Asheville daily citizen., 1894-12-22
CITY FATHERS DAY.

Police Committee Report-.\id For
schools Saloon License.
The Board of Aldermen at its regular
meeting yesterday lent its official atten-
ton to the remarks in recent editorial
in THE CITIZEN on police matters All
of the members were in attendance ex-
cept Mr.. Blair, who was kept at home
by the illness OF Mrs. Blair.
The police question came up on re-
port in the usual typewriter form,
signed by Alderman Hull without dis.
cretion p and the Mayor, Of the police
committee. The report quoted several
sentences from the editorial in question
and went on to say;
"Your committee thought it would be
doing our police force an injury to let
this pass unnoticed, and yesterday called
the editor OF THE CITIZEN before that
committee. also the police force. That
cart of the editorial referred to above
being read, your committee gave notice
then that they would listen to any
charges against any officer on the police
force, and if found guilty would be sus-
pended at once No charges being pre-
ferred, the force were instructed to re-
turn to their leafs"
The report was accepted. and then on
motion of Mr. Jones, the editor of THE
CITIZEN was requested to come before
the Board at its next regular meeting
aud give specific information IN regard
to the charges referred to in the report,
so that il any officer or employc of this
administration is guilty OF such condu,t
the Board may know who they are,
apply remedy and abate the evil.
The question of granting a franchise to
the Ashevile and Bi'tmore Street Rail
way company was taken up and dis
cussed, but was referred to the commit
tee, Alderman Jones and the Mayor BE-
ing added, to have the city attorney pre-
pare such an ordinance as will meet the
views of the committee and submit it t.
the Board.
The committee on the matter OF an al
lowancc to aid the support ofthe kind .r
garten near the Ashevllle Cotton mill,
were unable to agree upon report. Ru,
after discussion by Rev. W. 7. South
crn and others, on motion of Mr.. Jonc:
it was ordered that $500 be appropriated
by the city tor aiding schools near thu
mills-one-hali to 90 the kindergarten
aui the other half to the support OF {
night school.
The charges which caused the holdn.
up of the saloon license of {. B. Mcln
tyre were considered, and after hearin!
the evidence introduced bv the Mayor i
was ordered that the license he granted
This was done by a vote OF four to one
Application was made by S. 7. Bent Il
the Asheyllle lStreet Railroad conpan
for permit tc put in switches at the ol,
car shed on South Main. with view t
using the shed again Referred to tn
street committee.
The market committee was given tn
question of storm doors for Centr;
market.
City Attorney Soud'ev was instructo
to take charge for the city OF the sui
instituted against the Mayor, chief {
police aud Patr Imam Yca,mau fc
$4,000 damages Tor false inprsonuiei
the Garrett case.
J. NJ. Gudger moved. when adjournin
time arrived, that the Board adiour
out of respect to the memory OF exMayc
3lanton. This was the only notice ke
bv the Board of Mr.. Blauton death.
Bills ordered paid b. F. Rivts, pa,
roll, S+2.25; "A. Allison, payroll. S42
30; J. l. Murray, payroll, SIG; Boyce
burton, $23 10; Mrs. Jas. Walker. So >
Pennman Bros, S6.O1; J. b. Frad
$3.50; H. L. Hal, 50 65; ]. [. Brow
$2.62; Ashevilc Ice and Coal Co, 81
Sorrells & Lance. $7.6O; Tom Leduette
Sc so; Sam Stroup, 81 80.