Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-28
City Council.

THURSDAY, May 81. 1858.
The board of Mayor and Aldermen con-
vened in regular session; Mr.. Mayor McEwen
presiding.
Aid. Fogg, from the finance committee,
presented the report of the Water Tax Col
| lector. which was ordered to be filed. Several
accounts were ordered to be paid.
Aid. Coltart, from street committee, re-
ported that in accordance with a resolution
of the Board. the alleys and streets of the
| city had been cieansed, and the College street
bridge had been repaired. The corporation
hands were now engaged in cleaning out the
! Reservoirs and would complete the same In a
day or two.
Aid. Jones, from hospital committee, sub
mitted a proposition from the faculty of the
Shelby Medical College, to take charge of
pauper patients.
Aid. Downs. from special committee re-
ported in favor of repairing public pump
in the Sth Ward. Referred back to the COM
mittee.
Aid. Ware presented bids for enclosing the
Watkinsj Park; T. W. Chiffon & Co., was
awarded the work, they being the lowest
bidders.
Mayor McEwen, reported that in accord
ance with a resolution of the Board, he had
written to our Representative in Congress on
the subject of procuring the marine dues paid
at this port, for the benefit of pauper marines.
The Mayor, also. stated that the Collector of
the Customs here had, in a recent case of
small pox, which had cost the city $50, for
twelve or thirteen days. declined to pay more
than 81 so per week, or So for the two weeks
which liberal amount the Mayor would re-
fuse to take, unless the Board insisted on it.
Several members expressed the hope that the
conduct of the Collector of the Customs, in
regard to such cases as these, be made known
to the General Government.
Aid. Fogg, a petition from d. L. Wilkin in
relation to improving Franklin street. Re
ferred to committee.
Aid. COngcr ! petition from several promi-
nent citizens to have a special tax set aside
for the support of the Fire Department. Re-
ferred to committee.
Mayor McEwen presented a petition from
the citizens of the 5th and 4th Wards, inare-
gard to the scarcity of hydrant water in That
part of the city. Referred TO Water Works
Committee.
[The Mayor took occasion here to speak of
the great waste of water by those who have
small hose TO sprinkle the streets, and called
the attention of the City Marshal and his
deputies to this violation of the law.
Aid. Downs. called up his amendment to
Market-house laws, so as to license hucksters.
and let them come into the Market-house and
sell produce. The bill was indefinitely post
pOned.
Aid. Halle presented a bill to license per-
sons that may offer samples of articles for
sale in this city. Passed ,cond reading.
Aid. COltart offered resolution TO notify
Mr. Mclaughlin and Mr.. French to move part
of a brick house and fence off the streets.
Aid. Downs offered bill that whenever
fireman is injured while going to or at fire,
that the corporation pay all the necessary eX-
panses Of said injured fireman. Referred to
committee.
Mayor McEwen, resolution in regard to
enlarging the Work-house. Adopted.
Aid. Downs introduced a bill to require
citizens to sweep the streets in front of their
respective houses. Passed first reading.
Adjourned.