Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-12-04

lar meeting, on Tuesday evening last at
their hall, over the market house-present
Mayor Hitter, and Alderman, Hume, i. G..
Williams, Hafrcl, Dye, and Ware. A
large business was done, embracing sew
cral very important matters.
The matter Of the liability of Frank
Inns securities, had been referred some
time back to committee, consisting OF
Aldermen Harrel and Blackman, with in
Btructions to ascertain and report the
amount due from said securities. ct will
be remembered that Mr. Franklin was city
constable and Tax collector for last year
1856, and that the then Mayor, and board
of Aldermen, were securities upon his
bond. The committee named above, were
not in the board of 1856, and being new
Alderman, were very proper one to set
tic the amount due the city from the Sc
curities.) They presented report in
writing, stating that, after making all
charges, and allowing all credits, they
found the deficiency in Franklins account,
to be ten hundred and eighty two dollars,
and declared that the sum due the city from
his securities. The report was received
and adopted unanimously by the board a
majority of those voting being disinter-
csted, except for the city. 1t was then
ordered that the city Marshall should call
upon each of the securities for his pro-
portion of the amount due, (The securi-
ties to the bond are Messrs. Jno. A. Bailey,
Hume, Farmer, Dye, Price, w. s. M'Rcy-
nolds, Watts and G. II. Smith.)
Alderman Harrel and city Attorney
King, a committee appointed to report such
amendments to our city charter, as they
might deem it proper to ask of the Leg
isature, reported through Mr.. Harrel on
three proposed amendments, namely:
l. For power to change and extend the
boundaries of the city.
2. For power to levy a city tax for com
mon school purposes. l.-...
3. For power to levy higher tax, for
city purposes than is now allowed.
The committee agreed in recommending
the FIRST and second amendment but dis
agreed upon the third.
Alderman Harrel then rchearsod the
new boundaries of the city, as proposed
by the committee, which was adopted, mem
con, with a slight change as to the point to
which the limits should extend up Cumb
orland river--their point being in the riv-
or opposite the La Fayette Mills, so as to
include them, and the point adopted being
in the river, opposite the mouth of the
branch between Mrs. Il. NJ. Barkcr's and
Geo. Stackcr's place. The Board then
voted upon, and adopted the following
new boundaries: .....
Beginning at a point in the middle of
Cumberland River, opposite the mouth of
Red River, thence running up the middle
of Cumberland to point opposite the
mouth of the ravine, or branch, between
Mrs. Barker and Geo. Stacker thence up
said branch to a spring at its head; thence
in direct line to Mrs. Baentne's resi-
dcncc, on the Charlotte Road; thence to a
point on The NaShpjUe road bet0een Thos
Cross and Thos IIolbert, and between Mr..
Cross and Mrs. Little, including Mrs. Lit
tie and Holbert to point on the Nash
vile road, so as to include the property of
T. w. Wisdom; thence, as direct as poss-
iblc, to where the Railroad crosses the
Russollville pike; thence, to Mrs. N. l..
Poston's house, so as to include it; thence
to point in Red River opposite the mouth
of West Fork and thence down the mid
die of Red River to the beginning point,
in Cumberland River.
Under the second item of the commit
tees report, the Board resolved to petition
the Legislature for power to levy tax of
onc-tenth Of one per cent on property,
and twenty five cents on each poll, to sus-
tain good common school here, should
the ordinary school fund, at any time
prove insufficient to do it, The vote on
this was unanimous.
1t was then moved that in view of the
insufficicncy of the present city tax, to
meet the expenses of the city government,
and make such improvements as will, in
all probability be necessary, the Lcgisla-
ture be petitioned to grant the Board of
Aldermen of this city power to levy tax,
not to exceed one per cent, on all taxable
property, whenever they may think it nee
essary tho poll tax to remain as it now
is. This was passed with but one dissent,