Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-09
CIiy CounciI-RcguIar Meeting.

THURSDAY, May 8, 1856.
The Board met in regular session, Mayor Castle
man in the chair.
The reports of the Water Tax Collector, the
Recorder and the Treasurer were presented by Aid.
Darden chairman of the Finance Committee, and
ordered TO be filed.
Aid Darden, from the same committee submit
ted the account of the animal sitteuent with An
son Nelson, Collector of the revenue, which was
received and ordered to be fled.
Aid. Coleman, from the wharf committee, SUBJ
mitted the report Of the wharf master, which VAS
received and ordered to be filed.
Aid. Morgan, from the cemetery committee,
submitted the report of the sexton, showing that
there we're 33 interments in The month of April!
% from the city and from other places. OF the
SO, % were whites and 10 blacks.
Aid. Morgan, from the work house committee,
submitted the report Of the keeper Of the work.
house, which received and ordered to be filed.
Aid. Morgan, from the select committee on the
Winchester and Alabama railroad, reported an
amendment to the resolution offered at the last
meeting, which report was received.
Aid. Darden presented petition from w. Nc
Farland, praying to have the privilege of adding
story to "a small framed house on College street.
Granted.
Aid. Darden presented petition from D. G..
Rumsey, asking for an abatement Of tax on Rum
sey's Express, as he thought he ought not to pay
a whole tax on half horse and half a cart. Re-
ferred to Aid. Cox.
Aid. Morgan presented verbal petition from
H. g. L. Claiborne, in relation to the extension of
water pipe to ihe neighborhood of SHADES, on the
Lebanon Turnpike, and moved its reference to the
Water Works committee; which was adopted.
Aid. Morgan called 10 the resolutions in relation
to the Winchester and Alabama Railroad Company,
and after being changed to bill, it read and
frat and caeoud m nd laid IN
next meeting.
Aid Anderson offered resolution authorizing
the chairman of the Fire Department to contract
for 1000 feet of hose, or 500 feet for each com
pany Adopted.
Aid Glenn presented communication from Ger.
tain persons 10 the southern portion of the city,
stating th at they had organized new Fire COM
paHy, and asking to be received into the Fire De-
partment. The petition was received, aud the
company recognized.
Aid. Darden introduced a bill to fix the rate of
tax for the year 1856, and for other purposes.
The bill was read first, second and third times and
became a law. The rate OF tax is fixed at So, so,
the same last year.
AID Cox offered resolution providing for the
opening of ten foot alley from Cherry street to
Grand alley. Adopted.
Aid. Coleman introduced a resolution raising a
committee to enquire into the cost Of purchasing
u steam IRE engine AuOpJeu, anu mesrfs. OOle'
man, Anderson and the Mayor were appointed the
committee.
Aid Nance from select committee to contract
for water pipe, reported in favor of accepting the
bid Of D. ID. Dickey, he having made the lowest
bid ALI n offered resolution to close the con-
tract which adopted.
The Board then went into the election of a Rev.
enue Collector, and Aid Darden nominated Arson
Nelson, who was elected on the first ballot without
opposition.
Ala. Darden introduced bill imposing fine OF
$50 on all free negroes who may engage in buying
and selling market stufs, bartering in goods, &c.
Read a first and second times.
Aid Morgan offered resolution to release the
collector of revenue from the collection of certain
taxes, which was adopted.
Aid Darden introduced bill to prevent all PERI
sons building houses within 1000 yards of the
Public Square, from putting on wood roof. The
bill applies to all houses over twenty feet square
Rejected
Aid Morgan introduced bill to repeal the law
signs to extend two feet into the streets
Of the city. Passed first reading.
Aid. Nance offered resolution, stating il to be
the opinion of the Board that a railroad bride across
the Cumberland river, with only 100 feet draw,
vOcated the adoption Of the resolution in a speech
of some length and earnestness
Aid. Davis argued the advantages of the river
nav cation, and the importance OF not interfering
with steamboat navigation.
The resolution was rejected, ayes 6, noes 3.
The Board then adj ourned.