Asheville daily citizen., 1893-09-16
ONCE AGAIN THEY MEET
ALDER MEN AND ADVISORS IN
8ESSxON
An Old asill For Extras tn Paving
Comes Up-RepOrt Axalus, ZEN.
tending Paving Oh College
Street-O,her City Rusineas.

tending Paving Ola COlie.,
s'r<et-O'her City Business.
q. Alderman II. Lamar Gudger was in hi
seat In the council chamber yesterday fo
the hrst time in Give or six weeks looL
ing somewhat paler and slightly thinner
Tor his illness. When the Joint Boart
= was called to order by Acting Mayo,
Westail there were present besides Mr.
Oudger Aldermen Cosby and !. NJ. Gud
ger; Advisors Nichols, Millard and Gwyn
Alderman Jones came in as the minutes
were beng read. Al the meeting the fol
loving matters of city business were dis
po-ed OF:
Inc hnancc committee se,.t in a report
adverse to the extension of the rubble
paving on College street, because of the
CONDITION OF the street improvement fund.
A once absorbing matter was brought
up by report on bill that has been in
the city's hands a Long time, rendered by
webb, Oates, Eskridge & CO., for extra
paving work while that firm was carrv-
ing on its contract to pave South Main
and Patton avenue, The entire bill was
lot Sl '3o466, of which some 81 100 was
ior The paving of the Is inches on either
SIDE OF the car track on South Main
Ahother item was for the tearing up of
ING rack on Ration avenue. In explain
ing the matter to the members Alderman
| J. M. Gudger made the statement not
heretofore heard, that the grand Jury of
| The r1minal court was determined to
sehu Il Dill OF indictment against the city
ON account OF the dangerous condition
OF fhtton avenue, made so by reason ofI
he tact that no paving was done be-
tween the rails of he track on the avenue
between the postof1ice and the square.
Mr.. Gudger went before the iurv and
promised that if the indictment were held |
up, the case would be remedied before he |
next 'erm. On this promise the request |
was granted. Some time afterw ward the
track was torn up-"al night" Mr.
Gudger said, because there was an in
Junction already written out to restrain
us rom tearing up the liue." On motion
Nlty Engineer Lee WAS instructed to
make an estimate OF the cost of the extra
Work uone by the PAYERS and reDort to
next meeting. The Mayor was then III
structed to appoint two practical paving
me to assist MIR. Lee in making the
estimates.
proposi'i ion was sent in by Capt.
lhos. ID. Johnston to the effect that he
would pay the first assessment tor pay.
ing done in front of the property of the
johnston estate on Patton avenue (not
que till january. These provisions were
imposed: Ihat the city proceed to put
down sidewalk the entire length ofl
Irove street on the west side; and that
ne uoes not waive any right TO contest {
the assessment levied against the prop s
erty. An additional proviso was sent in 7
that the city should make the Grove
street sidewalk OF brick and not OF some
Interior material. The Board looked with il
'avor ON the proposition, because the {
money thus paid could be expended else n
where. But Alderman Jones remarked d
Ihat the money paid in on paving must
90 INTO the sinking fund, and nothing n
urther was SAID on the proposition.
ollkeieather requested that the l
Ithcers OF Central Nj. L. church, South. S
De allowed the usual time in which to S
Day the cost OF its sidewalk, but the re- <
iuest was declined, it being said that the
~ork had been done on the assurance +
nat 1t would he paid for when complete. b
Nty Engineer Lee sent lii report re o
'ard'ng tue manner OF charging for side b
walks where the property was a corner c,
OF ADVISOR Gwyn said the report was CT
'ague. On motion of Alderman Iones the
eport was returned to Mr.. Lee
Neports OF assessments for sidewalk
,aVing various streets were sent in bv
he cit engineer and adopted.
he following bills. having received the
roper y. Is, were ordered paid Geo. -,
.: scott q Co., $23 16; street pay r II,
'lol SO; ii. M. Smith, 1855 90; Kelly & III
'trachan, 500 IS. n
with The Aldermen. lie
The Aldermen went through the fol- OF
owing business OF
The finance commit tees report ON the V
uestion of reluuding $25 each to In al
urance Agents Postell and Monroe, ~
Inch had been paid in as special tax, pl
'as adopted, and the agents will get "
heir money back. OF
The street committee was instructed to H.
,ar down an alleged abstraction in the p;
rape OF platform in front of the old nc
elier building on Depot street. an
Ihe election of a school committeeman ro
'r woman) was deferred. tn
City Attorney Son1ley was asked to
III on Messrs. Cobb g. Merrimon and
u. Narrier tor copy of the bond and
'ntract tor lighting the city and report Sa
next meeting as to whether the com, =.
any IS complying With its contract.
1t was ordered that the West AshevilIc lV
company be rendered pay wa
ent 10 lights for the months OF July an
I'd August. Wi
An ordinance prohibiting the sale OF ca'
IN and oysters outside the mar ket house ot
as talked about. Mr.. Jones wanted siu
fuckers, mullets, red bosses and yellow
IL out OF the French Broad" excepted.
ne ordinance will be introduced next l
eek. Lu
permit: B. Z. Mcdowell, s. r.,
ON house on South Main street. 49,.
he shooting OF bats in the city will be I tl,i
oked after by the chief of police, with a res s
eW to stopping the practice. W. W.
Bills ordered paid: Gamewell Fire u GSu
arm Co, $46 SO; Pcnniman Bros, 20 S Su
nts; Asheville Ice &, Coal Co, $67. so; ne'
ater department, $26.62; AshevilIe
sn and Advertising Co., $l.75; pump- n
: station. $16.SO; ] N. Rogers, $40. 60: =
J. holland, 39.5S; L. L. Cunningham. gin
2.25; -Stradley Bros, So 20; |. c. E.
own, $4.3S; Mrs. Samuel Inman, S57; co,
,eet department. $11.13; Penniman mig
os., 1920. inp
A wonderful Mine.
OEADwooD. s. D., Sept. 10 In the per
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