Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-05-20
KEEPING UP THE RECORD
REFORMERs-H THE IRON
HOT CONSTANTLY.
Long Meetings Yesterday ana
The Same Thing Today, with
n Great Deal of Business as The
Result Reports.


Result-COmmItt Reports.
The new administration is beginning
to give out surprises to some who are
much interested with the city in con-
tracts and so forth. Although it has not
"got things to running in the old rut."
there is none the less interest in it's ac-
tions-in fact. it might as we'll be stated
that it will not get things into the old rut
if yesterdays meeting. the first regular
one, may be taken as sample. The
meeting began promptly at and all of
the members with the exception of Ad-
visor McCollum and Alderman J. M.
Gudger were present.
Financial Report.
The first business of Importance was
the reading of the report of the commit
tee on finance by Alderman II. L. Gudger.
1t reported that there was of the street
improvement fund $31 ,09O.43 unex-
pended, while the unexpended portion of
the sewer fund amounted to $20,9S6.40.
After making deductions for existing
contracts it was found that there would
be $14, ,O73.41 of the street fund and
81 .619.94 of the sewer fund remaining.
In the city treasurer's hands are $780,
900 worth of 5 per cent. bonds and the
bonded liability of the CITY is found to be-
6 per cent. bonds, $24O,00O; 5 per cent,
$465, 900; 6 per cent. registered, $19,-
351.25. a total of $724, ,351.25. A guam
tity of bonds inaccurately worded are in
the treasurer's hands and the committee
recommends that they be DESTROYED at
once, and that an accumulation of cou-
pons paid shall be examined and class-
fed. 1t is found that the treasurer has
of the general fund 81, 1851, which is
more than exhausted by warrants issued
by Mayor Blanton, but not vet presented
and which will make an overdraft of
So, ,51O.25. The city tax collector ac-
knowlcdges the sum of $13. 900 probably
payable to the city, of which ST. 900 is
applicable to the school fund. The next
s;tem of assets to come to the city will
~ ne special taxes in July, which will
?. + N"ut $4,000: The commit
tee '~ri!;tt;-s +: >lHest, lHs,imi minis:
mand lmrnS s tomorrow at
able, $35. .61S; sundr, u.> . sal-
aries, etc, $9,692.77; interest due July
1, $40, ,4O5.5O, a total of $64, 715.27.
Discussing the Report.
There was an extended discussion of
this report during which Mayor Patton
said he did not know as to the justness
OF some of the bills due by the city, but
he did doubt the wisdom in some in
stances. He read one bill of $175 due
for a bicycle cart" and said he did not
know what use the city had for such an
article. 1t began to look as though
somebody had been getting bike" at
the city's expense, but it was easily ex-
planned by City Clerk Young that the
article was purchased for the fire COM
pany and the bill was correct.
The question of the right OF the city to
give warrants receivable for taxes was
discussed by Aldermen Jones and
Starnes. The former declared emphati.
caliy that the Board of Aldermen had
no right to give such warrants, and
that the courts have SO held. Every
creditor of the city should "take his turn
at the tub" He had motion which
would cover the question, but Advisor
Gwyn raised the point of order that it
was not matter for the Joint Board
and the point was sustained. Mr.. Gwyn
then moved that the city treasurer be
asked to come before the Board and
bring the bonds that were enormously
printed and that the report of the COM
mittee be adopted. both of which mo-
lions were carried.
About the Salaries.
Alderman Gudgcr read the report of
the committee on officers and salaries
and a discussion followed as to whether
any of the officers came under the Joint
Boards jurisdiction. Alderman Jones,
speaking particularly of the street in
| spectors. said the payment of their saa-
l he Ir1n finn
| authorized by law. Mayor Patton said
the city engineers salary had been paid
from this fund, but there was question
as to the legality of such payment.
| Then it was held that the discussion
| was out of order and the report went
over to the Board of Alderman. "
Alderman Starnes, for the special paw
ing committee, reported, recommending
the extension Of the North Main brick
paving 80 feet further than first proposed.
He also submitted samples of several car
loads of brick that had been rejected by
Inspector Murray, and said the company
that is paving North Main had proposed
to do this extra paving with the con-
demned brick at $1.5O a square yard.
Mr. Starnes moved the acceptance of the
proposition if the bricks were required to
come up to the sample. but Mr.. Key, OF
the paving company, said he couldn't t
guarantee that and the refused bricks
were not considered. The report of the
committee was adopted, and on motion
of Advisor Millard it was decided to
make the extension of the same class
used on the remainder of North Main, to
be done by the present contractors, at
$2.O5 a square yard.
The Question of Water.
Mayor Patton laid before the Board
several kilograms and communications
that had passed between the city, Pen.
niman Bros, and Henry r. Worthington
the pump contractor, with regard to the
starting of the new water pump this
morning. Worthington had wired Ex-
pert Short that the city might start the
pump provided it would assume in writ
ing all responsibility for breakage and
will not exceed the contract pressure. W
r. Penniman, jr., had made arrange
ments to go to New York yesterday to
consult Worthington, one-half of the ex
pense of his trip to the city being borne
by the city, but it was concluded unnec
essary after receiving telegram which
seemed to set things right. The Mayor
recognized the fact that the city stood
greatly in need of water, but for all that
he would not advise the Board to relin
quish any rights it might have. Th,
hot