in conformity with
this suggestion Mr.. Donovan moved
that an appropriation of SIS a month
for two months be made. The motion
was lost, Donovan, Griffin and Hedge
voting aye and Aubrey, Kingdom,
Oeser and Ahern no.
Mr.. Griffin then moved that the mat
ter of the councils power TO submit the
question to vote of the people be re-
ferred to the city attorney to report as
to the necessary steps to be taken. So
ordered.
ID. b. Edwards, cited to appear be-
fore the council and make formal COM
plant against certain councilmen, il he
had, as charged, made statements Sc
riously rejecting upon their characters,
appeared and denied having said any,
thing with intent TO 50 reflect. He had
commented in a general way upon the
HERALD's report Of the Seventeenth
street sewer matter and had talked pol
itics with Mr.. Tedje, endeavoring to i'm.
duce him to support Judge VIM,
while Mr.. Tedje argued in support of
Mr.. Rice. In the course of this talk he
had referred to Mr.. Griffin but denied
that he had attacked his character.
Mr.. Griffin said Mr.. Edwards state
ments did not agree with those of Mr..
Tedje, adding land / will take Tedle's
word every time" He was not dis
posed to press the matter and cared
very little about 1t, only he objected to
favoring men with positions In the EN-.
ploy of the city and then have them
attacking him behind his back. He
would not insist upon Edwards dis
charge but he would never vote to pay
him another dollar.
The mayor asked what further atten-
ton the council desired to give the
matter, and for himself said:
"For my part / am in the same fix as
the rest Of the council. We eot into bad
place. that's q fact; and having got into
that place don't think we can deny 10
the citizens of Fairhaven the privilege
of making any general remarks about il
that they may see ht. II seems TO me
IL isn't wise for us to make any kick
against the people. No specific charges
have been made and am willing to take
my part OF the medicine"
Mr.. Griffin then repeated the sub
stance of what Mr.. Tedje had told him
that Edwards had said, whereupon
both the mayor and Mr.. Donovan
agreed that Mr.. Griffin had o right to
be incensed and expressed the opinion