Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-11
WHAT THE COUNCIL DID
Postmaster Keeler's License
to Make Sewer Connec-
tions Revoked
Ordinance Abolishing Whole
sale Liquor License
Passed
Bills MISUNDERSTANDING of
the Regular Session
Yesterday


ing of the city council yesterday after
noon.
The petition of F. G. Thomas for re-
bate of show license was granted.
The city engineer submitted the fol-
lowing report:
To the Mayor and City Council
Gentlemen: AT about O'Clock a. IN.
last Monday Mr.. S. II. Keeler had
made a connection with the Twelfth
street sewer, opposite his place of busi-
ness, without license or permit from
me as required by ordinance No. 81,
and that he had broken a joint Of pipe
in the Twelfth street sewer. i wrote
Mr.. Keeier q notice of which the fol-
lowing is an exact copy:
Mr.. S. III. Keeler-Dear Sir: / have
been informed by Chas. S. Zurn and
VIM. Hanna that you have made a
connection with the Twelfth street
sewer without license or permit from
me. You are hereby instructed TO dis
connect your sewer from the Twelfth
street sewer and leave the trench and
pipe in the same condition as it was be-
fore your connection. If this Is not
complied with 10y 10 O'clock this a. m.
Aug. s, 1922, | will be compelled to
have you arrested for violation 0rdl-
nance No. 81 of this city.
Yours truly,
GEO. NJ. GERHARD,
City Engineer.
gave this notice to Mr. Hanna and
told him TO give it TO Mr.. Keeler. MIR.
Hanna came back TO me I'm few min
utes and told me that Mr.. Keeler re-
fused to take the notice from him. /
then took the notice to Mr.. Keeler my
self and tried 10 hand IL to him, but he
refused to take it. explained to him
before Mr.. Hanna that he had violated
city ordinance and if he refused to
comply with the ordinance would be
compelled TO have him arrested. In
reply he not only refused TO disconnect
his sewer, but began to abuse me and
accuse me of being dishonest, etc.
then went before Judge Curry and
swore to a complaint accusing him of
violating ordinance No. 90. After he
was arrested and brought before Judge
Curry he came to me and told me that
if would withdraw the complaint he
would pay all costs and have Mr.. Zurn
take out his connection and put in a
good and proper connection in accord
ance with the requirements of the ordi-
nance. i agreed to this and told Judge
Curry that / would withdraw the COM
plant and that he could dismiss the
case If Mr.. Keeler paid the costs. Early
Tuesday morning | went to Mr.. Zurn
and told him that he could take out the
connection made by Mr. Keeier and
make connection according 10 the or
dinance. Mr.. Zurn uncovered the pipe
and we found that Mr.. Keeler had
badly broken one joint of pipe in the
city sewer and that the sewer was full
of earth, and that Mr.. Keller had used
no cement in the joints of the pipe that
he laid. Messrs. l.. n. Griffin, John
Black and others saw the broken pipe
before it was removed by Mr.. Zurn. AS
Mr.. S. ii. Keeler procured license on
Aug. 8, 1892, without complying with
Sec. 4 Of ordinance No. 81 of this city,
and as he is not competant TO make
sewer connections, j most respectfully
ask that his license be revoked.
AS Mr.. Keeler told a number of per-
sons that my reason for having him ar
rested was purely personal one, and
that had him arrested for spite, and
as the account of the trouble as pub.
lished in the HERALD of Aug. 8, was
not correct, and led people to believe
that was I'm the wrong, resi- ectfully
ask the HERALD to publish this report.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. M. GERHARD.
City Engineer.
Councilman Ahern moved that the
report be accepted and the recon-.
mendations ordered carried out. Mr.
Kingdom moved to amend by declar.
ing Mr.. Kecler's license revoked. The
motion and amendment prevailed.
The matter Of the expense Of the
Keeler action was referee to the city
attorney.
On motion Of Mr.. Griffin the city en-.
ginee and city attorney were instructed
to execute contract with w. B. Davey
for the extension of sewer from alley
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
street up Washington street to Fif
teenth, at the same figures as in con
tract for section s.
Mr.. Thompson, representing Balfour
Guthrie 90, apI cared before the
council relative to the complaints ol
Contractor Davey about the cement
furnished. He explained that the ce
ment was Of the best brand, but that O
poor barrel might occasionally be found
IL was agreed that the city engineer
should lay aside all barrels, should
there be any, found unfit for use.
On motion Of Griffin, Schloss was ap
pointed assistant chief Of the fire de
partment.
The executive committee reported
favorably on the following bills anc
warrants were ordered drawn.
Fairhaven Pub. 90. Co...........S 25 1:
Electric Light Il Power Co. 80. 25 81