Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-12
BUSINESS WAGS ALONG
WHAT THE TWO BOARDS HAD
TO DO YESTERDAY.

Mayor BIanton Calls Attention to
the Work Being Done by H. M.
Smith, Who Got the job at High.
er Figures Than Brists Bid.
With the exception of Alderman Gud-
ger, every member of the Joint Board
attended the meeting yesterday after
noon.
I'D. Carrier, of the West Asheyile and
Sulphur Springs Railway company, in
formed the Board that his company had
done its grading on Depot street and
Patton avenue, and asked that the city
do the paving and present the bill to the
company Tor payment. The request was
granted, upon motion Of Mr.. Cummings,
and the bills ordered presented BIZ
weekly.
Mr.. Hunt moved for reconsideration OF
the vote Of last Friday on the question
of paving Buxton street, but the sudden
ness with which his motion got no
second was extremely chilling, and he
said no more on the subject.
W. T. Penniman, representing A. M.
Smith, stated that the rains had washed
under the paving on Depot street 10
some extent, on account of the space lelt
on each side of the street railway track.
He merely wanted to inform the Board
that Mr.. Smith could not be RESPONSE
BILE for the damage, as he had done the
work under orders from the Board.
DR.. Williams spoke of the fact that the
curbing on Haywood street was falling
away from the sidewalk lately put
down, and thought that unless some
thing was done soon there would be con-
siderable damage. Mr.. Starnes disposed
of the question with motion that if the
contractors, Corn & Troy, do not reset
the curbng the City Engineer shall have
the work done and deduct the cost from
the contractors monthly estimate.
, Betwixt Britt and Smith Choose.
Right here Mayor Blanton sprang a
= mild sensation on the Board by asking
if there was an inspector whose duty it
was to look after the work being done
by Contractor II. NJ. Smith at the water
works station. The Mayor said he had
heard that Smith was putting in inferior
material. The reply was that there was
no inspector on the work. 1t will be re-
> membercd by all readers of THE CITIZEN
that Smith was given the contract for
this work at price much greater than
the bid submitted by f. II. Britt. At the
time the contract was awarded to Smith
} it was stated by some members OF the
Board that they would vote to give the
p contract to Smith because Britt had
not done satisfactory work on some
city contracts previous to that time
although it was shown that Britt had
repaired his work wherever defects
were pointed out by the City En-
lginecr. The remarks of Mayor Blan
ton yesterday afternoon, therefore
, were surprising to manv of the mem
( bcrs. Mr.. Cummings said "Smitl
is very honorable fellow and wouldn'
beat us bad" Several other members
nodded assent. Mr.. Cummings thel
moved that Inspector Murdoch be in
structed to keep an eye on Smiths work
- Mr.. Starnes moved as substitute tina
James Colvin be appointed inspector TO
the work at salary of SIS month
Il This was defeated because it created an
other office, and, as Mr.. Mcdowell ex
pressed it, "it seems like two engineer
and two inspectors ought to boss thre
squads of hands," Mr.. Cummings the
renewed his motion and it prevailed.
sidewalk Paving.
Bids for the paving with vitried brio
of portion of the sidewalk OH the Sout
side Of Patton avenue were then opened
There were four bidders; A. M. Smith
81 a square yard; Belote Bros, S1.2C
Webb, Oates, Eskridge & Co., $1.07l2; J
A. Tennent, 90 cents. The "Alphabe
frm," w., o., L. & Co., proposed to furr
ish retaining planks for use on fills fo
21a cents per lineal foot, while Mr.. Ter
nent's bid for the same was cents. Nj
Starnes said that while Mr.. Tennent
was the lowest bid, his brick was nc
the best, and he moved the acceptance {
the bid of Webb, Oates, Eskridge & c.
This carried
Good for Church street.
On motion of Mr.. Waddell a six foe
cement sidewalk was ordered for eith'
side of Church street between Patio
avenue and Willow street, and goo
crossing at the junction of Willow an
Church.
These bills, having gone through Il
regular routine, were ordered pait
Chas. A. Moore, expenses to Raleigh
the suit in Supreme court against Il
street railway company, $32.65, Isl
this was hotel bill and So for "incide
tals;'D street pay roll, $79.12; roc
crnsbet nav roll $40 SS. l. Murra