Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-20
MEETING OFCITY FATHERS
HOW THE NEW MEETING
HOUR WORKED.

HOUR WORKED.
Considerable Business DOne-I.iq-
uOr License DOubied-TheS street
Superintendent's Bond Fixed at
S3.OOO-SeveraI Isl In.
The new aldermanic +o'clOck rule went
into effect Yesterday afternoon. The reg
ular weekly meeting began pretty soon
after that hour.
There was considerable number Of
auditors, but the faces present we're in
the main new ones, faces that could not
encourage the board except at meetings
held in the afternoon.
There was likewise a falling off in the
attendance of old friends who have
adorned the benches in the mayors office
in rain or snow or dry weather for many
months, until this new wrinkle was taken
up.
Alderman Reynolds was late. but not
because he forget the hour. Beside him
there were present Aldermen Gudgcr,
Mcdowell, Starnes and Leonard. Mayor
Blanton presided.
Tax Exemption Again.
W. w. Jones, esq, representing the
Asheville Furniture and manufact urinp
company. and the +. A. Demons Wood
working company, argued the matter of
exemption from taxation for those COM
panies. He represented that there had
been an error in the tax list, which
showed that neither of the firms cam,
under the $4,000 provision made BY
the aldermen several years ago. lie
stated that the mpanics had over the
prescribed amount invested, and asked
The board to give them the exemption
given Mr.. Graham's S company.
A sharp discussion followed between
Mr.. Jones and ]. NJ. Campbell, of the
Asheville TOBACCO works Mr.. Camp
bell notified the board that # any of the
manufacturers were exempted all should
bc. and vice versa, and the matter would
be taken into the courts for settlement.
Alderman Leonard finally moved that
the tax collector he instructed to collect
taxes from all manufacturing companies
employing under $4,000 capital. Car.
ried.
Special Taxes.
The special tax list was next gone over
and few changes made. The license on
Wholesale and retail liquor dealers was
increased from $500 to $1,000 drug
stores, excerpt for medicinal purposes,
81 900; on plumbers, increased from SO
to $50; on ticket scalpcrs, reduced from
$40 to $5.
J. II. Lee in behalf of several teamstcrs
asked the board to lessen the special tax
on OK teams. Alderman REYNOLDS said
he had driven OK teams in the long ago
and proposed to stick by any person
whose lines fell that way. So the tax
was lowered to $3.50 per year.
About Paving.
The mayor, city engineer and The stfcct
committee were instructed to 20 to Rich
mond al d inspect the paving there, and
Commissioner Conant, OF the advisors.
was asked to accompany them. Alderman
Gudger, by whose motion this was done,
was sure that the visit would be profta.
ble in the end and the ctizcns would
never protest against such use OF their
money.
The mayor was instructed to pay En-.
gincer Cutshaw, of Richmond, a reason
able sum Tor his services here in consul
tation with the Joint board.
A Nuisance Complained of.
Capt. Matt Atkinson, for himself and
DIR. ii. l.. Taylor, protested against the
erection Of mammoth chicken coop"
near the Battery Park hotelby Col Coke,
which building will he withing thirty
feet OF the kitchen of Capt. Atkinson.
He therefore asked the board to look
into the matter, us no permit had ever
been received by Col. Coke to erect tho
coop committee consisting of Alder.
men Mcdowell, Starncs and Brevard
was appointed to look into the matter
and stop the building il thought ncccs
sary.
Will Regulate Things.
Alderman Reynolds, for the committee
to look into the work on the new city
hall and market house, reported that
they had spent some time on the build
ing. They had found rather poor clas.
OF brick masons employed on the struc
ture, and also found that many baC
bricks had been put into the foundation
they recommended that the force of ma
Anna lP tr..rpnspl n IT,,
continued and given power to hav,
general supervision Of the building.
"The Citizen said $4,000.
Alderman Starncs made motion tina
the city street superintendent be require,
to give a bond Of $1,000. Mayor Blan
ton thought that sum very excessive
and suggested 81, 900. Alderman Key
nolds then moved to amend and max
the bond $4,000, and it carried.
no Advice, Please.
Alderman Reynolds had a letter fror
Mr.. Charles McNamee and proposed t
read it tifthought advisable. But asst wa
on the paving question, it was left Owe
for the joint board, Mayor Blanton r,
marking that the board wasn't needin
advice from any one just now in Ii
matter Of paving. The mayor also ga,
out the news that he knew man VIII
wanted $3.50, 900 worth Of bonds rigl
away,
Won't Advertise That way.
DR.. B. +. =. Bright sent to the board
statement that he had prepared a pan
phlet advertising Asheyille and asked Il
board to appropriate $3.50 for the c
pcnse Of publication, and $50 for his SC
vices. DR.. Bright said the propositio
was many times faircr than that ma,
by the Forum some time ago, as ply,
clans, who would read his book, scarce
ever read magazine. The board
clined to accept the proposition.
Engineer Reelected.
B. M. Ice was reelected city engine
by unanimous vote, aad his salary WI