Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
City Hall Building Committee Has
Further Time to Report
A BIG GRIsT OF ORDINANCES
Cemetery Committee Appointed to Look
After the Grounds-City Treas
urer's Salary

Mayor Slade and all the councilmen,
except Stenger, were present Mt the
meeting of the New Whatcom city
council last aight.
Health Officer Appleby reported that
he had made an analysis of ice taken
from the Nooksack river and artificial
ice and had found the former unfit for
use. The communication was fled
Taylor, for the building committee,
reported that they could not make q
report to which the contractors would
agree.
According to the committee there IL
due the city hall contractors 81 ,O44; the
contractors claim 81, ,332.63; the deduc-
ton made by the architect from the
contract price owing to change of site,
etc, is 81 100, and the committee favor
dividing the amount in two. The
claim of the Portland Pressed Brick
company Is 81 ,G07, and the committee
are of the opinion that 1915 should be
paid them. Shahan & BOOker's claim
|
that the firm has no claim for $lS5 Of
the amount. The committee was given
further Time 10 report, R0eder and Ar
mold voting no.
A petition from property owners on
| Lyhden and Elm streets, asking that u
sewer be put in between those streets,
TO North street, was filed.
The Blue Canyon Coal company
Offered to furnish dry screenings coal
at $3.50 per ton, and SO for washed
screenings. Referred to building COM
mittee for consideration.
&. f. Webber d Co. informed the
council that furniture for the city hall
should be on the way, and explained
causes of delay. Filed.
f.. III. Farnham, for Isaac Dillon,
submitted II communication i'm refer
ence TO change og grade on his property
on Canoe street. Referred to judiciary
committee and city attorney.
| X. Sauset asked that balance Of $50
due him on the improvement of Ken
lucky street he paid.
The city attorney advised that the
claim Of Isaac Dillon be referred to the
Judiciary committee.
| Mayor Sldde read communication
in reference to the city cemetery, and
| urged that IL be placed In the charge of
u committee Of three to be created for
taking charge and controlling the ceme-
terry, with Ia view ultimately of putting
the cemetery in the hands of board
] created by ordinance, to look after its
Improvement, sale of lots, etc. The re-
port was adopted, and Cosgrove, Roe
der and Arnold were appoin ted Il ceme-
| terry committee.
Mayor Slade also called attention TO
the change in the law which provides
that the city treasurer shall be paid "A
salary. He recommended that an or
dinance be passed fixing the salary,
and that the city attorney give an
opinion as TO the fees which the treas
urer should receive, whether / or per
cent, and, If only ! per cent, that an
amicable suit be commenced In the
superior court to determine the matter.
Received and recommendations con-
tanned adopted.
The bill Of w. Haupt for trees and
planting them In the city park, 4,
amounting to S75, was ordered paid.
A bill Of S532.50 for gas and electric
light fixtures was referred TO Taylor
and Likins.
An ordinance reqniring the improve
ment Of an alley from Champion to
| HOllystreets was read third time and
passed, and bids were ordered adver-
tised for It's improvement. An ordin-
ance to prevent the pollution Of the
water of WhatcOm creek and Lake
Whatcom was also read a third time
and passed, after an amendment max
ing the maximum penalty for its viola
tion $500
An ordinance regulating charges by
hackmen and cabmen, and imposing a
license on each, was also placed on final
passage and adopted.
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