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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1892. E. BAIRD IS AN ALDERMAN HE WAS CHOSEN ;OM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Wtalcb, as D. Hanka Would . There Was m Meeting; of Three . Board and a Good Deal of Ban. Iness Wan Done. Before the meeting of the joint board of aldermen and advisors convened Friday afternoon a meeting of the ad visors was held over which Mr. Cum mings presided. Besides him there were present Messrs. Scott, Summey and Beardrn. The resignation of J. A. Conant from the advisory board was read and accepted. H. S. Harkins was elected to succeed Mr. Conant, whereupon Mayor Blanton remarked: "If The Citizen were here, I would say '1 am satisfied.' " This he thought was a good joke. It had been used by him once before, at the meeting of magistrates on Mondav, and may be used agnin. It is a joke that wears well. Tbe Joint Hoard Assembles. The joint board then met. Mayor Blanton in the chair. In addition to tbe advisors present there were Aldermen Starnes, McDowell, Leonard, Brevard, Waddell and Gudger. Mr.Scott told the board that the work of paving the streets was progressing too 6lowly, and he thought the contract ors should be required to come before the board and show a reason for the delav. Mayor Blanton said it was ot no use to require the brick contractors to hurry up their woi k when the city had not a street in condition for paving. To get matters in shape Mr. Brevard moved that Contractor Corpening be instructed to at once prepare South Main street for paving between Town branch and citv limits. The joint street committee was instruct ed to inquire into the matter of. dam ages to the store building of McDowell Bros., on South Main street. Tbe committee was given another week in which to report on the damages to the house of Elisha Kemp, on South Main street. Talkiu Plain, Now. There was some talk about the paving and excavating on Patton avenue. Mr. McDowell said that Webb, Oates, Esk ridge & Co., the brick paving contract ors, had sold fifty loads of macadam off the avenue. This was followed bv the declaration ofMr. Waddell that as there was no contract signed up tor the Pat ton avinue paving be was in favor not giving the work to this firm. did not like tbe wav the good macadam had been dumped in a bole near the gov ernment ouiiuing. Mr. ocott said there had been numer ous complaints made to him about the character of the work done on the re taining walls in different parts . of the .city. He thought it but just to nil par ties that the eutire board and the city engineer should inspect each of the walls. is. xl. bntt. the contractor tor the work . said City Engineer Lee and Inspector Murdoch had seen the walls as they were being built. He bad heard no complaint - except that some thought the walls should have been put up with ccmeni. Mr. Starnes said the inspector bad not been on the Patton avenue or North Main street work. It was decided that the board should look at the walls on Monday at 10 o'clock, a. m. To Pave Market Place. Mr. Waddell moved that a committee be appointed to investigate the idea of rA.i..fr : . i n in in hnttihiii wnfTrm- Trip nrv r-nnin , .1.. r. a ti , r ... Ibis was earned, and Messrs. Scott, tinnni- I. i nmmmir nnn ivir-i inwiMi wrp flie following bills were ordered paid Murray, salary,. $75; Kelly & Strachan, plumbing, $10.50; book for e'erk's office, $1.65; J. D. Henderson, street pay roll, o.50; Buncombe Brick and tile coin pany, $2.50; L. B. McBrayer, medical yvices, $8 50; A. G. West, on contract, 100. 1 7 THE ALDERMEN. Mt. Brevard Retinas and E. , palrd Elected His Successor. Ihe board of aldermen held the regu- lrtweekly meeting at toon as the joint hoard adjourned. . HP. McKissick told the board he vro Id be glad to get tbe board's per i nut ion to pay bis taxes with part of a not for $3,735.50 given by tbe city to Gen P, M. B. Young, and now held by Col Frank Coxe. Not granted, after some discussion of overpay matters, and an injunction from Mayor Blanton to "Letj's have this overpay matter settled." W. W. West, of tbe city school commit tee, presented an itemized statement of expenses of tbe schools for tbe past year and tbe estimate for next so the board might fix tbe school tax for this year. Mr. Starnes moved that the rate be 20 cents on the $100 valuation; carried. J : ' Want Rent ttMniitm. ( fj&k.: Carter, esq., representing the - Vn.f rhpr in -h rnnrbf hnnu an. it... tbe refrigerators were in bad shape, re iultiof ih the loss of meats. There bad ( been falling off in business and tbe butcher, asked the board to remit tbe rents tor toe first month and not require the giving of bonds for the year's rent Just now. Reference to market bouse