Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-02-17
THE ALDERMEN WORK ON
BUSINESS BEFORE THE LAST
MEETING.
Mr.. S,arnes' Resignation sent
and Accepted-FOr what Term
Must HIS Successor BE Elected ?
Discussion Of Two Bills.

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Discussion of Two Bills.
The first thing the Board OF Aldermen
did yesterday afternoon was to grant
an extension of time to the market house
committee in which to report on the
proposed change in stall arrangement Of
the market, in accord with the resolu.
tion of last week. This was followed by
a report from the finance committee to
the effect that the 500 tax on banks
should not be collected from State banks
fnot from National banks as WELL The
committee recommended that the qucs.
tion be presented to the city attorney.
The report went over.
The finance committee, with the pay.
ing assessments against the ohnston
estate for text, reported an area of
imperfect cement of 70 square yards on
tic north and se,th sides OF Patton
avenue, recommending that the estate
b. allowed the option OF having perfect
cement replace the present sidewalk, or
that an allowance of sc per cent. be
made from the price paid for the imper
feet work. The cash value OF the assess
ments against the Johnston estate on
March is $2,799.15, from which
should be deducted the so per cent. for
imperfect work. about $3.50, if the
proposition is accepted. The report was
adopted.
The finance committee also reported
on the question of the benefits assessed
against the property of City Attorney
Sondlcy by reason OF the widening Of
Church street. 1t regarded the. assessing
of $50 against this property as unjust
The recommendation was reconsidera-
ton of the action of the Board on the
| report of the jury. A discussion ended
in Nj. Jones making motion that the
report be adopted and $50 refunded
Mr.. Sondley. This carried.
| The same committee reported that the
cash value on March of the paving as.
Sc ssments against Mrs. S. G. Mcdowell
on South Nam would be S1,S17.35. Ii
allowed to run Tor six years the assess
ncnt will amount to $2,124 73, The
report was made upon request OF John
II. Mcdowell and was filed for future
action.
Alderman r. {, Starnes' resignation as
a member OF the Board was read by
Mayor Patton. The retiring member
depressed the hope that the Board would
elect in his place man who would fulfill
the duties better than he had done. His
resignation was accepted on motion OF
Mr.. Westall, and thus became ]. NJ. Gud-
ger the only Straigthout in the body.
There is some doubt as to the length OF
term for which Mr.. Starnes' successor
shall be elected and the city attorney
will be asked about it and the election
will occur probably at next meeting.
| Judge Thos. A. Jones, representing Col
Charles W. Woolsey, showed the Board
that the Colonel had been paying since
1888 taxes on nearly tour acres OF his
WILDWOOD property that were outsid,
the city limits. Referred to the finance
committee and city attorney.
Dun Mcrrick, esq., once more called W
the question OF the rock wall in front O
Mrs. Duffield's property on Buxton
street, and it went to the street commit
tee.
L. G. Carrier objected to the report Of
the finance committee made last week
concerning the city's account with tn,
West AShcvillc Improvement company
lie didn't think the city should charge tc
this company the paving done between
the rails OF the West Ashcvile and Sui
phur Springs railway, and did not ia 7o1
the manner of making deductions for bat
lights, claiming that the company made
deductions and the city after wards mad,
it's count Off, or, virtually, making dou
bic deduction. lie asked that the railwa,
company be allowed to pay for its paw
ing in installments. No action whatever
was taken i'll this case.
The question whether Raysor& X Smith
the druggists, who have had true bill
found against them by the grand jury OF
charges OF selling liquor without liceuse
can be made to pay city license ta'
was topic Of dialogue and City Attor
ney Sondlcy will be asked for an opinion
on it.
The consideration of two bills OF abou
$40 each brought out state OF affair
that was pretty freely commented upon
and that is that the taxes due the cit
by the Asheville Street Railway compan
have not been paid, although the city
bill against the company has been AZ
proved by the United States court
Mayor Patton said he had asked Pres
dent Lewis Maddux about the matter rt
peateoly and he had practically refuse
TO pay the bill. The bill amounts t
from 81 900 to $1,000. and the con
pany, which lights the market hous,
said il its $50 worth of bills were ar
proved credit might he entered on til
- company's tax account. How to get
settlement now, when the city needs II
money, caused the Board to talk goo
= bit, and it was said that Mr.. Maddu!
who was receiver for the road when tt
order to pay was made by Judge Die
IN the United States court, was in col
\ temp! of court beyond doubt. No d
cisive steps were taken in the matter.
The following tax exemptions wei
granted; A. b. Fortune, error; ].
Rankin, guardian, error; A. +. Cool
out of city; ]. X. McCollum, las.
Baird, members fire department; ".
Land, disability. Exemption from pc
tax was quickly granted ]. Swartaber
when it was found that ]. Swartzberg
not q man at all.
!. Bills of the following denomination
were passed upon: Street departmeI
payroll, SS2SJ; water department pa
. roll, $l4 65; sanitary department pa
roll, $63.7l; Il. H. Britt, $20l 65; Mr.
S. Inmau, $13 3S; L. b. Atkinson, S
II. Batterham, Sl6.6G, Buncombe Brit
and Tile Co.. $l,50; Palace stables, S
c. A. Sorrells, ST.; W. c. Templeto
$50 70; II. L. Hall, $3.50; o. M. Gu
ton, Sl.5O. ]. D. Blanton & Co., 75 cent
w. II. Westall, $ll3.13; M. II. Kell