Asheville daily citizen., 1893-12-16
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
REGULAR SITTING OF THE
CITY FATHERS.

is Wantsd-PerhapsA A Market Fo,
West End
Alderman w. W. Jones was still to,
unwell to attend the meeting of tn
Board Friday afternoon. The remaining
members were present, but J. NJ. Gudge1
asked to be excused before the meeting
concluded. and he left, feeling too sick tc
y remain out long. Mayor Patton pre-
sided.
The meeting talked over the quarry
question, and the Mayor stated that he
had received, in reply to letter he had
}, written to DR.. A. Toomer Porter OF
+ Charleston, telegram stating that he
would not lease his quarry to the city.
Mr.. Starnes suggested that the quarry
on the dummy line might be utilized,
and the finance committee was instructed
to confer with Advisor Gwyn to that
end.
MIR. Westall said that from what he
could learn concerning the last blast at
the quarry that broke the camel's back
and endangered the lives of residents in
the vicinity, 'it had been set off at an
unusual hour, and the matter should be
investigated" There was no motion to
investigate, however. Mr.. Starnes and
IL. l.. Nudger had a little cross firing.
Mr. Starnes referred to the fact that l.
I. Bard, the superintendent of streets
who had charge of the work at the
quarry. was receiving SIS a month:
while J. d. Henderson, former superin,
tendent, had received $1.5O a day, and
sald that Bard would have to be an ex-
traordinarily capable official to be " orth
twice as much as Henderson was.
Mr.. Gudger said he would not hire
HenderSon at all; whereupon Mr..
Starnes reminded the gentleman from
Montford avenue that he had voted to
make the Mayor perform the duties of
two offices Mayor and Recorder) for a
small compensation yet here he was Civ
ing $40 month to an overseer who
was dong the work formerly done for
Si'oo day. Mr.. Starnes said that
whlie he had naught against Superin-
tendent Baird. he thought Henderson
coula construct a gutter that would
not wash away with a rain. MIR.
Gudger said the Mayor had agreed
to serve, and the incident passed. How
ever, the street committee was instructed |
TO report as to the necessity of coptinu-
ing SUPERINTENDENT Baird in that posi- |
llon While work is suspended at. the |
quarry.
WAN, a Reef Market.
ID. Nj. Luther, esq, asked that the
erection OF beef market in West End be
allowed. urging as reason that the
people In the cotton factory worked so
early and late that they could have no
time to come to market uptown. Nor.
said he, could they send anyone, because
the children from six years I'D worked
with their parents in he factory. The
market house committee was instructed
10 report next week as to the advisa-
biilty OF establishing a market in the
West End.
The street committee recommended
that John w. Starnes be paid SIS and
have his house on North Main raised
and the basement restored, or be paid
$50 cash IN settlement of all damages.
The Mayor read a circular from a pro.
lessor at Harvard, which asked that
statistics be furnished giving the esti-
mated number OF unemployed and the
means being taken by the city to carry
its unemployed through the winter. The
Mayor SAID cases OF needy idle laboring
men willing to work were continually :
coming under his observation and it was .
necessary that something be done. The i
shutting down of the quarry, he said.
threw more men out of employment.
lhe Mayor was instructed to give the
professor the information, and the Board
will give the matter some attention dur .
ing the incoming week.
The Mayor exhibited a list which in
cluded about 1000 worth of property
sold tor 1S92 taxes by ex-Collector N.
a. Reynolds. The Mayor referred to the |
fact that high salarled official of the ,
city had not paid his taxes for 1892. I
and SAID that If he, as Mayor, did not {
pay his taxes he considered that the |
collector would have a right to garnishee i
his wages, just as he would in the case IL
OF anyone else who did not pay.
Exemption from poll tax was granted |
as follows; d. w. Brown, w. b. Re- |
gan, !. M. Steele, Mark Lytle, disability; |
M. Ball and Henry Bynum, over age; :
W. +. Randolph member fire depart | |
ment; w. NJ Ford, paid elsewhere i
Street work. i
The action of the Mayor in having a
p'ank sidewalk put down on French
Broad avenue from Haywood street to /
IL
On motion of Mr.. Starnes the street
committee was instructed to look into .
The need OF plank walk on East street
rom North Main to Hillside, with power c
TO act II the new work should be deemed
necessary. The committees attention e
was also directed to the need of sidewalk 7
work near the intersection of Cherry and
Grady Streets +
The request of the Ashevile Street h
company for permit to erect
l corrugated iron building on Valley II
street was granted, the building to 90 n
up strictly IN accordance with the sptci. q
lcations ulnished. Il
Mr.. Westall Tor the market house COM I
nittee made report recommending that n
he rental OF meat stalls in the CITY mar
iet be reduced, beginning on the first of "
anuary, as asked by delegation ofI
lealers at recent meeting. The reduc-
ION Is an average of Is or 20 per cent.
he report was adopted. t
The Mayors semi-annual report and & I,
statement of the city's financial condi. !,
ion, in pamphlet form, was handed to h
ach member for careful perusal. The h
xecutive asked the members to think h
,ver the idea OF calling together some of ii
he business men for a discussion of the G,
tvs best interests at this juncture.
The following bills were ordered paid:
A. Robinson, $3.15; Western Union
.elegraph Co, Csc; E. II. Britt +,
'226 90; street department, payroll /
i % 65: ]. NJ. Alexander, $23 so; I. l. .
'oiand. S32 30; water department. paw Il
oil, S25 6S; ]. N Rogers. $45 O3: S. Fin o
stem, SIPS; Asheville Ice and CoalCo n