wcommtir.ee, iot report at next meeting. , TStepken Smith asked that his bonds men t released, as he was compelled to v give nflhis stall in the market ., house. j Grant, '; i; ''!.;'; '';-. w. , M. fc. Carter gave notice of appeal for k nauan ciicn. ana uaary sawyer from the report t tbe jury on North Maid street. Messrs. McDowell, Waddell and Gudger ,0s Mtion of Mr. Starnes, Col. Martin WBS grst parent Dermisston to - tear - an the from J. .E. Dickerson & Co.'s store to the First National "bank, in, or der tops down gaa pipes. f frne Bootblacks..' ' On ba of Mr. Starnes a jury was ordereJ If Beney street east, to make the stmt bf uniformed th. r. Mr. BUlnes moved that special tax of $5 a j iirbe placed on bootblacks. There ls a t e vote aye, Leonard, Starnes and McDowell; no, Gudeer, Waddell and Brevard. Mavor Blanton untied against the bootblacks' tax. Superintendent Tennent was instructed, on Account of lack of money, to stop work on the city hall except suchas may be necessary to arrange a few rooms for early use. Mr. Starnes moved that William Guest be elected janitor of the city hall. He was crippled in the hand during the war. The motion was lost. Some More Uiitlelwc. The ordinance passed on first reading at the last meeting, taking from the al dermen the power of electing the fire chief and placing it with the fire com panies, was taken up and put on second reading. The vote stood : Aye, Mc Dowell, Brevard, Waddell; no, Leonard, Gudger, Starnes. Mayor Blanton voted no and the thing was killed. The ordi nance relating to the assistant chief was also put on second rending and was de feated bv the same vote. The election of fire chief was then none fnto, and Capt. Jas. P. Sawyer, the present chief, was re-elected, receiving every vote cast. A petition was then rend from thirty six members of the tire companies, ask ing that Capt. Sawyer be made chief and Wm. Strachan assistant chief. In the bal loting three votes were cast for Mr. Strachan and three for Frank O'Donnell. Mavor P.lanton untied in favor of Mr. O'Donnell. The street committee wusiustructed to have a culvert built on Central avenue. Mr. Brevard's IteHlicualiou. Mr. Gudger read Mr. Brevard's resig nation and moved its acceptance. Car ried. Then by uuanimous consent the election of his successor was gone into, Mayor Blanton- remarking, "We'll be run to death for a week if we put it off." Mr. Gudger suggested the name of E. Baird, saying thut "he has nothing else in the world to do." The board cast five votes for E. Baird and he was de clared elected. Other Matters. The report of the College street jury was accepted. Notice ot appeal was given by Z. B.Vance and A. T. Davidson. Tbe afternoon hours for the market house were made from 4 to I) o'clock. Capt. H. C. Fagg, of Hose company No. 1, asked the board to bold a sptcial meeting today at which lie would have some important business to bring up. A meeting was appointed for 10 a. m. Building permits were granted as fol lows: J. H. Williams, stable on Haywood street: L. Piillinm. two cottages on Catholic Hill; T. F. Orr. S-room house on Woodfin street; W. P. Whitiington, 8-room house on Vance street; J. B. Cole, shop on Turner street. Bills Paid. The following bills were ordered paid : J. D. Henderson, street department, $102.40; J. M. Ingle, water department, $27.12; J. A. Tennem.vitv hall. $307 88; Asheville plumbing and. heating bouse, $225.62; C. E. Moody, citv hall. $70 91; Armour packing company, scales, $35; W. H. Westall. city hall, $710 32. HOSE COMPANY DISBANDS. The Aldermen Have n Special Sleeting:. The members of Asheville hose com pany No. 1, together with the members ofNorth Asheville and West Asheville sub divisions of said company, at an ad journed meeting held Friday evening re solved to disband and turn over all property in their care to the city. A committee composed of H. C. Fagg. J. H. Woody and J. B. Cole was ap pointc' to notify the board of aldermen ot the action taken at this meeting which is to tnkc effect on Wednesday 15th inst. at 12 m. This action was the result of the elec tion by the board of aldermen of Frank O'Donnell to the office of assistant fire chief, against the wishes of a number of members of the fire department. A special meeting of the board of alder men was held at 10 o'clock Saturday to consider tins action ot the hreraen The first business was the swearing in ot Alderman uaird. Capt. Fagg informed the board of the action of the companies. Following on this a paper was read, the signers of which proposed to man the fire appara tus gi en up by the old company. The signers were: F. P. Miinnaugh, E. H Fulenwider, W. B. Reagan. C. Blanton Thomas Hoghelang, John O'Donnell, Chas. Carr, Pat. Carr, D. Cunningham, B. O'Donnell, C. B. Mclntire, John