Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25
civ Council.

The regular meeting of the Board of Mayor
nni Aldermen took place n..Tuesday evening,
instead of Thursday evening, the usual time,
in consequence of Christmas being on Thurs
day. Tue Mayor and quorum of Aldermen
were present.
TIE minutes of the last regular and special
meetings were read and approved.
The standing committees being called, Aid.
Fogg, from the Finance Committee, presented
the reports Of the Water,tax Collector and the
Revenue Collector, which we're received, and
ordered to he fled.
10 be paic.
AID. Coleman, from Street Committee, sub
mited q report in favor of sbolishng the pre-.
sent system of working the streets, aud falling
back on the old plan of hiring negroes, buying
carts, and Keeping up quarters for them, etc.
and he exhibited an estimate showing that the
contemplated change Will SAGE s 400 TO the
corporation. Laid on the table for the pre-
sent.
Aid. Fogg presented a petition from q com
mittee appointed by public meeting recently,
asking the Board TO keep up military orga.
nizalion in the city, during the holidays, for
the purpose of quieting the fears of the timid,
in regard to the much.talked of servie insur.
rection.
The petition brought out an animated and
interesting debate, in which AID. A. L. Davis,
FOgg, Fets, and others, took part.
Aid Fogg introduced the following resolu-
TONS which we're adopted
ResolueR, by the Mayor and aldermen oftAs
city, That the Mayor be authorized 10 invite
sny military company, If he may deem it ne
cessary, that is now or may be organized, 10
hold themselves in readiness for any emer-
gency from this time until il is no longer con.
sidered necessary; aud that Willie under duty,
they shah act under the orders of the Mayor.
ReSolUUd, That the Mayor be requested TO
appoint twenty-five additional night watch.
men, under the act passed by this Board.
AID. Halle, from Select Committee, to whom
was referred the application Of certain citizens,
north of the city, to be Incorporated as the
Ninth Ward, reported that the committee had
not acted; but lhGt be himself was satisfied
that a majority of the property holders aud
voters in the territory designated, did desire
10 be Incorporated, aud be hoped the Mayor
would cause the application to he Published
The action was postponed on the motion of
Aid. Fogg.
Aid. Fogg, as city attorney, reported against
the bill to appropriate $500 to WIN. Owen.
Aud the bill was rejected.
Aid. A. L. Davis, from Select Committee 70
report on the petition of certain citizens Of the
9Th aud s.h wards 10 relation to tile offensive
character of the City Cemetery, reported in
favor of digging all graves i've feet deep, and
adopting sanitary measures in regard TO the
public vault-report received
AID. Halle introduced bill 20 amend the
wharf law, so as TO fneevery owner Of a steam
or keel boa:, barge or other water craft, for
unloading on the Sabbath day, $50 instead Of
500, as the law now stands-the sum of $50
being the highest figure which the Recorder is
allowed TO assess.
The bill was read FIRST, second and third
time, and passed.
Aid. Coleman introduced bin to re.estab.
lish the corporation quarters, 10 hire hands,
&c. Passed on FIRST and second readings.
Aid. Fogg introduced an amendment, which
was adopted, and the bill was passed on its
third and last reading.
A cedar crossing on Market street, opposite
the store Of Iia. Douglas, was ordered, on
motion of Aid. Halle. Another crossing was
ordered on Lincoln Alley, on motion Of Aid.
Conger.
A resolution 10 relation 10 the INDECENT poor,
introduced by AID. Fets, was adopted
And then the Board adjourned.