Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-02

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The Aldermen elect from the several Wards the
snnoarpd Il he Recorders desk and took the pre-
scfibed oath preliminary to entering upon thei
On motion, Aid Hamilton was appointed Chair
man pro fen.
The Board then proceeded to complete its ofgani
cation By eleeting presiding officer, and on ih
fourth ballot AID HollingsWorih vas elected Pfesi
/ dent Of the Board.
In aneat and pertinent speech, President Holdings
worth acknowledged the honor conferred upon him
and announced that the BOard vas ready to proceed
to business.
Aid. Fisher offered resolution providing that thu
| President appoint committee of three to prepare
/ rules for the government Of the Board.
II Aid Cox suggested that the committee Waen ap-
/ pointed be empowered and instructed to act with
similar committee part of the Common Council
to draft joint ralss for tie government Of the two
/ bodies
/ Aid. Fisher amended his resolution to conform TO
the suggestion Of Aid Cox, and thenit was adopted
i The President appointed Messrs. Cox Cheatham
I and Fisher said committee
[ Aid Cox moved that the Common Council be mott
fed that the Board of Aldermen were organized and
ready 10 proceed to business, which molten con-
CURED in
A message was here received from the Common
! Council announcing that they were organized and
ready 10 proceed TO business.
AID Fisher offered a resolution providing that the
President appoint committee Of two to act in
cert with such committee as the Common Council
may appoint to notify the Mayor elect that the City
Council was organized and ready to receive any
communication he desired to make, which was
adopted.
The President appointed Messrs Fisher and Ham
ilon said committee
The Committee having discharged the duty as
signed them, announced that the Mayor signiied
his readiness to take the oath of Office in presence
Of the two houses
On motion, the Board took recess, preparatory
TO meeting the Common Council in convention for
the purpose of receiving the inaugural Of the Mayor
elect.
IN CONVENTION.
The Mayor elect, R W. MAoGAvocK, ESQ, ap
peared the Recorders desk and took the prescribed
oath preliminary TO entering upon the discharge of
the duties of his office after which he delivered the
following inaugural address:
Gentlemen Members Of the City Council ::
You are assembled for the first time, in accord
aHce with the will of the people to take hold Of the
corporate affairs of this city for the ensuing twelve
months Heretofore the Corporation has been gov
erned by a single body, but the late Legislature 90
amended city charter 81 TO create two bodies,
corresponding in many particulars with the Senale
and House of Representatives Of the State Legisla-
ture Under this charter you are required TO select
presiding officers for each body, and to adopt such
rules for your government as you may deem best.
The power Of appointing tho standing committees
is vested iu the Mayor, and to prevent confusion
have selected from both bodies, that by duplcatr
ing the reports each body viii have full transcript
Of the reports Of the various committees It is OBJ
tOnal with the board for both bodies TO meet at the
time at different times, but to avoid confu-
sion, inconvenience and delay, hops you will de-
termine to meet at the sane Iae and so arrange it
that your places Of meeting wiz be as near together
as possible.
The most important branch of your duties for
dfofn &c ba Of
Of the Corporation. A heavy debt hangs over rs
the taxes are so high as to cause the people to
murmur and to impede, in some degree, the growth
of our beautiful city. 1 therefore recommend that
the Committee on Finance 60 to work at and
certain the amount Of the Corporations liabilities
the amount Of her revenue and its s0urees-the
amount Of debts due the Corporation, and the
probability Of their being cOllected-and to make
quarterly report of the same, so that the people
whose servants we ares may know of our steward
ship.
In short time you viii have 10 elect the various
officers Of the city, in which you should exercise the
the greatest caution, for you will be held response
bic for their acts In making up the list, from the
sweeper Of the streets to the Recorder lay aside all
party or personal predictions and look alone to the
man Enquire into the applicants antecedents and
ask yourselves is he honest? is he capable is he
lctiYei
Under the old Board nearly all the officers of the
Cooperation have received small salaries and large
perOUisites. l therefore recommend believing the
old system to be radically wrong that you cut of
all perqusites and fix the salary Of every officer so
that the people will know that they get SO much
and no more
Our police system has always been defective, and
hope in short time, with your aid, to bring about
an entire change in this department
A committee Wss appointed by the old Board to
purchase grounds for Pest house, but nothing has
been done. Such an establishment is absolutely
necessary in city liable to he visited by contagious
diseases, and hope you will give it your early at
tention.
The Work House is another institution that de-
serves immediate attention. The house used is
tirely inadequate for its purposes and the commit
tee should examine into it possible.
Our streets are in bad condition, and many Of
them improperly graded showing even to the casual
observer the want of scientific engineer.
The labor of auditing the accounts Of the CoTpo
ration has heretofore devOlved upon the Chairman
of the Finance Committee recommend that this
duty be imposed upon some Of the existing officers,
or that the.ofice of Auditor be created !
Many other subjects might be alluded to in this
deserving attention, but win defer
them for my message in IN the recent election al
most an entire change has been brought about by
the people, and they viii expect much at our hands.
We enter upon our duties under favorable auspices,
aud hope that By harmonious action we will rea-
lie their most saDguine expectations.
From this day to he expiration of my term,
viii De IOunQ Al ONCE III lily Iatl- DeLheeu
the hours Of and u a. m, except when unsvoid-
ably called from the city, where will be prepared
to consult with the various committees and cOmmu
nicate any information in my possession relating to
their duties. Health and prosperity now reign
over our city, and all the people want or ask is
faithful and economical administration Of the cor
poTation.
The Recorder then announced the Standing Com
mittees appointed by the Mayor, as follows:
Finance -Hollingsworth, Hamilton, and Winston
Wafer Works Hurt, Mayfeld and Bostiek.
Streets Martin, East, R B. Cheatbam, Doyle
Craighead, YsrbIough, J. II. Anderson, and Jones.
Whayf-Rhea, Demumbrane aud Doyle.
Schools Winston. Hamilton, and East.
Gas Fast Dsmumbrane, and J. H Anderson.
Cemetery Jones Yarbrough, and Hamilton.
Market Houss-Doyle, Coleman, and A. Anderson.
Slques -Bostick, Maxey, and Fisher
Police -Darden, R. B. Cheatham, and Rhea.
Springs-Coleman CruBk, and Cox.
Woyk Houss-Msyf Maxey, and J. L. Chea-
than
Improvements ank Expenditures. -Craighead, Jones,
and Hamilton.
HospitaL-COx, J. L Cheatham, and Mayfeld.
Fire Department.-Fisher, B. B. Cheatham, and
A Anderson.
Aid Fisher offered a resolution providing for the
appointment of joint committee of FIVE whose duty
it shall be to fix and recommend to the City Council
the salaries of officers Of the corporation elected by
the City Council, which resolution was adopted
Councilman Rhea offered q resolution providing
that a committee of five be appointed to draft joint
rules for the government Of the two Boards.
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