Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-11
NEW wHATcoms NEW COUNCIL.
It's First Message-Appointive Officers
Selected

Its First Message-Appointive Officers
Selected
The new council of the city of New
Whatcom met last night in its first
session. Mayor Slade called the meet
ing to order and read very well
prepared address outlining the policy
to be pursued in the management of
city affairs. He dwelt largely on the
advantage to be derived by the city's
ownership of the water works and
closed by suggesting the issue of bonds
to bear not over per cent. Upon the
closing of the mayors address the
question of the legal right Of electing
officers at the first meeting arose. This
being other than a regular meeting the
mayor expressed doubt on the question
and City Attorney Farnham was called
upon for an opinion and declared that
such an election woule be legal at
any meeting, regular, adjourned or
called
Upon motion of Councilman Cooper
the council proceeded to the election of
officers. City attorney being the first
10 be elected an informal ballot gave
Jerry Neterer and +. III. Farnham 9.
Upon the following formal ballot Net
erer had the entire Z, and was declared
elected.
City marshal was the next officer
voted upon and Torrey was declared
the choice Of the body receiving votes
against cast for McAndrews.
The election of a city clerk was next
taken up, and upon the informal bal
lot b. w. Mcintosh, the former city
marshal, had 5, while w. NJ. Leach,
the clerk last year, had but two votes.
Upon a formal ballot one Leach vote
drifted away to Christman, leaving
Mcintosh the choice of the board, he
having five of the votes cast.
Street commissioner was the next
officer to be elected, and resulted i'm the
choice of Il. G. Darnell.
The election of a city engineer re-
suited in favor of c. w. Adams, who
received every vote in the informal
ballot.
A motion to postpone the election of
the balance of the city officers was lost,
and one police justice decided upon in
stead of two.
Upon suggestion of the mayor the
system of calling the roll alphabetically
was done away with, and the plan
adopted Of calling the roll by wards,
from one to six, and again from six to
one, giving the councilman at large
the ability to decide a vote which
might otherwise be tie, and to act as
an arbiter in cases of a controversy
arising between the two sides of the
viaduct, which Councilman Cooper
suggested would be in the future I'M |
necessary.
The mayor thereupon announced |
his appointment Of committees. The |
following members are to serve, one of |
the old councilmen being placed on
each committee:
Judiciary-Cooper, Taylor and Sten-
GER
Finance oeder, Cooper and Cos
grove.
Streets and Alleys-Likens, Cosgrove
and Arnold.
Water and sewers-Cosgrove, Taylor
and Roeder.
Public Buildings - Taylor, Likens
and Arnold.
Fire and POlice-TaylOr, COsgrove
and Arnold.
Parks and Public Buildings-Stenger,
Roeder and Likens.
License-Likens, Cooper and STEM
ger.
Upon proceeding to the election of a
police justice, John Broyles was de-
clared the choice Of the body, receiving
four of the seven votes cast.
There were two applications for the
position Of city scavenger, w. j. Man.
uel and Joseph Grayson, the latter of
whom received majority and was de-
clared elected.
On motion Of Councilman Cooper
the meeting was adjourned until q
o'clock today.