Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-05-14
THE JOINT BOARDS SEANCE
THE GHOST OF BEE TREE
CALLED UP

The Board Gets Some Very Inter
esttnK Information Regarding
the Scheme of BriH2in an Ever
lasting C?) supply of Water
From the Brook In the Noun,
tains.
Bee Tree! Bee Tree everywhere
But not drop to drink
Bee Tree?
Oh, no!
Swannanoa
That's correct
Gravitation?
Well, hardly.
Water and steam power combined
That's the present disccrnblc size OF
it.
And when that is said, the status OF
the question of Ashcvilles increase of
water supply is made known correctly.
The Bee Tree project is out of the race,
and it is reasonably certain that the
adorable little fishing stream was laid
away because of a drought in the matter
of favorable opinion.
Fifty Miles TO B- r!
The joint board of aldermen and adj
visors met in the mayors office ycster-
day afternoon about 3 o'clock.
Every one of the advisors were present,
as were all of the aldermen with the cx.
ception Of Mr.. Gudger. Mayor Blanton
was in the chair.
1t was not expected generally that the
water question would come up at this
meeting, consequently there was little
surprise when Mr.. Brevard stated deliber-
atcly that the surveying party to take lev
els and secure information as to the prob
able cost of bringing Bee Tree to Ashe-
vile through terra Gotta pipe had been
out several days. They had gone over
five miles of the ground, and it had
begun to look as if it would take fifty
miles OF terra Gotta pipe to do the work.
That was tough cud to chew. But
the chewing took only few seconds
Mr.. Conant made a motion that the sur
vcyors be called in, and it was carried in
a hurry. Mr.. Hunt, who has cspoused
the cause of Bee Tree. said that was the
proper thing to do, and submitted grace
fully.
Wanted a Retaining Wall.
Mr.. Hunt asked that retaining wall
three feet high on South Main street in
front of Mrs. Buchanan's property be
built. Mr.. Summey moved that the
matter be referred to the Joint street
committee. Mr.. Starnes, chairman o!
the aldermanic portion of he committee,
objected. as he said, the committee had
already been over the ground. AS for
himself, he was opposed to it. Then Mr..
Hunt moved that a new chairman be
appointed to take Mr.. Starnes' place.
That motion was all in fun, of course.
Mr.. Summey's motion was then put and
lost. The mayor declared first that the
avae bod; ~ hit l." h. ! r----.~ :,
was done on the question.
Action on the matter of damages to
the house of Geo. l.. Hackney, on Depot
street, was deferred.
want HAYWOOD Paved.
Geo. S. Powell presented petition TO
the board, signed by fifteen property
owners on Haywood street, asking that
the next paving to be done, be done or
that street between Patton and Mont
ford avenues. This provoked some dis
cussion. Mr.. Brevard thought the Wes'
side was getting all the paving and th'
East side none, and he also thought
something ought to be done for thu
East side people. Then Mr.. Starne
moved that the next street to be paved
be Haywood, from Patton avenue t.
Spring street, the paving to be of brick
This carried, Mr.. Waddell voting no.
other Business.
On motion of Mr.. Starncs the boar
ordered the iron fence on Mai. W. "
! NcDowell's South Main street propert
moved back the proper distance tror
the street at the city's expense.
A bill from Crook & Inglc, for raisln
Harriet Vernon's house on Depot stree
was sent in for$151, just 81 more tha
the contract price. the firm agreeing t
do the work in a substantial mannc
The street committee recommended Il
payment of the bill. less the $11 I'll
mayor said $5 of the extra work W.
authorized by himself, as one of Il
foundations, he thought, required son
better work than had been done. M
Scott asked if that work was NJ
necessary to good job. Mr.. Blanto
said yes, and MIR. Scott said there con
surely be no extra pay for what Wi
agreed to in the contract. Then t
board decided to pay $l40, as rccol
mended by the committee.
These bills were ordered paid J.
Henderson, street work, $47.75; Bal
0 more United Oil Co., $23.70; stationer