Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-09-24
MUCH TALK ABOUT PAVING
nUT NOTHING DEFASITEE.V
DECIDED ON.
The Jo;ut Board Appoints a Com,
Inittee 20 Investigate The Van.
derDllt blocks, ia which Nr.
E'entIiInan Is Interested

derbllt blocks, ia witch Mr..
E'enuiInan Is Interested
The Joint Board met yesterday after
noon for the second time in Tic Rccor-
der's court room, on he west side OF
the city hall, and the afternoon SUI beat
met cilessly down upon the heads u
those who sat near the Mayors desk
The Aldermen, however, promise to
have the council room pSoHcrly fitted up
by next Friday,
Mayor Blantou presided at ycstcr.
days meeting, while the work was
done by every member of the Board Of
Aldermen and Advisors Williams, Bear
den and Green.
NJ, d. Long asked the city TO accept a
private sewer line running over Park
avenue and to the French Broad river.
Referred to the sewer committee.
Advisor Green suggested to the Board
that it would be proper to do the next
grading on streets leading to the graded
school buildings. No action.
Talk AboU; z'avIug.
Capt. Matt Atkinson addressed the
Board in an argument for more paving
work. He said the sentiment of the peo.
pie was for it, and he thought the best
thing to be done was the sale of more
bonds ard the prosecution of the paving
now going on, but on streets vet to be
named. Healso believed that the people
wanted Col. Robert l.. Coleman put in
charge of the entire paving work on the
streets to be paved, say Haywood, Col
lcge and Mcrrimon avenue. He knew Of
of one wealthy man who was turned
away by Ashcville's poor streets.
City Engineer Lee then reported as to
the sample of Knoxville brick sent here
early this week. He said the absorption
was about per cent. and considered
it Il very good brick. Mr.. Leonard made
a motion that the contractors be in.
structcd to buy these bricks if they would
hurry up the paving but motion was
| considered unnecessary, as the city does
not care where the bricks come from So
they are up to the specifications.
o. b. Wheeler, r, of Bitmore, gave 4
| report OF some experiments that lad
been made at the Vanderbilt brick works
with a paving block made there. rhl
blocks had been kept in a spot with thC
temperature at zero and then thawcC
out by furnace heat, and not particle
OF disintcgration could bc detected. The
blocks, he said might not stan! TIC db
sorption test, but lie dill not consider
that the most important question about
a paving brick. What is important. hl
said, is to get brc|: that is free from
| limestone. The most severe test wa,
the freezing test, Thctt ,tere about
| COO, 900 OF these blocks ready now. and
the works could furnish 10000 day.
Speaking about the Vanderbilt pavcty
w. X. penniman, jr., said they had bccl
declared by Richard NJ. Hunt, tht
Worlds Fair architect, to be goot
enough for any part of the works a
NanderbIt's, 1--WE are ready he con
cluded, "to take whatever streets yol
may designate, and workregular, do tht
work in a given number of days anc
give bond to do it."
On motion of Mr.. Mcdowell, a com
mittec consisting of Messrs. Mcdowell
Bcarden, Starnes and Williams was ap
pointed to investigate the VANDERBILT
brick and report next Friday.
Advisor Williams said that as Com
tractor Smith had been getting aIon.
very well with his granite paving h
would sugGct that Mr.. Smith be allowcC
to begin on Patton avenue Workin.
eastward, paving with granite. At tn
same time brick PAYERS could Ueglu a
the government building, working west
ward. Then the one who did the mos
rapid work would get the most pay
Somebody on the Board, however, 81
down immediately upon this suggcstIo
by saving that Mr.. Smith had a goo
deal ot work yet to do on Depot stree,
DR.. Williams also suggested that Nor
paving be undertaken and that Co
Coleman be employed to have charge {
the work, He could soon get pctitio
signed by every resident on his sire,
Haywood asking that Col Cocma
have charge Of the work. MIR. Starul
here mildly stated that it was matcrj;
! and not superintCudcntS that the cit
was looking for. There wcrenow abor
as many supcrintcudents rs there wei
workmen.
Mr.. Green reminded the Board tn;
it should not forget West End in tn
paving matter while Mr.. Wadd,ll d
clared that the Vanderbilt blocks wou
Just fit Merrimon avenue. Finally Il
subject was dropped, nothing hayii
been done further than the appointmcl
OF the brick committee
TO start the CrW&ner.
. The Board decided to start the cit
rock crustcr at orce, for the purpose
making macadam to be used in maxi,
o sidewalks,
The city engineer was instructed
advertise in the city papers for bids
thc construction of the foundations at
new buildings at the pumping static
bids to be opened next Friday at 81;
p. III.
A. Rankin was again before the boa
asking water main for few hundr
feet on Flint street. He was inform
that there was little hope until after t
completion of the new water works sN
ten.
Capt. !. p. Sawyer claimed that da,
- aye had been done to the Straith bu
Z ing by the raising ot grade on PATTI
avenue. Referred to the street commit
Mr., Gudger read the resignation
o. Mr.. Scott published in THE CITIZEN "
y terday. When Mr.. Gudger had flush
he laid down the letter with the rcma
-. 81 regret that, Mr. Mayor, because he
" ono of the best men we've got" I
resignation was accepted on motion
Mr.. Leonard,
\. The following bills were ordered PAL
Montague & Co., sewer pipe, $107..
street pay roll, 500; Govan Presley, $
ary, $50; d. w, Furman, printing, S:
AI.Dr:RMANIC SOE.ONS.
Good Deal of Fun over the Tc
VILE Museum.
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