Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-06-13
THE ALDERMEN in SESSION
NEARLY FOUR HOURS OF
WORK YESTERDAY.
The Finance Committee Reports
Ola The Lynch Matter, Holding
That He owes The CITY 500
MIR. I.vnch's statement

That He Owes The CITY $500
NIr. L.vnch's statement
Three hours and 40 minutes was the
length of yesterdays session ofthc Board
of Aldermen. all were in attendance
except Mcssrs. J. NJ. Gudger and Wsstall,
and the business was disposed of in this
order:
The finance committee, to whom was
Lynch, reported that it found "irom vcr-
bal statements from Mr. Lynch, but not
of record, that in July, 1890, he was
placed i'll charge OF the city scales, he to
retain two-thirds of the receipts thereof.
He further states that this was in force
until May, 1891, when lie
was authorized to retain all of the
receipts, which he did until June, 1892,
when he assumed the position of keeper
of the market house. He further
1. 1892, Mayor Blanton instructed
him to retain two-thirds of the receipts
as he had done prior to May, 1891. . {.
The city clerk had examined the books
of Mr.. Lynch as far back as August,
1891, and found the receipts from Au-
gust 1, 1891, to Scptcmbcr 80, 1892, to
be $575.94. The committee find that as
these figures embrace the months of June
to September, 1892. during which Mr..
Lynch was receiving pay as market
| keeper, they cannot admit his claim to
| receive two thirds OF the scales receipts
during the same time. . They
therefore find his account with the city
| to be as follows:
To II scale fees prior to June, 1892. $l3s.64
To scale fees for past ycur.............. 533 OF
To amt reed on acct. wagcs......... 44OO
S1111 65
BY salary for ! . mos and 3 days. $4S3 90
BY cash paid city clerk................... 30 90
By expenses of mkt. pi. by Lynch. 4.46
S 6a7 40
Bal. due city from Lynch ............... 4l419
The report was signed by ii. Lamar
Gudgcr and T. w. Patton of the finance
committee.
MIR. Lynch submitted his statement of
the Case as follows: 81 was notified on
| July IL, 1890, by Mayor Blanton that
| | was appointed weiRhmastcr of the city
| scales. He asked what wages wanted,
| and told him preferred to leave that
to the Board. He then referred me to
At the expiration of the first month |
| went to Baird to turn in the citys part.
He asked me what arrangements we
| had made. | told him had left it with
the Board. Then he had suggested that
l turn in halt OF the proceeds until the
| Board took action in the ma atter, which
did. At meeting soon after, the
Board fixed my part at two thirds OF
| the proceeds and turn in onct .ird
monthly, which was recorded in the
minutes. About the first of October,
1891, after one of their meetings,
met Policeman Gudgcr, who
told me the Board was going to give me
the entire proceeds of the scales. Af:cr
| that l met Mayor Blanton and asked
him i'll regard to it. He said for me to
use the entire proceeds. 1t continued
| thus until June /, 1892. After | was
appointed keeper asked Mayor Blanton
| what l should do in regard to the scales.
| lie replied If you can do both, 20 on as
| at first, according to agreement, and
turn one-third into the city About the
first of October, 1892, saw a notice in
the paper that l was to settle with Col.
| Young on scale work. carried up the
| books and we went over part of them,
as he was very busy, and asked me at
| different times to wait on him. | told
him was ready at any hour to finish, or,
| il he preferred, he could give me credit OF
$50 a month out of my salary on scale
work, if it was agreeable with the Board.
| He afterwards told me it was, and did
so up to date. which gives me credit OF
| $40 on the year from June, '92, to June
| Z, 1898, and am entitled to two-thirds
OF all the proceeds up to the 9TH, accord
ing to agreement recorded, and my stubs
| show every dollar l have taken In from
the day took charge until the day
gave up the key"
| Following Mr.. Lynch's signature is
this endorsement signed by cX-Mayor
! Blanton: II think the above statement
! orrcct."
Walter S. Cushman, esq, appeared fof
Mr.. Lynch and made few remarks ii
his behalf. The report OF The committee
was adopted.
A report as to the general fund showed
that there was $5,9S2.73 on hand.
Mr.. Starnes moved to reduce the bill
posters tax to $40, but the motion hao
no second. The pistol tax was talkco
about but left at $500 and there being
no other correction the special tax lis
was ordered printed.
The 81 900 bond of J. N. Rogers
district health officer, was accepted, tn,
surctics being L. c. Chambers and +
M. Weaver.
The recommendation of the markc
house committee, that another entranc
be made to the market house by usin,
the north door of the fire departmtn n
and nine feet of the space therein as
passageway, was deferred.
The Mayor was authorized to instruc
the two drivers in the fire department
to go to work cleaning the market, as i
is thought they have nothing to do an,
the city wants to get its moneys wort
out of them.
The city engineer was instructed t.
give to the Carolina Coal company tn
lines of Roberts street, on which stree
that company built stable that iut
out several feet into the street. Th
5 building is to be moved back.
The chief OF police was instructed I
have necessary repairs made to the cit
scales.
Rev. X. +. Rumlcy sent in a lettc
complaining of tie non-abatement {
the devilment in the ten-pin alley O
Eagle street, which is in plain view
the police, and the letter was referred t
the chief of police.
An amendment to the hucksters' ol
dinancc passed in January was Offered
which provides tnat all vegetables sha
be sold inside the market, except OF one
own raising. The halfmilc limit
stricken out The ordinance was put O
its first reading and, the result bling
tie, the Mayor got his first vote. Messr