Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-23
City Council.

THURSDAY, April %, 1855
The Board convened in regular session
Mr.. Mayor McEwen in the chair.
Aid Fogg, from Finance Committee, pre-
scented the r, ports of the Revenue Collector
and Water Tax Collector which were ordered
to be filed He also ported favorably on
sundry accounts. which were ordered to be
paid.
Verbal reports were made by Aid. Panl, of
Water Works Committee; Aid. Coleman, OF
School Committee; Aid Ware, of MAJ ket
House Committee; Aid. Coltart OF Street
Committee, &C. l
Aid. Fogg. from Committee on Improve
ments aid Expenditures. 10 whom mad been
referred the propriety OF purchasing a schooi
lot in the neighborhood OF the NJ dical Col-
lege reported in favor of purchasing the lot
of Fall & Cunningham, near the public square
of South Nashville.
Aid. Fogr from same Committee. reported
against purchasing any additional water p pes.
X port laid on the table
i communication was presented from the
claimants of thy property, known as Wilson's
Spring. proposing to sell said spring 10 the
CORPORATION for the use of the public. Re
lerred to Aid. Fogg, Ware and Downs.
petition from J. VI. Ament, TO erect a
framed kitchen in the Sth ward, presented by
Aid. Congor, was grant, o.
Petition from Sam'l Z. Jones. to or, ct a
fran d house in the 7th ward, presented by
Aid Davis, was granted.
Communication from Stevenson & Owen,
in relation 10 a scarcity OF water, was referred
10 the Water Works Committee.
The Mayor presented communication from
a committee from the Historical Society, of
Tennessee, asking the Board of Mayor aud
Aldermen to- unite with TIA M in extending
an invitation TO the city authorities of the
ties of Memphis, Chattanooga and Knox
vile. to participate in the contI mplat d May
Day bratioL, as it commentaries an i'm
pc tant historical event to the City of Nash
will II &c i al d cDnctr d il.
Aid LA l. preset d Il communication from
the Superintendent of the tennessee and Ala
baIna Railr lad, ia relation 10 an unsettL az
count between the corporation and said road.
LAID On table.
Aid. Halle offered a resolution to put down
! one thousand feet of small water pipe. which
may be taken up % give place 10 larger pipe,
extending south from. Lndslty avenue. AZ
ter coasid rable bate the resolution was
a,.opt, d.
Aid Halle offered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted, to-wit:
"Resoired. IN Ike Mayor and Aldermen Of the
| CITY Of NdshUiiie, That the police force Ol the
| city be requested to guard The line of process
| sioH, Oh The Gcca-iun of the approaching
| bration on the first OF May. to commemo-
| rate the organization and adoption Of the
! anomalous government at 'RO5ertson Sta
| ton now Nashville: aud also to attend and
pr :, rye order at the tables, during the dinner
! at Watk : grove.
| Resolred fiHtter, That the Mayor, by proela-
| nation, request all our business houses to
close their doors aad suspend business during
! the forenoon of the first day OF May"
Aid. Ira T.. Joa off +, d resolution to re-
! quest tn City Attorn, Y to inquire Iuto the
nature of tn agreement form rly ent in
/ to b. tween the corporation aad the corpora
ton of South Nashville, and report to thy
/ B ard. Adopted.
! Aid. Down, OFF red a resolution to fence in
Watkins Park" The committee, 10 whom
/ the su jet had heretofore been prefer d
| promis, 10 attend to the matter.
! Aid. Downs introdUc IA bil to repeal the
! law restricting huckst ring in the Market
! House. Passed first reading.
| Aid. Brown iutrcduc Il bill to open the
mark Oh Saturday afternoon at 81 o'clock,
! and that the bell he rung signal for the
! hour Pass, first reading.
| The Mayor was author L, d TO invite Mr..
! Everett 10 visit Nashville and deliver his lee
ture on Washington.
The Board thcn adjourned.