Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-19
ON THE EVEOF THE CLOSE
LAST REGULAR MEETING OF
THE PRESENT BOARD.
Aldermen In Consultation For
The Last Time Before The New
BOARD Comes INA Brick build
Ing For Tentville.

NAuSAihNh ~ SOhsuhHtASA foi
The Last Time before The New
BOARD Comes INA Brick Build
Ing For Tentville.
The last regular meeting of the first
Reform Board of Aldermen was held yes
tcr1ay afternoon, with all present except
ing J. NJ. Gudger. There were only three
or four attendants upon the meeting
which was the last one preceding the
inauguration of the new officials Mon.
day at high noon, at which hour Messrs
Cosby and Wcstall will retire after a on.
year term and prefix an Tex to their
titles. There was little to be done-thc
annual reports were submitted before
the clectior-and this the last sitting to
gether officially was without cspccia
incident
The committee, composed of Mrs. II
A. Gudger, Mrs. !. L. Dickerson and Geo
S. Powell. on Improvement of the park
given the city by Geo. W. Pack, made q
report recommending that the grounds
be enclosed, the cutters paved, the
walks covered with crushed stone, rustic
seats placed in the enclosure, and neat
pavilion erected. A small expenditure
was also recommended for flowers to be
placed in the park, and that a competent
man be employed for a month or two to
look after the grounds. The estimate OF
the cost OF Improvements alluded to was
$50 exclusive OF the summer house or
pavilion, or $3.50 including the house.
The report was adopted on motion OF
II. l.. Gudger and $3.50 was allowed for
the present, and another hundred will
doubtless be forthcoming ii needed. The
Board is very favorably impressed with
the park idea. There are 3i acres in
the tract.
The Atkin street bridge, according to
report from the street committee, had
been found worn and dccaycd and ma
terial had been ordered with which to
make repairs. The action was confirmed
by the adoption of the report.
According to a communication from
City Engineer B. Nj. Lee the wall being
built i'll front OF the French Broad avenue
property of j. NJ. Gudger, jr.. is encroach-
ing upon the street an average of five
feet the entire width of the lot. On mo-
ton of Mr. Jones the city engineer was
instructed to notify Mr., Gudger and re-
quest him to have the wall taken out OF
the street.
G. W. Page was allowed to build a
stall in Central market on the west side,
and was ordered given his stall rent free
Tor three months in consideration of his
putting in refrigerator at his own ex-
pense.
The street committee, reporting upon
the damage to the Bailey street property
of Mrs. Malone by reason of the water
being drained through her lot from the
street. recommended that new floor and
foundation for the porch be put in, the
lot graded and sodded, the cost not to
exceed $50. Adopted.
request for permit to construct !;
corrugated iron building in Tentville, on
the spot lately occupied by O. X. John
ston's fruit. stand, provoked consider
able discussion. The permit was granted,
but the question was reconsidcrcd be
cause the size Of the building was not
specified in the application. Mr., Gudgcr
said he was satisfied the Board had
granted too many permits for buildings
of this class. Later on in the meeting
l.. A. Farinholt, for whom the new build
ing is to be erected, although his name
was not at first known in the tranSac
ton, came into the room, and the appl
cation was renewed in proper form. Mr.
Westall declared he had been misinormed
having been under the impression that
the stand was merely an enlargement OF
Mr.. .Iohnstons fruit stand. After The
discussion Mr.. Westall said that mas
much as Mr.. Farinholt had gone ahead
on the work he would favor the grant
ing of this permit, but wished to urge
the Board to let this be the last permit
for little building OF this class abou,
the business portion of the CITY. Thei,
was a tie vote on the question OF grant
ing permit, Messrs. Cosby aud Gudgel
voting no. and Messrs. Westall and Jonc:
voting aye. The untieing vote was no
Finally the matter was Strengthened out
by Mr. Farinholt agreeing to make th'
walls of brick. The building will b,
used, probably, for Offices:
o. X. Johnston wished permission tC
put up fruit stand on Patton avenu,
adjoining A. V. Jones 4 Co., but ne
definite action was taken.
{. NJ. Starnes was exempted from pol
tax because Of his living outside th'
State. Isom Lenoir. coored, wished t(
be exempted from poll tax because of hi
being over age, but although he wa
sworn and asked his age at the mcctin!
the question was left open week.
Before closing the last meeting OF tn
year Mr.. Wcstall offered the tollowin,
resolutions:
"Whereas, The last business meeting O
the Mayor and Aldermen elected Ma,
/. 1898. has now closed; be it
"Rcsolved /. That this Board do nov
adjourn to reassembe in the court hous
at II O'Clock on Monday next, May ~
1894, for the purpose OF participating il
the Inauguration of the Mayor and AL
dcrmen who were elected on the 7th inst
"ResolvCd .. The citizens OF Ashevill
be respectfully invited to be present o
that occasion i'll order to manifest tina
degree OF interest in their citvs business
as alone can secure successful admins
tration;
"Resolvcd 3. That the Mayors an
other officials of surrounding towns AM
villages be requested to honor our cit
with their presence, thus giving cvidenc
of the good will which should intuenc
these sister towns whose every interest
identical, having nothing in any wise a
fecting either which docsn touch all tb
Others, either for improvement or injury
Resolved, T.. That the papers {
Asheville be requested to publish thcs
resolutions in order togive circulation
these Invitations
The resolutions were adopted.
Bills as follows were ordered paid;
A. Robinson. $3.50, ]. c. Brown, $.
water department pav,oll, SIS; stree
department repairs, so cents; Geo.
Scott & Co., $272.l0; sanitary depar
ment, S1O1 Ar; II. L. Hall, $3.50; v
N. Hatch. $685.; street department pa,
roll, $06.75; w. c. Tcmpleton, $23.l'
Mrs. S. Inmau. So; Powell & Snider, &
cents; Fitzpatrick & Nav, $40; |
Battcrham, $l6.66; !. l.. Cathcy, 81 81
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