Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-02-18
TO PAVE CHURCH STREET
TssH& JOINT hoard MAY DO
THIS SOON.

various Matters of Common In-
Icrcst Are Talked About.
Had Alderman Gudgcr attended the
meeting of the Joint Board yesterday
afternoon there would have been a full
Board present. Mayor Blanton pre-
sided.
The commit tees on Orange street wild
ching, damages to the Mclke property
and selection Of reservoir site, were
unpreparcd to report and were given
another week.
Alderman Starncs, who was one of the
committee on damages to property of b.
!. Alexander on Bailey street. recon-
mended that the bank of the lot be
sloped and the fence set back. Alderman
Baird also member OF the committee.
said he corcurred in Mr. Starnes report
if Mr.. Alexander would accept the condi-
tiOns. The report was adopted
SAYS The Company 9neaIxs.
Advisor Miller, OF the committee to see
Receiver MadduX about the Asheville
Street railways appropriation of the
city's material for paving between its
rails on Patton avenue, SAID the COM
mite was unable TO report, and was
given another week. Mr.. Miller said he
rat her thought the company would take
the position that it found the material
in t he street and had put it back bet ween
the rails in as good shape as it had
formerly been.
Advisor Cummings Yes, if the COM
pany can sneak out Of anything it will
do it. This street railway company
never gave money to anybody when it
could help it.
Advisor Miller and Alderman Mellow
ell reported on the bills sent in by w. G..
Corpening & Son for extra work while
grading The streets They recommended
that the estimates of the city engineer be
approved. which was against Mr.. Cor
pcning. They allowed him $2OGO, that
had been withheld by mistake. They
stated that the contractors bills inclu-
ded one for SIS for moving sidcw lks,
etc. on Depot street, which, the COM
mittcc thought might be done for about
SO. MIR. Corpening asked that action
on the report be deferred week.
Granted.
Special Order for TueSSiaS
The paving committees report was
made special order for a special meet
ing next Tuesday at 4 p. m. Advisor
Hunt requested that property owners on
streets proposed to he improved attend
the meeting and take part on the dis
CuSSion.
Duff Merrick asked the Board to re-
open the matter of alleged damages to
the property of Mrs. Duflield, opposite
the N1elke house. A committee reported
mo damage" last week and the report
was adopted. MIR. Merrick said he had
been instructed to bring suit against the
city if the matter could not lie settled
| otherwise. The claim for damage is
| based upon the fact that the grade of
| West Haywood street has been lowered
| several feet. There were some sharp sal
L. 4
| Starncs aud Advisor Green, and then
| Alderman Waddell moved that the ques-
ton be reopcned, so that Mrs. Dutheld' S
| representatives could be heard before the
committee. This was voted down-ayes.
| Miller, Waddell, Bcardcn, Mcdowell,
| Williams; nays, Starnes, Baird, Cum
mings, Green, Hunt Leonard.
Got Satisfaction
| DIR. ]. A. Watson asked that the grade
be established on Grove street, as he
wished to build a new house south of his
| present one. The Board instructed Mr..
| Lee to establish he grade.
| The Board here branched off again on
| the Asheville street railway. That com
| pany's obstruction of Patton avenue
was considered and on motion OF Ad-
| visor Cummings the company was or
dcred to move the rubbish as fast as the
| paving is done. Advisor Williams said
| IhSil the OF InS IStliNS
| should be arrested for obstructing the
streets Just the same as any other man
| would be.
May Rip Up the Bricks
Webb, Oates. Eskridge * Co., the paw
ing contractors, then presented reso
luton which they wished the Board tc
adopt which said, in short, that the
Board approved the paving between the
rails of the car track on South Mair
street. There seems to have been diff
tercnt brick used and the company haC
refused to pay until the Board had &C
Ceptcd the work. MIR. Bostic, one of the
firm, said they had sued the railway, anC
declared that if something was not soor
| done he would put South Main in worse
condition than Patton avenue was. I'll
tear every brick out of there" he said
The Board agreed to adopt the reSolu
tlon and then did so.
TO Pave Church street.
On motion of Alderman Starnes tn
street committee and City Eng gineer wer
instructed to make an estimate and cos
of brick for he paving of Church stree
between Patton avenue and Trinit'
church, and report al Tuesdays meeting
Advisor Green moved to advertise tel
| days for bids, but received no second
1t is the intention of the city to pu
down the pavement with it's own force
Advisor Williams called attention t
a big hole in the brick pavement OF
North Main street, near Frank O'Don
nell's saloon, and moved that Stree
Superintendent Henderson be instructe,
to have the pavement patched at thi
point at once. MIR. Williams motto
prevailed.
The following cash-persuadcrs wer
approved and "ordered paid was writ
ten on them: II. NJ. Smith, $255.3+
Webb, Oates, Eskridge & Co., 50 ,6O9.14
A NJ. Smith, $725.54 NJ. II. Kelly
$232.76; ]. X. Ballew, $2o.5O; ]. d. Her
dcrson, $SO.5O.