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

be sustained. The discussion then be-
came more general and specific, the
seventeenth street matter overshadow-
ing Edwards. With reference to that
Mr.. Aubrey said he thought the coun-
ell might as well admit frankly that
"a great big mistaken had been made.
lie had not voted for the change from
sixteenth to Seventeenth street, but he
might have done so had he been pres
ent at the meeting without Knowing
amy more about the matter than he
dld. 1t was blunder any way, at
best, and that much at least should be
admitted. 81 don't care how big a
boodler Mr.. Kingdom is. 1t might
possibly ease Off on his shoulders
Mr.. Kingdom said that what
ever statements he made about
1t he wsuld make 10 the com.
mittee of Investigation, upon
whose report he was willing 10 have
the matter rest. He feared that If he
made any statements in open council
they would be "garbled and miseon-
stuedn by a certain experimenting
the HERALD.
MIR. Donovan thought that mas
much as all the discussion had thus far
been in open council the replies should
be made there. 1t wasn't a question of
newspaper criticism. There WAS
enough of record in connection with
the matter to call for investigation and
explanation, if there is any eNplana-
ton. The committee had no power to
swear witnesses and no specified
charges had been referred to IL. He
objected to serving in such a capacity,
but when the mayor stated that he
could not excuse him because he had
been appointed with Mr.. Hedge at Mr..
Kingdoms request, he said he would
attend a meeting of the committee
whenever requested by the chairman,
and so the matter stands.
The report of the city engineer rec
ommending that sewer work done on
seventeenth street be abandoned and
that the sewer be extended west on
Larrabee TO Sixteenth and thence across
on Sixteenth to Mckenzie was taken
up and discussed. John Black appeared
before the council and urged that the
sewer be built along the south side of
Larrabee avenue instead of the north
side as recommended by the engineer.
IL was finally decided 10 build one
block on Mckenzie, from Seventeenth
TO Eighteenth; two on Larrabee from
Eighteenth to Sixteenth along the
south side of the street as desired by
Mr.. Black; and one on Sixteenth from
Larrabee to Mckenzie. The engineer
was directed to raise his grade two feet,
making the sewer eight feet deep instead
often, On account of the lateness of
the season Mr.. Griffin opposed letting
any more contracts this fall, but all the
other eouncilmen favored completing
the work above outlined and so voted,
and the city clerk was directed TO ad-
yertise for bids. The street commits
sioner was instructed to fill up the
Seventeenth street trench and also the
present excavation on Larrabee be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth.
MIR. Slater, owner of the building on
Harris street lately occupied by Moore
d Moore, asked permission to remove
it. Action deferred one week.
The mayor stated that he had as.
sumed the responsibility of engaging
Attorney Maxwell to appear in behalf
OF the city in the Bles case and asked
that Mr.. Maxwell's bill of S25 be al
lowed. He also advised that Mr.. Max
well be engaged to assist in the prose-
cution of the case in the superior court.
Mr. Griffin and other members of the
council endorsed the action of the may
or in engaging Mr.. Maxwell to appear
before Judge Curry, but thought 1t
would be best not to engage further as
sistance at present, as the trial may be
delayed several weeks or perhaps
months. Mr.. Kingdom said he would
like to know what the city is paying an
attorney SIPS a month for if it is not to
appear in the city's behalf whenever
the services of an attorney are needed.
He opposed the payment of the bill,
but it was allowed.
Six approximate estimates for sewer
work having been presented after the
council had convened and the exc
cutive committee not having had time
to examine them, the issuance of war
rants in payment after approval of the
estimates by all members of the COM
mittee was authorized, subject to the
ratification of the council at the next
meeting. Adjourned.