Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-13
CITY FATHERS WRESTLE WITH
BIG PROGRESSIVE MEASURES.
Progressive Action ON Matters OF
Health and Improvement; Last
Monthly Meeting of Board.

The expiring board of city commits
sioners held it's last regular monthly
meeting Thursday night and gave at
tention to a number of important
matters, some of which will receive
the attention of the new board, which
will take charge of the affairs. of Hen
Jacksonville within the next few days,
Subjects receiving consideration
last night were:
What to do with Judge H.. G. Ewart's
pond: the granting of a deed to an
unused street; fire protection for DR..
l.. B. Morse's sanatorium; a whole
time street sweeper; building con-
crete bridges on E~dneyville road; ap-
pointment of tax assesso for the
city; appropriation of $50 for typhoid
vaccination; paving between the car
track on Fifth avenue; employment
of a city auditor: paying t~ransporta-
ton expenses of health exhibit, and
the loan of $1,000.
Judge EWart's Pond.
Mr.. Howard appeared before the
board about Judge Ewart's pond.
DR.. J. F. Crawford, city health officer,
reported that there were only two
springs feeding the lake and that the
water was evaporating faster than 1t
flowed in and that conditions soon
would be unsatisfactory unless
died. He said that Judge Ewart had
stated that he. was going to, turn a
stream of water in the lake. The
matter was referred to DR.. Crawford
with power to act and instructions to
a,,oI oofinn DC WOrI6 nrlVGnf
trouble from the pond.
Mr.. Gurley asked that the board
deed a street in the vicinity OF the
Cedars that was once decided to q
city but never accepted. The matter
was referred to City Attorney E. w
Ewbank.
Commissioner Bailey and Manager
Justice reported that in order to at
ford fire protection to DR.. Morse's
sanatorium it would be necessary
to Law a water line for a considerable
distance. 1t was decided to AXE the
matter I'D with DR.. Morse n see
what part of the expense he would be
willing to bear.
WhOIe-Time Street Sweeper.
DR., Crawford called attention to the
prices quoted for garbage cans He
stated that he thought it would be a
splendid investment to have a full
time man to sweep Main street and
Seventh avenue and thereby save the
cost of the garbage wagons and Keep
the street in a much more sanitary
and attractive condition. 1t was de-
cided to try out this plan and use the
big street sweeper as often as neces-
sary in order to give HendersonVllle
clean and inviting streets.
Manager Justice was instructed to
estimate the cost of building concrete
bridges over Mud Greek on the Ed
NEVILLE road.
The, board decided to accept "a pro-
position formerly considered, and em-
ploy S. S. Rozier to act as city tax
assessor.
Free Typhoid Vaccination.
A request for $50 from the city to
supplement $3.50 from the county
commissioners and 500 from the
county board of education to pay for
typhoid vaccination to be given free
over the entire county at an early
date, was granted.
Manager Justice was instructed to
repair the street near the monument.
A proposition from Chas. L. Davis
of Charlotte to audit the city books
for 500, was accepted. Mr.. Davis
will be advised to audit the books
during this month. He has audited
the city books twice.
Big Health Exhibit for City.
DR.. Crawford inquired to know if me
city would be willing to pay transpor-
tation charges to and from Asheville
on health exhibits from North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, to be exhibited at an early
date. They will be exhibited at Ashe-
Vile at a big health meeting. The
board authorized the payment OF ex-
penses not to exceed SIS.
T. NJ. McCollouh's application for a
loan of $1,000 by the city was referred
to the finance committee.
A lengthy communication was re-
ceived from w. A. Smith with refer
ence to the paving between the car
tracks on Fifth avenue. Mr.. Smith
will be advised that the city will re-
pair the track by June 1, provided he
will accept the work and pay the first
assessment, otherwise recourse to the
law will doubtless be taken.