Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-03-05

official had told HIM that he would have
to be given official notice. That was the
cause of the introduction of Mr.. Bre-
wards resolution, which, on motion of
Mr.. Starnes, was adopted. There was
no show of righteous Indignation, no
cries for an investigation and no whis-
per of 'disrespect.'
South Main.
Mr.. Starnes said that several parties
on South Main street had evinced will
ingness to compromise in the matter of
widening that street. He moved that
the jury to 60 on that street be instructed
to not pass on the lands of these parties.
Carried. The compromises are as fol-
lows: ]. M. Alexander proposes to give
the land for the widening, without dam
ages, provided retaining wall is built
where the embankment is over four feet
high; Mr.. Orr will give the land if the
city will roll his house off the line of
street; S. B. Erwin will give his land; the
owners Of the Mcdowell property will
paw $500 benefits; X. U. Garrett will pay
$3.50 benefits.
Poor ink.
Richmond Pearson asked that the
mayor be authorized to take up the
notes lately given him by the city for the
property on Market street, as he was
about to transfer them and the thirdparty
objected to the quality of ink, paper and
chirography New notes on frst-class
paper are to be executed, according to a
motion made by Mr.. Brcvard, which
carried.
Two bills from Mr.. Pearson were pre-
sented. One for $l4O was balance of
rent for fire house, and the other for
$175.66 was the amount of the first
payment of money put up tor widening
Eagle street. Referred to finance COM
mittee.
wouldn't "COnlp,"
George w. Cannon has suit against
the city for damage to his house on De
pot street, but offered to compromise il
the city would pay him the cost of the
part of the building cut off, in addition
to the damage allowed by the street
Jury. The total would have amounted
to about $500, Mr.. Cannon will have
to sue, as the board did not accept.
J. M. Campbell notified the board
that he owned the reversionarv interest
in the Patton avenue hotel, corner De-
pot steeet and Patton avenue, on which
damages were awarded for the widening
OF Depot street. Mr. Campbell merely
wished to notify the board that part of
the damages should be paid to him.
says Will Save Money.
When the payroll of the street depart
ment was under consideration Mr. Wad-
dell said that the best dav on which to
pay off hands was Monday, because in
stead of spending their money tor liquor
| the men would take the money home for
| their wives.
On motion of Mr.. Starnes the mayor
was authorized to have the city hall and
market house insured as the work pro-
crosses, and to distribute the insurance
among W. w. West, {. 7. Rawls, L. |.
Aston and Pulliam & Rutledge.
some Smaller stuff.
The board of health ordinance was not
taken up, as Mr.. Gudger was not present
to make speech on the subject.
A bill for rent of the lot on
northeast court place, rs a stor-
age house for the citv's tools, etc,
was presented, and referred to Mr.. Brc-
ward for investigation and report.
There was no committee appointed
yesterday with power to act"
The matter of the city's paying the
wages of timekeeper on the city hall
came up, and on motion of Mr.. Starnes
the timekeeper was not included in the
payroll. The contractor is !. A. Ten
nent, who receives per cent for the su.
pervision, and the board thought the
foreman could keep the time. The city
now pays a contractors commission OF
8 per cent. an architects commission oI
5 per cent, besides two torcmen on the
work and the general labor.
BILLS Paid.
The following bills were ordered paid
Costs to supreme court in street rail-
way suit, $14.26; Callahan Bros, stone
work on city hall, $14s; J. A. Tennent
pay roll for labor on city hall, S2S0.77
Wills Bros. architects commission or
city hall, $500, DR.. Chas. Jordan. ser
vices as city physician, $53; sanitary de
partment, $213.50; street department
$lS,9s; !. N. Morgan & CO., blanl
books, $9.25; Bearden, Rankin & Co.
material for market house, $75; Bearden
Rankin & Co., waterworks supplies
$9S1O; W. 6. Mcdowell, juries
ETC., $14.35; {. Z. Moody, ma
tcria for market house, $62.o7
c. w. Thornburg, telephone ser
vice, $25 Blair & Brown, embalmini
body OF fireman killed at Bostian'
bridge, $35; Carolina coal company
$+7,5O; !. H. Boardman, extra time a
pump, SOS; Lucy Graves, damage
awarded by jury on Depot street, $50.
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