Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-04-28
APPROACHING A WIND-UP
ONE BOARD GETTING READY
FOR ANOTHER.
Several Committees Report Their
Deparimen,s-Cu. Down Lights
Judges of EIc c,iOu A App0iuted-
A worker Wanted Fifty Cents,

/ A worker Wanted Fifty Cents
The feature Of yesterday, S meeting OF
the Board OF Aldermen was the offering
OF annual reports by several of the COM
mittccs having in charge various
branches of the city government. All ol
the members, with the exception of W.
w. Jones. were present. During the
progress OF the meeting the Mayor was
called out several times, the last time
by man who told him, as quoted by
the Mayor when he returned, "Dercs a
fellow out on dc street workin like dc
devil for YOU, an he sed sen him 80
cents" 1t took couple Of minutes for
the Beard to get through laughing over
this.
The fire committee, b. II. Cosby, the
Mayor and ], M. Gudger. reported upon
the number ui fires during the past year,
and paving a very high compliment to
members Of the fire companies for their
faithful service. Superintendent Charlie
Waddcll. OF the fire alarm system was
also commended Tor retention in his posi-
tion. The committee suggested that the
report be published prominently
and "A certified copy be given
each member of the department. The
report was adopted and it appears else
where in THE CITIZEN today. A report
from l.. W. Ieanneret, secretary of the
department, accompanied the committee
report, showing the number of alarms in
the year to be 10, the loss $24,15O, and
the insurance $21,21O. This report
gives the detail OF every fire, the hour,
date, ETC., and is very comprehensive. 1t
was ordered filed with the committee re-
port.
Police pC partment
The police committee reported as fol.
lows: "a careful inspection of this de-
partment warrants us in giving praise
to the chief of police and all of his sub
ordnates for faithful and efficient per
formance of their respective duties. The
city has been quiet and orderly and the
returns of fines collected have been made
each week to the Board and at the end
of each month a tull settlement made
with the city treasurer. which enables
the city clerk to report with absolute ac-
curacy the amount of receipts and dis
bursements of the department.
Your committee ask special attention
to the effort this year inauguratcd to
establish Reiormatory for unfortunate
women. The mayor was most fortunate
in securing an excellent woman as police
matron, in Mrs. Collins. and this com
mittec from personal observation ten
dcrs her the acknowledgment which
is due her for patient and efficient per-
iormance Of the difficult duties of her
position. The results of this effort are
such as to satisfy the committee of the
wisdom OF the Board Of Aldermen in
making it. The nuisance OF fallen and
unhappily abandoned women upon our
streets has been lessened. The dis |,
orderly houses have to some extent cen
brought under control, and, what is
above all gratifying, some instances
have occurred giving good reason to
hope that the inmate 1.-THE Reformatory
may have begun the difficult and what,
TO some people, is said to be impos sible
task Of proceeding in paths OF purity
and virtue. Even the distant chance of
one such instance is sufficient in the
opinion of all truly christian people to
warrant the effort.
"Tho financial results of the Reform-
atory arc as follows: The cost has been
tllc employment OF a matron for five
months, at $50 month-$1OO. The
income has been for work done for
the county:
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