Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-15
HOW THE BOARDS WORKED
THREE AND 4 HALF HOURS
TAKEN UP

TAKEN UP.
The Joint Board Discusses PaE-
Ing, and Decides TO Begin on
Patton Avenue-The AldermeM's
Rod of Discipline.
There was an encouraging attendance
upon the meeting Of the two Boards that
run the city and DO the laving act yes
tci DAY afternoon. The meeting lasted
from o'clock to G:30, so late that Iani-
tor Erwin had to procure lamps so that
the members might see what they were
doing. Every member Of the Advisory
committee was present, as were all OF the
Aldermen with the single exception OF
Mr.. Gudger.
When business was begun, Mr.. Baird, |
for the finance committee, stated that !
the committee had not been able to
make 4 report on the 5 per cent request
of Corpening & Son, and therefore asked |
further time. The limit allowed bv the |
Board is next Tuesday at y. M, when |
a special meeting of the Joint Board is |
to be held.
Mr.. Starnes, as committee, reported |
that he had consulted ". b. Gwyn on
the matter OF getting rock for the city on
Sunset mountain and having it hauled
down to Chestnut street on the dummy.
Mr.. Gwyn. he said, was willing to make
a reasonable arrangement in this regard.
Mr.. Starnes, however, thought the trou.
bic at the quarry. consequent upon the
blasting of the rock, was past. He also
reported the crusher as running regu-
larly.
Mr. Bcarden said the property owners
on the northern portion of North Main
street had agreed that they would ac-
cept macadam as a paving for the street
from Water to Chestnut No action
was taken.
Eight residents of South Main petit
toned that the regulation sidewalk be
put down on the west side of that street,
from the car shed to Southsidc avenue.
The street superintendent was ordered
to do the work as soon as possible. On
motion Of Mr. Hpnt the sidewalks on
this street will be constructed of a LAYER
Of three inches of crushed stone, a coat
OF pitch and layer Of one inch of fine
crushed stone.
TO gave Patton avenue.
\ motion affecting paving matters in
any form is always good for about an
hours discussion, SO the crowd stretched
itself out to listen when Mr. Starncs
made a motion that tac brick contract
ors be required to begin laying brick
Monday morning on Patton avenue
on the south side Of the street, beginning
at West Haywood, and working ONLY
on the south side. At The same time the
work is to he carried on on the west
side OF South Main, the object being to
get half street between the depot ard
the city before winter sets in.
Mr.. Waddell began the discussion. He
said that A. NJ. Smith, the granite cou-
tractor, was ready to pave Patton
avenue with stone, and give bond to
complete the work in a limited lumhcr
of DAYS. But this was called down by
= Mr.. Cummings, who stated that there
was petition against the use of stone
on the avenue.
Right here w. B. Gwyn and Mr.. Cum
mings had little tilt over a petition
Mr.. Gwvn had presented, asking that
Patton avenue be paved as soon as pos
siblc. Mr.. Cummings said it would do
no good TO read the petition, as the
Board would do the paving as soon as
it could. MIR. Gwyn insisted several
times and finally the petition was read
by MIR. Cummings. who sandwichcu, as
he read, such expressions as II concur
IL disagree there" ct>. He stopped
when he came to the names OF the sign.
crs, 200 in number, and the names were
not read,
MIR. Williams favored Belgian block
and believed nine out OF every ten on
the Board" would agree with him. He
talked little rs If he would like to pave
with granite over the protest OF the prop.
crty owners,
Then followed some remarks on the
hardness OF the brick contractors. May
or Blanton said the city had DELAYED
them, but Mr. Starnes told him this
which argued differently: "We had The
streets ready before the contractors were
ready for work. They claimed that they
had brick plant in Cleveland county
while as a matter OF fact they had moth
ing more than an old mud mill"
Mr.. Starnes said he believed the work
on South Main street would move more
n rapidly if work was begun on Pattor
, avenue. He explained this bv saying
that Webb, Oates. Eskridge 4 Co.. hat
taken the Robbins Brick company in a'
partner in the Patton avenue work, ant
he believed that bricks were being htlC
back at the plant until it was settlcC
that these contractors should get thu
work on Patton avenue.
Capt Matt Atkinson suggested tha
the Board find out what beginning
work meant. The people wanted to Sc
q the work begin and go on
Mr.. Gwyn suggested that paving OF
~' Patton avenue begin at the governmcn
building instead of at the west end.
Mr.. Starncs made that change in hi
motion, and it was carried: Ayes, Cum
mings. Mcdowell, Hunt, Baird, Starnes
Bearden Leonard; nays, Green, Miller
Waddell, Williams.
That Eighteen Inches Again.
A petition from South Main street re!
dents was read, which asked that til
Board advertise for bids for sidewal
work of regulation style and concrete
lie 1t also asked that the paving be laid t
the rails of the street car track AS 500
as this clause was reached the petitio
" was laid aside and nothing further wa
~ done on 4 he question.