Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-02
REGULAR JOINT MEETING.
ALDERMEN AND ADVISORS
MEET LAST NIGHT.

The Committee Oh Streets Had
No Report and There Was Lit
tie work to be DOne-SpeciaI
Meeting of the Board of Alder.
men.
The first regular joint meeting of the
aldermen and advisory commissioners
was held at the mayors office last night.
Those present were: Aldermen Bre-
ward, Leonard. Stgrnes, Reynolds and
Mcdowell, commissioners, Conant,
Bcarden, Hunt, Scott and Summey.
Alderman Brevard was made chair.
man of the joint meeting.
Commissioner Summey requested that
the chairman appoint some one in his
stead ON the committee appointed to re-
port on streets to be paved, etc. COM
missioner Conant was elected in response
to MIR. Summey's request.
The committee appointed last week to
look into the matter of paving and
widening streets had no report to make,
as the time had been too short for the
work. They will report at a special
meeting next Monday night.
The following committee was appoin-
ted to wait on the city's banks, and learn
whether they would act as trustees of
the sinking fund, as provided by the i'm
proyement act: Aldermen Reynolds and
Mcdowell, commissioners Bearden and
Hunt.
There was no further business before
the JOINT board and it adjourned until
next Monday night at O'Clock.
THE ALDERMEN.
A special meeting of the board of alder
men was held after the adjournment of
the joint board. All the aldermen were
present except Mr.. Gudger.
Alderman Breyard tried to call some
one else to the chair, but Mr.. Reynolds
was too quick for him and made mo-
tion that Mr. Brevard be made chair
man, which was carried.
Ex-Alderman Wolfe was present at the
meeting, for the first time since the new
board came in. Mr.. Wolfe asked that
the city clerk be ordered to pay the city's
half of the cost Of paving on north side
OF the First National bank, about $141.
The city engineer was instructed to meas
urc the work and report to the clerk,
who would pay according to that re-
port.
Hon. H. A. Gudger, representing the
butchers of the city showed the board
plans of the new market house which his
clients were going to build on Spruce
street. 1t is to be 60x150 feet, built on
the most improved style with a forty
loot street on all sides. The frort 10 to be |
ana brick. The butchers wanted |
a permit to build the house, and would |
then rent the stalls, just as city market
house would be conducted, or would let
the city take the lot if it would guaran-
tee to put such building on it as the
one proposed, which will cost $4,000
or $4,000. Mr.. Gudger, however, in
view of the fact that there was some oh. |
lection to the erection Of market house |
on that street, asked that the matter be |
postponed until Friday night week, that |
a full discussion might be had The re-
quest was granted.
P. c. Mclntire, who had last Friday |
night been granted permits to erect four
small cottages on Vance street, asked |
that the permits be cancelled. Mr.. Nc
lntire said he had heard of some objec-
tion. and did not desire to erect any
that would be Objectionable to
any resident of the street. The board
did as MIR. Mclntire asked.
The city engineer was instructed to
survey Seney street from East street to
Merrlmon avenue, making it forty feet
wide the entire length.
City Engineer Lee submitted the plat |
of his survey of HayW ood street, which,
on motion Of Alderman Starncs was ac-
cepted after one or two slight changes
had been made. As the survey now
stands the widening will be done on that
street as follows OFF of the Johnston
lot, s feet; Henry heirs lot, 10 feet; ]. L. |
Hampton, 10 feet; ]. p. Sawyer, 10 feet;
J. Taylor hmiss, 10 feet; Matt Atkinson,
10 feet; III. Longstreet Taylor, 10 feet;
W. Hunt, 5 feet; 7. {. Brown, 5 feet;
Joseph Chunn, s feet; F. +. Brown, 5 |
feet; ]. ]. Mackey, 5 feet; 7. W. Sharpless,
5 feet; K. McBrayer, feet.
The meeting then adjourned to Friday |
night.