Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-07-15

lowing the sale OF NewSpaperS
and Cigars On The sabbath-l
More Paving. |
The Joint Board was a half hour. late |
in starting Yesterday afternoon, and
cvc en- then the meetings of both Boards (
were concluded before six o'clock, a con-
dition OF things most unusual. The
Joint Board transacted business as fol
lows:
The Mayor, city engineer and street
committee were instructed to purchase,
it advisable, 20 900 bricks and 40 bar
rcls of pitch which the Southern Con
struction company had left over from the
paving work.
small brick wall was ordered built
i'll front OF A. l.. Wicy's property on
| Park avenue.
| On the recommendation of the street
committc it was decided to pave with
| brick that portion of Haywood street
| from Patton avenue to West College
street, and the strip of street between
the brick and granite paving on the
south side of the court house. The first
about $4S5. The Haywood paving
will be similar to that on Church street.
while a new wrinkle will be tried on the
court place work. There will be no
lcruSneu StOnc 1OunuatiOn-S1lIlply Il DSu
of sand on ground well rolled, and the
bricks covered with coating of pitch
Alderman ]. M. Gudger seemed sur
priscd at the Boards voting to do this
work, as he said he had made a similar
motion two weeks ago and it had been
killed. With significant wink at the
ceiling Mr.. Gudger remarked: "Oh, l
favored it, but haven't forgotten it so
soon" He had an animated, good
uatured discussion on the subject with
Advisors Gwyn and Milard when the
Joint Board adjourned.
Bills were ordered paid as follows
French Broad Lumber Co.. $2l2. .O3;
Webb & Oates, $12.24; Corn & Troy,
$195.95; Buncombe Brick & Tile Co.,
$114.75: +. Stikcleathcr. $1O.5O; street
payroll, $357.1O; w. ii. Wcstall, ~ 9. 80.
with the Aldermen.
The Big Six with four present looked
after the folio wing items of business:
These names were proposed by Fire
Chief Rich for addition to the member
ship rolls of the fire department, and
the names were accordingly ordered en-
rolled Hose company No. 1, ]. N
Rogers, f. +. Howell Toe Stevens, John
Nicely and c. A. Smith; Hook and Lad
der company No. 1, VIM. Otter and Mil
ton Hudson.
The proposition OF Superintendent
John +. Arthur to furnish four lights fol
the market mousse Tor y ~ IL IlOHIH was
accepted. The lights burn only on Sat
urday nights.
{. A. Moore esq, asked, for Receive
J. c. II. Southwick of the Glen Rock, per
= mission to pay liquor license monthly il
advance instead of for six months. Re
quest not granted.
Il The Mayor chairman of the stree
committce and the city attorney wer
instructed to confer with DIR. ]. A. Bur
roughs with view to compromising
with him on the matter OF his appea
from he report of the jury on the widen
ing of North Main street.
1t was decided to connect the city
sewer on MontfOrd avenue with tn
sewer laid by the Ashcville Loan, Con
struction and Improvement company.
The "blue laws were brought uP6y
ID. Murphy, esq. representing l.. Blon
berg. MIR. Murphy asked that the Sur
day closing ordinance be SO amended a
to allow the sale of newspapers. cigar
and cigarettes on the Sabbath. MI
Murphy drew an eloquent picture OF tn
distress of an Asheylle man in NcV
York on Sunday and being unable to ge
The CITIZEN. The case of a New Ior
man in Asheville was similar, and M
Murphy hoped to see the law change
Alderman WcstaIl believed in the Sal
bath as day of rest. but thought TT
sale of newspapers and soda waite
should not be restricted on that da'
Alderman II. l.. Gudger introduced a re
olution amending the ordinance so as
allow the sale of newspapers, period
Gals and cigars. ]. M. Gudger scconde
it. and the vote stood: Ave, J..
GudScr, IL. l.. Gudger, ]. M. Westall; n
B. ii. Cosby. motion to suspend Il
rules and pass the amendment on !
several readings was made, but M
Cosby objected and it went over.
The recommendation of the sire
committee, that the Ashcville Sire
Railway company's request for perm
sion to extend it's Valley street line
granted, was referred to Alderm;
Jones and City Attorney Sondlcy.
The following bills were ordered pal
Pcnniman Bros, So. 90; sanitary depa
ment( west district $3S.7 ( cast distriG
$5S.25; ]. V. Sewer, SD; Powell x SnidS
$2O.93: ]. II. Boardman, $3.50; fire
I partment, ST; B. Burnett, $3.50; wat
Y department. $1S.75; J. J.. Mackey, Sc I
v, Strout Barrel-Closurc Co., $50; w
Asheville Improvement Co. $463.sS
N1rs. Tatum Buried at KnOxNil
Mrs. Minerva Tatum. whose death
Knoxville was noted in THE CITIzl
was buried yesterday morning at kn'
UE. vile. The Sentinel says:
MRS. Tatum was well known
Knoxville, having been for more til
twenty years connected with chu
and benevolent work in this city.
served first as home missionary
Church Street Methodist church {
Sunday school. She was afterwa
matron of the Girls Industrial hoi
avn 1t was largely through her efforts t
ing. the new church building on the site
the old Methodist Hill church '
ing erected in 1886. She continued in act
work up to about year ago, when
became too feeble to longer carry on
''u' works of charity and mercy"
ppe, \ Great Meeting Tomorrow
One of the most important meeting
the Y. NJ. c. A. series in the opera he
will be held tomorrow, when DIR. ii.
i NHrI.n.AL.., d.cfir,cr,,ia aIcd