Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-03-11
GIVING AWAY CONTRACTS
CERTAIN OFFICIALS STILL
FAVOR THAT.

Advisor Green Wants A. M. smith
to Have the PaviDX of West Hay
wood. but a vote of S to Kills
the Motion.
Alderman Starncs was made presiding
officer at yesterday afternoons session
of the Joint Board, and he proved to be
all adept in the use of the gavel, the oc-
casion tor using it being presented sew
eral times. The only missing members |
were Aldermen Waddell and Gudger.
On motion of Advisor Green the con-
tract of Webb, Oates. Eskridge & Co, |
for the vitrihed brick sidewalk paving
on Patton avenue, was extended so as
to include that portion of the street on
the south side between Depot street and
Woodcock's drug store.
To the city engineer was referred a re-
quest for the release of the bondsrnen of
E. H. Britt contractor for retaining
walls, there being a question as to
whether the year, required by the con-
tract, had elapsed.
On motion of Advisor Miller the street
grading of Grove street, which had been
suspended on account of objections from
several property owners.
I'm the Middle of the street.
The city engineer was instr ucted to
| notify Receiver Maddux, of the Asheville
Street Railway company, to put the
track on North Main street in proper
condition, placing the track in the mid
die of the street. the latter instruction
| being on motion of Advisor Cummings.
The order made at previous meeting.
quiring REIMBURSEMENT of claims for
damages on the part of property owners
on apy street before paving can be done,
hr0r1Oht nm nv Advisor Villa
and upon his motion was repealed by a
| unanimous vote of the Board. Mr. Will
| lams then moved that the city engineer
| be instructed to advertise 80 days for
bids, for the paving of Haywood street,
| from Patton avenue east to Patton
| avenue west, bids to be for rubblc
| brick. This was carried.
The same Old Tick.
Advisor Green said he had had talk
| with c Contractor A. NJ. Smith who pro-
posed to do the rubble paving between
| Park avenue and Woodcock' S drug store,
| and accept such price as might be the
lowest bid of other contractors for a
| similar class of work. Mr. Green mo we'd
| he be allowed to do the work, and adver-
| tse for 10 days for bids, but there was
no second. Advisor Miller said if this
| work was given to Smith, the Board
| might well give the remainder of the
work to the present contractors without
| advertising for bids.
| Advisor Hunt moved that bids be ad-
| vertised for for 20 days and that Smith be
allowed to do the work, but the motion
was lost. c. E. Graham warmly advo-
cated the giving of the work to Smith.
Advisor Miller moved that bids be ad-
vertised for for 20 days for the paving OF
West Haywood street from Park avenue
to Woodcocks and West College street,
with rubble. There was some discus
sion on this question, and w. Il. Penni-
man. jr., asked the Board to open the
work to bidding: Then c. E. Graha IN
said he thought it in bad taste for Mr..
Penniman to make this request. WI hen he
| (Penniman) only few months ago ad-
vocated the giving of the contract for
Buxton street to Smith without bids
| This assertion Mr. Penniman denied
During the discussion Advisor Green
said 1--WE don't want competitioH-we
want paving"
Didn't Get 1t.
Acting Mayor Starnes put MIR. Miller's
otion, and it carried, by this vote: Aye
Miller, Williams, Cummings, Baird an6
McDowel nays, Green, Hunt, Bearder
and Leonard. Mr. Green wanted Acting
| Mayor Starnes to use his vote as Alder
man. That would have made a tie, and
he would have to vote off the tie, wi hict
would have given him two votes The
presiding officer did not do this, how
ever.
Advisor Bearden made a motion tc
advertise 20 days for bids for tn,
Iuacadamizing or rubble paving of Oal
street, Woodhn from Oak to Charlotte
and Charlotte to Chestnut. This wa
carried. The Board has not decided
whether macadam or rubble will be used
Minor Matters
On motion of Alderman Leonard
Montford avenue from Haywood t,
West Chestnut, was included in tn
motion OF Advisor Bearden.
| c. E. Graham urged upon the Boar
the need of doing a great deal of rnacad
amizing.
The chairmen of the street committee
were instructed to inspect the PAWN
specifications drawn up by City Enginee
Lee.
AT the request Of Frank O'Donnell tn
= fence on the Catholic church property o
= Flint street was ordered replaced.
City Engineer Lee submitted a stat,
= ment of the cost of the 16-inch pipe lin
between the city and the water W ork
laid by M. H. Kelly. The total cost wa
$40, ,541.90. OF this amount So 96O.O
remains unpaid. An order was made
, pay Mr.. Kelly $500. .O3, retaining So ,OOt
the amount Of Mr. kelly's guarantee fc
the work.
The question of a water supply for tt
city rock crusher was referred to A,
:. visor Miller, with power to act.