Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-10-31
LIFE In THE BOARD YET.
WHAT THE ALDERMEN DID
YESTERDAY.


Blanton called the n Getting to order.
All of the guardians Of the city's inter-
ests were on hand promptly.
At Last II speaks!
Mr.. Brevard started the ball rolling
by resurrecting the supposed defunct
Young overpay committee report. Mr..
Brevard said as one of the committee he
wanted to speak on a subject which THE
CITIZEN had said was old, to-wit, i. e.,
namely: The overpay to General Young.
He said the report had been made out
and filed some time ago, but had been
overlooked from time to time. THE CIT
IzEN knew that fact, as it had had the
pleasure of going to the Office and copy
ing it before it had come before the board.
Nothing more could be done, until Gen.
Young came before the committee. He
supposed the General did not find it con-
venient to come right now, AID thought
they could do nothing further until he
did come before them.
Mayor Blanton said he had only a day
or two ago telegraphcd Gen. Young that
the city would bring suit to recover anv
money that had been paid to him over
what he was justly entitled to.
Mr.. Starnes then moved that the city
clerk be instructed to inform Gen. Young
that he would be allowed until the 18th
OF November to appear before the COM
mittee with his books and accounts for
inspection, and if he iailcdin this the city
would proceed to institute suit for the
collection of the overpay. The motion
was seconded by Mr.. Reynolds.
Mr.. Brevard thought the motion was
too much in the nature of a threat.
Mr.. Starnes said he wanted the motion
to pass, because he had been told that
Gen. Young had remarked that "he had
been cheated by the city all he expected
to be-" Then the question was put to
the house and carried.
Someone here whispered "Mr. Brcvard
got up and sat down." ard the business
proceeded.
About Water Rents.
Capt. Matt Atkinson referred to a letter
received day or so ago by A. X. Esk-
ridge from a New York broker which
contained ideas in line with what he had
talked to the board OF beiore-the raising
of water rents and the setting aside oI
those rents for the discharge of the in.
terest on the sewer and water bonds
Capt. Atkinson said the water rents here
in many cases should be doubled or even
trebled, and the provision would make the
bonds more salable. He asked the board
to consider the matter carefully. Mr.
Gudger said he had drawn up watel
ordinance which would help matters
The idea was not so much an increase "a
the prompt collection of the rents as the,
now stand. His ordinance required al
renters to pay quarterly III advance. Ol
motion OF Mr.. Starnes, the water com
mittee was instructed to wrestle Will
the equal'"atio'l Vi tne water RATES
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WORK up traue' presented pe''''o" 'ro'
a number of firms. who believe the tar
mer should not be asked for his trade i
that wav, asking that the board pas
such ordinance against the practice a
it believed in its judgment would be Der
ehcial to the city and the trade in ger
eral. The following firms signed tn
petition: Ray & Davenport, Pennima
s. Co.. T. S. Morrison & Co., Clark
Beck, R. d. Buckner & Co., |. {. Moore
Sam Finestein, Owens & jenkins, Grave
& Thrash, Brown, Gudger 4 Co., +.
Mitchell 5. X. Chichester & Son, G. 4
Mears & Son, A. Whitlock, II. Rcdwoo
* Co., Finlay & Nelson. t. ID. Nelson
Co.., F. p. Mimnaugh, j. Z. Dickerson
60. Referred TO hhance committee io
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Chas A viii eso annsorsd hefo,
tho hoord - h.ho,f of rorro Char,
wodde,, who wanted to be owen a fri;
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alarm IN AsheViiie. MI "epb spoke
the very highest terms OF the boy, WI
is only IA years of age, and said he WI
an expert electrician. The little ma
made a short, sensible talk to the boar
and gave his version of the cause .of Il
trouble with the alarm. He impress'
the board and spectators very favorab
= and it was ordered that j. F, Austin, t
/, former superintendent, be notified of t
election of successor, and Charlie Wa
y dell was made the youngest person
the employ OF the city The salary
SIS per month, and the board promis
him an increase If he made things
, right, which he said he thought he cou
) do.
This 10 some Better.
Mr. Brevard called the boards atte
t;on tn the wretched condition of t
.:1au,a,,s o,,d showed n MIA, hv ub;
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: temporary walks could be made al
:. reasonable cost. His plan was to L
the planks engthwise instead of tral
versely. The street committee was