Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-03-18

The ks ser~Oir question Comes
UP. Eai is Made a Special Order
For wcdnesday-Fire Horses
and the Street Sprinkler.
AS soon as Alderman Waddell entered
the council room in he city hall yester-
day afternoon, a quorum was in sight,
and Mr.. Waddell was called to preside
over the Joint Board. There were in
attendance Advisors Green, Cummings.
Miller, Bearden; Aldermen Starnes,
Leonard, McDo well, Baird and Gudger
City Engineer Lee, to whom was re-
ferred he request for the release of f.
H. Britt's bondsmen, reported that the
last estimate on Mr.. Britt's retaining
wall work was made on June l.. AS the
contract calls for guarantee of II
months the Board could not release the
bondSmen.
Advisor Miller, for the committee of
which he was member, reported that
Webb. Oates. Eskridge & Co. owed the
city $3.50 61 for crushed stone furnished.
The report was adopted.
After work, Not Talk.
J. Nj. GudSer, ir., and r. =. Walker
| urged the Board to carry out it's ex.
pressed intention ofgrading South French
Broad avenue, and the city engineer sub
mitted profile of the proposed grade of
that avenue. Mr.. Starnes stated that
the street committee had no idea of de-
laying the work. but the fact was, sew
eral members of the committee were so
slo w going that thev had not been a bile
to get to that street. On motion of AL
derman Mellow ell the matter was re-
| lerred to the street committee for rcoort
Friday next. Then, on motion of Ad
visor Bearden, the city engineer was in
tructed to advertise for bids for grading
the avenue. bids to be opened on Friday.
two weeks hence.
NJ. d. Long asked for the grading Of
Park avenue from Buxton street to Jeff
crson Drive, and motion of Mr..
Starnes the city engineer was instructed
to prepare profile of the avenue and
submit 1t at next meeting.
The street committee was instructed
to report on the advisability of grading
Hill street.
notify the Asheville Street Railway com
pany to lower the gas pipes on North
Main and Haywood streets.
Special water Meeting
Alderman Gudgcr brought up the wa
ter question by stating that Contractor
Kelly would serve notice on the Board
that he would not consider himself
bound by his contract for the safety Of
he new pipe line if the water from both
the old and new lines should be forced
| through the O-inch main on this side of
the mountain. Advisor Miller submit
ted two estimates on reservoirs. which
were about a half OF the cost as esti-
mated by the city engineer recently. AL
derrnan Mcdowell moved that the whole
| water question be left open and made a
special order for next Wednesday
at O'Clock p. m. Alderman Starnes
opposed this and declared himself
in favor, now as ever, of a standpipe.
But he was outvoted, and the question
stands special order.
A. M. Smith submitted Il proposition
to the effect that he would take the con
tract for rubblc-paving West HAYWOOD
street at $1.5O a square ward. and agree
to complete the work within 30 DAYS
forfe'ting $50 for every day over 80 days
he DELAYS the work. Advisor Miller re-
marked it was rather early for bids, as
they had just been advertised for tkis
week. There was no motion to accept
Mr.. Smiths offer.
Money! MOneS:
The following bills were ordered paid:
THE CITIZEN, $1O.75; E. II. Britt, $75;
street payrolls, $414.95; A. NJ. Smith,
81 POS 81; Corn & Troy. $39o.73; Webb,
Oates, Eskridge & Co. 50 HI &C; H. M.
Smith, $126.37; Webb & Oates, $112.42;
Buncombe Brick and Tile Co., $ i ,24o. 75.