Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-11

cepted Richmond Pearson's proposition
to sell the lot. 145x135 feet, south of the
CITY hall at $135 a front foot. the total
being SIS. .475, to be paid in yearly in
stallments of $1OO each on the first day
of May.
In local article in THE CITIZEN De-
cenber 7. anent the failure of the Peo-
ple's Light, Heat and Power company
to light the city, it appeared that Messrs.
Brevard, Gudger and Mcdowell voted
to extend the company's contract. In
the same article Mr. Starnes is recorded
as approving the extension.
December 12 the city engineer was
instructed to get up chain of title of
the city hall property and have it prop
erly registered.
The last session of the year 1891, was
held on December Is, and on motion of
Mr.. Gudger the city attorney was in
structcd to institute proceedings against
Gen. Young for the collection of the over
paw.
The Year 'o2 K8exins.
The first few meetings of 1892 were
rather dull, the only item worth note
being the rejection on January 20 of
Coffin & Stanton's proposition for the
purchase of bonds. Messrs. Starnes and
Brevard favored the proposition.
TIE CITIZENS report of the meeting
on February had the following intro
ductory paragraph: "There was one
thing proven beyond any sort of doubt
| at the meeting of the Board of Aldermen
| the new member, Mr.. Waddel1 proposes
/ to see the city run on business principles -
| The justification for this was that he
proposed an ordinance providing that
| the clerk open a set of books, show a
| balance sheet to the Board on the first
| OF every month, and that no claim shall
| be paid nunless audited by the finance
committee and approved by the Board
of Aldermen; that the personal property
of the city shall be marked so as to be
readily identified. and that the head OF
| each department shall furnish full list
of property in his control. Referred to
| finance committee to report at the fol
lowing meeting.
| Before the meeting on February II
| Mavor Blanton declared to some friends
that Dave Hill was the greatest man on
| was talk of Hill club here. In the
meeting the offer of Blair & Co, to pur
chase $343 900 worth of bonds at par
less mission OF 10 per cent, was ac
cepted. No mention is made here of Mr.
Waddell's services, for which he now
asks compensation, nor was his ordi
nance brought up.
The Joint Board, stimulated by the
sale of the bonds, at it's meeting on Feb
ruarv II talked over contracts for grad
ing, etc. On the folio wing day two con
tractors asked further time for filing
their bonds. Mr.. Starnes moved thai
all maCadam IN taken up on streets to bs
paved should be piled in heap unit
need, but there was no action.
| Mr.. WaddelIS motion was reported
back adversely by the finance committee
on February 10, and a substitute offere'
by Mr.. Gudger was passeo instead
Messrs. Waddell and StarneS voting no
At this sitting the ordinance crea ting tn
Board of Health was introduced by MI
Starnes and adopted.
Il BOmne Filed.
While the JOINT Board was in sessio
February &c Webb. Oates. Eskridge s
Co. the contractors. filed their bond an
} John Boiling was made assistant cit.
clerk. Delay was begun by allowing A
Nd. Smith another week in which to fl
his bond. Before the Aldermen Mayo
Blanton said he didn't believe Gen. 2. Nj
B. Young was overpaid a nickel. Thi
was brought out by the receipt of
communication from the Commercia
club, inquiring if it was the intention G
he Board to paw without contest th
balance supposed to be due on tn
, Young paving job. The inquiry wa
tabled. Mr. Gudger felt deeply grieve
because of the inquiry and declared th
club did not treat the Board respect
j fully-although it had but asked que:
: | ton.
Il (Concluded Tomorrow