Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-26
THE BOARDS MEET AGAIN
AND TALK AND no SOME
BUSINESS

Mayor Blanton was the only official
absent during the meeting of the Joint
Board and Board of Aldermen yesterday
afternoon. Mr. GudGer attended but
left about 4 o'clock, intending to 60 to
Marshall on the afternoon train the
only train west, in fact) He reached
the depot just in time to see the last car
OF the train disappear. Then he returned
to the council chamber.
1t was all dlscussions-that is,
very nearly all. Mr.. Gudger was called
to the chair, but even he could not keep
down the random talk INDUCED in by
everybody.
Mr.. Cummings called attention to
Bailey streets urgent need of a sidewalk.
The old plank walk, he said, was poor
but it was better than mud. City Engi-
neer Lee said he was not so sure about
that, as some of the property owners
had taken up portions of the walk, de-
claring it unsafe for pcdestrianisni. No
action.
The Old, Old story.
A. X. Eskridgc, of the brick paving
firm, informed the Board that all of the
necessary crushed stone had been spread
on South Main street, and he would like
to receive instructions as to his next scat
of operations. This brought up the same
old street railway question that the
Board takes up and muses. with every
week. Mr.. Williams made motion i'll
effect that the city stop all suits against
the Street Railway company and waive
the 1S-nch paving clause; the company
to stop all suits against the city, and
pay for the paving between its
rails either in cash or re-
ccivcrs certificates. Seconded by MIR.
Hunt. Mr.. Starnes offered a substitute
to this motion. providing that the con-
tractors should pave the eighteen inches
on either side of the track on South Main
street between Southsidc avenue and the
Swannanoa hotel. But this substitute
was ruled by the chair to be out OF order,
as not germane. There was a prolonged
discussion on the motion. Superintendent
Patton was present and said he was
sure Receiver Maddux would bc glad to
come to settlement of the question, and
put the Patton avenue track in good
repair, so that it might be ready for the
contractors when they begin the paving
of the avenue.
tits Killed.
The question Of the adoption of Mr.
Williams motion then came up, resulting
in this vote: Ayes, Bearden, Green, VIII
lams. Hunt and Miller; nays, Cum
mings, Mcdowell, Starnes, Leonard
Baird. There being tie, Acting Mayo
Gudger voted no, and the motion wa'
killed.
Mr.. Gudger explained that if the mo
ton should be for the receiver to pay
cash for the paving, he would change hi
vote, as he did not think the Boart
ought to press the company to pave thu
eighteen inches on either side of it
track. Mr.. Starnes said that the BoarC
had made one proposition to Receive
Maddux and that had not been an
swered. Therefore, Mr.. Starnes thought
and said, if the receiver wished to dc
business in business-like way he should
make some response. Then there was ;
general discussion.
ON other Subjects.
Here Mr.. Cummings moved to nstruc
the contractor to begin safeguarding OF
the west end OF fatton aveue, leaying.
space wide enough for the car track an,
eighteen inches on either side in the mid
die of the street. No second; no action
Mr.. Hunt asked that bids for the eree
ton of an iron bridge on Atkin stree
be advertised for. There was a questio
as to whether the cost of the brdg
could be assessed against all propert
owners on the street or not. Messr:
Miller and Cummings had an argumcr
on the constru, ton of one section of til
act, and Mr.. Miller produced the Ac
showing Mr.. Cummings that he Nj
Miller) was "up" on the law some hin
self. ]. G. Merrinon, esq.,, gave 1t as h
opinion that if the entire street could t
worked out the cost of the bridge coul
be pro rated. Otherwise it would be a
sessed only against the abutting prol
erty owners. That disposed of the ma
ter, and Mr. Hunt will get no BRIDGE
least not before next meeting.
G w. Peigler complained that hea
of dirt had been thrown upon his pro-
crty on Depot street by some of the COZ
tractors, and he asked its removal. tt
Street committee was instructed I
look into the matter.
MIR. Gwyn's Idea.
Mr.. Cummings resurrected his instru
tion resolution, moving that the co
, tractors be instructed to pave one side
Patton avenue from the West End DIR,
store east. But somebody put in" he
I and the motion died.
W. B. Gwyn suggested that as the bi
weather was about to set in, the Boa
give up all idea of paving Patton aven
this winter and put down instead
plank roadway twenty feet wide, wh
would fill all requirements, and whi
: could, next spring. be taken up al
placed on side streets for sidewall
The cost, he showed, of such roadwi
between Depot or Spring streets al
G French Broad avenue would be compai
lively small. No action.
Paying Out MOneV
8 The Board got into bill-paying mo
about this time and ordered the pa
ment of the following bills: ]. d. H,
derson, lumber, $3.50; street pay re
$3S+.75; 7. X. Oates, $19S.93; Gov
PRESLEY, salary, $50; rock crusher p
roll. $121.25; Buncombe Brick and
company. 81, ,162; Spring street pay rc
$63.62; ]. D. Henderson, resetting Gu
ing, 1928.
n Looks More Like.
Here the street railway matter "
taken up again. Capt. M. E. Car
q said he came as a citizen and a taxpa,
of Asheville, asking that the matter
settled if possible. He was satisf
3 that the receiver could and would r
cash If the city would do the paving
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