O'Neal L. P. McLoud.Pat. Mclntire, M. L. Rud asill, I. M. Hastv. T. . Curtis. D. G, Noland. R. S.Ball.T. F. larvis. Max Mar cus, I. Horton. W. Merrill, A. M. Smith, ti. . Kice, K. T.Alexander, A. W. Lind- sey. L. J. Weaver, I. E. Cunningham. W L. Hume. -F. Borders. S. E.Cunoinerham, J. I. Lange, Sam Kennelly, O. S. Free man, to. M. Israel, w. A. Boyce, J. L Wagner, A. L. Solomon. E. W. Burk- holder. I. L. Lockhart. No action was taken on the matter, it being postponed to Monday 9 o'clock, wnen a special meeting will be held. w. K. liarwood was- exemoted from tax for 1890, as he was not in the city that year. :. . J.J. Bishop was exempted from citv tax, as ne Had removed to West Ashe ville. - - Alderman Baird was appointed to fill the vacancies on the committees caused by tbe resignation of Mr. Brevard. . THE FIREMEN'S FITMS. Tbe Board Appoints a Committee ; A fio,ooo Borrowed. - . ' At the special meeting of tbe board of aldermen held Monday morning to take action concerning the disbanding of 'the fire department, a committee of three, consisting of Aldermen Waddell, Mc Dowell and Baird, was appointed to con sult with the firemen and chiefs and see if good feeling cannot be restored, at least until after tbe firemen's tournament in July. The committee will report Wednesday at 10 o'clock., ' Alderman McDowell moved that the office of assistant fire chief be abolished, Dut upon consultation tne. motion was withdrawn. .-. v,--vi--'.'-,- On motion the finance committee was authorized to borrow $20,000 five thousand from each of the four banks in tbe city, to meet present and approach ing obligations. ".:' ' XV OVH JtAVH MtMtt'M. 7 Or you fire til worn out, really good for notlr " s--- - 1' ?, It In iroemil debility. Try fc ti JHOIf BITTBM9. ' It XZX suit jo-;, 'Vhh8 your Ursr, sad (tfS MEETING MONDAY NIGHT A LARUE CROWD 4S8BMBLF.S ' IN THE COURT MOUSE. Col J. M. Rav Made Ctaalraian ' and Tllman R. Oalnes Secretary Speeches by Revs. C. W. Byrd and J. Q. Adams and OtUera. The court house was perhaps two thirds full last evening when the indig nation meeting was called to order. A number of ladies were included in the au dience. Rev. J. Q. Adams, of the French Broad Baptist church, moved that Col. J. M. Ray be made chairman of the meeting. This wns carried. Rev. C. V. Byrd. of Central church, explained the object for which the meet ing was called. Ho said it was true the saloon on Patton avenue bad been with drawn, but the commissioners deserved no llinnks for it. He hoped the meeting would wrest the town and county from the grasp of the whiskey men. Tilman K. Gaines was made secretary. Mr. Byrd moved that a committee of three be appointed to draft resolutions expressing the sense of the meeting. Carried. Committee, Kev. C. W. Byrd, J. Norris Myers and J. 0. Lindscy. While the committee was at work, Rev. Mr. Adams was called to the stand. He had not expected to be present when he saw that the gentleman (he begged pardon for saying gentleman) who in tended to put up a saloon on Patton avenue had given up the idea. He then read some very interesting statistics of the whiskey business in Western North Carolina, and more particularly in Asheville. "The cure of the evil." Mr. Adams said, "lies in individual duty. Help un the temperance organizations. 1 have joined the Good Templars and Sons of Temperance, and would join the W. C. T. U. if thev would let me. I am glad to raise my voice in this matter. What applies to Patton avenue applies to every other street in the city. God speed the day when the whiskey business will be locked up in hell and the devil carry the key in his breeches pocket." The committee then returned and re ported the following: "Resolved, That the mass-meeting now in session respectfully request the board of eountv commissioners, in res pect to the general expression ot senti ment against the establishing of a li censed barroom on Patton avenue, to re scind at their meeting on- the 23rd inst. the order by which license was granted for the establishment of a saloon on that street, and that we also request them not to renew license to saloons on nny of the principal streets of our city. "Resolved second. That it is the serse of this meeting that no license should be granted for the sale ot liquor in our town. After a short discussion as to whether the word "principal" should be left in the. resolutions, the committee report was adopted as it came from the Acom mittee. The following resolution was then offered: "Ri-bolved, "That the thanks of this convention are due and are hereby tendered to the Asheville Daily Citizen for the favorable stand it has taken on licensing a bar on one of the principal streets of the citv." Rev. Mr. Adams moved an amendment that "we request the owners