Asheville daily citizen., 1892-05-07
THE CITY FATHERS.
several Things Talked over by
This Board.

That utterly disreputable, malodorous
precinct, Scratch Ankle, must go.
At the meeting of the board of alder
men held yesterday afternoon, the qucs-
ton of the suppression of the disgusting
scenes that occur at a point on South
side avenue just below Cripple Creek, was
earnestly and thoroughly discussed.
The board stands unit for the wiping
out of the place, if it can be done by any
legal means. The statements made by
several of the members of scenes that had
come under their personal observation
i'll passing through the settlement. were
enough to make every decent person
turn sick at heart and revolt TO think
that such a state OF things could exist in
the city. The advice of City Attorney
Cobb is to be asked, and the board will
do everything possible to put stop to
things as they now exist.
Not at the City's Expense.
Advisor Hunt asked the aldermen if
they would join the advisors i'll a trip to
Bee Tree. They decided in the atlirma-
tive, and also decided not to so at the
citys expense.
A. y. Pcnand and Thos. Parker were
exempted from poll tax. as they had re-
moved from the city Just after listing.
The city tax collector was authorized
to advertise such delinquent taxpayers
as he might see fit.
Mai. T. {. Wcstall Judge II. B. Garter
and DR.. T. c. Smith asked the board tc
widen Chestnut street 2l2 feet on either
either side, from Charlotte street to Mer
rimon avenue, and also give the street
some respectable sidewalks. They said
nearly all of the property owners were
favorable to the widening. Referred to
the street committee for report next Fri
day
Some ObjeCting.
II. Redwood presented petition
signed by eight property owners on
Bailey street, asking the board to recon-
slider the action of short time ago
whereby the West Asheville and Sulphur
Springs railway company was allowed
to run its line INTO the city over Bailey
street. Mr.. Gudger moved o reconsider
and action on the motion was postponed
one week.
Mr.. Brevard said that he had been ad
vised by the city attorney that the board
should elect health inspectors instead o
board of health on account of state
law. This was done, Drs. l.. B. Nc
Brayer, NJ. H. Fletcher, IL, l.. Taylor anc
j. A. Borroughs, the board of healtl
elected some time ago. being clectet
health inspectors bv exclamation.
The matter of putting a license tax OF
street "drummers" was left for the ac
ton Of the special tax committeein une
Other Business.
The city clerk was requested to loOl
after water rents during the absenc
from the office of the water superintcnd
ent. This is done to give the supcrin
tendent more time to attend to matter
outside the office.
The clerk was also asked to write t,
Knoxville and Richmond for copies @
the market house rules of those cities
preparatory to the opening of the Ashe
willie market house on une l.
Building Permits.
The following building permits wer
granted: For the erection of the Chri:
tian institute, on Eagle terrace; ]. I
Johnston, Broom house on Cope street
N. P. Corn, Groom house on Starne
avenue; J. L. Hampton, 12room hous
on Haywood street. A permit wa
asked to put up a tent adjoining tn
Sondley building on Patton avenue, an
was referred to the building committee
of Bills Few.
The following bills were ordered paid
]. H. Roardman, help at pump, $26.5O
Mountain me-Journal, advertising
$56.25; ]. N. Morgan & Co. stationery
$12.10; T. {. Smith & Co., $1.50; ]. {
Brown, 81; !. "A. Tennent, city hall, $399
90; sanitary department, $3l4; waite
department, $27.40; street department
$30.75; ]. A. Tennent, material, $1S.7S
supreme court costs, $3.50; criminal cour
costs, $500.