The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-25
MAY HAVE SOME
FIRE PROTECTION
Plan Proposed by Which Portion of Town
Would Get Water from the Bay
Other Business Transacted

The Friday Harbor town council
met in regular session Tuesday even
ing Present, Councilmen Churchill
McKinnis, Douglas and Carter and
Clerk A. F. Carter. Absent Mayor
Gould and Councilman Bugge. Ii
the absence Of Mr.. Gould. Council
man Churchill acted as mayor pro
tenn.
After the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting the regular
order of business was taken up. A
generously signed petition to the
council asking that some steps be
taken to prohibit the use of fireworks
within the city limits was presented
aud the council in acting uron it
passed the following ordinance:
Ordinacne No. 81.
An ordinance prohibiting the use
of firearms firecrackers and other
fire works within the limits Of the
town of Friday Harbor, Washington,
and providing penalty therefor.
Be 1t ordained by che Council of
the Town of Friday Harbor, Washing
ton.
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to FIRE or
discharge any cannon, gun. pistol.Ie-
volver, or to ignite or set off any fire
crackers or other fireworks of what
ever name or nature within the limits
of the Town of Friday Barbor. Wash
ington.
Section 2. Any person violating
the provision of this ordinance shalt
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and fined in a sum not to exceed $40
and costs. aud may be imprisoned
until such fine and costs are paid.
- Passed tnaN Council ,IEna-.22.
1909. N. e. CnhurchHl.
Acting Mayor.
Approved June %. 1909.
A. F.. Carter, Clerk.
Posted June %, 1909.
The clerk was instructed to give 20
days notice, by posting, of the vaca-
tion of the alley running between lots
l, 2. and 4. and lots 5. 6, 7 and 8,
of block 8. Douglas addition to the
town of Friday Harbor.
The clerk was instructed to give
notice by publication in both papers
of the opening of the registration
books for voters. Said nutice appears
in another column of this issue.
The following bills were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn in pay
ment of same:
F. P. Christensen, filing fees
and supplies. S 6.25
A. F. Carter. clerk g salary 900
James A. King, Powder, caps
and fuse, 2.15
Piper and Taft. police supplies, 200
P. A. Jensen. pump cylinder. 400
Warren Dightman, team work, 4.8O
Chas. H. Baker. salary and sup
plies. 1886
The matter of license fee for NOV
ing picture shows laid over until
next meeting.
The matter of passing upon the
electric light franchises laid over un-
til next meeting.
The matter of allowing the 4th of
July committee to include in it's
program, horse racing. was discussed
1t some length. vote was taken
resulting as follows: Douglas.
Churchill and McKinnis, yes. Carter,
no.
On motion it was decided to allow
he liquor dealers to keep their places
of business open until IL o'clock on
The night of the 3rd.
The city attorney was instructed
20 draw an ordinance regulating trav-
sling stores and to make provision in
it for the paying Of q bonus to be
forfeited in case the store does not re-
main in business six months or more.
Both the Friday HarboI Packing
90. and the owners Of the creamery
having signifled their Willingness to
allow the use of their salt wator pumps
TO fill mains to be laid by the city,
% be used In case Of fire., the fire.
water and light committee was I'M
,tructed to ascertain the cost and
of such and t1 report at
adjourned meeting TO be held next
evening.
A nex baseball team to be known
as the "Merry Widows'' with Dick
Worthinaton as pilot. has been or
Ranized. They intend to give the reg