Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-12
MERCHANTS DON'T LIKE IT
THAT Iss, THE CAR TRACK on
FATTOrS AVENUE.
Business Men ON tine Eastern For
Sion of the ThOrOuEhfare say
They would Much Rather See
lhe Avenue UndSsturbed.

They would Much Rather See
the Avenue Undssturbed.
The decree has gone forth, and the peo-
pie of Patton avenue will, in all proba-
bility. within a month hear the hum of
the street car and the ringing of the reg
lister on the avenue. where its voice has
been stilled for several months.
For the purpose OF ascertaining the
sentiment of the business men on the
eastern end of Patton avenue with re-
gard to the tearing up of the paving and
| the replacing of the track. THE CITIZEN
| chants in the territory described and
| what each of them said follows:
| ]. B. Bostic-I am decidedly opposed
to the scheme. The replacing of the
track will hurt business on the avenue
| and it will affect rents. The track should
be kept off the avenue for all time.
| H. Redwood-Car or no car. either is
| agreeable to me, although 1 would lit
tie rather not have the track there.
F. P. Mimnaugh-Oh,i it's too bad that
| they should tear up and run cars again
over the one great business street of the
city. l certainly do oppose it. Some
inducement should be offered to get the
company to go over College street. If
nothing else, l would be one of a number
to subscribe to a fund. if anything of
that kind would persuade the company
| to keep off the avenue.
L. Biomberg-No, sir, l don't want
any street cars on Patton avenue again.
| N. p. Chedester-I am utterly and tee
totally opposed to the idea, tooth and
toenail. 1t will be detrimental to bust
ness here. It affects business unfavor-
ably at least 10 per cent. / would not
that would prevent it.
w. M. Clarke-I would prefer to see
the car line on College street.
B. II. Cosby-I don't want the car line
here again. but don't see how l car
help myself.
Raysor & Smith-It would be an ad
vantage to the city to have the line or
Patton avenue from the government
building west, but we would prefer te
have it run over College street, from th'
IPostofhce to the square. Rather thar
haye no line anywhere on Patton avenue
we would be glad to have the tract
back in it's old position.
w. B. Northup-l rather favor it.
don't think it will affect our business
and to be deprived of street car is
great Inconvenience to the people Ii
West End.
w. P. Blanton-I would rather hav
the cars kept off the avenue, but CUES
l can stand whatever the other fellow
stand.
Thad. w. Thrash-Business is helpe
| by the car De1nR on tile avenue DeCWce
the postoffice and the square, becaus
people can drive down here without fea
of their horses being scared by the carr
am opposed to putting the track bacl
John III. McDowell-The avenue is to
narrow for a car line. But if it is pr
back 1 don't suppose it will affect OF
f. business much.
Heinitsh & Reagan-The sentiment {
this firm is: We would rather have tx
- car line kept off this end of the avenu
Eugene Sawyer-Don't want any MOI
cars on Patton avenue.
- F. E. misunderstanding my person
al convenience, prefer to have the cs
line here. but for business and the goo
of the street, I would rather not see tt
line replaced.
S. D. Pelham-If the cars could go an
other way it would please me bette
But / don't want to conflict with IL
wishes of the people in the western pa
of the city.
H. E. Fulenwider-I see no reason WI
the line could not be run over Collej
street. would rather it were kept c
the avenue.
]. M. Alexander-l am opposed to Il
idea. The avenue is too narrow, al
the cars will scare many horses that a
brought to me to have harness fitted o
A. v. Jones & Cove do not like tt
idea of putting the track back in it's O
place. 1t will hurt trade on the avenr
T. w. Postell-I am opposed to t
new move. The cars should run ov
College street.