Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-23

that the recommendation be adopted.
Carried.
Mayor Mckenzie reported that he
had received an invitation TO partici-
pate in the Dominion Day celebration
at Vancouver. The mayor thought he
would attend. Mr.. Griffin said he
would 90 If he felt we'll. Kinghorn was
in for it, and Hedge and Aubrey
thought they would take day off.
Request of j. X. Roll for permission
to burn the debris on the block lately
occupied by Robins Bros barn was
granted.
A communication from j. J. Dono-
van, protesting against having the
| lining of the sewer tunnel done by con-
tract, was read. The protest stated that
it was almost impossible to get honest
work done by contract in dark tun-
mel The work should be done by days
work, with competent foreman. No
action was taken in the matter.
Bond of Richard q Easton for 81 900
on cement contract was accepted,
| Bond of Chas. Fischer, on saloon
license, for 81 900, with G. W. Francis
and G. f. Holmberg as sureties, was on
motion referred back for signatures of
the wives of the sureties.
Before the meeting adjourned, how
ever, this action was recOnsidered and
the bond accepted and license granted.
Mr.. Griffin thought it was a delicate
thing to ask woman to sign IA saloon
keepers bond. Mr.. Kinghorn did not
think one woman in ten would do 1t.
Mr.. Hedge thought that no exception
should be made in saloon keepers
bonds, and the council had previously
adopted a resolution requiring the sig
natures of the wives of sureties.
Bids fur the purchase of a city war
rant for $4,000, bearing ten per cent
interest, for payment of interest upon
bonds at the Chase National Bank in
New York, were opened as follows;
Geo. f. Mayer, 80 1-16 cents; Washing
ton improvement Company, 9S cents
and the expense of telegraphing the
money to New York. On motion the
proposition of Mr.. Mayer was accepted.
i Councilman Kinghorn stated he had
heard on the outside that this warrant
would be redeemed when the proceeds
Of the last sale of bonds were received
He wanted to be placed on record a.
saying that he would vote against TAX
ing one dollar of the bond money fol-
any other purpose than for sewers.
The contract for the masonry and
lining of the sewer tunnel in sewer sec
ton No was awarded to William
Watkinson at contract price of $2,2lz50
Following are the other bids for the
work: ID. l.. Hopkins, $3.50; John
Getty, S2,567.
The following bids were opened fol
the construction of sewer section No. 5
: j. =. Cuminsky, $l0,049.50; VIM. Wat
kinson, $S,05l.25; Garvin d Zurn
: S7,O75.75; Z, G. Mccormick, So, 1850
ID. l.. Hopkins, 6,201.75. On motion
the contract was awarded to ID. l.
Hopkins.
Kinghorn called attention to the fac
that the matter of ordering the boar
of fire delegates to call another election
for chief had been laid over for on
: week at the preceding meeting. Thi
provoked lively discussion of fire de
partment matters.
Councilman Griffin-I think the fir
) department ought to be cut down
We've got a good pressure and / do no
see why our department costs US fiv
or six times as much as Whatcom's.
Kinghorn-Before we brag about ou
j pressure we should see what we hav
; got.
. / bFIlHH-Nt tSlil pun bbD bhhBS =
any time, and if the water company
not giving us the pressure we can brin
l. them to time.
Aubrey-Our department cost US owe
= 81, 900 last year. .
Griflin-We could run nice pai
department for this. Every time
shack is set fire we have to pay bill
for a gang of men who are hired {
watch the fire until morning. This d,
+. partment is run by men who do nc
care very much about it.
-, Kinghorn-ft is true that some Of I'll
, men do not amount to much.
T Aubrey-Some of them ought to
:, playing checkers with their noses.
r The matter was laid over until ne'
week.
On motion of Councilman KiHghof
a the application of Peter Gran for
z liquor license was granted.
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