Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-16

AID Fisher from the Committee the Fire Department,
ported Fire Companies and had reported the
qute number Of active service, and entitled to t
quarterly pay Companies Nos had reported III
Committee
Aid. Hamilton presented report IfOm the Committee o.
schools Ts Committee report that the number Of eeschers
poyed Public Schools entirely inadequate-tha
teacher cannot give proper sixty seventy pupils
the employment Of additional teachers. Tn
Committee also report the want OF for the
dson Of e pupils they additional grount
be purchased for school Nashville
that building may made large enough accommodate t
wants Of that portion Of the city.
Aid. Fisher from the Joint Special Committee reported bill
fixing the ssla-ies Of the Recorder, Marshal and other officers
elected BY the City Council.
The Clerk announced message from the Mayor, which
| read as follows:
Gentlemen Members Of tie city Council:
Since yourlast meeting nothing special occurred
Quoted thus in spirit Of harmony and responsibility
the part Of those who ill the various Offices The general
healtof thecy has been unusually good, notstsndi
havsln mild form, in certain localities, the remains Of disease
thathss been in midst for several months past but which is
80 Proteced as to secure from further eontago The M trade
unusually heahyboh among the wholesale and retail
chant many whom have had larger transactions than
fore Indeed every branch Of INDUSTRY seems to prosper nca
ting the business FROM erce oecsoned
! By the arrangement In the monetary world.
CORPORATION latest Of the laws Of the
Corporation 1854 which time there has been pub
caton rendering exceedingly those who have
occasion to make reference apply to Recorder and
his time IN looking vol luminous record Tor an UNPUBLISHED
law. Be-ideI discover eXamtnauon the
impossible "Phadphis Lawyer to tell what law,
and what is not law revision modification Of the laws
consider absolutely necessary and particularly this
time, are beginning under new regime
FAEcEThe most important matter for your consideration,
and which you keep constantly In view in future e
gislaon, the financial condition Of the Corporation The
credit OF corporation should be Ike Cesar SAID Of bis wife
husband with the utmost caution, and make
% S e whole dt the cy AMOUNTS to PR be
sum OF Ss s 4of which amount B6OO may be put down
terst of about $4,000 The property corporation Of
every description estimated ssh $50, and the
pal year, will si66 $780, making total Of SI0O
$50 The liabilities reported to the Board the Both OF sep
for the present municipal year, amounts Sl4
ITO which must be added the OF SlOs 81 Of
interest unpaid at that time, making in all Sl5510 "a This
entirely exclusive the ordinary expenses Of the Corporation,
which will least sI2OCO judging from the exPen
due Of preceding years, showing that there will be deficit
the end Of the present municipal Of S07 y6i6 IL
originally projected in 1880
Corporation borrowed the OF $50 90 from the Pennsylvania
the property she then oWnea1d valued at the time at
$780, co. The Of $4,000 has leen paid the original debit
S65OOOO property tied up. 1t all important this
debt should be paid and property released from ncum
To pay this to provide the deficit at the end Of the
present municipal year, plan issu
bonds earlier thirty years.
at which time population viii be large increased, and the
therefore to recommend the ssancc OF $3.50 $500 O worth
bonds and the creation of adequate sinking fund
the same at maturity By pursuing this policy, We
the membranes on our property and pay OF present ndeb
ednes As abundant the Eastern
investment We would propoy nave DO uhcuy ia disposing
Of our bonds at fair rates. especially when it is known capt.
