Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-09
civ Council.

TUESDAY, December Z, 1s5s.-The regular meet
ing Of the Board Of Aldermen Wss held at the City
Hall last night Ali the members present
The usual reports from the several Standing Com
mittses we're received and fled.
The report on Cemetery showed % interments
during the last months whites and IL blacks.
Several petitions in regard to erecting frame
Dwellings we're read, aud the petitions granted.
communication was read from q number Of
persons residing in South Field protesting against
the incorporation Of said territory. COmmuniea-
ton laid on the table.
Action upon the proposition to hold two sessions
day 10 Pablo Schools, was postponed until March
next.
The bill making apprOpriat ion to assist in sup
porting plupers, was taken up.
AID. Cheatham offered bill in lieu, providing
that the City Council shall, at the beginning Of each
quarter, appropriate such amount they may
deem proper, for charitable purposes to be placed
in the hands Of the Mayor, and to be used upon
the recommendation of Aldermen and Councilnen,
and making other provisions in relation to panpers
which was read the first time and passed.
The Board took up bills, resolutions Sc, from
the Common Council, aud acted upon them as fol-
lows:
Petition Of Mr.. Crosihwst, cOncurred in.
Resolutions in relation to gravel for streets; to
suppress street peddliDg by negroes; instructiDg
the committee to enquire into the prOpriety Of open
ing new street near McLemore and Cedar; all of
which we're coucurred in.
The resolution in relation to revising the laws Of
the corporation, was taken up, debaled and non
coneurred in, unanimously.
Al,
authorize the policemen to occupy the north east
end of the Market House, and the Recorder to hold
court in the centre room of the north end Of the
Market House; instructing the Hospital committee
to look out for tract of land suitable for Pest
House. we're read-the two first cOucurred in, and
the last laid on the table for the present.
The bill to create the Office of City Attorney and
prescribe his duties, was taken up, passed frTt
reading, and under a suspension Of the rule, was
passed on its second and third readings and there
by became law.
Ala. Cox offered resolution requesting the street
committee to ascertain whether the ground lying
on South Cherry Street, between the Drug Store Of
Foster GreoOhalgh, and the lot Of Mrs. Brown, is
public street or not. Adopted.
Aid Fisher offered the following preambles and
resolutions which were adopted:
WHEREAs By the statement Of the cen 3itiou oil
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Company,
on the first of November, 1858, for the eleven
months just past it appears that after payingall
binary and ext lordinary expenses including inter
est and funded debt, there remains a fund on hand
of niuey-four thousand one hundred aud thirty 1--WE
dollars and tive lty-fve cents
Be Il resolved 5u ,is CdV Council Of NaskUHle That
the President and Directors Of said road be request
cd 10 declare a dividend OF said remaining fund
that this corporation may receive her part at Al
early day as possible.
Resolrsa, That The saisries paid by said road t.
its officers are ample to command the undivided
time of the best tslen and business capacity Of Gun
country, aud should be made to do it.
Re,olre9. That said road by adopting tariff Of
freights, discriminating against the freights fl on
Nashville, and in favor Of the freighs from Other
cites i, detrimental to the commercial interests o
Nashville and deserves the unqualified disaPprO5a-
tion Of the Stockholders Of said road.
Rssolpsd. That s. n. HOlliugsworth and B
Rbea be instructed TO represent the stock Of tbt
etv At the meeting Of the Stockholders on the l5tl
inst, at Murfr esboro and that they are hereby
instructed to use their best exerOns to enforce TN