Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-14
NEW WHATCOM COUNCIL
N. W. Harris & Co. Successful Bid
derS for the Bonds
THE PRINTING CONTRACT TIED
The Selection of an oficial Paper De.
ferred Until Next Meeting-A
Busy Session

AhS A'oh w NHdJCOm city council met
last evening, the principal business
FOR discussion being the granting Of "a
contract for the city printing. There
were present the mayor and Council.
men Cooper, Taylor, Roeder, Llkins,
Stenger and Cosgrove.
After reading and approving of the
minutes of the last meeting, the clerk
was instructed to advertise the inten-
ton to improve Twentieth and Maple
streets from Dock street to Railroad
avenue and Monroe street from Eliza
beth to Broadway.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids to improve the alley from Holly
to Champion.
The council then resolved itself into
a board Of equalization on the Mon
roe street assessment roll, Council
man Likins acting as chairman. The
assessment was approved.
The matter of the city printing was
then taken up. Upon the first ballot,
which was informal, the Express re-
ceived three votes, the Reveille two
and the Times one.
Upon the first formal ballot the
Reveille had three and the Express
three. The second formal ballot gave
three for the Express and three for the
Reveille.
Upon Motion of Cosgrove the print
ing was laid over to the next meeting.
was referred the question of job print
ing, reported in favor of Edison and
Irish and upon motion the contract
was awarded to that firm.
The third and final estimate on Nell
son street was presented and Stenger,
Taylor, Cooper, were appointed com
mittee to inspect the work.
The seventh final estimate on Ken
tucky street, from Elk to Nevada, was
read and the same committee appointed
TO view the work.
The third estimate on Dock street,
from Maple to Pine, was read and the
report adopted. Cooper, Roeder and
Likins were appointed to view the
street and warrants ordered drawn for
the payment Of the work.
Charles Magee, Of Lake Whatcom,
appeared before the council and asked
its endorsement for IA position upon the
state executive Worlds fair commits
sion. Upon motion of Councilman
Taylor, resolution recommending
him, was adopted.
The committee on the petition of
DR.. Thorton for $3.50 for expenses at
Chicago, made report refusing the
petition.
ii. w. Whipple, representing n. w.
Harris d Co., and NJ. Patch, cashier of
p. 5. l.. T. d b. Co., of this city, made
bids for the purchase Of $45, 900 more Of
the city municipal fund bonds. The
bid of Harris d Co., at l0lI, was ac-
cepted, and $37, 900 Of the bonds were
ordered sold to them. The other bid
was 1901.
The committee appointed to view
the contract work on Front street re-
ported favorably, and advised the pay
ment of the final estimate, less 800. to
be held until the refuse on the street is
cleared away.
A communication was read from
Hugh Eldridge representing that in
1884 Edward Eldridge and Erastus
Bartlett granted a right-of.way to the
B. B. Water company, and requesting
that the city define the right-of. way
through this land which they proposed
TO occupy after the purchase Of the
water works, and offering to deed the
city strip of land fifty feet wide
through any portion they may select,
in lieu Of the present rowing right
which was granted the water company
in 1884. The city attorney and the
judiciary committee were ordered to
look into the matter and report to the
council at the Wednesday evening
meeting.
The city attorney, with the city en-
gineer, Mayor Slade, Councilmen Roe
der and Taylor were appointed to pre-
pare contract Of all rights, property,
franchises, etc, Of the b. Il. /. conn
pany's water system, which they pro-
pose to turn over to the city.
Council adjourned until Wednesday
at 7:30 p. m.
In the Superior Court
n.