Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-21

d Bennett fire, claiming that Sehome
Hose Company received $3.50 while
the Pioneers only received So, waa
read. Taylor said that there was a
mistake, as he and Cosgrobe had equal-
lied the bills. On motion the clerk
was instructed 10 correct the error.
Communication of the Fairhaven a.
New WhatcOm Street Railway com.
pany, giving notice that IL would pre-
sent IA petition for franchise TO extend
its Dock street line 10 the Sehoae
wharf over the new Dock street bridge
now being constructed, was read aud
placed on file.
ID. &. Jenkins, In an ironic com.
munication upon the pending ordi-
nance exempting the property Of the
fairhaven q New Whatcom street rail-
way from taxation, INDUCED In con-
siderable personal sarcasm. The sub
! stance Of II was that instead of exempt
ing the company's property from tax
alton, the tax be raised by subscription
among the capitalists whose names do
not appear among the contributions TO
the Bellingham Bay & Eastern sub
sidy, and gave the names.
Petition Of Simeon Mcleod, praying
for the payment Of warrant, was re-
ferred 10 the city attorney.
Petition Of Henry B0eder, praying
for permission to cut slips in the side
walk in front Of the Victor building,
was granted.
Award Of arbtrators on the bill of
iSheehaH d. Booker, was referred To- the
building committee and city attorney.
Complaint Of Long Il Merritt Of ex-
! actions of the architect of the city hall,
was referred To the building committee
and city attorney.
Petition Of Adams d Evans praying
| for the improvement Of the alley con-
meeting Holly and Champion streets,
was read. Taylor moved that the
prayer be granted.
Cooper did not see why the city
should pay for improving the alley
fronting the property of Perkins and
| Cornwall and amended by adding u
| pr0yisO that the cost be assessed to the
abutting property. Motion a. amended
/ prevailed
On motion Of Cooper, the engineer
was instructed 10 establish IA grade OF
the alley.
The official bond Of City Treasurer
/ lseusee, ia the sum Of 100000, was
submitted for approval. Cosgrove
moved that the bond be accepted
Taylor opposed the acceptance of the
bond on the ground that it had not
been signed by wives Of the suIeties.
The motion was lost and The bond was
laid over for one week.
The ordinance containing the fran.
chise Of the Lynden Electric Motor
Railway company, came up on It's
third reading. Attorney RouIaine, in
behalf OF the company, appeared be-
fore the council aud submitted an
amended ordinance, changing the
route Of the proposed road from g
b street to Dock street.
b The original ordinance granted the
: franchise from the northern Tine Of the
city limits, between sections Is and 10,
; south 10 Dock street and along Dock
= street 10 g. and down g 10 the inner
harbor line. The company II 10 COM
nencc work by Aug, !, 1888, aud have
the line in operation by Jan. /, 1894,
The track il 70 be made Of J8-pound
rails, and either steam or electric power
may be used. The company has Sc
cured from the county commissioners a
franchise TO construct the line from
Lynden TO the city limits, and the city
franchise is contingent upon the COM
pletion of the entire line. Mr.. Ro-
maine explained that the company de-
sired 10 have the route changed To-
Dock street because that would take
them 10 the junction Of the Great
Northern, and &. =. X. railwas. The
council proceeded to take up the ordi-
nance section 10y section.
The amendment changing the route
from g. street 10 Dock street was on
posed by kOeder and Likens, but only
Roeder voted against IL when the
question OF the amendment was put.
The amendment provides that the
track shall be constructed outside Of the
driveway now being constructed. But
three sections Of the ordinance were
considered, the council deferring the
remainder TO an adjourned meeting 10
DE held Wednesday afternoon.
The ordinance exempting the prop
erty Of the fairhaven d New What
com Street Railway company and B.
B. Electric Railway company from
municipal taxation for d period Of five
years, was then taken up on its thifd
4 reading. Taylor moved an amend
ment providing the exemption should
hold only In case the controlling inter
est was held by Edmund Cos
grove, Hugh Eldridge, =. B. Cornwall
and Henry KOeder. Councilman
Roeder said that he would vote for the
amen 1ment II the Il. Il. company was
left out, otherwise he should oppose IL,
as he was a stockholder In this COM
Dany and would vote against exempt
I Ing his property from taxation. The
amendment carried. ROeder and
SteHgeF voting nay, and Cosgrove
not voting Taylor then moved TO
place the ordinance on ils final pass
age, and II would have undoubtedly
carried, but Cooper suggested that
IL be referred tO the city attorney, and
! TaylGr Withdrew his notion