of that paper to withdraw all liquor advertise ments lrom its columns." The resolution as amended wns passed unnuimously amid a prolonged clapping of hands. Col, T. B. Long was called for and re sponded in a lenathy talk. He was going to try to get a prohibition plank in the I platform at Omaha, and would be win ing to stump the couutry for prohibition He attacked the county government system. Rev. I. D. Arnold and S. P. Mears made short speeches, alter which the meeting adjourned. Y. W. C. T. 17. Interesting Reports of tbe Work Tbat la Belnsr Done. At the regular meeting of the Young Woman's Christian Temperauce Union held last week, several interesting fea tures were broughtout. Itwasreported tbat their proposition to furnish a sack of flour to every needy family in Ashe ville, provided no member of said family used either tobacco or any intoxicant, had met with not a single response. An interesting' report of the observance of "prison day" in Asheville was given, showing that the birthday of Miss Cnsse day, the national superintendent of the Flower Mission work, was appropriately remembered in Asheville's jail, where a committee bearing flowers with script ural texts attached, also simple re freshments, held service with the unfor tunate inmates, two of whom are con demned to be hanged in July. The granting of license to establish another saloon in Asheville was- men tioned, also the announcement that a "Keeley cure" was being established. The simultaneous openings were con sidered quite appropriate, and a most interesting discussion of these-twq items of local views followed. It was clearly the opinion tbat Asheville was decidedly rum ridden. The hope was entertained that tbe present disturbance might re sult in convincing, where argument had formerly failed. WILL, MOT BE THERE. IT. T. Crawford Cannot go to Waynesyllle Wednesday. . Congressman W. T.Crawford will not attend the congressional convention at Waynesvillc on the 15th, as will be seen from the following letter from Mr. Craw ford to Thb Citizen: . ... "I had fully made up my mind to at tend the convention, but got up my to bacco bill yesterday and after a racket with the republicans, it went over till Tuesday. I am sure we will get it passed if not side tracked by an appropriation bill. At any rate I shall remain here and see the result. - There is a good deal of in terest manifested in favor - t it and no good reason against, " as yon will see from the Record. jv J ,v:m. v: -v "I am sure we will get the platform all right and an enthusiastic energetic elec tor for tbere is fighting ahead and I want us 10 dc in goon trim." . v BELMONT'S NEW MANAGER. Col. Jobn B.Steele to TaUeCbarire on ine Flrat of July. On the first of July Col.' John B. Steele will take charge of the Hotel Belmont, Sulphur Springs, as, manager. Col. Steele has lately resigned the po sition of manager of Battery Park hotel. JOHN n. STEELE. From n I'liutoxrnph by Limlscy & ISrown ) in this citv. He is a hotel man of recog nized ability, as the thousands who vis ited the Park during the several years of his managerial duties well know. Dr. Karl von Ruck, the proprietor ol the Belmont, willgive the hotel into thcentire charge ot Col. Steele and will come to the citv where he will establish an otlice in partnership with Dr. C. P. Ambler, for the practice of his profession. That Col. Steele will make a continued success of the Uclmont is not doubted. hojiinv pROHnirrio.Ms rs. They Also Denounce llie Countv Commissioners. About fifty of the prohibition citizens of Upper Hominy township met for or ganization at Candler, Buncombe countv June 11, and to send delegates to the county convention which meets in Ashe ville, the ISth inst. After electing a chairman, T. B. Young, and secretary, H. L. Walton, they pro ceeded to elect the following executive committee: J. L.Young, E. L. Clark, R.V. Justice, W. D. Pearson and B. F. Brooks. The following delegates were elected to attend the county convention: W. G. Candler, W. H. Warren. S.J. Luther, D. B.Jamison, Rev. S. C. Owen. E.L.Clark, W. D. Pearson, . N. Welch A. H. Bry son, J. L. Young, Dr. G. L. Morgan, C. L. Taylor, J. S. Hall. J.W. Rice, and R.V. Justice. Immediately after the election of dele gates the following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted: "Resolved, that we denounce the ac tion of the commissioners of Buncombe eountv. on Tuesday last, in granting li cense to various parties to retail liquors in Asheville." It was the intention of the body to or ganize a prohibition club on the same evening, but for want ottime it was pos- poneci until Saturday, the 2oth inst. SOMETHING MEW. Tbere were Otber Promises Made Besides Mr. Clayton's. 