Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-07-01
TO PAVE WILLOW STREET
THAT IS. AS FAR a. RRICKS
ON HAN ND WILL. GO.
The work of Two ROarda i'm CITY
Afairs-The Ssandpipe TO he
Tested I'm "a Few Days-The
SUNDAY Closing Law

Tested I'm "a Few Days-The
sunday Closing Law
The Joint Board and the Board of AL
dernen were in session about four hours
yesterday afternoon, with all present
except Advisors McColIum and Nichols.
The following business was transacted:
The street committee was instructed
to report at Mondav's regular meeting
as to the quality of paving to be put
down on the sidewalks on Church
street
The city engineers report of assess
ments on South Main and Depot streets
was adopted.
| The damage to Mrs. Malone property
on Bailey street by the raising OF the
grade nv the W. A q S. S. road is TO be
inquired into bv the street committee.
| The finance committee reported Sl6,-
! 174 G3 on hand to the credit OF the
street fund. and SO, SOC 90 of the sewer
and water fund
The report of the water committee,
recommending The purchase of $223.OS
worth of material wi h which to repair
| the old water pump, was adopted, and
the repairs were ordered made.
The report of the street committee
| with regard to the extension of curbing
| on numerous streets was referred to
joint committee composed of the finance
and street committees.
| 1t was ordered that the bricks not
used in paving Church street should be
put on Willow street as far as they will
reach, probably 100 feet.
he
expected to complete the standpipe by
Monday at farthest. The water commit
tee was instructed to make a test OF the
standpipe and report to a meeting to be
called whenever the test is concluded.
The following bills were ordered paid
Corn & Troy, $4S2 SO; M. H. Kelly.
$31 60; street pay rolls, $346 55; THE
CITIZEN, $1S: Woody & kimbe ly, $500;
Buncombe Brick and Tile Co., 1924 60;
Albright & Roberts, $4; Geo. F. Scott
& Co.. $76 SO.
The Aldermen a Little.
The Board of Aldermen awarded the
contract for constructing the market
square watering trough to S. G. Bouis,
at a price of $37. ]. {. Brown bid
SAL so; Kelly & Strachan. 500; Boyce
& Burton, $65.25.
The assessments of paving on South
Main and Depot streets was adopted.
| DR.. S. ID. Pelham called attention to
the ordinance prohibiting Sunday selling
and asked that it be repealed or en-
forced. No action.
| 1t was reported that there was So
409. 90 of the general fund on hand.
| The new ordinances, recommended re-
Gently by ex-Fire Chief Powell, relating
to the fire department, were adopted on
suspension of the rules and ordered pub
lished for one week.
! Ordinances recommended bv the Board
OF Health, requiring persons to secure a
permit before erecting closets, and giving
the Board of Health authority to direct
the removal or change of construction of
closets, wer" adopted on suspension OF
the rules, and ordered published.
Anumber of liverymen complained that
the new water rent placed on them was
much too high, and on motion of Mr..
Starnes the waterworks superintendent
was instructed to purchase meters when
ever renters SO desire and put them into
places of business, charging the meter
rates established.
The huCkSterS' ordinance was placed
on second reading and passed
Mr.. Westall, of the market house COM
mittee, disapprovcd OF the beef petition
sent in at last meeting, and nothing was
done with it.
Building permits: !. A. Tennent, 2.
story house on Spring street; c. E
Moody, Groom house on Riverside
street.
Reports of cash received were made as
follows: Chief OF Police Harkins. month
1914; Tax Collector Fagg, week, 1858.
so; Health Officer Rogers. $50 05; Health
Officer holland, $50 30; Weighmaster
Erwin, 81; Waterworks Superintendent
Murray. $26 25.
Bills as follows were ordered paid
Carolina Coal Co, $50 81; Woody 6
Kimberly, 500 40; H. 7. Estabrook
81 so; L. Fulum. 81; John Brooks, ST
THE CITIZEN, S6.75; Randolph Ker
Printing Co., Salts; ]. A. Tennent
So so; sanitary pay roll (Rogers' dis
trict) $5727; (Nolaud's district\, $89 81
Albright & Roberts, 50; water depart
ment, $1625; c. E. Waddell, 81 "a