Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-02-04
THE CITIZENS MEETING
GOOD ATTENDANCE OF REP
ESESENTATXVEN MEN.

Mayors SALARY to- be $500 a Year
ana That of the recorder 5000.
The mass meeting i'll the court house
last night to consider the report of
committee appointed at a previous meet
ing, to suggest such legislation as they
deemed necessary for the city of Ashe-
vile. was thoroughly representative
gathering. The court house was full, and
the personnel of the body indicated that
the whole people were interested in the
m tiers to be discussed.
And the meeting knew what it wanted,
and showed a discriminating intelligence
in the pas sage of every recommendation. |
The meeting was called to order by |
Mayor Blanton. I. d. Murphy was
elected chairman and ]. P. Kerr and F.
2. Bacon were made secretaries.
T. w. Patton presented the majority
report of the committee and Mayor
BIanton offered his minority report
The meeting decided to consider the ma
ljority report and when the reading OF
the first section was concluded the hrSt
section of the minority report was Of
fered as Il substitute and the substitute
was adopted. 1t reads:
First: l recommend the division OF
the CITY into four wards bounded as fol-
lows:
Ward No. 1, That part of the city
between South Main street and College
street, to the city limits;
Ward No. 2, North Main street to
College street. thence to the city limits;
Ward No. 8, Patton avenue. Spring
street and Haywood street to the bridge,
thence with the city limits to North
| ain street.
Ward No. 4, All that part OF tho city
not included in Wards Nos. 1, and 3.
The second section finally adopted
is a modification of both reports andis as
follows:
I'VE recommend one alderman from
each ward to be nominated by tho quail
fed voters OF each ward Also two
aldermen from the city at large to be
nominated and elected by the city as a
whole; elections to be held annually and
the term of office of the aldermen TO
be two years"
a Mayor Every Hear at $500.
The third reconimendn,i NJ of the
majority report was alnp cd, rs follows:
I'VE recommend that at same time and
place n mayor be elected for the term OF
one year, or until his succe ssor is quail
fed by the general vote of tn, city"
The fourth section ot the majority
report was amended to read: 1--WE rec
ommend that the salary of the mayor be
fixed at $500 per aupum end the salary
and it was adopted.
The majority report fixing the salary
of the recorder at $500 per annunl wa:
concurred in. The minority made nc
recommendation on this question.
The recommendation of the majority
abolishing the Advisory Board wa
withdrawn.
Section 7 of the majority report, "W'
recommend that Section 6 of the eharte
amendment of the session of 1891 be So
,1aS 20. oil fr>r fu nPr
the same number of years for payment o
assessments as the city bonds have 70
their maturity" was rejected
Sinking Fund sect ion Tabled.
Section OF the majority report said
Whereas, section IL of said act G
1891 has not been complied with owin
to the fact that tine banks mentioned i
said section declined to accept positio
therein rendered them;
1--WE, therefore, recommend that sai
act be amended SO as to require a
moneys paid to or collected by the cit
by reason of any lien created bv said ac
to be placed in the hands of the cit
treasurer, who shall file with the Boar
of Aldermen a special bond for prope
administration of this trust, and requi
ing said treasurer to make such inves
ment of the moneys SO received by hi
as may be directed by an auditing con
mittee, hereinafter provided for, and
apply the proceeds of such investment
to establish sinking fund for paving c
said city bonds, and to no other pu
pose"
The committee offered an ar1endmei
suggesting that the sinking fund be
posted in the four banks OF the cit
Other amendments were offered, when
motion to table the section and t
amendments was made and carried.
VIII Not divert $4,000.
Sections 8 and 10 providing for t
application of $780, 900 OF the street il
provement bonds for extension of wat
system and for the appointment OF
auditing committee, were tabled.
The Health Board.
- When section IL was read Capts
Patton, for the majority commit
IN stated that the physicians had not be
Ill consulted in it's preparation and that
committee understood that the minor
report met the views of the Hea
Board, and the majority would acct
that report as an amendment. The rep'
was further amended and adopted. I
recommendation now stands: ~
1--WE recommend Board of Health
heretofore created, consisting of ft
regular physicians of the city of As
vile, together with the mayor, city er
, ,uc neer and chairman of the finance &C
-S mittee of the Board of Aldermen. ]
physicians on this Board shall be elec
annually for the term of two years or
such manner as will insure two holdo
physicians on the Board at all tin
and in no case shall their term of of
be less than two years. That all
ployes and officers connected with
sanitary department of the city shall
elected by said Board of Health and t
the number of employee, their sala
and all matters pertaining to the dep,
ment and necessary for the success OF
board, shall be governed by the boa
And that the board shall have power
. declare and abate nuisances of wi
soever kind or character which t
deem in their judgment to be
We recommend further that the