Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-09
THE FATHERS OF THE CITY.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
BOARD LAST NIGHT.

Brains and Good Looks Very
Prominent at the Meeting Some
Railway PrOjects--The New City
Hall-Rills and Permits.
The board Of aldermen, perhaps, never
looked on more brainy, good looking
or jolly audience than they did last
night. The mayors Office was filled
comfortably, and the audience was made
up of lawyers, railroad men. street rail
way men, architects, real estate men,
botel men, butchers, ETC., all in good
humor and waiting for their turn at the
wheel.
If there was any regret among those
on the board who will give up their
positions on the 18th, that regret was
not visible on their faces. Alderman
Miller presided, and Aldermen Fitzpat-
rick, Wolfe, Mcdowell and Leonard were
present
THE NEW CITY HALL.
A. !. Wills, the architect of the new
city hall, appeared before the board for
information regarding the new hall, and
asked whether the contractor should go
ahead with the building according to the
original plan or on the plan thought
necessary some time ago on account of
a lack OF funds for that purpose. The
board instructed him, on motion of
Alderman Wolfe, to proceed according to
the original plan.
| DISSATISFIED BUTCHERS,
J. S. Adams, esq. appeared for the
butchers OF the city, and requested the
board to stay work on the new city
building until his clients might show to
the board how the market house in the
building could be arranged so as to meet
the present objections of the butchers
He wanted the fire department located
at some other place, giving SO much ad-
ditional space for the market. He offer
ed for p. Z. Mclntire lot on North
Water street free of cost if the depart
ment would be located there. The board
did not act on the matter.
THE A. p. X II. co.'s ROAD.
Col. R. McBrayer read the ordinance
granting to the AsheYille Park and Hotel
comp any the privilege of constructing an
electric railway from the city limits |
along the east margin of South Main
street, crossing the street at Mcdowell |
avenue, and connecting with the Ashe-
vile street railway on Southside avenue.
The larger portion of the road will be on
private property. The road is to use
Trail and fare not exceeding 25 cents
may be charged.
]. s. Adams, representing the Ashevile
and Biltmore street railway company,
asked that the board postpone action on
the ordinance until his company could
come before them and present their
claims. MI. Adams finally withdrew his
objections, and on motion OF Alderman
Wolfe, the rules we're suspended and the
ordinance passed on its final reading.
THE EAST STREET RAILWAY.
The ordinance granting to ]. B. Bostic
and Others the privilege of constructing
street railway along East street and
Carolina avenue was taken up. Several
changes had been made which were
agreed to by the company. One was
that work should not begin until those
streets should be made 40 feet wide. The
board authorized the navor to issue his
writ for jury on East street, to assess
benefits and damages to property along
the line. The street committee and the
city engineer will go over the street and
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WANTS TO TAKE THEN TO RIDE.
Walter B. Gwyn, president of the Ashe.
vile and Craggy mountain railway,
asked that the board compel Alderman
to put a larger force of
painters at work on his summer car, as
he wished to take the board on an ex-
cursion over the road before the present
board was dissolved. The board con-
cluded that it would gladly go on the
excursion, but that it had no jurisdiction
in the case.
A BEAUTY ON THE SQUARE.
f. J. Armstrong asked permission to
erect small wooden pavilion on court
square in which to sell his mineral water.
1t will be located at the north gate of
the square. AS MIR. Armstrong had al
ready secured the permission of the
county aut horitics the board consented.
The pavilion will be about twenty feet
high and some fifteen feet square.
PAID THEMSELVES OFF.
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gan considering the question of the
salaries for the year about to close.
Ballots were taken. On first ballot the
vote stood two for 5000, two for 5000,
and one for $3.50. On the second ballot
the vote was three for $3.50 and two for ,
$500. The salaries were, therefore fixed
at $3.50.
MUST RUN TO THE END.
Complaints were again made that the
street railway company did not run its /
cars to the freight depot, thus inconven-
encing passengers. The board decided
to notify the company to begin running
he cars to the end of the line at once.
OH, THOSE SIDEWALKS.
Complaints were made Of the weak
of sidewalks on French Broad
avenue and Bailey street. They were ,
left to the street committee.
The salary of Lawrence Pulliam, from
January OF last year up to the time OF his =
resignation was ordered paid by the :
board 4,
PERMITS. ,
H. r. Johnson asked permission to erect |
a temporary wagon shed with stalls, on !
The Rawls property, near the fire depart
nent building. Not granted.
The following building permits were
granted Mrs. Grace B. McNaughton,
light room house on Cumberland avenue; i
!. B. Steele, two story house on Pine
street; F. T. Merriwether, two story ::
house on Grove street. Jesse K. Starnes,
:en room house on Grady street; F. M.
Foster, three story house on north Main
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