Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-04-16
be appointed. Referred to tie market
house Commit tee

be appointed. Referred to tie market
house committee.
On motion of Mr.. Brevard the chief OF
police was instructed to notify the COM
panies having poles on Depot street to
move them at orce or they would be
moved by the CITY at the companies
expense. Mr.. Starnes also moved, and
it was carried, that the chief notify the
Peoples light, heat and power company
to remove its poles on East street
by Tuesday next, or it would be done by
the city.
On motion of Mr.. Brevard the city
engineer was instructed to make a 40-foot
survey of Hill street from Montford
avenue to West Haywood street.
The finance committee was instructed
to settle with the Ashevile street railway
company and the Asheyille light and
power company.
1t Can't he Done t?)
Mr.. Starnes read section 39S of the
city code, referring to the record of births
to be kept i'll the clerks office, which was
alluded to in THE CITIZEN few davs ago,
and moved that he clerk have blanks
printed for t.c PURPOSE of keeping a
record of births. The other members
treated the matter as joke, laughed
over it, said it couldn't be done, and Mr..
Starnes did not even get second to his
motion
Mr.. Starncs moved to reconsider the
vote by which the report of the jury on
widening South Main street on the east
side was adopted. Carried. The report
was then rejected, and a new jury was
ordered for that street from the car shed
to Atkin street, on the west side. The
street committee was instructed to have
the articles of compromise made with
several persons on the street properly
drawn and signed.
The report of the jury on the widening
of Turner street was read. The dam
ages awarded and the benefits assessed
are equal, $322. Laid over for two
| weeks.
The City's Property.
On motion of Mr.. Brevard the mayor
appointed committee of real estate
men to appraise the real estate owned
by the city. Those appointed are W.
B. Gwyn, J. b, Bostic and J, M. Campbell
A petition signed by J. 5. Grant, ]. E
Dickerson, !. II. Tucker, Ii. A. Gudger
| G. w. Puretoy, J. K. Patterson and d. 1
Millard, for the first Baptist church, wa:
presented, asking that three feet OF Their
properties on College street be taken tt
| widen the sidewalk. Referred to th
street committee.
!. b. Steele John W. Starncs and X. II
Rawls asked the board to accept ant
widen Hollywood street, which runs into
College street. Referred to the stree
committee, Mr.. Brcvard acting in MIR
Starncs' place.
Permits and Bills.
The following building permits wer
granted. J, B. Cole, two houses o,
Roberts street; r. P. Ruinley, ten room
house on Eagle terrace; Mrs. A. Nj. Sar
ratt, house on Depot street; D. S. Shire
man, house on Hillside street.
The following bills were ordered pait
d. Henderson, pay roll, street depart
ment, $3.50; ]. NJ. lngle, water depart
ment $22.9O; L. V. Brevard, sanitary d
,, partment, SOS SO; !. A. Tennent, wor
OH market house. $39S; Callahan Bros
work ON market house. sos; !. A. Tel
nent, tables for clerks office, $6.15; Ba
lard, Rich & Boyce, work OH markt
house, $203.5 55.
The board then adjourned to Frida
5 afternoon at o'clock.