Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-19
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Extending the Boundaries of the City of
New Whatcom


Whereas. a petition signed by one-afth OF
all the qualified electors OF the city of New
WhatcOm rs shown by the vote cast at the
last municipal election held In said city, was
presented to the city council OF said city
praying that he following described terri
tory situated In the County of Whatcom,
State OF washington, and lying adjacent to
lying adjacent to the present city Il New
Whatcom lying and being within the follow
ing boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at the
point Of intersection Of the north line Of
Indiana street in the said city of New What
com with the western limits of the city Of
New WhatcOm; thence west TO the northeast
corner of the Eldrldge donation claim;
thence west along the line OF the said
Edridge donation claim to its intersection
with the section line between sections
twenty-three {28 and twenty-four (2i, town
ship thirty-eight 49, north, range two ~
east; thence south along the said section
line to the center OF the county road leading
from the city of New Wha!com TO Marietta;
thence westerly along said road distance
of three hundred and thirteen feet t3l3);
thence south twenty-five ~ degrees west TO
the northwestery boundary of the Squall-
cum creek waterway; thence southwesteriy
along the northwesterly side OF the squaii-
cum creek waterway 20 the outer hafb0r
line; thence due south over the waters OF
Bellingbam bay 10 a point directly west Of
the point where the boundary line between
the city of New Whatcom and FairhaVen in b.
tersect the shore line of Bellingham bay;
thence due east 10 the point where the south
boundary line Of New Whatcom intersects
the shore iiue of Belllngham bay; thence
starting I'm a northeriy direction and follow
ing the boundary line Of the city OF New
Whatcom with It's various lines, corners,
angles and meanders to the place OF begin
ming. might be annexed and become "A part
OF sail city, a municipal corporation, and
ial election be held TO deterRine said petit
Jion.
Now Therefore notice is hereby given TO
the qualified electors residing within the
limits of the city of New Whatcom and to
the qualified electors residing within the
limits Of said territory Petitioaed TO be an
neXed and described above, that a Special
Election will be held IN said city of New
WhatcOm and In said above described ad-
tional territory ON the 18th day OF June, A.
ID. 1892, for the purpose of submitting to the
electors the question of annexing to said
city Of New Wbatcom the territory des-
cribed above aud In said petition.
Such election shall be held at the various
polling places described below, and the polls
Of each OF said places viii be opened at nine
o'clock in the forenoon OF said day and will
close at seven o'clock in the evening Of said
day and the election will be conducted as re-
quired by the general election laws of the
State OF Washington.
The proposition submitted to the electors
at such election and to be voted upon thereat
is as follows: "Shall the territory descr bed
la said petition and further described above
be annexed 20 said municipal corporation.
the city Of New WhatcOm, and become a part
thereof? Those who favor such proposition
will vote ballot marked "For Annexation"
and those who are opposed will vote ballot
marked Against Annexation"
The following places within said city and
within said additional territory have been
designated by the city council as the places
where the polls of such election shall be
opened and the following officers OF election
Of each of said polling places have been ap-
pointed by the said city council 90 conduct
said election, to-wit:
IN TRE CITY
First Ward-At the building on lot seven
teen, block 29i, plat of Whatcom Inspector
4; X. Nicho 5; judges, Gilbert Stannard and
W. W. Hamilton.
Second Ward-The old city hall of What
com. lot four. block thirty-three, and on
Thirteenth street. Inspector, William Pow
ell; judges, Charles G. Hopkins and ;. f.
Harmon.
Third ward-old Revellle building. corner
OF "C' and seventeenth streets. Inspector,
Thomas ONeil; judges, T. L. Richardson,
Joseph Graysou.
Fourth Warden block go. on the prem
ises OF Mr.. Cox. Inspector, z. a. Johnson;
judges, William Cox and Oliver Olson.
Fifth Ward-De Mattos building on corner
of Elk and Holly streets. Inspector, VIII ID.
Jenkins; judges, A, M.Wolaver and William
McCush
Sixth Ward--Sehome hall on corner of
Laurel and Forrest streets. Inspector, NJ. NJ,
Picken judges, z, ID. Mcclellan and r. E.
Cade,
IN THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED
Special Precinct No. 1-Old polling place,
the small building north OF the keesling
residence, Inspector, j. Y. Collins; Judges,
Hugh Eldridge and A, @. Marston.
BY order of the City Council made at reg
ular session thereof held May 9Th, 1892.
W. NJ. Leach. City Clerk.
Dated New Whatcom, May 10, 1892.