Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-16
GETTING DOWN TO TERMS
JOINT BOARD COMMITTEES
WORK.
The Report Recommends The
Waiver of The IS-Inch Clause of
The Act on Certain Provisions
The Report Adopted.

The Report Adopted.
The vexed street railway question that
has worried the city authorities of Ashe-
vile so long, now seems to appl oach an
amicable settlement. The first step to-
ward an adjustment was taken yesterday
when Supt. T. W. Patton made prop
ositi3n to the Joint Board. A commit
tee was appointed, and special meeting
called for today at 10 o'clock.
At the hour appointed the Joint Board
met for the purpose of bearing the result
of the committees work. There were
present Mayor Blanton, Aldermen
Starnes. Leonard, Baird, Gudger and
Mcdowell, and Advisors Green, Bearden,
Hunt and Cummings.
The report Of the committe was read,
which, as subsequently amended! reads
as folio
The Joint committee appointed at a
special meeting Of the Joint Board held
November 10, have to report that they
met by appointment Receiver Mad1ux
and Superintendent Patton, of the Ashe-
vile Street Railway company, and E. 6.
Carrier, president of the West Asheville
and Sulphur Springs railway.
"Receiver Maddux and Superintendent
Patton asked waiver on the part of
the city of the 1S-inch paving outside of
the rails, and dismissal on the part of
the city of all suits against the street
railway, agreeing on the part of the rail
way to dismiss all suits against the city
and to make all reasonable efforts to
reach the square from Bailey street by
way of President Carriers line to West
College. then by way of West College to
North Main and the square; Receiver
Maddux agreeing to pave between the
rails and to put the Patton avenue line
in complete repair as notified by the
City Engineer, keeping their work at all
times in advance and out of the way Of
the paving work.
president Carrier of the West Ashe-
vile and Sulphur Springs railway, de-
clared himself willing and anxious to
make any just traffic and trackage ar
rangement with the Ashevile Street
Railway company.
Receiver Maddux. on the part OF the
Asheville Street Railway company, de-
cared his inability to make waiver of
right of way over Patton avenue from
the square to Bailey street.
| "The committee, therefore, would rec
ommend that the city make a waiver of
the 1S-inch paving clause and dismiss
all suits against the Asheville Street
railway. Provided, that the Asheville
Street railway shall dismiss all suits
against the city and the individual mem
bers Of the Joint Board, and proceed at
once to pave between the rails and con.
tinue the same as the city paving may
progress, to put their various lines in
suitable condition as fast as re-
quired by the engineer; and that they
show to the Joint Board that
permanent arrangements have been
made with the West Ashevi e and
Sulphur Springs company reaching the
square from Bailey street by way of the
West Asheville and Sulphur Springs rail
way over West College and North Main
to the square. waving thereby all right
to the use of Patton avenue from Bailey
street to the square. And that the court
may make an order that the Receiver
shall issue his certificates upon the
monthly estimate of the City Engineer
and sell the same to pay for the paving
between the rails of the track, and that
!, the court will make an order author
izing and permitting by the receiver o
| the Ashevile Street Railway company
the change of track from Patton avenue
} bv way of West College street over thu
West Ashevile and Sulphur Springs com
pany's line to the square. The receiver:
certificates to be paid in the same way
and at the same time as abutting prop
erty holders pay for paving in front o
their property, said certificates to bea
six per cent. interest from date till paid.
The report was signed by John H
, Williams. Z. A. Cummings, c. b. Leo
e nard and 7. {. Starnes, committee.
The report as amended was adoptct
t by unanimous vote.
b The Board ordered the putting dow
of cement sidewalk on the south side c
t Patton avenue, between the Sondle
e building and the McAfee block, and the
adjourned.