Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-03-21
WHAT THE ALDERMEN DID
REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING
LAST NIGHT.

A-AoA SA~HAs
The Asheville Street Railway
Company Difficulty Settled-NO
ExemptiOn-Only One Bill, and
That for &I-Other Business
Transacted.
The meeting of the board of aldermen
last night was well attended and held |
until near II o'clock. Mayor Banton
presided, and Aldermen Mcdowell, Fitz-
patrick, Wolfe, Miller and Leonard were
present,
The matter of discrimination charged
against the Ashevile street railway
came up for consideration. Prof, ii. !.
Greenwell of the Oaks hotel, speaking
for all the hotels of the city, except Bat
terry Park, thought it unjust to allow
the company to run car to the depot to
the night trains for the Battsry Park u
without running another car for the ac-
commodation of the general public.
Quite discussion arose, speeches being
made by Col. V. S. Lusk, Capt. Chas.
Price, of Salisbury, Robt. M. Furman
and Thos. A. Jones. After considerable
speech-making, the matter was disposed
OF by the railway company agreeing to
run n car for the public at the same time
the Battery Park car was run, to the
1:O4 and 5:55 trains in the morning
Passengers coming in on these trains are
to be charged twenty-five cents, and VIII
be taken to any part of the city. Alder
men Wolfe, Leonard and Miller were ap-
pointed committee to look after the
driving up Of the agreement.
THE COMMITTEES.
The sewer and light committees an
nounced that they had been unable tt
get their matters ready for report. The
committee appointed to act on the prop
osition of the street railway company hat
not been able to settle matters dehnitel'
and have the agreements drawn up be
tween the company and the city. Th
report will be favorable to the adoption
the proposition, and the railway author
u tiles have begun work under the cond
tons proposed.
l. WILL INVESTIGATE.
II Alderman Wolfe stated that he was IL
formed that large amount OF rock ha
been removed from the city's quarry
Henderson county and used without Il
:, consent of the board. Mr.. Wolfe W;
~ appointed to go to the quarry at Il
city's expense, investigate the matt
of and report to the board.
IL GOOD SUGGESTION.
It, Robt. NJ. Furman suggested to t
,g board that it would be good idea
ls' require persons desiring building perm
an to state the probable cost Of the bulldr
nS In this way, he said, the city's progr'
cit in building could be seen easily, and
'p- statistics would be valued. No acti
VI, uu was taken.
H. CAN SETTLE HIS TAXES.
,m N. A. Reynolds, city tax collect
fla asked that the board approve the clal
er, held against the city by Richmond Pc
-oa o son in order that he might settle W
~ Mr.. Pearson for his city taxes amou
So ing to near $500. On motion the bo
@ nn approved the claims to the amount
"S, "e,, $3.50, which is the sum hrst agreed III
W. W. as compensation for grading OF Maj
an street.
nth ONE SMALL BILL.
ten Alderman Miller caused great det
and ,,,. j., -e,Iv to tbe NAV
'"' question ANY bills,?" he pulled out
read: "Due Gamewell Fire alarm
graph company, for zinc binding pc
..s; ST." The unusual occurrence came
prostrating several of the aldermen
oad has been quite while since the big
velope was SO near empty as that.
REGISTRARS APPOINTED.
hore The matter of appointing reglst
and snG for the coming election came up.
MON was much discussion on the matter
to whether or not there shoald be al
tirey new registration or partial
49,. No new registration was ordered.
.rIta tIn Summey, ESQ.,, was appointed iot
west, west ward, and ]. NJ, Israel, ST., TO-
ana east ward.
'SlaM ~nvvrur,Inx
:
The question of exempting the II
featuring industries of the city from
alton was taken up for final dispos
lc sup, and the board ordered the city tax
m"ri. tor to collect taxes from all manui
bales crs without discrimination.
AZ ,ro,,, ~, BUILDING PERMITS.
t. - The following building permits
granted G. h. Surratt, four
house on Depot street II. Woo
X, enlarge house on CLAYTON street
u" Iu' Et Evans, six.room house OF Jefferson
state MINOR MENTION.
$, dull NJ, r.,
i bales The board ordered that THE {
'"r"rts "nirt; Democrat and Journal publish t
Ma. posed amendment to the CITY c
,iSt S ''St hTt which is to be voted on in Ma
Corn fixed the compensation for each
rm' at p. {. Orpin asked permission to
,iw, ! wan. "a. shop in rear of Rays stable OF
1t firm, street. Referred to Aldermen Mi
Mcdowell,
Mr.. Miller stated that he had be
fed that the city's note to the Gf
alarm company, for 81 1000, W
school and had been sent, but he had
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