Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-12-17
TENTVILLE MUST MOVE ON
THAT Is, A PORTION OF 1T
MUST DO SO.

The MenaHerie and "HOt WinuY"
Factory Required to GO to Some
other Place Than Government
Square-what Two Boards Did.
Every member of the Big Twelve WAS
in his place yesterday afternoon when
Mayor Blanton called the Joint Board OF
Aldermen and Advisors to order. En-
Advisor ]. A. Conant sat with the Board
and apparently enjoyed the entertain
mcnt immensely.
Mr.. Green reported that he had con-
suited Chairman J. E. Rankin of the
Board of County Commissioners with
regard to the building of a retaining
wall at the eastern end of Smiths
bridge, and that gentleman had prom
ised to bring the matter before his
Board at the January meeting.
The committee on damages to the
Straith property on Patton avenue was
given another week for report.
Must Complete Depot street.
Mr.. Baird, for the Depot street COM
mittee, appointed with regard to the
releasing of the bondsmcn of A. NJ.
Smith, reported that the street was not
completed. Then Mr.. Gudger moved
that the Asbevile Street Railway COM
pany be allowed to use the fat rail in.
stead Of the" At" This carried, and the
City Engineer was instructed to notify
Contractor Smith to complete the paving
and the railway company to put its line
in proper condition within ten days.
The Engineer was also instructed to
notify Mr.. Smith that the time for the
completion of the work had expired and
the Board would insist on a forfeiture if
he does not complete the work at once.
Mr.. Starncs moved that the street
railway company be allowed to use fiat
rail on North Main street, stating that
he preferred that kind and believed they
would be better to pave to. Mr.. Will
liams offered an amendment allowing the
company to use flat rails on all its lines,
which was adopted.
The bond of Edgar A. Poe, ir., con-
tractor for the roofo the new pump
house. was rendered, with T. J. perkinson
as surety, but the Board, by vote, asked
additional security. The size of the bond
is $3.50.
Z. 7. Belotc informed the Board that
the contract for the cement sidewalk had
been completed, and the Street commit
tee and City Engineer were instructed to
inspect the work and report next Fri
day.
Talking About Bills.
While the Board was considering bills
Mr.. Waddell made talk on what be
called the Boards lax way of paying the
bills, without first going through each
one thorougly and verifying it. He re-
ferred to a resolution which provides
that bills must be sent in before noon
on Friday and then go through a com.
mittee's hands. Said he, "Whsr you
shirk your duty you'd better get off the
Board. You're not doing your duty
now. demand that you all stick to
your resolution"
A bill of 500 for retainer in a case
brought against the city by Geo. r.
Wood of New York was sent in by
New York legal firm, Lamb, Osborne g.
Petty. Mr.. Baird remarked that ITS
big retainer for doing nothing, by
George" and the bill was ordered paid.
A bill of $9S6.45. presented by Corn
& Troy, for curbing, brought out the re-
mark from Mr.. Mcdowell that scarcely
any of the curbing furnished was up to
specifications. The bill was paid.
To the finance committee was referred
a bill of SIS from Chambers & Weaver,
who sustained damage by having
horse fall into ditch dug by Contractor
Kelly on South Main street some time
ago.
These bills were ordered paid Street
pay roll, $s07.S7; o. S. Kelly company,
car tank, $500; J. X. Oates, $40; Webb
& Oates, 174.S7; M. H. Kelly, ST.
S54.S0; H. M. Smith, $301.7O; Webb,
Oates, Eskridge & Co., $3,77O.33; f. n
Waddell, $14; Penniman Bros, $50 20;
!. A. Murdoch, $12; Belotc Bros,
81 ,O95.
1t was decided that payment of the es-
innate of work on Buxton street by A.
M. Smith be withheld until Mr. Smith
shall have filed his bond for the work