'Tis a dull dav in 'd when something new fails to turn up anent the now lo cally famous meeting of magistrates and county commissioners held here last week. It seems that Commissioner Clayton was not alone in making a solemn prom ise that if re-elected he would vote against tbe licencing of saloons in Ashe ville. This promise, it is said, on good authority, was also made by Commis sioner Wells, and was made to a magistrate who then changed his vote to Mr. Wells. A rather curious thing occurred at the commissioners' meeting on Tuesday. A. H. Felmet is chairman of the Lower Hominy prohibition club. When the question of granting license to Hotel Belmont came up Mr. Felmet was pres ent, and said he had no objection to the license being granted. Yet it has been only a short while since an indignation meeting was held near Sulphur Springs for the purpose of condemning the action of the commissioners iu granting license for the sale of beer near the Springs. These facts are learned from agentleman who knows. NEW LIME TO THE DEPOT, Car will Begin Running Early Next Week. The new and decidedly pleasant street car route to the depot will soon- be in operation. J. D. Carrier, of the West Asheville and Sulphur Springs railway company, this morning told The Citizen that the com pany's line from tbe depot up town to the Buncombe warehouse will be ready tor trathc early next week. All the track has been laid to Patton avenue, with the exception of the curves, which will be put in this week. The material for the Bartlett street crossing has not yet ar rived, and until this is put down the pas sengers will be transferred at that point. The trolly wire will be put up this week. The first car is expected to be run over tne line Monday or Tuesday. This, -neW line wW make a shorter route to the depot, and passengers will not have to pass through Cripple Creek and Scratch Ankle, nor pay 10 cent fare. WILE. NOT ACCEPT. Mr. Harkins) and tbe Position on j tbe Advisory Board. . Ex-Mayor H. 8. Harkins, who wait on yesterday elected to a. position on the aavisory board vice : J. A. Conant, re signed, told The Citizen that he did not think he could accept. : m - "I could not do this conscientiously." he said, "for I do not approve of the way in which the improvement work is being done. ' These retaining walls being built in various oarts of tbe citv are a sample of the work being done. I could never approve that, and I hardly think I 2oaia lane a piace on tne board. VH'k 'V tlcenss to Wed. ' Register Mackev has issued license to wed as follows: ;-,;:y : O. M. Coxe, of Polk, to Mary W. T. Connally, of Buncombe BUNCOMBE'S CENTENNIAUNORTH CAROLINA'S HELP THURSDAY, AUGUST II, WILL BE THE GREAT DY. The People or tlie Countv will IMtcli Tbelr Tent Near Mortb Main Street and a Riarnt Roal Time Will be Had. The committee of arrangements for the celebration of the centennial of tbe or ganization of Buncombe county, held a meeting thij morning and it wns deter mined that August lltli should be the greut day. ' The people of the county arc urged to make their arrangements to come to Asheville in tucir private vehicles on Au gust 10th, and to bring their provisions with them so as to be on hand on tin 11th. The committee will make arrange ments for all the people to have the use ol the grove on the property ol tl: Asheville Loan, construction and improvement company, just back of the old KaiikiM residence on North .Main street. Here the people can spread their tents and mingle with cuch other in a most dclighrlul manner. The citizens ol Asheville will furnish entertainment at night, by having a trades display and a parade of the mili tary, labor organizations, etc. On the 11th speeches will be made and historical essays read, and all the people may learn of their ancestors who laid the foundations lor the liberties and in stitutions they now enjoy. It is proposed to make the whole oc casion similar to the gatherings of the ancient Hebrews, when all the people, the old men and their wives, and the young men and maidens, gathered them selves together to celebrate the least days inaugurated by their fathers. It ought to be a great day for Bun combe, and the day made memorable by reciting the historic deeds ol our fathers, and the night hours delicious in relating the stories and anecdotes of venerated ancestors. Let the people do honor to the found ers of old Buncombe! CONFEDERATE VETS. Keuuinuat Hulpliur Spriuirs Au Uiist 12, 13 and 14. The following correspondence explains itscll: Bell. N. C, May 10, 1802. Col. A. H. Baird, Asheville. N. C: The annual meeting of the confederate veterans of Buncombe county and of Western North Carolina will be held on the 12th, 13th and 14th of August. 