Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-12-30
THE BIG SIX AT BUSINESS
WHAT THE ALDER MEN TALK
ABOUT AND DO.
on RY Committee, and The Mar
ket House Ordinance Amended
weight of a Car of Crushed
stone.

Alderman !. NJ. Gudger was the only
missing member of the Board of Alder
men at the opening of it's regular meeting
yesterday afternoon. which was very
slimly attended by citizens. He came in
later, however.
The market house committee submitted
a report to the effect that building
suitable for the " est End market could
be rented from Richmond Pearson for
four months or longer at a monthly
rental of $16.66. 1t recommended the
adoption of an ordinance providing that
all dealers in fresh meats, etc., within
one-fourth mile Of thc V t End market
must c1s1duct t!..eir 5u sr ,sl, AZ that build
ing. In line with the suggestion, the
Board amended the present market
house ordinance so as to embrace the
new market, and the ordinance as
amended was ordered published. 1t
appears elsewhere in THE CITIZEN today.
A report was made by the finance
committee on the indebtedness of the
city to the West Asheville Improvement
company for street lighting. Amounts
recommended to be acknowledged
by he city were as follows: July 1922 rs;
August, $642 94; September, $632 70;
October, $637.23; November, $61S 25.
Deductiug from this total $165. 80 for
imperfect service and $50 for tower rent,
the amount is. $2,9OS.6O. The report
was adopted. This settles the matter
in so far as the 20 lights ordered by the
present Board are concerned. The paw
for the remaining 20 lights now burned
bv the company will be settled hereafter.
Messrs. L. G. and ]. d. Carrier. of this
company, asked for an equitable basis
OF taxation for their company, which
furnishes incandescent lights to patrons
in the city. AS the special tax now
stands the company is charged fixed
sum for each light. ]. d. Carrier held
that as the company was furnishing
these lights on the meter basis it would
not be just to tax it as has been pro-
posed. He suggested that the city make
the tax so much for the amount of cur
rent used, which could be ascertained by
placing meters on the main lines running
into the city. The matter was referred
to the finance committee.
The street committee recommended
that rock and cement wall replace the
dry rock wall now in front of Mrs. Duf.
fields property on Buxton street, the
wall to be FIVE feet high. The report
went over. A report was also made bv
this committee adverse to l.. T. Glenn
mons claim of damages to his property
on Willow street.
Tax exemptions: Hester Ford, error;
Johnson & Cooper, Chas. U. Munday,
listed twice; ID. G. holland, l.. w. Jean
neret, hrenen; !. O. Mooney, been in
Kansas three years.
]. NJ. Gudger brought up the question
OF weighing the stone used for macadam-
lzing, which is purchased of E. II. Britt.
He said ordinarily the car loads brought
in from the quarry weigh about 10000
pounds. But a day or two ago one
load came in that was said to
have weighed 67,7OO pounds. He
said the cars were weighed at
the depot, the railroad company re-
celved So. so for transporting each car.
no matter how much it weighed. and
while he made no imputation against
anyone he thought it strange that there
should be such a big difference in the
weights of some of the cars. The Board
thought so.
Bill as follows were ordered paid
Water department payroll, $23.75:
street payroll, $124; J. J. holland,
$3.50; j. N. Rogers. $39.16; E. H.
c: Brown, 60 cts; ]. l.. Cathey, $24 as;
w. II. Nestall, So 6s; Geo. F. Scott,
So rs: Nj. c: holland, $2.25; w. H. Jami-
son. $1.35; H. +. Hall, So so; Bovce &
Burton, SIS. .54; a. G. Mcdowell, SIS. 75;
Lewis Maddux, receiver, $242 26; E. B
Atkinson, SIG; John A. Williams, so cts;
Amos Crump, ST.; Kelly & Strachan,
$21.7o; w. {. Templeton, So 50.