Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-19

The regular business of the council
was transacted before the arrival of the
New Whatcom council.
Petition of J. n. Foye 4 Son, for the
redemption of a warrant for $40 re-
ceived for work done on Mckenzie
avenue, was referred to the executive
committee.
Petition of Richard Asbeck, alleging
that ID. i. Hopkins in the performance
of his sewer contract piled lumber and
earth on his premises, and praying that
the council take steps to have the same
removed, was referred to the sewer
committee.
Warrants were ordered drawn for
payment of the following bills upon
recommendation of the executive COM
mittee:
Fairhaven Electric Light Co.......s5O2 O5
d: NJ, ulDUeny '..'..'..'.'''.'.''. ~ w
V. ). Clifford Observation-Disclosures, 6 90
Fairhaven Pub. Co.............., "A so
The sewer committee, to whom was
referred the matter of the report of r.
L. Helms, city engineer, reported, rec
Ommending that the work of amending
the plat of the city sewer system be de-
ferred for the present.
The city clerk called attention to the
fact that the city assessor would be I'M
able to get up the assessment roll in
time, and made application to do the
work for the sum~of $50. On motion
the application was granted.
The following resolution was offered
by request, and referred to the COM
mittee on streets and public property:
BE ii resolved by the common council of
the city Of Fairhaven, Washington,
that
WHEREAS, Edmund Cosgrove and Hugh
Eldridge and their associates have built
equipped and for long time past main
tanned an electric street railway system
over certain streets in the city of Fair
haven; and
WHEREAS, In the operation of the said
street railway property the said parties
and their associates have incurred ex-
penses largely in excess Of the receip pts
arising from the operation of said road
and
WHEREAS, The stress of the times is
such that the said street railway will not
have an income to pay the current ex-
penses, the interest on its Indebtedness,
and the depreciation in its property until
such time as the cities of New Whatcom
and Fairhayen, through and which the
said street railway is operated, have
! doubl their present population; and
WHEREAS, The said parties and their
| associates will be wholly unable TO con-
tinue the operation of the said street rail-
way system without some relief from the
/ expenses consequent thereon: and
/ WHEREAS, At this time. because Of the
facts aforesaid, the said railway property
/ is wholly proftless and an expense.
Now, therefore, the property of the
said street railway company, within the
corporate limits Of the city Of Fairhaven,
subject to municipal taxation, be, and the
same is hereby declared TO be exempt
| from taxation for municipal purposes for
the period Of five years from the LIST day
OF January, 1898.
On motion Of Griffin a warrant was
ordered drawn for $75 for support Of
the reading room for the month end
ing February 8, in favor of c. X. Lar
rabee.
The judiciary committee, in the mat
ter of the sale of lots in Eldridge's adj
dition for alleged delinquent taxes to
g. 5. Rice, when no taxes were delin-
quent, recommended that a tender of
1888 be made to Mcleod.
MCGOWAN, of the purchasing COM
mittee, reported that team could be
purchased for 800 and that the old
horse could be turned in at $50. On
motion Of Scott the committee was