Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
NEW VHATCOM COUNCIL
An Ordinance Relating to the COIlec-
tiOn Of Taxes Adopted
PREPARING FOR ARBoR DAY
The New City Hall TO Be Illuminated
By Gas and Electricity Protect
ing the Water Supply

The adjourned meeting Of the New
Whatcom city council was held last
night, Mayor Shade and Councimen
Cosgrove, Stenger, Likins and Roeder
being present.
The council Will sit as a board Of
equalization on Kentucky street next
Monday evening.
The city attorney was authorized to
procure the necessary help to make en-
tries Of proceedings in city tax cases.
Bids for the construction of the area
walls of the city hail were received as
follows: Donjkophy d Bridenstine,
81 ,O95: John Fraser d Co., S9l5; NJ.
Seirsdorfer, S9l9; John Iettler, $500.
The contract was awarded to John
Iettler.
The supplemental report of the police
Justice was referred to the finance com
mittee.
The first estimate Of Mcclellan d
Sons for S949.GS for street work was re-
ferred to "A committee consisting of
Stenger, R0tder and Taylor.
The third estimate on Sylvan street,
$3.50, was allowed and warrant or.
dered drawn.
A communication was received from
Ed Taylor IN reference 10 the claim of
James Bacus for hauling dirt. Re
| ferred to the street committee.
fIha indemnify tn.ttar ,C a., Ig.sI
| ingham Bay improvement company
against damages on account of the city
| in the case Of delinquent tax publica-
| ton, was laid over until Monday.
The claim of ID. +. Bartrun, for ser
vices at the Asher & Bennett fire, was
referred To the committee on fire and
| police.
The construction Of sidewalk from
| ID To Carolina streets, two planks wide,
on the northeast side of the street, was
ordered.
| w. II. Fouts complained Of drain
/ age Of Il street turned in on his prop
erty, and that the city scavenger had
left two piles Of dirt in front Of his
| block.
The city scavenger was ordered to
| clean all rubbish in streets under super
u
The matter Of lighting the new city
hall was referred to the committee on
| lights, with instructions TO arrange for
both gas and electricity.
A request was received from .Jo-eph
| GraysOn, asking permission to lay a
| sidewalk on Twenty-iifth street. Laid
over for further consideration.
A petition was read from property
I owners on West street demonstrating
against the Improvement OF MunrOe
/ street.
A committee, consisting Of Roeder,
Likins and CosgrOve, was appointed to
investigate the condition Of Munroe
street north to Squalicum creek.
A communication was received from
/ Long d Scott, Of Portland, expressing
surprise at the refusal Of the council to
pay for firemen's badges. Laid over
until next meeting.
A request for permission TO cut two
or three openings in Chestnut street
in order to plant tres, in view Of Arbor
day, was read from Ed Fischer. A
| general permit was granted 10 everyone
wishing TO plant trees under the super
vision Of the street commissioner.
a communication from the Pacific
Heat d Power Co, advising council
that Shahan IL Booker, and Under.
wood d Minturn's bills were not paid
because they were not due.
T. +. Cade appeared for Shahan u
! Booker and notified the council that
the council would be held responsible
for the bill, if not paid by the Pacific
Heat and Power company.
Hook and Ladder company, No. /,
notified the council that II. w. John
sou had been elected special fire police
man, without pay. Action confirmed.
George ;. Armstrong, secretary Of
state board of health, notified the
council Of their duty in regard TO ap-
pointing a board Of health, etc. Re-
/ ferred to health officer.
An ordinance, preventing pollution
Of the city water supply, was read and
referred TO the city attorney.
An ordinance, amending an ordi-
nance providing for method for levy
ing and collecting taxes for street inn
provements, repairing sidewalks, etc,
was read third time and placed on its
final passage and adopted.
The remainder Of the session was de-
voted TO routine business.
Il
u on-Grest Flower sale-h of
We start at once TO reduce our stock,