Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-10-01
CITY FATHERS HAVE A SESSION
SOME CITY BUSINESS LOOKED AF.
TER BY TIE BOARD.

The street Committee to Consult Will
the County Authorltics-Thc Com.
| mittcc on Charter Amendment.
| Makes IL Report.
The adjourned meeting from last Fri
day, Of the Board of Aldermen met al
HIS today.
The water rent Of the Hotel Berkeley
was placed on that basis with the Gler
Rock and Swannanoa.
T. X. Ransom read petition from
Frank Jackson to establish billiard and
pool room at No. 8 Eagle street. Re.
ferred to the finance committee.
The Mayor read the report c,
the finance committe. which was
accepted, Mr.. Gudger voting mo"
The Mayor asked that one of the
Board of Aldermen submit resolution
for the consideration of the Board that
as improvement on the county roads is
OF vital Importance to the prosperity Of
this city, and as certain tools and imple.
ments tor street work belonging to the
city, are not used at this time, the street
committee be authorized to make such
terms as may seem just and fair, whereby
the County Commissioners may use
these tools, either by renting the same
or in any other way calculated to pro-
tect the city's interests and at the same
time enable the said Commissioners to
carry on the road improvements ad-
vantagcouslv. Referred to the street
committee with power to act.
The following report of the committee
on charter amendments, W. W. Jones,
chairman, was read by the Mayor:
| Whereas, at former meetings of the
General Assembly of North Carolina,
many bills have been introduced, pur-
porting to be amendments to the char
ter of the city of Ashcvile, some OF " hich
have been passed, and;
| Whereas, some Of said bills are incon-
sistent with Others, thus tcnding to con-
fusion and uncertainty as to what is the
charter law of said city; and
"Whcreas, it has been deemed important
that the said bills should be revised, and
so altered as to make each agree with
all Others, and Il committee has been ap-
pointed for that purpose; now Therefore
be it
Resolved. That the Mayor OF this
city Ee instructed to apprisc each and
every candidate for either house of the
next session OF the General Assembly
that such bill is in course of prepara-
tion and to ask his aid, in the event OF
his election, in securing its pass ,ge, and
further that he will oppose the pass
age OF any measure purportlng to be an
amendment to the charter Of this city, or
in any way affecting its corporate law
until it shall be certified to him by the
Mavor and city clerk and under he seal
of the city:
list. That each section OF such amend
ment has tcen considered and tnyorably
reported by said committee.
I'D. That each section of said amend
inent has been considered and approved
by the Board Of Aldermen.
I'D. That each section of said amend
ncnt has been published in the ncwspi-
pers of Asheville and an opportunity at
tordcd for its discussion at public
meeting. announced for that purpose,
and by such meeting has been approved"
The following bills were ordered paid
II. I. Estabrook, Sc cents, B. NJ. Lee,
Sl1 90; II. NJ. Smith, 5000; W. l..
Wolfe, 500 90; +. NJ. Miller, $l.03: Geo.
X. Collins. $27+O; 7. c. Smith, 75
cents; S. K. Chichester & Son, $5.7l; The
Register. So 90; X. p. Foster & Co..
Sl50; Kelly & Elliott, So 90; ]. E. Lind,
lev, $3.50; ]. {. Brown, $l.25; N. Y.
Filter, $1,000; ". II. Wcstal, $25. 80;
Asheville Printing Co., $l.4o; Fred A.
Hull, 81 90; 5: p. Mosely, $2.15.
The Board then went into executive
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