Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-01-27
MAY BE A POSTPONEMENT
THE PAVING A00EOSMENT
COLLECTIONs.
MavOr Patton Brings Back q
Proposition From Blair X Co.
and the Aldermen Accept It
Items of Citv Business.

proposition From blair Il Co.
and the Aldermen Accept It
Items of Citv business.
The meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
deferred from yesterday afternoon in
order to have pres~nt Mayor Patton,
who has been in New York. occurred this
morning beginning at 10 O'Clock. Mayor
Patton and every member Of the Board
were present. Messrs. John H. Mellow
|ell, W. T. Penniman, Capt. W. M. Cooke,
jr., N. A. Penland and A. Rankin, mem
bers of the Committee of Ten, were also
in attendance.
The Mayor. in reporting upon the re-.
suits OF his trip to New York, read a
letter from Blair & Co., of New York,
who represent a large number of the
holders of As eville's impro vement
bonds Blair & Co. propose they will
consent that the city may from time to
time extend the period for collecting
assessments on private property for
paving. such extensions not to exceed
the date of m lturity of the bonds. This
consent would be given on condition
that the Board comply with these condi-
tions:
1. That such bonds authorized by the
act of 1891 as remain in the hands Of the
city treasurer amounting to 5000, 900,
shall be Cancelled and DESTROYED, and an
act authorizing such cancellation and
destruction be passed bv the Legislature.
| 2. That any extension granted shall
provide that each property owner.
against whom assessments have been
made. in order to avail himself of such
extension, shall pay in advance on the
first day of January Of each year 10 which
you shall see fit to grant such extension,
interest on the then due instalIments at
per cent. per annum for the ensuing
year and for the year 1894 shall forth
with pay interest at said rate from date
when bis said instaIlment became due to
January l. 1895. upon which he shall be
entitled to an extension to the tlrst of
January next ensuing. but no extension
Tor more than one year at a time will be
granted.
3. That all moneys thus paid, and all
other funds properly belonging to the
sinking fund, shall. so soon as they shall
amount to the sum of $1,000, be used
to pu,chase at fair market value and
retire one of the said bonds already
issued.
Mavor Patton thought the PROPOSE.
ton about as favorable one as the citv |
could expect. Mr.. Jones moved the
acceptance of the proposition, but on |
motion by Mr.. Westall to postpone ac-
ton to later reeting Withdrew his |
motion. A discussion Of some length |
ensued, Mr.. Penniman, Of the Commit
tee of Ten, requesting that action be not |
postponed more than few davs at the |
most. Then Mr.. Westall withdrew bis |
motion. Mr.. Jones renewed his motion
to accept and it was carried. The street |
committee was instructed, on motion of |
MIR. Starnes. to consult the CITY attorney |
and secure his opinion as to whether the |
damages paid property owners should
be included in the regular assessment tor |
street paving.
The citv tax collector was then in.
structed to hold up the sale Of property
the proposition made by Blair e. Co.
The Mayor also reported that he was
assured while in New York that il an
issue of bonds with which to l,quidate
the city's floating Indebtedness were au.
thorized bv popular VOTE the bonds |
could be placed at par and the money
thus obtained could be used to pav old
claims against the city that should be
paid. A IN .tion was carried instrutting
the Mayor to request the County Com.
missioners to designate the voting
places in the city's four wards and order
the registration. If the question is
voted on it will be at the Nav election
The street committee recommended
the acceptance of the dee1s made by 6.
W. Pngler for taking of land for an alley
through his property on Depot street.
and the payment to Mr.. Piegler of SIS
as agreed some time ago. An adverse
report was made on the claim by Geo.
l.. Hackney of damages to his Depot
street property. The reports were
adopted
A petition requested reduction of the
SIS tax on ticket brokers. No action.
A petition asking that all stalls now in
the center Uf Central market be arranged
along the walls and no stalls allowed in
the center was disposed OF in like man
ner.
\ request made by Mrs. Spears
through N. A. Reynolds for a reduction
OF the SPECIAL tax of $1OO on the Grand
opera house went to the finance commit
tee.
The Joint Board was called to meet
next Friday to consider a request by M.
Fl. Kelly through H. B. Stevens, esq
that he be allowed to Use the $4,000
pipe Ire guarantee now on deposit, he
giving a bond to indemnify the city
should any failure occur in the pipe.
Exemptions from poll tax were
granted Straley Ball, out of city; I. A.
Murdoch. over age.
Bills we're ordered paid as follows:
Street department, payroll. $114 O5;
sanitary department payroll. $62 80;
water denartment payroll. $19 SO; 4. H.
Britt. $276 65; ], {. Brown, $50; PENN.
man Bros, $6.70; IL. T. Etabrook,
So 95: Palace stables, SO; W. +. Wolfe,
SO 20; % NJ. Ceston. $1.5O: ]. w. AL.
bright, $2; Boyce 4 Burton. 81 ~; Bun.
combe Coal company. sass; Z. b At.
kinson, SIS; NJ H, Kelly. Sc 90, T. w.
Patton $50 IS; B Richards L. Co.,
81 IS; H. +. Hall, So so, Mrs. S Inman.
$25; !. A Tenncnt, 30c; l.. S~icegood.
81; Z. H. Sorells. 81; Carolina Coal
COMPANY. $l7 20; ] K Treadway, 4Oc,;
W. Z. Templeton, Sc 80.
WHERE IL HE?