1892, near the terminus of the West Asheyille and Sulphur Springs railway. You, I believe, are in command of the "Sixth North Carolina cavalry." Will you please give "orders" that your old com mand meet with usbivouac at the above mentioned time and place, where we will once more greet each other with a soldier's hearty erasp, fight our old bat tles o'er again, sleep by the camp tire as of old and then return again to our peaceful homes in "Dixie." Sincerely yours. Geo. H. Bell, Chairman executive committee. Asheville. N. C. June 10, 1892. To the Veterans ot the 6th North Caro lina Cavalry: Comrades: In response to the above request you are hereby ordered to as semble at the pla-e and time designated for the purpose of participating in the annual reunion of the confederate veter ans. Bv order of A. H. Baird, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding. EXCAVATIONS, What tbe Specifications Say on tbe Subject. As the work of brick paving is about to begin, the following extract from ti e specifications, as to the preparation ol the roadbed tor vitrified brick paving, will be of interest : All macadam stone and other stones necessary to be removed shall betaken up and removed immediately from the line of the work. The sub-soil or other matter, whether earth, loose rock, or solid rock, is then to be excavated and removed to tbe depth of twelve inches below the top line ot-tbe proposed new pavements, when fully rammed. This is to be done without respect to the character of the sub-soil or rock as it now exists. To tbe depth specified above, tbe material is to be removed, and not used in any part of the work, unless specially agreed upon in writing between the board, consisting of mayor, board ot aldermen, and advisory committee and contractor; and no charge is to be made for this 'extra work, but shall be included as part of the paving as a whole. Should there be any spongy materia) or vegetable matter in tbe bed thus prepared, all such material must be removed, and tbe space filled with broken stone as for foundation. Care must be taken in excavating to preserve the proper crown. All holes and in equalities to be tilled to a proper level with broken stone as for foundation, only, such filling to be well and faithfully compacted, by rolling or ramming, be fore tbe placing thereon of tbe founda tion of broken stone which shall be a layer of sound, hard, broken stone, broken into fragments as nearly regular as prac ticable, which shall not measure more than two and a half inches in any direction, nor have less than an average thickness of one and a half inches, and equal in quality to the samples selected by the board, consist ing ot the mayor, ooard otaiaermen.ana advisory committee, five inches in depth, properly sized, and shall be compacted by rolling, with small chippings 01 stone filling the crevices at top. The rolling shall be done with beavv , iron road roller .propelled by steam or horsepower, and heavier than any load the street will be required to ; carry, ; and 1 weighing not - less than : one and one-half tons to the foot in width, which width shall not be less than three feet. This shall be covered with -a thick layer of boiling pitch; when cooled and after sanding, shall be rolled to an even bed. Upon this foundation a bed ot sand not less than three inches deep shall be laid and rolled, and on this the. bricks shall beset with close joints." '1 IS CONFIDENTIALLY LOOKED FOR NOW. A Fall Report or tbe Meetlnir at Ellzabetbtnu and Wbat It Ac compltnbed Tbe Mertluar at Abbeville on the mid. Editor The Cm izen: Please allow me to say through your paper that the railroad meeting held on the 9th at Elizabethton, Caiter county, Tenn., was a grand success. On the 8th at 6 p. ni. Messrs. M. J. Fugg, Nat Atkinson, WVI2. Breese, W. G. Corpening, K. B. Johnston, B. A. Ncwland, J. B. Bostic and T. B. Long left this city to atteid the meeting. The run to Morristown was made in fine time and there the Bunc.;;ii!e delegates rested until -t a. 111. of the I). when they boarded the train to JoIiiim -i L'ity. On arriving there they were 1 :: ned !y a splendidly equipped electric car line to the Carnegie house where a magnificent breakfast was served. The ileligation was largely increased here. Af era ride of an hour on the "nnrro -v guagi-" the delegation arrived at Klizahetliton, where they were met bv a committee prepared with carriages to convey the delegates and visitors to the hotel. Soon the town commenced to till with representa tive men from the counties showing the feeling of East Tennessee in regard to a railroad connection with Asheville, for which purpose the meeting had been called. At 1 p. 11). the meeting was called to order.and Gen. Robert IM'orter, by accla mation, was made chairman. He. in a very business-like manner, explained the object of the n:ectiug and extended on behalf of