Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-10-20
SOUTH WATER STREET No NORR
HEN( EFOUrII II SHALL BE KNOWN
AS LEXINGTON.

Matters.
South Water street is no more!
That important artery of Patton
avenue, which Older citizens remember
as Stratford lane, has been blotted Oft
the city map, by one sweep of the magic |
hand of the 1894 Board of Aldermen.
The fact that once street is named it
should be allowed to remain that way,
for obvious reasons, "cuts no ice" with
this Board. Alderman H. L. Gudgcr
owned livery stable, or part OF one,
on that street up to O'Clock Yesterday.
After that. although the building had
not been removed an inch, he had no
interest in a stable on South Water
street.
That was because the Board of Alder
men decided that South Water (which
extends from Patton avenue to Willow
was not good enough.
At yesterdays meeting OF the Alder
men MIR. Hull moved to change the
name of South Water. The idea seemed
to take-rather it looked as if the Board
desired little diversion in this way. So
they fell to discussing suitable success.
sor for the name of the street on which
Mr.. Gudger does business. Somebody
remarked that anything would do.
Stratford street was suggested, likewise
i Z 1p, Of
but these were rejected. Gudger's lane
was cast aside as unworthy he mention.
Finally Mr.. Hull hit the happy medium.
and on his motion Lexington street was
chosen, and Lexington it will remain
until some Board, mayhap, desires to
exercise its blessed prerogative and make
a change.
Frank NJ. Weaver for the stockhold-
ers of the Asheville and Weaverville tele-
phone company asked for right OF way
for the company's poles across Chestnut,
over Central avenue, Woodhn. Spruce
and College streets. The line is to run
into the city by Allandalt. Mr.. Weaver
stated that there was possibility OF
using the poles of the Southern Bell COM
pany and connecting with the telephone
exchange in the city. The right OF way
was granted on motion OF Mr.. Gudger.
The new company was also relieved OF
the payment of tax to May. 1895, at
Mr.. Weaver's request.
81 Lewis Maddux, president of the Ashe.
= vile Street Railroad company, in peti.
Il ton asked the privilege OF connecting
, the Patton avenue division with the Bat
terry Park line near Stages, guarantee
, ing that the street should be put in as
good condition as it was before being
torn up. The permission was extended,
but not until Mr.. Redwood had made a
motion that Mr.. Maddux should exc.
cute a bond for 5000 to protect the city
. in case the paving should not be put
back properly. ..
In a letter General Secretary Wiliss o
the Y. NJ. c. A. requested the Board tc
define the term public house, as it is con
strued in the collection Of water rents
Messrs. Blair and Redwood held thai
: the association should not be charged a:
much as a public house would be, bu
that it should pay more than private
house. Mr.. Redwood moved that th'
charges to the association be placed
midway between the rates charged pub
lie and private houses. This was lost OF
a tie vote-ayes, Redwood, Blair; noes
Gudger, Hull, the Mayor.
A communication was received from A
+. Corn, who wants to lease the city
Henderson county quarry, paying II
cents for each load of stone, and maxim,
returns every three months, The propo
sition was declined.
Property Xuers along Hillside stree
sent up petition asking that the stree
be graded and widened to its prope
width 40 feet) from East street east
The petitioners set forth that they dt
served respectfully graded street ii
stead OF a country road. The reques
went to the street committee for repor,
A report from Chief of Police llarkin
n. showed the number of times the light
ing company failed to carry out its cor
tract fully between October and Is
This was followed by some discussion o
light matters, during which The old que
ton OF the contract between the cit
and the West Asheville improvement
company was brought up. The Mayo
v declared he believed it possible, with II
power now available at the water work
for the city to make its own lights ;
$50 a year for each lamp. The pri
now paid is $11O. The question W;
y. referred to the light committee for
report. >.
Petitions were filed for new plank sid
walks on Spring and West Haywot
streets, and on Jefferson Drive, betwe
Chas. Hampton's house and Park ay
..o Tho ,at;<;ooc xyera referrcd tD 4
10 street committee with power to act.
Fl A permit was granted M. Westall +
Groom house on Montford avenue,
be erected for c. w. Brown. L.
J., Slagle was given a permit to build
addition to his store on Patton aven,
City Engineer Lee was instructed
define Ann street (trom Patton aven
to Haywood street, not the other A
street in South Asheville) and not
+. Iesse X. Starncs OF the location of
lines, this having been requested by N
Starnes.
Mr.. Blair called attention to secti
731 of the City Code, which says tt
no renter in the market shall have nit
than one stall. He thought it should
repealed or enforced. The matter v
lett open week.
There was quite talk over $40 d'
said to be due r. S. Iaquith and allow
ar as damages by the bursting OF the sta
VII pipe. The case was put entirely il
MIR. Redwood's hands for adjustment
An account of w. b. Gwyn for wa
meters now used but not paid for by
city was referred to the water commit
n II was decided to allow +. N. Carri
~ ton $50 in full pay ment of damages
taiued by reason of the Board OF Hea
condemniug and destroying a large n,
Der Of his watermelons last year.
Exemption from poll tax wasgrant
I. L. Bradley, disability; c. w. Baird
. L. Henry, &. X. Shipe. II. X. Smith, /
= Elliott. ]. X. Baird, L. l.. Reed. r.
Luther, U. 5. Meadows, II. Woo
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