Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-09
NEW WHAPCOM Council
A Busy Session Devoted to Routine
Business
REPORTS, PETITIONS, KICK
A, J. Lawrence Wants More Time-D Dock
Street Compieted-Reports OF
City Officers

The New Whatcom city council met
yesterday forenoon at $3.50, pursuant to
adjournment of the previous day.
Present, Mayor Slade, Council
men Roeder, Stenger, Likens and
Taylor absent, Arnold, Cosgrove and
Cooper.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The report Of the health officer for
the month Of February was read and
placed on file.
The city attorney was ordered to pre-
pare an ordinance compelling every
householder within 100 feet Of the
sewers to connect with the system.
The report of the chief and assistant
chief Of the fire department for Febru-
airy were read and placed on file, as
were also the reports of the street COM
missioner, police justice and CRY mar
shal.
The city engineer presented the final
estimate Of contract work done on Hill
and Front Streets also the second esti-
mates on Utter, Nelson and Dock
street, the first estimate on Sylvan
street and the sixth estimate on Ken
lucky street, which were adopted and
warrants ordered drawn in payment.
The sanitary engineer presented a
afa q "a.
Champion street sewer tunnel showing
S765 due and pay roll Tor Sl05, for work
done on ii street sewer, amounting to
S37l, which were approved and war
rants ordered drawn.
The sanitary engineer was instructed
TO purchase material and build "a sewer
on the alley north from Utter street for
a distance of two blocks. On motion a
committee consisting of Taylor, Stenger
and COsgrOve, was appointed 10 make
a survey OF the IGeseut sewers, with "a
view OF making such connections as
are necessary to complete the system,
and to look into the advisa-
biiity of floating 5000 more
of the sewer bonds for the
purpose Of building the necessary
connecting links.
On motion of Councilman Taylor the
Thirteenth street fire companies were
each allowed SIG for attendance upon
the Elk street fire at Asher d Bennet's
On molten Fire Chief Meyer was al
lowed SO for extra services rendered
during the cold weather.
The matter of making a rebate on
street assessments on Henry street was
referred 10 the city attorney and COM
mittee consistingof ROeder, Likens and
Cosgrove.
A communication from ex.City Mar
shal A. j. Lawrence asking time to
look over the books OF the city to eX-
plain the apparent shortage in his ac-
counts was read and the time granted.
Another communication from A. T..
Dobbs, making some suggestions i'm re-
lation TO fire alarm system, was read
and placed on file.
A communication from Bell & Nc.
Caskell asking the council to accept the
New Dock street viaduct, was read and
placed on file. A communication from
the city assessor suggesting that the
council purchase an abstract of the
tide fiat lands that are ass, ssi Die, from
the secretary of the tide land commits
sion at Olympia, was read aud filed.
pointed janitor Of the new city hall,
was read and placed on file.
A communication from the city at
torHey relative 10 the apportionment
of certain lots in the York addition,
was read and referred TO the judiciary
committee and attorney with power 10
act.
February salary of city officers were
read and allowed.
On motion, the clerk was instructed
to publish a notice that the council
will sit as a board Of equalization on
MuRroe street assessment roll Monday
evening next.
On motion, the pay roll Of the street
commissioner was allowed, with the
exception Of the bill of Bandy, who
was allowed So per day.
On motion, the clerk was instructed
TO advertise for bids for the city print
ing for the present year.
Supervising Architect Lee presented
the twenty-sixth estimate of work done
on the new city hall, amounting to
1887, which was allowed and warrants
ordered drawn.
On motion, the city treasurer was in
structed to put his official endorsement
upon duplicate warrants issued in place
of burned originals.
On motion, the Pacific Heat d Power
Co. was allowed first estimate of ST.
039 upon contract price Of the heating
apparatus for the new city hall.
The clerk was instructed TO advertise
for bids for the Improvement of Twen-
tieth, 4 and Laurel streets,
Adjourned to next regular meeting.