Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-08-29
THE ORDINANCE PASSED.
WORK OF THE ALDERMEN
YESTERDAY.
If You Work OH "a Building Now
for which Permit Has Not
Reen Granted, You are Liable
to be Hauled UP and Fined $50,
According to the q tinance.

Been Granted, You are Liable
to be Hauled UP and Fined $50,
According to the d dinance.
The big bronze hand Of the town
clock was considerably nearer the 8
o clock than the 4 o'clock hour yestet-
day afternoon when the mayor and
board of aldermen met in regular weekly
session in the mayors office.
Besides Mayor Blanton, who presided,
there were present Aldermen Brevard,
Reynolds, Starnes, Leonard and Nc
Dowell. and about dozen gentlemen
who had business with the city fathers.
II Passed!
Eug. ID. Carter, ESQ.,, representing prop
crty owners on Charlotte street, told the
board that Notwithstanding the fact that
that body had refused some time ago to
grant a permit for the erection of new
Mission hospital, the authorities OF that
institution were going ahead and putting
up the building. Mr., Carter thought
that the city should take some sort OF ac-
ton in the way OF bringing about sus-
pension OF work, and as start in that
direction, Mr.. Carter submitted new
ordinance which he suggested the board
should adopt. The ordinance is as fol-
lows:
BE it ordained, that > person or per.
sons shall construct or aid in the con
slructiou OF, or shall work as COM
tractor. carpenter, laborer, brick or
stone mason, or in any other capacity,
in the construction OF any building or
house within the corporate limits OF the
city OF Ashevile, for the construction OF
which house or building no permit has
been granted by the mayor and board OF
aldermen of said city. Provlde', how
ever, that no act shall I've deemed viola
ton OF this ordinance except su0h as are
committed bv the party or parties
charged with such violation after he or
they have been duly notified by the CHIEF
OF police that no permit has been granted
for the construction of said building or
house ANY person violating this ordl,
nance shall on conviction thereof, be
fined $50"
The ordinance was put on its first
reading and passed, all the members ex,
cept Alderman Starnes voting in the
affirmative. motion to suspend the
rules and put the ordinance on its second
reading was then made. To suspend
the rules there must he a unanimous vot,
of the board. Alderman Starnes objcctec
| = I,,, hp.lly II 1lrpu hi,
objection to suspension OF the rules
| Then it was put on the second and thirC
readings, and the ordinance was adop
ted, the only vote in the negative being
that of Mr.. Starnes. who sac 1t wa
wrong to try to fine a laboring man TO,
endcavoring to earn living.
street Business.
The board discussed streets a httl
while. The widening of East street wa
talked about. Attention was also calle'
to a large deep gully near Capt. Fagg
on North Main street. K. J. Sheriff., G
the Ashevllle street railway, stated tina
he was going to work this morning wit
large force OF hands, and would try t
fulfill the contract made between tn
railway company and the city.
Protests against the findings OF tn
iuries on the extentions of Grove stree
and the widening OF an alley which run
west from Bailey street were reaC
The protests were made by b. ]. Ale,
ander and Miss Lewis. The matte
was discussed at length, but nothin
done definitely.
To Make II Finy Feet wide.
Rev. A. Toomer Porter asked permi
sion to extend line OF sewerage fro
his cottage ON Sunset drive to the cit
sewer main at corner OF Pine and Ban
streets. As Mr.. Porter proposes to pc
all expenses himself the board grant,
the permission.
Mr.. Porter also informed the board thi
/ , portion of Baird street had been open'
out fifty feet wide, and asked II som
, thing could not he done to get the enti
: street that width. The street commit
was instructed to take the matter
charge, and see what could be done.
Minor Mention.
E Permission was asked of the board
r erect case for displaying photograp
c Just on the edge OF the sidewalk in fro
of a gallery on south Main street.
derman Reynolds, OF the street comm
tie, to which the matter was to be
terred, said he was opposed to establi'
VI ing anything that might prove b
l. precedent. Nothing was done In
case.
Alderman Starncs for the commit
appointed to consider the matter
moving the street car tracks, asked a
was given another week i'll which to
n port.
~ Alderman Brevard, Of the finance co
mittee asked another week for that CO
ne mittee on the question OF overpay toe
X l.. Nj. b. Young.
Permits and bills.
C. The following permits were grant
el- L. !. Armstrong improvements to bu
ing on court place; F. N. Carrinstor
o. room cottage on Park avenue. B
IS were passed upon as follows: Girdwc
a and Lee, bricks for city hail. $+S3.
IN Asheyillc Loan, construction and
provement company, money advan
NJ. ior water pipe, $40S.09; Callahan Br
he Knoxville, Tenn, stone for city
tor ,529.91 Peuniman & Co., mate
he for city hall $lS6.19; Evening Jour
nd $3.50.
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