Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-02-25
WILL NOT DO MUCH PAVING
PAVING COBINITTEE'S RE
PORT REJECTED.


0ay-will Construct n Reservoir
Alderman Gudxer Intimates
That ne VIII Resign.
Alderman Baird couldn't keep order IT
he had it time-locked in n steel vault
This fact was fully demonstrated at
the meeting of the Joint Board yesterday
afternoon (all present except Mayor
Blanton and Alderman WaddelD upon
the deliberations of which body there
was an unusually large attendance,
and which, had there been any semblance
of decorum observed. might have been
the most interesting meeting in months.
When Mr.. Baird had been called to |
preside and the mirutes had been |
read by Assistant Clerk Boiling, Advisor |
Williams submitted the report of the |
committee on a reservoir site. They
recommended: |
"That the city provide as early as
practicable reservoir on the ground
known as the old quarry, belonging to
Patton and Sluder, and $50 feet north of
the former standpipe. This site IS recon-
mended by reason of its nearness to the
present line OF pipe and the fact that the
bottom Of the proposed reservoir would
| be but 171a feet lower than the bottom
OF the former standpipe, and the arrange
ment of The ground, the stratihcation OF
| the rock to be excavated. and its accessI-
bility We believe that the demand for a
reservoir is Immediate and urgent.
| 1t is also urgent that greater pressure
should be had lin case of fre) in the city
mains than can be had in the old reser-
| voir. In view of these facts your com
| mittee would recommend the immediate
construction of a high. service reservoir
upon the site suggested. Also. that the
reservoir be not less than 12O feet long
and SO feet wide, divided by partition
| wall INTO two nearly square coInpart-
mcnts, not less than 80 feet deep. This
depth can be obtained by excavating 20
feet and building up one side 10 feet.
That the reservoirs be SO connected with
the pumping station that the water
may be pumped into both or either com
partment as desired, and that the city
mains be SO connected that the water
may be drawn from both or either COM
part ments as may be required.
The committee suggested that spcciti-
cations and plans be submitted to the
Board as early as possible. 1t reports
that Captain T. w. Patton, who has
control of the property, agrees. i'll event
of being unable to arrive at an agree
ment as to price with the city, to leave
the adjustment to two disinterested par
ties, one to be selected by each of the
parties to the purchase.
The motion of Advisor Hunt, to adopt
the report, was carried, and there was
no discussion.
Church street Paving.
Alderman Starnes read estimates OF
cost Of paving Church street. to the
Trinity Episcopal church. and several
bids for brick. The estimated cost was
$3,562. There was a lot OF talk at this
point The Board would work awhile
on one motion and then on another
There were two or three motions, one OF
them, by Alderman Gudger, being to the
effect that the city engineer shall go over
the street and establish the grade and
statement that no damages would be
asked. This was carried, and Advisor
Green moved that il the engineer should
find that no damage would be asked
the street committee should buy the brick
of the Buncombe Brick and Tile company
and do the work. which also passed
The bricks are to cost: Foundation
81. so thousand; top. $1O.75.
Advisor Miller, for the committee, re
ported on the matter of the materia
belonging to the city and used by tn
Asheville Street railway company II
paving between the rails from the squar
to Bailey street. On motion (based o1
the report) of Advisor Cummings tn
city engineer was instructed to max
and present to the Board an estimate c
the material thus used.
Advisor Hunt recommended that tn
Melke property on West Haywood stree
be sloped.
Alderman Mcdowell and Advise
Williams were appointed to investigat
Mrs. Duffield on West Haywood, whic
matter was reopened upon request {
Duff Merrick, esq.
Thos. X. Ransom, esq, for w. o. Co
pening & Son, presented bill for 81
SO7.46. claimed as due this firm by tt
city for extra work on the streets. tt
report of the committee made last wee
lows the contractors none OF their CLAIM
w. w. Jones presented matter tn;
properly came before the Aldermen, bI
could not remain till after 6 o'cloc
until which hour the Joint Board talke
T. w. Branch presented a petite
. asking that the grade of the street be n
~ changed. The plea was granted. on m
| tion of Advisor Green.
- a RisHn& Vote!
Alderman Starnes called up the rcpo
7 of the paving committee, which has be
postponed for several meetings. The
y were several speeches on the questio
c. E. Graham wanted a great deal
macadamizng done. He named sevt
teen streets that, he thought, might
macadamized, about FIVE miles in q
&c and the cost would be only about So
600. Messrs. w. B. Gwyn. r. r. Raw
and c. T. Rawls spoke on the questic
Alderman Gudger did not like the id
of contracting for so much work on I
eve, as it were, of an election: he did n
wish his successor to feel trammel'
Alderman Starnes remarked that If h
Gudger could not do the work, tn,
were men who would. 1t was suggest
to Mr.. Gudger that he would hold on
the Board until '95. but be replied tt
it seemed to be the sense of the mi
meeting that an Alderman should sci
only two years, and almost in so ma
words said that he intended to resign
the end ot his two years, which will
in May.
Alderman Mcdowell then moved to
ject the report of the committee. 7
was carried. Advisors Cummings 6
Williams left during the paving disc
sion, the former without asking to