Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-23
FAIRHAVEN CITY COUNCIL
Sundry Matters Discussed at the
Regular Meeting
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE COW
Fairhaven National Bank Receives 6
Warrant-Street Railway Receives
Some Attention

mayor MCh6hLc anu NOuhOllihOh
Hedge and MCGOWAN were absent, and
Councilman Scott occupied the chair.
Councilman Griffin brought up the
matter of Railroad avenue, in South
Eairhaven.
Ex-City Engineer Gerhard ex-
planned that eX-City Engineer Al
lerton had started twenty-six feet too
far ahead of where he should have
started in the survey of Railroad
avenue.
Mr.. Gerhard claimed there were
no errors in the plat as prepared
by him. The engineers notes were
right, but whether the plat Of South
Fairhavcn was right he could not say.
City Engineer Helms said there was
no question as to the correctness of
"tie" notes, but there was an error
and the question was,
where is it?
Griffin asked what object there was
in the Bay City Land company asking
for a replat. The reason was that they
wanted new plat made, and then
there was no tide land commission to
accept the plat. If a railroad company
wanted a right-of-way it would get it
every time, no matter where.
After a tilt or two between Engineers
Helms and Gerhard, Knight thought
that this part of Railroad avenue was
outside of the city limits anyway, and
they might as well let it go.
Griffin agreed, after asking Knight
why he had brought it up, and Knight
retorted that he had not, the Bay City
Land company had brought up the
matter.
Councilman Knight reported that
the committee to whom was referred
the matter had met with ex-Council-
man Donovan, and after careful con-
sideration he thought that new plat
should be made from the north line of
section II to Chuckanut bay.
Councilman Scott thought that the
petitioners should show that an error
actually existed.
City engineer explained that.th state
had sold tide lands, as shown by the
tide land commissioners plat, and some
of them had been sold before the plat
had been filed.
Griffin said they had had two plats
prepared under instructions from two
councils, and both were wrong. How,
he asked, would they know that the
third would not be wrong as well.
On motion of Griffin the report of the
committee was laid on the table.
The indemnifying bond of the Fair
haven National Bank i'm the matter of
the Twenty-irst street warrants was
accepted and "a warrant ordered drawn
for 81 200 on the Twenty-first street
grade fund, Knight voting no.
Knight protested against warrant
being drawn. The city, he said, had a
city attorney, and that official had told
this council that they had no authority
to do 50. If this were paid over, other
claims would arise, and the matter
would have to he settled in court. The
administrator of the Hakes estate had
also claims, and he thought that il
this claim was allowed it would be O
mistake.
Attorney Frye explained that the i'm.
Identifying bond protected the city in
every way
City Attorney Detrick said he had
already submitted written report
which had been read. 1t was a fact
and it was the law that the city must
protect labor and material men first,
and there were such claims I'm this
matter, but he had no means of know
ing of what the claim of the Fairhaven
National Bank consisted.
Attorney j. A. Kerr did not think
the claim of the Fairhaven National
bank was a claim against the city. He
had presented a claim more than a
year ago for $3.50, and had offered to
give an indemnifying bond and the
proposition was rejected. He protested
against the payment Of the claim on
behalf of the land company, which had
a claim for material furnished.
Griffin asked Mr.. Kerr why the city
had not been sued. Mr.. Kerr ex-
planned, and Griffin remarked that
they liked to be sued, and Mr.. Kerr
said that since such was the case the
city would be served with a summons
on Monday Their object had been to
save costs for both parties i'm interest.
The street committee reported in
reference to the petition of George &.
Dellinger, asking permission to plat
five acres of the Padden claim that
the sketch, as shown, did not conform
to the city plat, and the committee
would like to have instructions from
the council. An ordinance was found
covering the matter, which provides
that all plats filed must conform to the
general map Of the city. The commit
tee was granted further time to report.
The executive committee passed upon
the following bills, and warrants were
ordered drawn in payment
G. p. X. Co................... los
Linda George. Observation-Disclosures. 800
Geo. ID. Bryan. ....................... l5.40
Attorney Kerr appeared on behalf Of
the street railway company. Mr.. Kerr
explained that in November last he
consulted the mayor and at least one
mann har of tho oonnail au IN tho n n po