Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-13
SANITATION. Library PAVING
AND TAX RATE RECEIVE NOTICE.
City Commissioners Transact Business
of Importance at Two Hour SEES
sion; $1.s55 FAX Rate.

s:s1sA1S9 lily "Reminiscences had busy
/ session of two hours, length Thur cavi
night, when they disposed of library
matters, received street and sanitary
reports, voted for $4,000 bond issue
ana an increase in the city tax rate.
The library committee was before
the commissioners, to whom it was,
stated that 800 books could be. 4lkans
from the old library to the new, that
| the Encyclepedia Britannica purchas-
eo by the county board of education.
and possibly some other books were
ready to shelve in the new library.
that $50 other volumes could be Sc
cured. for $50, which amount was an
pfoprlated by the. board, and that
pook shower could be given for the
purpose of securing other books IT
IS PROBABLE that some books not sd;f-
sole for the new library can be sold
Messrs. Valentine, Gale, Kirk. WilIcyk.
FuIlbr1ght and Freeze were named IS
committee to cooperate with the
iadles IN the holding of "a shower. Sc
Iect1ng books, etc. The late of the
shower has not been fixed but it will
spe named by Mrs L. r. BarnWeIl |
within a few days.
commissioners Durham reported |
that investigation showed that Flem- /
ing street between Sixth and Eighth |
avenue was about six feet narrower /
than the other portion of the street /
ana that possibly there were some I
entertainments. He recommended |
that the side walk be laid in case tho
property owners consented to the
widening of the street to a uniform /
width. The property owners propose
TO pay for about half the work when
Il is completed. Some are understood
to oppose the widening the street
Inc report was accepted Manager
Justice will report as to the matte,
OF property owners encroaching on
the street next week.
j. H. Holmes told the board thar
the noise at the power house was an
nuisance and asked that
same be declared. one. He said that
me power company management had
consented TO stop the noise which
mad caused complaint over various t.
parts OF. the city and which was con.
,nued until one or two O'Clock at t.
night to the annoyance of those who (
wished to sleep. 1t was ordered that
he power plant management be mott
led to abate the trouble and that such
De done within five days after notice,
Burk, one of the managers of the t
star theatre for colored people, stated
nat moving pictures were not very
popular among the colored gentry, ]
VINO were fond of dancing He want
ID dance hall license, which was |
contrary to an ordinance passed last I
ear, therefore his request was not I
granted {
DR.. j. Frank Crawford, city health "
Ulcer, reported that so far as SANTA
ion was concerned, the negro settle
lent on and in the neighborhood oe
'outh Washington street was not a
uisance. He said sanitary condi- Is
onditions were good; that he had c
made three investigations when mol f
expected and he had no complaint TO /
lake. Residents of the section filed n
report with the board the week be- a
ore asking that the neighborhood be C
ould be better If the underbrush were f
eclared a nuisance by reason of al q
sged stencil, unbearable conditions. N
tc. s.
AS to conditions near Park Hill, DR..
ranford said that the barnyard was +
/ a good clean condition and that d
lere was no complaint except for a N
cap of manure, which should be re- a
loved o
While the condition in front of the r.
ONE of T. w. Valentine was reported p
OF to be unbearable, he said that 1t a
oud be better if the underbrush were i
ut and removed.
The board decided to instruct the l.
engagement of the Notorman place to =
lean up the back premises and do
ome ditching, in order that work :,
e done by the city may be made eff =
ectiVe.
The commissioners agreed to es- =
ablish a curb line and place Gull
ert on Church street opposite the E.
sderal building, alongside which the
will likely build cement Il
Idewalk =
The new tax levy of .S5 on the
100 valuation of property passed its "
bird and final reading and the board
oted an issuance of $4,000 in \
onds. n
JASPER CRAWFORD DEAD.