Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-31
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE
RECON- MENDATIOH<SF FOR THE
MASS MEETING.

MASS MEETING.
The Committee Gives The re '
port it ~ m Make to The voters I
| Meeting POssROned. III
| To the qualified voters of the city OF
AsheviiEe in mass meeting aSSemDfeo
| Fellow Citizens AS members of a
committee appointed by you on January
(13, 1893, to suggest charter amend
ments and other legislation affecting
the city of Asheville, we respectfully sub
init the folio " ing Recommendations for
your considerations:
1. We recommend the division of the
city into FIVE wards. The arrangement
of the wards was published in THE
CITIZEN on January 20.
2. We recommend that one Alderman |
j. be elected from each ward by the quall- |
fed voters thereof, at an election to be
held on the first Mond ay IN May OF each
e ries of each ward. The Alderman SO
elected shall hold Office for one year, or
until his successor is quahhed; vacancies
to be filled by remaining members OF
the Board of Aldermen. until next ensu-
| ing annual election.
We recommend that at same time
and place a mayor be elected for the term
of one year, or until his successor -
qualified by the general vote OF the city.
q. We recommend that the salary OF
the mayor be fixed at $500 per annum
and the salary of each alderman at $1Oo
per annum.
recorder be fixed at 5000 per annum.
6. We recommend that the ADVISORY
Board be abolished.
z. We recommended that Section
''(6 of the charter amendment OF
the session of 1891 be so amended
as to allow to property owners owners
of assessments as the city bonds have
for their maturity.
8. Whereas, Section II of said act OF
Il 1891 has not been complied with owing
to the fact that the banks mentioned IN
said section declined to accept position
o therein rendered them;
= We therefore, recommend that SAID
act be amended SO as to require all
moneys paid to or collected by tns ei.y
to be placed in the hands OF the city
treasurer, who shall file with Board OF
! Aldermen special bond for proper adj
III minist ton of this trust; and requiring
said treasurer to make such investment 1t
of the monevs so received by him, as ma
r. be directed by an auditing committee
hereinafter provided for, and to apply
the proceeds of such Investments To
establish sinking fund tor paving on
n said city bonds, and to no other purpose
O. We recommend such amenument to
the charter, amendment of 1891, AS w1i
direct the Board of Aldermen to apply
It. $50 900 of the street Improvement
bonds, yet remaining on hand unsoid. tt
the farther extension of the watel
system. 49,.
10. We recommend that an auditin,
committee of three citizens OF Asheviile b
ANNUALLY chosen by the Board of Alder
men. who shall serve without compensa
ton, and whose duty it shall be to direc
the city treasurer in Investment OF tn
- funds in his hands for retirement OF cat
bonds. and to audit the accounts OF tn
police and all other city officers VIII
- have in their hands the receipt and di'
bursement of city funds; said Boar
may employ a clerk at salary not exceed
ing $500 per annum, and their actlo
shall at ali times be opeu to the publi
and publication shall be made thereof
least over every quarter.
II. We recommend that Sanitar
Board consisting of FIVE physicians be a
nually elected by the Board OF Alder T1ne
who shall serve without compensation
and whose duty it shall be to supervi
all sanitary matters of the city; to mai
such recommendations to the Board
Aldermen as said Sanitary Board ma
deem expedient, and to hold a meetir
at least once in every month.
This board may employ a clerk at
salary not exceeding 500 per annur
who shall keep a record of their naee
which latter shall be published as SOC
as adopted by the Sanitary Board.
We recommend that a committee CO
sisting of Messrs. T. F. Davidson,
H. Merrirlon and H. B. Carter be a
pointed to prepare a bill to be sent t
! General Assembly, embodyirg the nee
ures which shall have been approved
this mass meeting, and that it be t
| duty OF the chairman and secretaries
| this meeting to assist said committee
forming said bill SO that it may CT
rectly express the wishes of this meetir
Geo. S. Powell,
T. w. Patton,
J. p. Sawyer,
v. S. Lusk.
For reasons satisfactory to the co
mittee the meeting appointed for Feb
ary, is postponed until Friday event
February 3, at 7:3O O'Clock. The me
. bers of the committee reserve the rii
to make such amendments to their s.
gestions, as they may deem expedient
1n any time prior to the meeting.
Till c. d. BlantoI
Geo. S. Powell
T. w. PattoI
]. p. Sawye
IS v. S. LuSk.
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+ To Leave Ashevllle.
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