Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-02-22
NOT VERY MUCH ON PAVING
THAT QUESTION: IS POSTPON-
ED TILL. FRIDAY.

The joint Hoard Holds n Very
Short NE eetinR-Aldermen Hear
an Interesting statement-what
Means IL All?
While waiting for a quorum of mem-
bers of the Joint Board yesterday after
noon, w. r. Penniman moved that Atkin
street be paved and bridged. Then w.
cover Atkin street, all Of which was. of
course appreciated by Advisor Hunt.
who lives on Atkin street.
When n quorum manifested it's presence,
there ere present Mayor Blanton, Al,
dcrmen Waddell. Baird, Starnes and Nc
Dowcll; Advisors Miller, Green Hunt and
Cummings.
Advisor Miller moved that, on ac-
CONT of the small attendance of citizens.
the meeting be postponed to Friday
This was opposed by Alderm n Starnes.
given i'll THE CITIZEN and everybody
who wanted to had a chance to come
to the meeting.
w. B. Gwyn suggested Thursday, as
the Board usually had a great deal to
do Fridays, but Mr.. Miller's motion pre-
vailed. 1t would not have done so, how
ever, had not Mayor Blanton united the
vote in favor of a postponement.
'Assumed," saws the NIavOr.
When The Joint Board had adjourned
Mayor Blanton asked the Aldermen to
come to order. Mr.. Waddell. however.
put on his mackinto osh, grabbed his um-
brella and hurried out, with a remark
| that he was sick, but had come to the
| meeting anyway, and citizens were not
| any better than he was.
This fractured the quorum, but pres.
| emily Alderman Leonard came in, and
| Mayor Blanton stated his business
| without the forma'ity of calling the
meeting to order. He then stated
that the Board, together with several
Others, had been appointed to draft a bill
including the suggestions adopted by
| the citizens mass meeting. II naturally
feel, d" he said, "a considerable pride in
the bill. as large portion of the suggcs-
| tions adopted were mine. Today MIR.
Murphy chairman of the mass meeting
who assumed to take charge of the mat
| ter. showed me the bill, and l asked him
to bring it here this afternoon, or, in
case he should not, to give it to me and
let me lay it before you. The latter he
| would not do, and he is not here.
| think the bill is wrong i'll several in
| stances-not what the meeting author
ized. There are some things which we
should recommend to the Legislature for
| passage. We can recommend them
whether we get them or not"
Alderman Starnes said on this subject
| that if Mr.. Murphy did not submit the
| bill the Board should kick and endeavoI
to keep the bill from being made a law
| Then the members left, after having
been advised by the Mayor to be on the
watchout, as he might call a specia
meeting soon, if he could get the bill.
Is the Board 'ObstructivSP" ?"
THE CITIZEN asked ]. D. Murphy, esq.
for statement with regard to the bill
and the remarks Of Mavor Blanton. Mr.
Murphy said:
Il published call i'll THE CITIZEN fol
a meeting of the committee on Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock. At that hou
Judge H. B. Carter and myself went te
the Mayors office and found nobody
there, excepting Alderman Starne
Not long thereafter Aldermen Starne:
and Leonard came to my offic,
and Mr.. Starnes suggested that a meet
ing be held at 4 O'Clock Monday. Shortl'
alter this Mayor Blanton came in and
handed him the bill. He soon returne,
it to me and then it was agreed that tb
committee would meet at 10 o'clocl
Tuesday Yesterday l went to tn
place of meeting on the bour and re
|
Mayor nor the members of the Boar,
appeared.
THE bill was then sent to Buncombe'
representatives in the Legislature. Ac
companying the bill was a complete re
port Of every meeting held by the citizen
and a copy of the call, taken from TIL
CITIZEN.
"a portion of the bill was drawn b.
myself, while another portion wa
drawn by E. d. Carter. assisted by Drs
NJ. H. Fletcher and L. b. McBrayel
This portion related to the Board {
Health, and was submitted to the Bur
combe county Medical society by d.
Fletcher and approved
A copy of the bill has been left at TIL
CITIZEN office by Mr. Murphy and ca
be seen by anyone interested.
TO Meet Tomorrow.
E. D. Carter, one of the trainers of IL
bill, will meet the Mayor and Board
Aldermen tomorrow in the Mayor
= Office, city hall, at IL o'clock a. m. A
members are requested to atten1.