Asheville daily citizen., 1893-04-15
SOME PAVING CONTRACTS
JOINT BOARD AWARDS THEM
THIS MORNING.
HAYWOOD street Ia To ne Paved
with Brick BY The Southern
construction COmpaDy-9evera
other Streets I.ea To Contract

with Brick BY The Southern
Construction Com Oml1anY-9eYera1
other streets I.ei To Contract.
For the first time in several weeks,
on Yesterday afternoon there was a full
meeting of the Joint Board, every MEM
Der being in attendance. AS soon as the
minutes were read Alderman Baird
moved to take up the special order, that
is, the opening of bids for paving. Ad-
visor Bearden then stated that he wished
to offer his resignation as a member of
the Advisory committee, giving as his
reason the fact that he would be bid
der for some of the proposed city work
On motion the vote to take up the spe-
cial order was reconsidered, and Mr..
Baird's resignation was rendered and
accepted.
the midst of which Advisor Hunt, who
has been absent tor some time, entered.
and was received with a round OF ap
plause. He was called into the confer
euce, and after a few minutes w. b
Gwyn was chosen Mr.. Bearden's
cessor. Mr.. Gwyu was in the house aud
was cheered as he came forward to be
sworn in by Mayor Blanton- Thus dld
Atkin and Grove streets lie down to-
gether.
The special order was then taken up.
Bids were sent in on paving several
streets, among them Haywood. West
Haywood and Montford avenue, with
either rubble or brick. and for macadam
and bing. The bidders were: A M
Smith, Asheville; Southern Construction
Co, Chattanooga; Virginia Fav,ng ana
Construction Co. Lynchburg; Asheville
Paving Co; NJ. ]. Bearden, AshevIile;
John E. O'Hearn and p. Linehan, Raj
eigh n. c.; Fl. Nj. Smith. Asheville; E.
w; Jung, Atlanta; Bostic & Oates Ashe-
vile.
When the bids had all been read,
communication was received from T. r
McKissick, of the Battery Park he tel,
commanding the Robbins PAYERS South
ern Construction Co.'S brick and eX-
pressing a desire to have Haywood
street paved with those particular
bricks. No action on the letter was
taken.
Alderman Gudger cautioned the Board
against giving out contracts tor more
work than the city could paw Tor lie
moved the appointment OF committee
to look into the finances and report at a
meeting to be held Saturday at 10 clock
when the bids would be considered
This motion carried, and Advisor Gwyn
and Alderman Baird were appointed a
special finance committee.
Alderman Starnes thought the tune
too short, and moved to postpone the
meeting to Monday, but his motion was
lost
sewer lBids.
Bids for laying sewers were opened
also. The three bidders were Boyce &
Burton, s. 9. Bouis and M. H. Kelly
The figuring was close together in some
of the items. and City Engineer Lee was
instructed to figure on the differences
and report as to whose bid was the low
est. to today 5 meeting.
Advisor Miller, for the comnltte tC
report as to the justice OF Alderman
Waddell'S claim for services IN the sale
81, h.l fInT
one for the Aldermen. The matter was
therefore referred to them. Mr.. Wad
dells services consisted IN correspondence
with Blair &z Co. after that firm hao
taken the first block of bonds and had ar
option the remaining portion.
ABOUT a Forfeit Clause.
E. H. Britt, the grading contractor
asked that the forfeiture clause OF ms
contract be stricken out, as the same
had been dOre for other contractors (th'
Connery Boiler company. Alderm ar
Gudger was in favor OF granting
the request, on the ground that VIVA
is sauce for the goose is sauce tor tn
gander, although he was opposed to tn
principle of the Thing. Advisor Gwyi
said that it was little peculiar tor Mr
Gudger to say that two wrongs max
right If it was wrong in the hrs
place, why, the Board could keep iron
commit ting a second error motor
to strike out the forfeiture was lost.
Advisor Hunt asked for a water pip
on Atkin street; referred to the waite
committee
The question of paving for a sewe
pipe put down on Church street by n
W. Girdwood and now used by the cit
was referred to the sewer committee.
The folio wing amounts were ordere!
paid: Street department, S2o2.56;
II. Britt, $36O.12; Webb & Oates
$241 so; Nj. H Kelly, $327.O5i Web
Oates, Eskridge & CO., S5,211, 10; Corr
& Troy, 1896. .SS; H. NJ. Smith, 1857 50
l. R Ba1Iev, $9O,75. Kelly & Strachan
$12.S4; ]. L. Murray, $75; SarolIn
Coal Co; Buncombe Brick & Tile Co
SCOTS; Penniman Bros, $63.19 Wood
& Kimberly, $65.4S.
hoard of Aldermen
I'm the meeting of the B. of A. J: t
Dickerson submitted the contract to
entered into by and between &. E. Gra
ham and the city regarding the decisio
of the Board to give Mr.. Graham fire
water for his factory. Mr.. Gudger sal
he would like to enter protest aga1ns
nized the fact that permission ha
already been given. There were srna
enterprises in the city, he said, whlc
were not so large, but equally as lauds
BILE; for instance. laundries and printin
Offices. yet these had to pay for the
water supply.
On motion Mayor Blanton and Aide
man Baird were appointed to look int
Alderman Waddel's claims for comPeI
sation for work in selling the bonds.
These bills were ordered paid: Ash
vile Ice and Coal Co., $4. rs; ]. ]. Rlcl
ard, SO SO; Telephone exchange, $2s
water department, $25; street depar
ment, $31-25; freight, 1925
corSrR ACTs AWARDED.