Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-02-24
MACADAM IS STILL ON TOP
wOODFIN STREET GETs ON
THE LIST.
The Board OF Aldermen, BY q
Vote Of Three To One, Decides
To Pour On some More stones
Aldermauic Actions.

Vote Of Three To One, Decides
To Pour On some More stones
Aldermauic Actions.
The Board Of Aldermen's meeting YES.
terday afternoon was just as long as an
hour and goes on record az one of the
shortest this Board has held. The exec.
utive session, however, made the entire
sitting one Of about the usual length.
Alderman Jones was the solitary missing
member.
The Mayor reported that he had not
been able to secure the written opinion
OF City Attorney Sondley as to the LA.
bility of National banks for the special
tax levied by the Board, or Of persons
selling whiskey without license. Further
time was granted.
The finance committee, having under
consideration the overpayment OF taxes
by Col. Chas. W. Woolsey, reported a
recommendation that be le paid a rebate
OF $67.90. This committee also reported
on an application by A. B. Fortune for a
rebate, adverse to the request. Both re-
ports were adopted.
As to the condition of Woodfn and
Eagle streets the street committee recon.
mended that the streets be put in safe
passable condition-on Woodhn from
North Main to Vance and Eagle from
South Main to Market. The report wa.
left for action at an executive session.
Upou request of. r. Patterson the
street committee was instructed to in.
quire into the necessity Of some steps at
the property Of Mrs. Stansill on Wood
Tin street. where the city built wall.
An old claim against the city, held by
X. p. and W. L. Walker, for improve.
ments on Valley street, was presented
bv r. p. Walker and referred to the
street committee.
A petition handed in by Maj. H. C..
Hunt, being unsigned and unaddressed,
was laid aside as not properly before the
house.
NJ. Gudger directed the Boards
mind to the bridge running from Ched.
cstcr's across the street to the Hotel
Berkeley. He said it had been pointed
out to him as liable to cause an accident,
and the Mayor said he had tri"d to per.
suade Mr.. Chichester to remove the
bridge but had not succeeded. The safety
OF the bridge was referred to the
street committee and city engineer, who
If necessary should call special meeting
to consider the question.
Market Keeper Fowler of the West
End market was granted the privilege of
living on the second floor OF the market,
rent free, on motion of Mr.. Westall.
Permit was granted Mrs. W. D. Hill.
lard to build three broom cottages on
Eagle street.
Tax exemptions were granted Monroe
disability, and !. w. Morgan,
not resident.
II. B. Walmsley, attorney and agent |
for the bondholders whose bonds we're
secured by trust deed on the property
Of the old Peoples Light, Heat and
Power company, proposed in a commu.
nication to sell to the Board the electric |
light plant formerly owned by that com.
pany. The price named, if the Board |
should want to use only such of the
plant as is necessary if attached to the
city's water works, is 81 900. No action
was taken.
These bills were ordered paid Street
department payroll, $1O1 IS; +. H.
Britt, $352.32; w. G. Templeton,
$47.65; water department payroll. SIG;
sanitary department payroll, $7l.4;
Mrs S. Inman, $24.5O; Tno. A. Williams,
r., SOC: Geo. F. Scott & Co., Sc O6;
Mrs. c. E. Mckee, $1.5O; s. =. Moser,
81; H. S. Harkins, $685.; Amos Patter.
son, 25c.; H. +. Hall, So 65; A.C. Mon
Jay. 81; ]. NJ. Alexander, So 30.
Executive ana special.
At the executive session the Board dis.
,ussed the report of the street committee
on Woolfn and Eagle streets, and the
Board, after going to Woodfn street in
BODY, decided to macadamzc Wood6n
street from North Main to Vance. The
'ote on the question was: Ayes, II. l..
ind ]. NJ. uudger, Cosby; nay, Westall.
The work was begun this morning,
lnder the superintendent of Capt. VI.
). Corpcning. Street Committeeman
Ncstall says the work will cost about
900.
The Board at special meeting after
wards adopted the report of the street
committee ou the Chedeste er bridge. This
recommended that The chief of police not-
y MIR. Chichester to have the bridge made
'ecure by attaching it firmly to the build
ng on either side OF the street at once,
md it it is not done the Board shall have
he bridge removed. Chief Harkins
erved notice this morning on S. H.
Chichester, who intimated that the
bridge would remain about as it is.