Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-06-06
CANNOT GET TOGETHER
REFORM AND STRAxGHTOUT
MEMBERS.
Lively Meeting of the Two boards
of CITY Fathers Yesterday Alter
nOOn-AdvisOr Gwyn ESakes the
Finance Committee.

of CITY Fathers Yesterday Alter
nOOn-AdvisOr Gwyn Rakes the
Finance Committee.
The day is n very frigid one that is not
productive of something really lively in
the meeting of the Board of Aldermen or
the Joint Board-espccialy if Aldermen
Jones and Starnes are present. The lat
ter does not seem to care a fig for the
fact that neither he nor Alderman J. M.
GudGcr is consulted in the least degree
by the Reform members when new Off
GERS arc to be elected; the fact simply re-
mains that Mcssrs. Jones and Starnes
do not always agree and they do not
mind saying just what they think.
There was a meeting of three and some
odd hours duration yesterday afternoon,
and n great deal of time was taken up
in talk, but talk of the sort that had a
little spice mixed with it, and nobody
suffered. The Joint Board meeting was
to have been held first, but the Aldermen
all presently met Instead, in order to
hear a petition for a whiskey license,
presented by Duff Mcrrick, esq for the
Glen Rock hotel. The proprietor, Mr.
Connolly. knew nothing of the new law
regarding the procurement of license and
but the Board kindly considered his petit
ton and granted the license motion
of Mr.. Starnes, in order that the petition
might be taken before the County Com
miSSionerS.
SEat. Spat!
City Clerk Young's resignation was
offered, and Mayor Patton stated that,
| as the term as recorder of Mr.. Miller,
the clerk-elcct, would not expire until
| the 1 5th of June, he. the Mayor. would
be glad If he were given authority to
| employ he help necessary to keep the
books i'll proper shape until MIR. Miller
can take hold. Mr. Starnes moved that
Mr.. Youne's resignation be made etlec-
| tive on the 9Th. This was seconded by
Mr.. Cosby. Mr.. Jones did not want 1t
this way and moved as n substitute for
| Mr.. Starnes' motion that the resignation
| be accepted and that the Mayor be in
vested with power to make the neces-
sary arrangements in the premises.
| Mayor Patton said he had a great deal
| CT respect for Col. Young, and esteemed
| him hie hly as a friend. but the fact OF
| the business was, he wanted a man who
| could keep up with the work of the office.
| The minutes of Fridays meeting he said,
had not been made up. and, while he had
| all respect, etc, i.c thought the clerk
| should not get behind with the minutes,
| a very important feature.
Col. Young explained that the minutes
| were necessarily very long and that, on
account of his other duties (the clerk
| will have to do the work of two Boards
for $50 month) he was unable to com
| nearly ready. He stated that he pre-
| fcrred, after what had been said to have
his resignation accepted at once, as his
official term was just expiring.
Alderman Jones here said that if the
clerk could not do the work in the day
1 I, I, RI
| illustrated his point with an anecdote.
| Mr.. Starncs moved about this time and
he was hot sure enough! He called for
the question, and thought it unusual for
a man MIR. Jones' to speak twice to get
| a second. Further, he did not blame
Col. Young for wishing to resign in.
| stanter after what had been said. Mr.
| Jones said he meant no reflection on
Col. Young, and the question on the
| adoption of the substitute was put, re-
sulting in four ayes and two noes. Mr.
StarneS called for a diviSion for" said
he, 81 want to sec if the Alderman who
seconded my motion goes back on it.
He saw that the vote stood: Aye
Jones, Cosby, Wcstall, Gudgcr; no
Starnes, ]. NJ. Gudger. Then on motor
of Mr.. Jones it was ordered that Col
| Young be compensated for any cXtra
work Inc might do.
Emergency Clerk On Hand.
This business disposed of, +. w
Thomas, a stenographcr from Alderman
Jones' office, came in and was assignee
to duty, at the clerks desk, by Mayor
Patton Someone suggested at th
junCture that a shorthand man woulC
be necessary to get down all OF Mr.
IJoneS' speeches.
| Postmaster Kerr asked proposals 70
sprinkling the streets about the govern
mcnt building and the removal of rub
bish this is not to be construed as a hi
at the Republican employcs) and ashc
from the building. Referred to the stree
committee and the Board of Health wit
power to act.
keeper, was sent in and referred TO tn
finance committee for report
There is difference between Nj
Lynch and the old Board as to the set
tlencnt of scales receipts a year or NOR
back.
Il Mr.. Starncs moved that hereafter a
committees appointed with power to &C
shall at the meeting following their al
Ipointment make report of their dispc
sition of matters intrusted to then
This provoked long discussion prime
Ipally between Messrs. Jones and ]. n
Gudger, the latter declaring that "powe
| to act" was a power that should nevG
be exercised except in an emergency. II
believed, as Mr.. Jones did not, tha
"po wer to act" bound the body comic
ring that power.
bonds IB.
The official bond of II. c. Fags, IL
new tax collector, was filed and accepted
!. 1t is for $50, 900 and the sureties are: n
]. Fagg. J. L. Sawyer. J. A. Wagner an
ID. 5. Hildebrand.
]. L. Murray's bond for So 900 as S
pcrintcndent of water works was a
II ceptcd, the suretics being: 7. c. Brow
Jesse X. Starncs, NJ. ]. Fagg, A. Rank
and John Frady.
City Clerk Young's bill of $3.50 f
services was ordered paid, if found co
rect by the finance committee.
THE JOINT BOARD.