Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-08
ALDERMEN AT WORK.
A Livelv Kick Against the City q
Rock CruSher

In the meeting of the Board of Alder
men Rev. L. L. Stamey asked for a re-
tanning wall on Blanton street, near
Bethel church. The request was referred
to the street committee.
Mai, H. c. Hunt asked for some kind
OF walk from South Main street to the
graded school building on Bailey street.
This was also given to the street com.
mttce.
The committee on damages to the
property Of Mrs. Redmon on Senev
street, reported against giving damages
Mr.. Waddell made minority report
recommending the payment of $50. The
majority report was adopted and w.
Summers. attorney Tor Mrs. Redmon,
gave notice of appeal.
Judge II. b. Garter called the Board
attention to damage suffered bv the
property of Mrs. Howell by the widen
ing OF Scney street Referred to the COM
mittee that examined into the claim Of
Mrs Redmou.
A Rain of stones.
II. A. Lindsey made protest against
the daily blasting of rock by the city in
the quarry on the side OF the mountain
above his house on College street. He
brought with him a few samples of rocks
that had fallen in his yard recently. The
Board discussed the idea of getting the
rocks from some point on the dummy
line, and making arrangements with
that line for the transportation. The
street committee was instructed to con-
suit President Gwvr on the subject.
The bill of Cobb & Merrimon, city
attorneys" which was sent in some time
ago and then withdrawn, was presented
again. The items are: Salary January
to July, $100; services i'll Cannon case,
S25; preparing and having engraved
bonds, $3.50; services in sale OF bonds
and drawing contracts ald specihca-
tions, 5000; cash advanced for cx-
press charges, So 40; total $5S0,40. The
Board thought the bill all right, but as
two or three of the items should be pro
rated among the different funds the bill
was sent back that it might be pro rated.
1t was decided that the grade in front
of the Rawls property on College street
f. T. & V. T. Belote were given to
December to complete their sidewalks
contract.
No Chickens Need Apply.
Mr.. Starnes brought up the chicken
question again. He had been informed
by the Board of Health that the keeping
OF live chickens IN the market was Liable
to bring on sickness, So he introduced
an ordinance which says that it shall bt
unlawful for anyone to. take into the
market for sale any live animal, bird OF
fowl. The penalty is SO. This wa:
adopted. under suspension of the rules
and the chief of police was instructed tc
direct the marketmen to build coops fol
their chickens outside of the market.
The chief of police was instructed t
see that there was some one in charge o
the city scales at all hours of the day un
til next Friday, when definite arrange
ments are to be made.
To the light committee was referred {
petition for a light at the corner O
Woodhn and Spruce streets.
"Let All Your Lights be Burning
There was a little discussion on tn
tower question, in which Messrs, Gudger
Mcdowell and Banton expressed them
selves as against abolishing the. towe
system. Mr.. WaddeIl said il the tower
were kept up there would some day be
disaster. He thought there should b
some way of changing the carbon
without the necessity of climbing t
such height.
The arbtrators A. T. Summey and
c. Martin, of the W. o. Wolfe rent maj
ter, recommended the payment to Nj
Wolfe OF $155, and this was ordered, tt
city's notes being given.
The report of the jury on the extensio
of Grove street was read and rejected
because of its irregularity. The benefit
amounted to more than the damages.
The bill of ], A. Tennent, for commi
! sion as superintendent of the city ha
was ordered paid. The amount
$1,596.97.
, The following bills were ordered paic
Street pay roll, $2l 50; water depar
ment, $50; sanitary pay roll, $47.6S.