the citizens of East Tennessee a cordial welcome to the delegates as sembled. Mai. Breese, president of the First Na tional bank of Asheville, and chairman of the .North Carolina delegation, in a short but very impressive speech, intro duced Col. T. B. Long, of Buncombe, who had been chosen to respond to the welcome extended by General Porter, chairman of the meeting, also president of the co-operative company of Tennes see. Col. Long filled the position to which he had been assigned with credit to his county and state. A committee was then appointed by the chair composed of one delegate from each countv in Tennessee and North Car olina interested in the building of the proposed road. They retired to formu late work to be at once considered. Maj. Breese was appointed by the chair man to represent Buncombe. After this committee had retired M. J. Fagg, as a railroad man, was called upon for his views in relation to this proposed road. The name of "Fagg." "Fagg," echoed from i very part of the audience. When he ai ise his fine form, pleasant manner, and - arnest, plain - busiuess-like'-sftale-men's. elicited rounds of applause from all tile vast assembly. Capt. Natt Atkinson bad gotten out of his sick bed, in opposition to the wishes of bis many friends and physicians, to at tend the meeting; and he sat, his eyes flashing like a caged lion, debarred from giving bis views, because of tbe positive orders of bis physicians. He could, if well, throw more light on the subject than all the other delegates combined. He did, in just a word, give great aid, and though unable from physical indisposi tion to talk in public, gave the best ad vice as what to do and how to act. On the return to the hall of the com mittee atipoiuted by the chairman to formulate business for the meeting, the report was read by Mr. Caldwell, of Hi - ul. Tenn., and upon motion was 11:1 niiinously adopted. This committee . - .umetjded that a general committee ie appointed composed of delegates, say two lrom each county, to meet at Ashe ville, June 22. Capt. Atkinson and Capt. Fagg Acre appointed from Buncombe. Mr. Dungin, of Carter county, offered a resolution which was adopted, that Col. Tnturav, of Tennessee, and Col. Long, of North Carolina, be made delegates at large to the convention to be held in Asheville. Mr. Caldwell, of Bristol, Mr. Dungin, of Klizabci hton, Mr. Porter, the presi dent, and also the engineer of the Bristol and Elizabethton railroad, all made happy efforts in behalf of the movement. Tins meeting is unquestionably the commencement of uniting Asheville and Bristol bv a railroad, not over ninety miles in length, and by the 1st of August the distance will be reduced to sixty-six. Several first-class engineers were present and all agreed tbat the work was practi cable, and could be accomplished by Tennessee doing her duty, which they said should be the case. North Carolina promised to do hers, and she will do it. The government maps and surveys dis played by Gen. Porter, showing what wealth lies undeveloped from Asheville to Bristol were enough to excite the ad miration of all present. At tbe meeting at Asheville on the 22d not less than three places iu Tennessee will be represented, asking bids to be considered, connecting the railway with them. After adding tbe names of tbe president and secretary and Maj. Breese to the committee to meet in Asheville on the 22d, the meeting adjourned. President Minson.of the road, tendered the delegation a special train to Johnston City, which was accepted, and at 6 p. m. we left the place, regretting that circum stances would not allow us to remain longer with this hospitablejpeople. B. IOO HOUSES HITRNED. A Small Town Saflers) a Heavy : . Lost, , Chjcora, Pa., June 14. About mid night fire broke out in McGinley's res taurant, this town, probably from nat ural gas. . Tbe water supply gave out at- :, most immediately, but the citizens called ! on the United pipe line station for as sistance and succeeded in getting water ' from their pump. Buildings were torn . ' down by the hook and ladder company : nnd several were blown up by dynamite. This with a good supply of water ' stopped tbe fire on one side of the street. , One hundred buildings were burned, sit- : uated between Slippery Rock and Main streets, including tbe postoffice, the But- " ler county bank building and Forquers 1 hotel. About 4 a. m. the fire was under -control having burned to the corner of the main street Many families are home ksa.' Ho lives were lost. If . '. ' V mm -" -U .f" .;.vH;''' mm '''y.'V'.'.v. V.V
The Semi-Weekly Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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June 16, 1892, edition 1
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