Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-23
IT'S AN OPEN-FACE BOARD.
AND THE MACHINERY WORKS
ALI. RIGHT.
The New Board of Aldermen Gets
Down to Work with its Coat
OH-There Was Plenty of Work
and the workers Dispatched IL.

would work.
The hour appointed for the meeting to
open was 8 o'clock, but Aldermen Rey-
nolds was late, and it was near 0 before
the meeting got down to work.
Aldermen Brevard, Mcdowell, Starnes,
Leonard and Reynolds were present.
Alderman Gudger was absent on account
of sickness.
Alderman Reynolds was chosen to pre-
side at the meeting, and it is ncedl IS to
say he presided with all the dignity OF
veteran at the business. He put motions,
advised with his fellow members on any
question up, and stamped himself the
hustler of the board
The old and new members without
premcditation, were equally arranged on
either hand Of the presiding officer. On
the right sat Aldermen Mcdowell and
Starnes, while on the left sat Aldermen
Lenoard and Brevard.
Alderman Brcvard. who has thus early
shown himself the spccch-makcr of the
board, sat with hands folded, and with
eyes and ears followed every action of
the members and the audience. Nothing
escapes him. He has no objection to a
joke at the right tipc, however.
Alderman Starnes was equally interest
cd in everything going ON and votes in
voice that leaves no doubt as to his view
OF a question. lie tilted his chair against
the wall in an easy attitude, and when
thinking seriously kept upa drumming
on the railing between the office and
dock. Mr.. Starncs docs not hesitate to
smile when a real humorous point is
brought out. His vote, though, bears no
resemblance to a joke.
Aldermen Mcdowell and Leonard have
held down their seats for two years. and
know the ropes like A. B. C's. Nothing
startlcs them, and when q visitors head
is shown at the door, they know immc-
diately what that visitor wants. They
needed no initiation last night. Both OF
the gentlemen smiled when they saw two
of their old time friends come into the
hall. because they had feared those two
friends had marked them down on their
black book.
For the first regular meeting of a new
board, everything moved as smoothly
as clockwork, and the aldermen i'm
pressed everyone as being a set of men
quick to enact any law that will rebound
to the good Of Ashcvile. but equally quick
to condemn anything that has the least
suspicion of crookedness or jobbery.
THAT CITY HALL.
S. Adams, esq. for the city butchers,
brought up the matter of the new city
hall, and asked the board to suspend
work on the building until next Friday
night and also to appoint a committee
to hear and report on suggestions made
in regard to a change in the present
plans. On motion of Alderman Starnes
the request was granted, and Aldermen
Leonard, Starnes, Brevard and Rcy-
nolds were appointed.
Later in the evening the board dis
cussed the matter among themselves and
touched strongly on the rropricty OF
leaving the market house out of the plans
altogether, and securing anot her location
for that department. The aldermen did
not seem disposed to change the plans as
to the city hall and fire department.
WE WILL BRING THE EDITORS.
The following preamble aud resolution.
brought to the boards S attention by THE
CITIZEN, were passed by unanimous
vote Of the board:
Whereas, the National Editorial con-
vention of the United States will meet in
st. Paul. Mimi, in July Of this year, at
which time the next place of meeting will
be sclected;a and
Whereas, Asllcvillc isprccmncntly the
place for such convention, being easily
accessible from all points and is in itself
a point OF great interest to the visitor;
therefore be it
Resolved, That II. A. London, OF the
Pittsboro. N. c., Record, whose inten-
tion it is to attend the convention, and
who has kindly offered to turn the attcn-
tion of the editors toward Ashevillc, be
requested to use every effort approved by
his own judgment to secure for this city
the next meeting of the editors, the good
faith Of the city being hereby pledged to
support Mr., London in his efforts and to
welcome the editors as they were never
before welcomed by any city i'll which
they have met"
TO WIDEN EAGLE STREET.
Hon. Richmond Pearson renewed a
proposition made last December, to
widen Eagle street, according to the re-
port of the jury, charging no interest on
the money advanced, provided the city
would collect the benefits declared by the
jury and repay them to him whenever
collected. The board did not decide
finally.
Mr.. Pearson proposed that to give the
paving business a test, the city and him.
self should pave the south side of Market
place with Belgian block. He offered to
take the citys bonds for the work at par
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