Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-11-12
9TH AVE. PROPERTY OWNERS
OBJECT TO PLAN OF TlxEs
ol's commissioner Hear Complaints
ana Consider Petitions Regard.
Ing Various Matters

ing various Matters.
The city commissioners baa
monthly session Thursday night con
Esiderfng petitions and complaints rom
local citizens.
Attorneys j. e. Shipman ana M
hector appeared before the hoard {,
Denaf of certain property owners op
fIItn avenues protesting aqainst me
pan OF assessing paving taxes d me-.
tfonlng a change in the methods IF
MaKng the assessments
Ihey set out that the civ chartor
provides that abutting property own
ers snail pay two thirds of the cost Of
paving and that the city shall nav the;
ether third; that the street oar com
pany must pay for paving between tha
and n foot on each side without
the track. They also objected tn tba.
property owners being required to nay
. Z paving on -fntersecting streets.
lhey commended that after dedncting
the portion OF the street occupied by
the a line, the property owners
should pay two thirds and the city
a remaining third, but objected to
q former paying for two-thirds Of
the entire street and giving the CITY
the beneht of that portion covered nv
the car line.
They asked that the plan of arriving
at the cost and making assessmentsbe
changed.
The paving Of cross streets was not
charged to corner property owners
but the cost of the whole Job was as
certained and divided among all the
property owners.
In the absence Of Commissioner Dur
ham. chairman of the street COMMITTEES
and City Attorney Ewbank, the matter
was carried over for a special meeting
t. be held on Thursday night of this
week.
The board raised the point as to who
should bear the cost Of curbing and
grading, which amounted to several
thousand dollars, which had not been
charged to property owners.
1t is understood that some Of the
property owners have pair their assess
ments without protest: Those -objeet-
ing will take the matter to court nn-
less some agreement can be reached.
Fassifern asked for three lights
whereby its pupils might reach the
city without encounteeing very much
darkness. It WIS decided to move the
! light from the rear Of the Wheeler no
! tel and place. it on the corner of the
Haywood road and Fleming street. ssl
City Health oficer Crawford stated
that Mr.. Hatch was raising objection
to the dumping of trash from the city
near his premises. Manager Justice
was instructed to remedy, conditions.
| Fireman Clayton requested a heater
for use in the city hall, the same be-
ing granted.
q. G. Station was released from wa.
ter rent for one month dues, against
tie Blue Ridge Inn, which his tenant
left unpaid upon leaving the city.
The report of the finance committee
vas adopted and notes were renewed.
Manager Justice was advised to
carry out the city attorneys instruc-
tons regarding the making of titles TO
property sold .foRstaxes during the ear
" part of the year.
Property owners on Oakland street
asked for a storm sewer, pledging $40
to help pay the expense. The board
decided that the city was not able to
do the work at this time.
Manager Justice raj instructed to
confer with property owners in the
depot section with reference to lay
ing a drainage pipe requested in that
section. \
w. A. Keith presented a petition
signed by property owners on Eighth
~aYenue, asking for a side walk on the
south side from Fleming to Main st
The petition was referred to the street