Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-05
HE WOULD BLOW A HORN.
BUT Mr.. LINDSEY DID NOT
LIKE THAT STYLE.
what Came From a Petition To-
the Board Of Aldermen Last
Night-Shall the City quarry
be suspended

The property owners and residents
living near the city quarry presented II
petition to the Board Of Aldermen last
night to have blasting discontinued. The
paper stated that the lives OF all the peo.
pie living near were in danger, and that
on one occasion a rock had been thrown
800 feet and killed 4 cow. Houses were
often struck with the flying pieces, and
while number of children were playing
fragments from the quarry struck within
few feet OF them. 1t was signed by
fourteen people.
Upon completion Of the reading Cap
tain Troy took the floor and announced
that all these happenings were of the
long ago. He admitted the COW killing,
but said that now the blasts were made
much lighter, and that before every one
men were sent each way to warn people
on the mountain OF their danger. He
thought that now there could be no
lear.
When Captain Troy took his seat
Mr.. II. A. Lindsey. who was one Of the
signers Of the petition and who was sit
ting in the rear OF the room. came for
ward. lie carried Il good sized rock in
his hand and laid it on the rail before
Captain Troy.
"How would you like to have your
wife constantly in danger of her life from
such missiles as that 7" he asked.
Mr.. Troy mildly admitted that he
would not.
WELL" continued Mr.. Lindsey, that
is just our position. We don't want our
lives or property endangered either. un-
der the present condition OF things they
IRE and we want change"
A general discussion followed the gen.
tleman's remarks, and when finally Cap
tain Troy remarked that he had prom
ised to blow a horn every time blast
was made, and Mr.. Lindsey sarcasti.
cally returned that il things had come
10 such pass that every time horn
was blown in that neighborhood the res
idents had to run and hide. it was GER
tainly time something was done. Alder
man Pulliam moved the appointment OF
committee to look into the matter.
rhe motion was finally amended to in.
tludc the whole Board, and they will
:ive it their attention soon.
Captain Troy had another matter re-
lating to the city quarry to bring before
the meeting. His idea was to give the
street railway the right of way to the
works and to contract with them for tn,
hauling oi macadam to the streets where
it was used. To show his faith in the
idea he offered to work one year for the
sum the city would save in the first three
months under the new way.
From $4,000 to 10000 pounds eau
he hauled at one load" he said, "and the
work can be done fifteen or twenty cents
per ton cheaper"
II was laid on the table until the Other
committee should report ON whether the
quarry was nuisance.
Mavor Blanton and Aldermen Wolfe
Leonard and Miller were appointed q
committee to look into the offer made b,
| Mr.. Richmond Pearson with regard tc
the market house.
Colonel Hatch was present and aske'
that S25 be appropriated tor the inser
tion OF President Powclls report in 1
guide book. On motion his suggestion
was adopted.
After the first Of June all wagons haul
ing tobacco will be obliged to have tai
on the box, giving their number aud tn
horses they use. II came up upon tn
suggestion Of Mr.. Bowling and wa
adopted.