tlists that the property owned by the Corporation ample
meet an her oues nln me pas. day or two, am happy
10 state that financial arrangements Of satisfactory character
have been consnmmat by which the interest unpaid in New
AorE mas n forwarded 70 our bank OF deposit amounting 70
nearly Sl % thereby reetabhing credit with the
CONTRAcTs-Heretooet too little attention has been given to
contracts between the Corporation and the contracting parties
guarded and t1IjI gsommB b fT yo shopa s .1bs
audD
Of such responsible person persons prudence die
PoLIoE-In my first communication to the City Council
alluded briefly to system Of Police, which one presume
will say very defective. There be no we'll Governed
city, without well ordered police bring about the proper
discipline necessary TO efficiency adopt some
system that has been tried successfully. When you once get hold
Of the system, you enlarge diminish the force 70 suit the
sxgenoes Of the times In order, therefore, might not be
mistaken in this natter have had recourse the rules police
government Of most OF the large cities Of the United
OF other countries ana ron mature examination am fully
PerSaa1 that e oy certain ana elective system Is that nov in
in Charleston, South Carolina places the police
laws governing the conduct Of the
policemen will be enforced, without which they never can be-
tc corresponding in number but not in boundary
wards In each district the night police consists Of men,
making in all sixteen Now, these men constitute our
two miles and bsIf and eTtepding @ VIII me er az le eat
police instead Of being selected elected and not un frequently
only three men, City Marshal and his two deputies
In tact you may say only two men, for the City Marshal has
many other duties Q perform tina he has but little time devote
police duties He all Earrrnts collects money serves
the health If
besides being first clerk Of the Market Indeed you may say
that he is man OF all work
Having given you brief sketch Of the present organization
now propose 70 o1er ioi your consideration ten that hope
will give satisfaction In the first place recommend that YOU
shall all police duties The Mayor Should he b p
Of Police, who in Police Committee
confirmation Of the Council and the Mayor should be held To
strict accountability for the impartial performance of h duty
The police corpse propose to twenty six u1eD-yz
CAPTAIN and FIRST Leutenant would ra5 S e gryses I
force outh Nashville where there is Station By this ar
ragemept we would have three policemen In All The
Of the three should act as poc
in each dsc during the day, which by alternating and re-
evng each other performed the slightest incon
venience may extra labor il too ucbfo
endurance, but examination they will that in several
cities the police are required to he on duty twenty hour
twenty four two months out Of every in the year
without any additional pay Under this arrangement will
have strong force by day and by night with addition only
six men Cutting Of the Deputies
yded with all the implements OF the policeman The ssdopt
ed for the government Of the Police should be printed md each
member Of the corpse furnished with copy.
In addition the regular police recommend the creation of
Detective Police consisting Of man, who invested
Executive. If this system which have mperev present
ed should be agreed upon by the Council citizens may 90
in midst will feel assured that "all is weI'
SALARIES i again present for consideration change in
the present system Of rmUneTang officials practice Of civ
ing PqUses has been found to have corrupng influence in
All Governments and in ali coror tons and a. i ~ con-,
you people believe anything else but that
"thee is something rotten in Denmark Give your officers sa
ries sufficient to justify them in taking the oand If thew are
proper they will require tit bits them do their
duty that has to be paid for bis duty Of good
salary not worth havingand is not fit to fill any Office
WATER WoRKs-Heretofore had Superintendent Of
the Water Works with salary SOO this officer
properly under the duties engineer With an adj
dOna Of i've hundred dollars first class engineer can
employed who only
Superintendent but see that our avements and and alleys
properly graded and properly constructed
therefore recommend that said Office be abolished scientific
engineer OF practical experience be employed.
The work Of laying down large pipes ordered by the old Board
will be finished short tin and the old pine will
we'll for other but that il would be
advisable to lay this winter, the throughout
the much Outof repair require all Of our eD
ton for the present
Upon investigation find that they have heretofore used wood
prime pay in the furnace at the Water Works. seems
expens than right on the hank Of the
could Works thereby saving the
expenses Of hauling besides the the cost Of the incl
BOARD HEALTH-Neary all cities have Board of leah
who make regular sanitary reports to the Council Such Board
much needed here and would recommend for future pro-
lection Of the city that member Board be appoi6d
vaccine physician for the corporations whose shall be TO
vacnate all persons who call him without Charge pro-
yided they unable to pay.
HLLsFor the comfort Of the City Council
and the officers Of the Corporation suggest would be bet
have the executive branch in the the legislative
the North wings Of the Market Place The poIice UoTld t
have the alarm hell Recorder Larger
to hold his Court and transact his Office and
the other officers could the that they in at pre-
MFETssWith the facilitating the business reco
mend that adjourn meeting night night until
finish the iabOrs Of eecting officers fixing salaries ETC.
RANDALL W. MACGAVOCK, Mayor Of Nashville
Aid Fisher offered bill repeal much Of the law recurring
the officers Of the city to reside within corporate limits as
applies to the City Treasurer which suspension o. the
rule read three several times and rected-syes noes
Aid Cox introduced bill repeal excluding hucksters
from the privileges Of the Market House, which was read The first
time and passed.
AID Cheatham offered sresoluOn nstrucng the Committee