Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-16
Common Council.

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Council met agreeable to adjournment.
Pres. Winston not being present, Mr.. Rhea
moved that Mr.. East take the chair.
Recorder Glenn. then read "a message from
the Mayer. in which he takes strong grounds
against the bill passed last night on salaries.
aud asks the Board to take the subject again
under consideration
A message from the Board of Aldermen
stating that that body had passed a resolution
to allow Sam Watkins TO lay down water
pipes on Vaulx Hall street, i'll order to fur
nisL his tenants with Hydrant water, by pay
ing tax their personal property.
Mr. Dlrden opposed concurrence, unless
he Watkins or his tenants pay tax on Real
and Personal property. And after some de-
bate the Chairman declared the resolution out
of order.
The Marshal was requested to inform the
Board OF Aldermen to meet the Board of
CouHcilmen in convention to confer relative
to the Mayors message.
After several speeches and motions the
Convention adjourned for one hour. The bill
on salaries was sent back to the Board OF
Councilmen, where it originated by the May
o. without his veto or signature.
Considerable debate was had and finally the
Council Diet -rmined to take up the bill again
on its last reading. The bill was then read
and passed on it, last read ng, by two-third
men for their conc Irence.
Pres. Winston appeared and took his seat
and called the Council to order.
| A message from the Board of Aid 'rmen was
received. notifying the Council that they Lad
/ cOncurred in the action of this body in II nd
/ 10 the salary bill.
| Another message was received iron the
! Board OF Aldermen substituting new bill on
salaries &c, and asks concurrence OF this
body.
Mr. Rhea moved that said bill be put upon
! its first reading.
The bill was read three times, and passed
! and became law.
| The bill was then transmitted to the Board
of Aldermen.
A message was received from the Board OF
Aldermen announcing that that body had
cOucurrcd in the bill on salaries, and that SAID
| bill had been signed by the Mayor and the
| Chairman of each Board, and that the Board
of Aldermen were ready to meet the Board
of Councilmen in convention, for the purpose
OF going INTO the election of officers.
IN CONVENTION.
Recorder.
Mr. r. b. Cheatham nominated William A.
Glenn.
j. l.. Cheatham nominated John L. Hall.
Mr. Mayficld nominated SAMUEL Godshall.
votes; Hall votes. w. A. Glenn was de-
clared elected Recorder.
city Marshal.
j. VI. Hamilton nominated NJ. W. Brown.
! Mr. Dard, nominated W. l.. Beatty.
Mr.. Cruuk nominated Moses Singleton.
! First BdiLOt-Brown 20 votes; Beatty 3
votes; Singleton none. NJ. W. Brown was
| declared elected.
| Treasurer.
Mr. Darden nominated Joel NJ. Smith.
Mr.. Cox nominated Samuel Seay.
| First BdiiOk-Smith Is votes; Seay votes.
! joel NJ. Smith was declared elected.
! Second CLERK Of Market House
! X. b. Chcatham nominated lSham Dyer.
There being no other nominations, Mr.. Dyer
was unanimously elected
THIRD Clerk Of Market HOtSe.
Messrs. j. G. Pentecost, W. G.. Timer, T. w
Gilman, W. ii. Lainer, l. f. Horn. were put
in nomination. and on the fourth ballot Mr.
| j. G.. PrntccOst was elected.
The Convention then adjourned until Mon.
day night, at 10 O'Clock, Tor the purpose Of
| qualifying the newly elected officers.