Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-11
ANOTHER RE-CHRISTENING
THIS TIME BRIDGE STREETS
NAME h CHANGED.


The Board of Aldermen, by Spe-
cial Request, Makes Bridge
Street GENITAL Avenue-Alder-
man McDoweIl's Good Motion.
:aThe board of aldermen is still in the
street widening business at the old stand.
Any one having street that needs reno
waiting or rcarranging will please bring
it forward now.
Incidentally the aldermen attend to
other business such as changing the
names of streets, and ordering the meas
urcment of the paving done by Gen. p.
NJ. B. Young.
The board met yesterday afternoon Mt
4 O'Clock in the mayors Office. Present
were Aldermen Mcdowell, Brevard. Rey-
nolds, Starnes and Leonard. Mayor
Blanton presided.
Grading the Streets.
City Engineer Lee exhibited to the
board the profilcs of grades on several
streets. The grade of Patton avenue will
be greatly changed if it is decided on. In
front of the Grand Central hotel and as
far down as the Grand opera house, the
street will be raised, which will ncccssi-
tate the raising of the floors of the bust.
ness houses, in one place as much as four
feet. This is only on the north side, as
the south side stores are built to the
proper grade. That portion, however,
bet ween Main street and thegovcrnmcnt
building was not settled. The grade
from the government building to the in
tersection OF the avenue with Haywood
and Buttrick streets was adopted. The
street at the hill just west of the Bum
connie warehouse will bc lowered about
three feet
Profcs for North and South Main and
Depot streets were submitted. The South
Main street profile caused considerable
discussion. According 10 it, thirteen
loot fill would be made across Town
branch. II was finally decided that the
fill should bc not more than ten feet deep,
and the grade accepted. The street will
e lowered foot an half near the car
shed. The grades for North Main and
Depot streets were also accepted.
There are to be two culvcrts on Depot
street, one on South Main and one on
North Main. The city engineer was in
structed to prepare specifications for
these culvcrts, and the street con mittcc
ordered to advertise for bids ON their
construction, which bids are t. be opened
at the first regular meeting in August
The city engineer was also requested to
prepare profile of the grade OF College
street, Oak street, part of Woodhn, and
Charlotte street. as far out as the cross.
ing of Chestnut, preparatory to the paw.
ing of those streets.
Alderman Reynolds suggested that in
street paving he was in favor of giving
the contract Tor removing the dirt to
home men, poor men who cannot under
take a paving contract, but who would
do the work as well and perhaps cheaper
The board agreed with the alderman.
street widening Again.
Alderman Brevard moved that North
Main street be made sixty feet wide from
Woodfn street to the city limits, instead
of only to Chestnut street, as ordered at
the last meeting. Alderman REYNOLDS
said he had, in company with another
member of the board, been over the
street, and thought the street should
only he made fifty feet wide, as he feared
there would be considerable damage to
AlIprt,tn, Ct a phn, ,,T . 1.
street committee, did not agree with
Alderman Reynolds, and said that al
though some OF his property would be
taken in the widening, the city was wei.
come to it, as he wanted wide streets
There was no second to Alderman Bre-
wards motion, but Alderman Starnes
made motion that the whole matter be
left to the mayor and board, who will
go over the street and decide as to its
width. This carried, as did second
motion made by Alderman Brevard, that
the street shall be widcncd to the limits
according to the recommendations OF the
board regarding the width between
Woodhn and Chestnut.
The street committee was instructed
to go over Woodhn and Charlotte streets
and ascertain the maximum width which
can be gotten on those streets, prcpara.
tory to their widening.
Charlotte street from Chestnut to
Baird street, was ordered made fifty feet
wide.
Alderman Mcdowell made a motion
that III future the board would ac.
cept no new street unless it was full fifty
feet wide. Every year the board had
accepted new streets, said Mr., Mcdowell
all narrow ones, and in a few years il
would be called on to widen them, al
great expense many times. Alderman
Starnes objected, but it was no use, for
the rest OF the board favored the motion
The committee appointed to look into
the matter of the tning of L. Strauss
for violating the sanitary laws, was re
licved. as it was informed that the cas-,
had been appealed, which took the power
out of its hands.
Will Look Into II.
Alderman Brcvard moved that the
! city engineer he instructed to measure
at his earliest convenience, the paving
and cxcdvating done on North and Soutt
Maln stTectS anu court square ana re
port to the board, that the engineer.
measurements may be compared will
the bills filed for the work in the clerk.
office. Carried.
Chas. II. Hartshorn and Others asked
for light on the corner OF West Chest
nut street and Monttord avenue. Actor
e deferred.
At the suggestion of Alderman Starnc,
the action Of the board at last meeting
in locating light at the corner o
Starnes avenue and Flint street wa,
rcconsidered.
He Reads "The Citizen"
Alderman Brcvard called the attention
of the board to the breaks in the side
walk near the postofficc and the Ma
tional bank OF Ashcvillc. The owner,
will he notified to have the obicctionabl,
places repaired.
Rev. ]. A. Speight, editor Of the Ashe
vile Baptist, asked to he allowed to pu
in one.inch pipe and use city watc
with which to run q motor for the Dur