Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-08
DOESN'T WANT A PENALTY
JOINT BOA N II sTEkKK H.ts THAT
CHAU9E OUT.

The COmuerv boiler Company
and The 9aamdpsEse Contract
Alderman Bairs1 HmcidensaIlv
Uses some OG E4sS Latin.
At the Joint Board meeting yesterday
afternoon Mayor Blanton presided over
a full Board of Aldermen and three Ad-
visors, Messrs. Miller, Green and Bear
den.
Alderman Starnes moved that the
city engineer be instructed to advertise
for bids for putting a water pipe line
from Patton avenue down Water
street to West College, and for a sewer
line ON Montford avenue from Bearden
avenue to West Chestnut. Carried.
The question of drainage from ]. G.
Martins property on South beaumont
street came up and was discussed briefly.
Alderman Starnes moved that special
| committee be appointed to go over the
proposed line, and also that City Engin-
Ger Lee inquire if any of the plumbers in
| the city were willing to put in a sewer
line on time. waiting until the sewer and
| water bonds remaining unsoid are dis,
| posed of. The motion was carried, and
| Messrs. Miller and Leonard were ap-
| pointed.
DOsa't want q Penalty.
City Engineer Lee submitted the con-
l tract DGGwCCn
pany and the city for the erection of the
standpipe. The contract included pen
atty of SO a day tor each day the work
Is delayed over 60 days, and this, Mr..
Lee said, was the only thing The COM
pauv objected to. Mr.. Connery was
present and said on account OF the un-
Icertainties Of freights. etc, he was not
/ willing to bind himself to pay a forfeit
should he not do the work within a linn
tied time. There was considerable talk
over this, and 6nally Advisor Bearden
moved that the penalty clause be stricken
Leonard. Mcdowell. Green. Miller. Bear
den and Baird; nays, Waddell, Gudger
Starnes. Alderman Baird's name was
called first, but he said he hardly knew
how to vote. He was passed, and at
the close of the roll call he was asked to
vote and said aye, causing a laugr
therey. band Aldermen Gudger rena rked
Ion the winning side again. The question
ofinstructing the mayor and clerk to sign
the contract as amended ther: came uI
on Advisor Miller's motion and carriee
Miller. Green, MeD.well. Leonard
Baird; nays, Waddell. Gudger. And th'
stadpipe will go up.
The $3.50 bond of +. IL. Britt, fol
grading, was submitted and accepted
The suretics are ]. r. Starnes ani J..
Mackey. Alderman Gudger remarked
ironically that there was a penalty II
Mr.: Britt's contract, and 1T ought to ~ ~
"That's ex post facto," and the ban'
played "Where is My Wandering Boy.
VVanss to he E.aid.
Alderman Waddell, who was evidentl
chatting under the standpipe walkover
told the Board he had been appointed t.
assist in the sale 100000 worth O
bonds once upon a time, and as he wa
not working through patriotism now
| he would be glad to have a committe
Iappointed to report on the amount ~
lcompensation due him. Advisors Cree
and Miller were appointed as the com
mittee.
The S7OO retained from the bill O
lWorthington & Co. last week was oI
dered paid upon the receipt of a writte
statement from Mr. Bum, sub-contras
tractor at the pump station. to tn
effect that the dispute between him an
Worthington had been settled.
The bill of Belote Bros, for $223.o oe
for sidewalk paving, was referred to tn
street committee, to be laid when tn
eommittee shall have reported favorabl
| thereon.
The final estimate of A. M. Smith. fo
paving on Roberts and Bnxton street,
Isl, ,O75.S7, was ordered paid. less, $1O(
which is held until an alleged creditor
satisfied.
Bills az follows were ordered paid
Julius Wilfong, $12; F. N. Waddel1. 81
II. D. Henderson. $S62.oO; ]. H. Boar
man, So; Randolph-Kerr Printing &c
$50: E. T. Belote, $57 .Oo; ]. r. Bale.
$ss;4o; Joel Powers, $6;s5; Buncoml
Bros. $1O.75; F. Stikeleather, $1s.2
]. A. Murdoch, SIS; B. M Lee. $685.
II. N. Morgan & Co. $1.1O; !. e. Die
crSOu & Co, $116.67.