Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-22

E-Or.x na~a-aDxrne Rather sharp
TaI5<-Tax EzemBssiOn FO- a
MAN VINO Is Minus Two Fingers
With the exception of Mr.. Gudger.
every member of the Soard OF Aid rmcn
was present YESTERDAY afternoon when
the Joint Board met OF the Advisors
Williams and Hunt were absent. In the |
absence of MayoT Blanton Alderman |
Waddell was the counterfeit presentment |
of a mayor. |
When the minutes of the special meet |
ing held Saturday were read. Advisor |
Gwyn asked that a motion made by him
on that dav he stated more explicitly
than it aPpearsd the record. The
contracts awarded Saturday should if
another block of bonds could not be
sold within 90 days, be void.
Mr.. Gwyn then stated that when the
special finance committee examined the
books last week it considered every item
of expense that they thought could
impinge on the Improvement fund, and
there was $4,000 or over remaining.
This was the first time "impinEe" had
been used before this Board, and some
of the mem bers blinked and SHE'D at it,
but it went. Mr.. Gwyn thought the un-
paved portion of West Haywood str ct
drug store should be paved at once. AL
dermau StarneS moved that Contractor
A. M. Smith be notified that he might
execute his cont act and begin work on
| that street. giving him 40 DAYS in which
to complete the work. Carried.
| ADVISOR Miller and Alderman Baird
| were appointed to investigate the ques-
| ton of alleged damages to property of
| Mr.. Mccoy on Park avenue. They were
| the east sid. of that avenue. a request
having been made for a walk by M. D.
| Long.
| Jas. But trick and 7. L. Smathers asked
| that the brick paving be extended on
| West Haywood from Woodcock's to a
point a bout 90 feet further west as they
| Inreferred TO for the brick. even
though at costs more than the rubble
City Ensineer Lee was requested to as,
certain If Contractor Smith would give
up that much of his contract.
Boyce & Burton's $500 bond on sewer
contract was accepted; The sureties are
o. d. Revel1 and j. A Wagner.
some sharp sallies.
| w. w Jones, esq. presented a petition
from O'E1earn 81 Linehan, who thought
their bids on the paving had not beer
|given consideration on Saturday. They
claimed their bid was lower than that
of anyone else. A lively discussion
ensued. participated in by nearly every
member of the Board, in which it wa
maintained that the BID had been con
: sidere although no samples were sub
mitted other than a few small stones
Mr.. Jones wanted a hearing for hi
of the matter. ..But.'' he said, ''if yo
gentlemen have an idea that YOU hav
r an arbitrary discretion then l ,as..,n have NJ
Starnes to his feet. w ith the remark: q
don't think Mr. Jones should call thi
Board .arbitrary. Mr.. Jones replie
quick as a flash. II didn't say YOU wer
arbitrary-it wasvour guilty conscience
Acting Mayor Waddell said the Boar
.'Of course" he said, 1.-THE Board t
come after us may turn over some of ou
actions" To this Mr Jones repliel
l''Yes, L guess they will make severe
changes-" The petition was then lai
Figures.
The fin Connrr1ittee w iuStructe
to examine the contract with M.
Kelly with regard to the disposition
the So 900 reserved for IL months aft
the completion of the work.
The city engineer was instructed
confer with Geo. L. Hackney, who wan
damages on Depot street, and repo
Friday.
When the bills came up there o
for $40. 80, due the Engineering New
for advertising- Alderman Baird kick
thez ,,gh+ w be o,,ehndv M u " hno ho kne Ss
wbet her the bill was extortionate. T
bill stated that the charge was
lowing: M h Kelly, $35s 81; sire
department.. S2s1.7 "a: j. H: Boardme
$21; Govan PRESLEY, $50; Kelly
Strachan. $79.43; r. N. Waddell, $14.
The Aldermen.
Mr.. Starnes moved, in the Alderma
meeting, that M e kiIlian who h
two fingers cut off one hand be exen
from poll and street tax. 1t was carri
without any discussion.
c. H Miller was given order
cciv able for taxes for 81 500, the amor
of the compromise in Mr.. Miller's S
II against the city
Ed Mitchell, who is employed on
~ of the w. A. & s s cars, was orde
sworn in as special policeman, to
as such only when on duty on his
Maj Chas. NJ Stedman was given
mission to have the Oakland Heig
- sewer line connected with the city sew
Judges and clerks of elections were
pointed to serve the first Monday
May There was a disposition sho
to steer clear of anybody connected W
Nc | the Reform movement. The follow
were chosen:
East ward-Judges, D. d. Suttle. J.
Murphy, L. F. Sorrells, w. E.. VIZ
clerks, Geo w Tilson. J. L. Wagner.
West ward-Judses. M. ]. Bearden
- L. l. S1agle, w. r. West, jr., p. A. c
minRs; clerks, T. V. Terrell, G. w.
non
. Building permits granted: A.
Adams, house Park avenue; c.
Rogers, house on Sycamore street.
Bills ordered paid: Street departm
SO 25; Chas. E. Waddell, So. .25 w
department., $64.5O; sanitary dep
ment, $S3-
gate CITY Bank scandal.
ATLANTA. April 22.-The grand
,r has found a third true bill against L
-IIs Red wine, defaulting cashier of the