Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-01-20
1T MUST BE MACADAMIZED
THAT'S THE DECISION ABOUT
aIONrFORD AVENUE.
The Chairman of the street Com
Inittee Opposed The Move, Hut
He Was Ou,yO'ed-City Bust
ness Acted On.

AT Yesterdays meeting of the Board
of Aldermen, attended by Mayor Patton
and every Alderman except Mr.. Jones.
the street and finance committees re
ported iavorably on the application
made at last meeting for plank side.
walks on portions of Phiier, Blanton,
Bailey and Mcdowell streets and French
Broad avenue. The matter was left to
the street committee with power to act.
Plank walks were also ordered on Cum
berland avenue between West Chestnut
street and Cullowhec Place and Bearden
avenue and Ch rry street, and on the
north side of Hill street, between Mont.
ford avenue and Buttrick street. The
propriety of putting a walk on Grad,
street was referred to the street commit
tee IOr report.
Chief OF Police Harkins was instructed
to proceed to collect from residents OF
Short street the benefits assessed against
them for opening the street, and report
next week.
Monttprd avenue must have its rock
ing, according to motion of II. l.
Gudger. This motion was that the ave
nue. be macadamized as soon as West
College shall have been completed
Speaking to this motion Mr.. Westal
chairman of the street committee, op-
posed the proposition. He doubted not
that the work was worth the money
expended, but thought it must be very
temporary. He was afraid the Board
would something, in expending so much
for this class of work, that the people
had elected it to correct. He would not,
the macadam. Mr.. Starres said the
crushed stone being put down would not
paw expenses, and preferred to try and
set the people rather than the horses out
of the mud. Mr. Wtstall was not sure
whether the city had money to do the
work NJ. Guager opined that the city
hadn' the money to vote the improve
mcnt bonds, but had done it. Some OF
the persons who had enjoyed the cxpcn-
diture 9 portion of the money are now
threatening an inJunction therefore
speaking for the people of the Moutturd
section he was in favor of the motion
The vote taken resulted; Ayes, H. l..
Gu"ger, Cosby, J. NJ Gudger; nays,
Starncs and WestaIl.
The question OF macadamizing Wood
fin street and the matter OF damages t.
he Depot street property of Geo. l.
Hackney were reerred for report by the
street committee.
License was granted Tom Ledbetter
colorcd, to conduct restaurant and
dance house on Valley street. The build.
ing is the one in which Dumps" Lane
was about to open shop a few weeks
ago.
report of the market house commit
tee stated that of the 13 stalls in West
End market four have been rented The
open hours are to ~ a. m., and to
7:3O pm, except on Saturday, when
the hullllrg will be open all day and
until 10 D III.
III. X Luth her was elected a member OF
Hook and Ladder Co NJ. /.
On Mr. StarueS motion the Mayor
was instructed to go to New York and
consult holders OF the city's improve
mcnt bonds with view to securing their
consent to an extension OF time for the
collection of the first installment ot as
sessments for paving. Fl. L. Gudger
wanted to go on record as opposed to
requiring the property owners to pay
one cent OF either principal or interest or
the assessments during 1894.
CITY Engineer Lee submitted reports o.
assessments for the sidewalk on Flint
street and rubble paving on College
street and they were adopted.
Tax exemptions were granted for The
ollowing reasons: Z Z. Elliott, L. :
Meadows, L NJ. Israel, J. II. Wheeler
members OF the tire department; {. l.
| Wynn, under age; Mrs. 5. {. Wilson, re
duction in valuation.
In the shape of bills the following cam
up with the finance committees 80 X,
and were ordered paid: Street depart
ment payroll, Sl5l 50; E. H. Britt
S32S 02; Mrs {. +. Mckee, S5; E. b
Atkinson, Sl5 SO; water drpdrtmen,
payroll, S2l; W N. datct, $40 40; An
drew Fln,ey, 25 cts. Mrs. 5. Inman
S22 81; II. L. Hall So 80; French Bro {
Lumber Co., $40 66; IL. 5 Harkins 81 80
II n Morgan & Co, S2.35; rriyht
$39.25; Henry Stevens & Son, S133. 10
!. E D'ckerson 500; ]. .N,land. $50 Is
| Inc Robertson. GO cts: Vim. Johnston