Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-09-23
THa. ALDER NIE, ~.
Will There he "a Saloon on Patio IN
Avenue?

Will There be "a Saloon on Patton
Avenue?
When the Board of Aldermen met Duff
Mcrrick, esq presented a petition from
c. Ii. Southwick requesting license to
sell liquors in the Grand Central hotel
| building. AT first thought it seemed that
| the old "Patton avenue saloon" question
| was coming up, but Mr.. Merrick said
| that it was the eintcntion of the petitioner
to have the saloon in the basement of
| the hotel, and the entrance would be
| from West College street. OF course one
| entrance would be from Patton avenue.
as patrons Of the saloon could go to the
bar by way of the hotel office. The qucs-
| ton was at once sprung whct her the
saloon would be within 200 feet of the
Y. M. {. A. building. Mayor Patton
| recalled the storm of Indignation raised
| by the granting of Il license for Il saloon
| on Patton avenue last year, and said the
Board could not be toe careful. An order
was made instructing City Engineer Lee
| to measure the distance between the
proposed saloon and the v. NJ. {. \.
Mr.. Merrick later on produced the law
concerning the granting of licenses, and
| said Mr.. SOuthwick did not want to run
| a bar in the ordinary acceptance of the
| term, but as part OF a tirSt-claSs hOtc!.
! Alderman Jones said it there were an en-
trance on Patton avenue by which
patrons could 90 to the bar. 1t would
amount to about the same thing as hav-
ing main entrance on the avenue. Mr..
Merrick pleaded against delay but the
| order stood.
Doctors Petition.
Mr.. Wcstall submitted an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of fish and oysters
outside of the market house, and provid-
ing a fine of $40 for violation thereof.
1t does not apply to persons selling fresh
water fish "of their own catching"
Chas. A. Webb, esq, presented Il petit
tion signed bv nearly all of the city 5
physicians asking that no such rcstric-
tions be placed about the SuCCulent
bivalvc, as in cases where sick persons
need oysters it frequently happens that
the market is closed and were the ordi-
nance passed it might be detrimcnt to
the health of the aforesaid sick patient.
Mr.. Jones, speaking about the petition,
said that such things were generally got
ten up by persons interested. and any
body would sign them-he might sign
them himself. The ordinance passed on
first reading but laid over a week be
cause of Mr.. Cosby's objection to a
motion to suspend the rules.
A jury was ordered to assess benefits
and award damages on an extension OF
Short street.
school committeeman
On motion of Mr.. Westall the Board
reelected II. A. Gudger to place on the
school committee, by acclamation.
City Engineer Lee reported assessment 5
for sidewalk work on various streets,
| which were adODted,
The market house huCkstcrS presented
their anti-peddlcr petition. No action
was taken, and a further request for
lower rents was referred to the mark t
house committee.
On motion of Mr.. Jones an order was
1made that all delinquent taxpayers who
will pay their taxes by November 1
shall have receipt in full without paying
t he 25 per cent forfeit.
SiraiXhtOut Aud RefOrIncr.
]. NJ. Gudger made the statement that
if there was one undcrpaid official in the
city's employ that one was Market
Keeper Erwin who had to be about the
market from 4 O'Clock a. IN. to : y. m
every day except Sunday, and all this fOi
the beggarly sum of $50 a month
lie was n good officer, said Mr.. Gudger
and although he looked over the pOliti
, that gentleman moved that his SALARY
he increased to $45 month. This was
voted down, Mr.. Jones. saying that Mr.
Erwin could get seven hours sicep anC
that that was about enough. But Mr.
Westal made a motion to increase tC
$40 month and it carried.
Bills as follows were ordered paid
Street payroll, $143 80; l.. IL. Britt
$10.50; West Ashevillc improvement
Co., Sc; b. II. Cosby, $50; Peter Press
ley, $2.40; X. McInturiT. 60 cents; ]. n
Morgan * Co., So %; Penuiman Bros.
$21; water department, 500 80; + NJ
Miller, SO; freight. S1O.G9; Kelly 6
Strachan, $11.5O; ii. Redwood Il Co.
$50; ]. N. Rogers, S42 &c; !, ]. holland
!, S42; J. NJ. Westal, SIG 10; X. B. Nolau'
& Son, 50.
Pui La blanche to- sleep.
MGNNEAPoLIs, MINI, Sept. 21.-Bill