The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
TRUNK SEWER
LINE PROPOSED
Council Considering the Matter OF 'ts
ConstruCtion--Bills AIIOwed--lwO
Ordinances Amended

The city fathers met in regular ses
sion Tuesday evening with all mem-
bers of the council. mayor and clerk
present. Minutes of previous meet.
ing read and approved. The bond OF
J. W. Frits as police justice was tiled
and approved.
TIE committe on streets and alleys
presented to the council for It's con-
sideration a plat OF the route OF the
proposed trunk sewer. The survey
as made by Mr.. Allen starts from
point on the water front between the
Carter dock and CoffelJ's machine
shop, leads up the ravine past the
rear of the bank building and across
the Nichols property to point near
the rear of the Capron building at
the corner of Spring street and Doug
las avenue, formerly Argyle avenue
| The distance is f91 feet with fall or
Al feet. The committee suggested
the use of twenty inch sewer tlllne
for its construction. The council
deemed it advisable to continue the
survey up Douglas avenue to the in
tersection of Douglas avenue and
Gaines street and instructed the COM
mittee to have this done and also to
have blue prints made. The city at
torney was instructed to look up the
law in regard to the construction of
sewers in towns of the fourth class
and to report at the next meeting.
City Clerk A. +. Carter reported
that all ordinances passed had been
posted and the council declared them
to be law and in full effect
The following bills were audited
and warrants ordered drawn in pa
mrnt ef same.
Gene G. Gould. freight paid $40
Gene G. C.Guuld, wireless messages 4.35
A. F. Carter, clerks salary and sup
plies COS
F. P. Christensen. legal services SO. 90
The bill of The Islander Co.. for
publishing the penal code and for
supplies furnished the city, S47.S5
was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee. who ordered the same paid.
The council passed resolution de-
ciaring Thursday. April 1. "clean up"
day.
The marshal was instructed to noti-
fly the heads OF all utilities corpora
tions doing business within the cor
porate limits or the town of Friday
Harbor. that they must appear before
the council or make application in
writing by April l, 19O9,' for fran
chise. The attorney holds that they
are now doing business illegally and
that if they wish to continue in bus
lness they must secure a franchise.
This is not only protection to the
city but to the corporations as we'll.
The matter of better street lighting
was discussed and referred to the COM
mittee on fire. water and lights.
That portion of the license ordi-
nance relating to propr etors only be-
ing allowed to enter ther places of
business after the regular closing
hours was so amended as to read pro-
prietors or their regular employees.
An ordinance making it unlawful
to keep within the limits of Friday
Harbor, pigeons or poultry. unless
the same be properly confined, was
introduced but failed to pass.
Section 5 of ordinance No. Is. re-
latinR to draymen and expressmen
was SO amended as to include team
work of any kind for hire or reward.
This section now reads:
'The words Drayman and Express
man as used in this ordinance may be
construed to mean anyone who con-
veys, transports or carries goods.
wares. and merchandise, wood. sand,
stone or gravel or building materials,
or performs team work of any kind
for hire or rewards