Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-19
The Council Declares That Billy, the
City Horse, Is No Good
THE MUNDY LEASE NULLIFIED
The Committee Reports That He Has
Not Complied With Its Conditions
oficial Bonds Acted Upon

council yesterday afternoon was at
tended by the mayor and all the coun-
cilmen, excepting Scott, of the First
ward.
The minutes of the several sessions
held last week were read and approved.
A petition by Samuel Curry, John
Witter and J. A. johnson for nails and
lumber to build sidewalk on the west
side of Twenty-second street, was read,
and on motion referred to the commit
tee on streets and public property.
The petition of Clerk Anderson pray
ing that his official bond be reduced |
from So, 900 to 81, 800, in view of the fact
that it was out Of proportion to the
amount of city property in his custody |
and his present reduced salary, was
granted.
The reports of the clerk, treasurer
and engineer were referred to the judi
ciary committee.
In the matter of the lease executed
between the city and j. S. Mundy for a
shingle mill site on the water front,
the special committee TO whom the
. matter was referred, reported finding
, that Mr.. Mundy had failed to COM
mence work on the mill within the
. prescribed time and forfeited all rights
under the lease. The report was ac-
companied by IA communication from
Mr.. Mundy, stating that he had as
signed the lease to parties who would
! fulfill its conditions.
/ Mr.. Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee, stated that In the lease Mr.
: Mundy had agreed to commence work
within thirty days, and the mill in
operation by March /. An examination
showed that he had not yet commenced
@ work. A platform was found on fifty
feet of property belonging to ID. X.
!, Huntoon, over which lie failed to get
d control. The only work that had been
l. done was taking pieces Of plank from
Huntoon's property and saving the
# ends of. 1t looked to the committee
! as though the lease was held more for
y speculative purposes than anything
else.
II II. w. Templin stated that he had re.
ceived proposition from Mr.. Mundy
y, to sell out his interest, which was re.
~ garded as evidence that the lease was
held for speculative purposes.
u Oeser moved that the report of the
l. committee be accepted, which pre-
Ie vailed.
N Chairman Smith, of the committee
submitted a resolution setting forth
y that MIR. Mundy had failed to perform
% the conditions Of the lease, and declar
le ! ing the lease forfeited, which wa'
u adopted unanimously.
u The committee on fire, water and
es light reported that Billy, the sick fire
VI department horse donated by Nelson
" Bennett, was entirely worthless, anC
q a. recommended that he be taken out anC
~ shot. He Is unable to stand and Is IN
" " misery. The report was adopted.
lS A communication from Hector Camp
VI bell, Of Tenino, relating to an error In |
Z, tax receipt, was referred TO the judi
" ciaTy committee.
ls A petition numerously signed by bus
VI iness men, praying FOR the retention o
Oh A. Marshall on the police force, was re
III ferred TO City Marshal Bryan.
nl y Several bills were read by City Clerl
lc Anderson, excepting fixed salary bills
IL which were ordered paid, referred b
or the executive committee.
Ne James Scott, Of the Fairhaven True
II and Transfer Company, asked for In
" formation Us to the disposition Of tn
" company's bill for S27 for hauling brick
On motion Of Griffin the matter was n
IS ferred to the executive committee. o.
ol Il. 5. McCord appeared asking for
ue settlement with the city In behal
"a Of Mrs. Sawyer, Of Helena, Mont
Nv In the matter of the location Of tn
70 Lake Padden road abutting a bloc
ol of her property. Mrs. Sawyer liza
a. a. offered to give thirty feet Of the sixty
ue ~ foot right-of-way, but the engineer ha
n located the road so that thirty.nine fee
"e fell upon her property. The matte
was referred to the committee on street
and public property.
,w The mayor appointed purchasin
10 committee consisting of McGowai
'ei Knight and Griffin.
on On motion Of Oeser the matter Of pu
nm chasing horse for the fire department
of TO succeed Billy, was referred TO u
,as purchasing committre.
70 A communication from the fire d
Jld partment was referred TO the commi
of tee on fire, water and light.
on The matter Of the double assessmeI
mt on Front street was referred TO the j
dietary committee.
The following official bonds OF u
newly elected city officers were SUI
ay mitted:
pe- Samuel Curry, police judge, 81 90
mo Sureties, l.. w. Nestelle and j. &. M
Lehman.
ny George ID. Bryan city marshal so, 90
y Surcties-Hugh Eldridge, q. W. We
nu dron and wife, j. NJ. Miller and viii
~, III q. w. Lysle and wife.
ne j. II. Detrik, city attorney, 1900
Sureties-O. ID. Ames and wife, Samu
a. al Murchlson and wife, VIM. Hedge al
hs wife.
Il. Il. Helms, city engineer, $500
IN Sureties-Eli Wilkin and J. NJ. Mill
il and wife.
J. X. Roll, street commissions