Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-07
THE CIIYVS THE COMPANY
The Council Will Try to En-
force Payment of the Dis
puted Grade Tax
The Huntoon Strip to Be APP
praised For the Mill Ave
nue. Extension
Clerks Financial Statement
Health Officers Salary
Reports of Officers

ll'Ai AANhAN VI iAiAAA a'A''A -h'iA -
the clerk, marshal, attorney and street
commissioner were present when the
council convened in regular session
yesterday afternoon. The minutes of
the adjourned meeting of April > were
read and approved.
Communication OF Charles Cissna
relative to balance of $3.50 due on "a
bill Of goods furnished last fail ON am
order of Health Officer Ellis, referred
to executive committee.
In the matter of the extension of
time asked by Voice & Mckenzie and
Charles Iurn, sewer contractors, the
city attorney reported that it would
not bc advisable as "a question Of law
for the city to grant the extension.
He also reported that the salary of
Health Officer Bicktord could not be
reduced during the term for which he
was elected. The report was placed in
writing, accepted and ordered filed.
Mr.. Kiughoru stated that he had
himself made the motion by which the
salary Of the health officer was reduced,
because the duties had been greatly
neglected. He thought the salary was
none too large if the work was properly
done, and believed that it would be by
the present officer. If it was not, re-
course could be had to some other
method to protect the city.
The report Of the street commissioner
for the month Of March was read and
accepted, and the recommendation con
tanned referred 10 the street committee
with power 90 act.
The report Of the health officer for
the quarter ending April / was read
aud accepted Number of births i'm
January, two; February, five; March,
four. Number of deaths i'm January,
three; February, one; March, four.
The report Of the marshal for the
month of March was read and referred
to the judiciary committee.
The report of the city treasurer for
the quarter ending March 81 was re-
ferred to the executive committee with
out reading.
The quarterly financial statement Of
the city clerk was submitted and
adopted. The condition Of the several
funds is reported as follows:
Bond fund, cash on hand, SS,4OL76;
street fund, cash on haBd, Sl442l; in
terest fund, cash on hand, $3.50, gen
eral fund, cash on hand, 81 ,4O9O2; sal
ary fund, cash on hand, 81, 2Ol p; sewer
fund, cash on hand, s93L57; total, Sl3,-
1878.
Changes i'm section Z, Of ordinance
number l47 and sections 7 and 9 of or
diuauce number SO, considered neces-
sary to enforce the proposed change of
grade at the intersection of Donovan
avenue and Fourteenth street, were
authorized.
In the matter of the proposed extern
sion of Mill avenue Mr.. Aubrey re-
ported that Mr.. Frye, of Seattle, had
signilied his willingness to take $1,000
and no less for that part Of his land,
about one acre, which the street would
cross. Mr.. HuntOon having expressed
his readiness to submit the valuation of
the strip Of his land needed for the
same purpose, to the appraisal Of a
committee Of three, one to be appointed
! by himself, one by the council and the
| third by the two so chosen, Mr. Grlf-
| fin moved that an effort be made to
reach an agreement i'm that manner. 1t
was so ordered and City Attorney
| Hughes was appointed as appraiser on
| behalf of the council.
The transfer of the unexpired liquor
| license of Joseph Barrett to NJ. ID.
| Weber was authorized.
The special committee appointed to
report upon the protest II. Y. Thomp-
son as attorney for the Fairhaven Land
| Compay against that portion of its
! assessment for the improvement of
! Mckenzie avenue across the railroad
reserve, between Bennett avenue and
the water front, submitted report
quoting from the records of the cOun-
ell, stating the circumstances OF
conferences with attorneys of the com
pauy and concluding as follows:
"The assessment roll was on file at
the time the Land Company received
its warrants aud there is no adequate
reason that the con pany should have
been i'm ignorance of the amount as
sessed at the time that their represent
ative agreed that the tax should b,
paid. IL is our opinion that an attempt
is being made 90 take advantage o
some legal technicality, which may o
may not exist, to tie end That "a con
tract which the company has practic
ally endorsed by the acceptance of i'll
warrants may be repudiated, and W,
would recommend to the council tina
the necessary action I've taken T.
enforce the payment of the amount
charged against the Fairhaven Lane
Company for the improvement Of tn
= company's property on Mckenzie ave
. nue.n
- The report was adopted.
Warrants were ordered drawn II
/ payment Of bills approved by the exec
. utive committee and allowed az fol