Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-24
The Sewer Tunnel Reported Large
Enough and But Slightly Injured
R. r. CULvERT TOO SMALL
Ordinance Limiting the Speed of Street
Cars to Ten Miles an Hour
Ordered Enforced


regular weekly meeting yesterday
afternoon. The minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were read and approved
and the council proceeded rapidly with
the transaction of routine business.
Of special importance came up
for consideration.
A petition Of property owners for an
electric light in the vicinity of Twenty
second and Douglas streets was refer
red to the committee on fire, water and
light.
The request Of Charles Fisher for per-
mission to transfer his liquor license to
John :. Holland was referred to the
license committee.
An application from Louis 5. Farrell
for the position Of chief of the fire de
partment was read, but action thereon
was deferred pending the completion
Of the organization Of the department
by the special committee appointed
some time ago for that purpose.
The city engineer reported verbal y
that the railroad culvert near the out
let OF the sewer tunnel is too small Ia
accommodate the volume Of water
which will pass through the tunnel
and advised that the company he i'm.
mediately notified to enlarge il. He
also reported the damage done tC
bridges, culverts and streets by the
recent storm. The damage to the biz
sewer tunnel is reported very slight
the brick work being entirely unin
jured. Cement is knocked of in few
places where il had not had time t,
dry. The tunnel is believed to be larg,
enough. On motion of Mr.. Hedge tia
| city clerk was directed to notify tn
railroad company TO enlarge the Seven
| teenth street Culvert and that i'm tn
event Of failure to do 50 the compan,
will be held responsible for any dam
age that may result. The street CON
missioner was directed to do whateve
work the city engineer may deem nee
essary to remove distractions in tn
channel of Padden creek, repair dan
age to the Tenth street bridge an,
place substantial barrier across Nc
KenZie avenue on each side Of th
washout.
The judiciary committee recon
mended that $3.50 be rebated TO Johl
Black for excess taxes paid. So or
dered. Further time was allowed fo
consideration Of the claims of the Fail
haven Land Company, Hugh Eldridg
and II. j. Anderson & Co.
The matter of needed repairs TO tn
roof of the fire wall of the fire depart
ment building was referred TO the com
mittee on streets and public prOpert
with power to act.
The executive committee recon
mended that no further allowance b
made to w. Is. Davey for work don
on sewers which were ordered abaI
doned.
The bond of ID. l.. Hopkins for S2C
insuring the completion of certai
work on sewer contract No. 5 as 800
as the condition Of the ground will pc
init, was approved and the work "a
cepted. A warrent for 81 5000, in fu
!, settlement, was ordered drawn
favor of Mr.. Hopkins.
IL was ordered that the claim Of
NJ. Darling for rebate Of the amour
paid by him for two tax certificates o
, lots which the city had no right to sci
about 81 .3S, be allowed.
Mr.. Kingdom intimated that the e.
= ecutiVe committee had taken unfair a.
! vantage of the absence Of his friend
Il. Davey, sewer contractor, In recon
, mending that no further allowance
made him on his Seventeenth sire
claim. Mr.. Donovan resented the III
putation and called Mr.. Kinghorn
: order On motion of Mr.. Donovan a
ton on the report was deferred OF
week.
, The transfer of the liquor license
o. A. Tweit TO johnson " Weber WI
authorized.
, A warrant for $lSs.l2 was order,
a drawn i'm favor of ID. l.. Hopkins 4
; extra sewer work and material FUR
l ished.
D The city marshal was directed TO e
force the provisions Of the ordinan
4 regulating the,speed Of street cars with
$ the city limits, limiting II to u
! miles an hour.
1 Mr.. Donovan asked for informatiC
Y as TO the status Of the suit Of the ci
= against the bondmen Of ex-Marsh
4 Parker and also suits for the collectit
t of delinauent street assessments. III
u city attorney replied that the fark
r case will be set for trial next Saturdi
e and that everything possible is bell
= done I'm the other cases. He also stat
n that he had collected and paid into q
G treasury during his term OF Office abO
n S6 900 Of delinquent street assessmer
and about 81 400 Of delinquent tax
e The first Of the assessment cases
Fourteenth Streets set for trial ne
u Monday.
y The city clerk was authorized and
u rected TO assist the city attorney in I
y collection Of delinquent taxes and
IS dered to add TO each separate asse
r ment penalty Of five per cent a
u twenty-five cents for each descripti'
e the total penalty torevert to the city
"a II was ordered that $1,000 be ira
- ferred from the bond fund TO sey
fund. Adjourned.