Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-05-06
NEW MEN AT THE HELM



auEurased. But The Act E3ea<1o
DiMerentlv-V6OrHk Of the Boards. |
The city of AsheviIle was without a
Joint Board from Monday till yesterday
the wheel didn't stop
revolving.
1t has been considered that the newly
elected members of the advisory commit
tee would take the oath of office on the
same day with the new Mavor and
Board of Aldermen. However, when the
hour of meeting rolled round Yesterday Il
afternoon and members and spectators |
rendezvoused at the city hall the ques-l
tion was sprung. A copy OF the act of
1891 was produced and this extract |
read: |
..Sec 8. That said advisory commit |
tee shah hold Office as such until the next
regular election for mayor and board OF
aldermen of said city, at which time and
biennialy thereafter citizens qualified as
aforesaid to compose said advisory com
nlittee shall be elected under same reEu-
latious as aforesaid
COnquerinx Heroes Come.
While the discussion was gong on in
formally Messrs. J. P. Sawyer, W. B.
Gwyn, d. T. Millard, H Redwood and
/ J. A. Nichols five of the six new mem
bers of the advisory committee, came
up. The further the discussion
proceeded the greater was the s-n-
timent in favor of folio wing the letter of
the law which showed plainly that the
| old advisory committee as such was
| dead. Finally Mayor Blsnton said he
| would administer the oath of Office to
no quorum of the Aldermen. adjourn the
meeting to 10 O'Clock Saturday. Each
of the five gentlemen named placed their
procured anos Specially ns% sor this S puTpose bv
Advisor Miller, listened to these words ,s
perform the duties devolving upon you
as Advisors for the city of Ashevi1le; so
l,elp you Cod" kissed the Book,
and in that action a new ad-
| ministration was born-One that IS
| pledged to reform. There were no tears
shed by outgoing members: Only two
of Them Messrs. Green and Miller. were
there to witness the impressive scene.
Advisor-elect McCollum was not present,
because he probably had no idea the
swearing in would take place SO carly.
Meeting AGer Ala.
| When the Inauguration was concluded
the crowd started out, but met Alder
man Leonard. who, with Messrs- Nc
Dowell, Starnes and Baird. constituted
| a quorum, and returning to the hall a
meeting of the two boards vas held
Alderman Baird made "a f&pore recon.
| mcnding that the city make out a check
for So 900 for M. HI. Kelly, the reserved
fund of his pipe line contract and at the
same time instruct the city treasurer tc
1
the length OF Kelly's guarantee. Report
adopted.
Alderman Starnes recommended to ad
vertise a week for bids for raising T. c
McCoy's house Park avenue
| Adopted.
To-Alderman Mcdowell and Advise,
IGwyn were referred questions of dam
ages to the property OF l.. Swic-good OF
South Main. and that of Geo. L. Hack
on Depot street.
Alderman Starnes suggested the ap
/ n
from the Advisors to serve until tn
other new members were sworn in ant
Patton. Pa Mayor Bianton declined. how
lever, saying that he preferred to leav
that matter entirely with the neV
mayor, who knew the qualifications Q
| the new members better than he Blan
toni did.
1t was decided to slope the bank c
M. D. Longs property on Park avenu.
where the avenue was lately widenet
and reset his fence.
stop Paving Church street
On motion of Alderman Starnes tt
street Superintendent was ordered t
stop the Church street paving when
has reached the crown of the hill nes
Central church. The Board also decide
to slope the banks of the property
Judge E. ]. Aston and F. Stikeleather Q
this street.
Complaint was made of the conditic
nelson MGHen and e4 ". "ea g. woife. 1eins &
drain pipe was ordered put in and
committee composed of Alderm
Starnes and Leonard, Advisors Nfchc
and Redwood was appointed to repo
as to the advisa bility of retaining w:
near DIR. Nelson's.
The profile of Cherry street was shov
- by City Engineer Lee and adopted aft
making one change, in the grading
Il front of F. r. Grants property. A pr
Y file of tn, extension of Hill street w
also submitted, but it was left for t
new board.
City Tax Collector Reynolds told t
Board that he wanted to arrive at
'c. Railway company, which was d
some $2,7OO on taxes, and that I
company had a bill for about $40
against the city. While this was
paid, of course, the collector could I
lG. force settlement with the compa1
The chairman of the finance commit
Alderman Baird, was asked to see
ceiver Maddux and request an itemi
account.
The folio wing bills were ordered pa
ar F. E. Rice. $12O.50; freight $22-S6; 6
F. Scott & Co $1OS so, J. d. Henc
- son 246 SO; Webb, Oates, Eskridge
Co. $4,3 ,354:2O; !. r; Ballew. $51.
4 suneombe &C. ekfIaSh srich and Tile ioo; c;
pany, $40: ]. A. Murdoch. $75;
Nj. Lce, $1S6; Carolina Coal compa
$1O4 81; w. S. Bradley, $2-4O; Ball
& Rich, $37 so. A bill of Webb, Ga
Eskridge & Co.. Ior extras IN paw
etc. was sent in and referred to AL
man Waddell and Advisor Gwyn-
If hoard of AIdermen.
When Clerk Young read the MINI
it was noticed that on last Friday
Board, after it had excluded Outsi'