Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-23
cssx couneil-Be.rd or Aldermen.
TUESDAY, Feb. %

| ton, Fisher, Anderson ana fresioene hohnss-
worth. 80
Aid. Hamilton, from Finance Committed,
| presented the report of the Revenue Collector,
showing collections amounting to 81 ,376 43
for corporation purposes, S739 81 tor school
purposes, and 81 l65 on advanced taxes.
Also, the Water Tax Collectors report, show
ing S2,403 80 collected. Ordered to be
filed.
The same committee passed on several ae-
counts, which were ordered to be filed, and
the entire report goes to the Common
Council.
Aid. Fisher, from Wharf Committee, pre-
sented report from said Committee, recon-
mending the making of contract with Owen
w. Davis TO build Wharfboat at the upper
Wharf.
Aid. Hamilton from School Committee,
made verbal report in relation to several
matters connected with our public schools.
In regard to the Howard building, 1t was
stated that the plan was not yetquIte ready.
Aid. Fisher, from Fire Department, made
a report in relation to Fire Go. No. z, show
ing the Company to be in good condition,
that the law had been complied with, and
that the said Company was entitled to the
usual quarterly allowance of $500
President HolliDgsworth, from special
committee submitted report in relation to
the representation in the Directory of the
Nashville d Chattanooga Railroad, and the
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referred to the City Attorney, for legal
| decision.
Aid. Fisher, from special committee to
| whom were referred the petition and counter
petition from sundy citizens bin South Field,
reported in favor of holding an election in
accordance with the law as to the proposed
| annexation. Received and cOncurred in.
The report of the Wharf Master was re-
ceived and ordered to be filed.
Md. Fisher presented a DetitIOn from Sam.
s o Kman, to make . small addition to his
fra.Aed house, which was granted.
The bill to issue City bonds TO the amount
| of $500 was called up, and passed on
second reading.
The bill to repeal the Huckster law was
taken mp, and amended so as to make tie
sales of all produce in the Market House "a
free thing" on motion of Aid. Cheatham.
and passed on second and third readings, and
goes TO the Common Council.
The bill TO create the Office Of Inspector
and City Gauger was passed on second
reading.
The p.tition of the Nashville and North
Wcs ern R4ilro I'D Compal yf a Wy OF a, ak
of per cent. TO b. paid four annual ln-
stalments. to be subscribed to said road and
heretofore presented to the Common Council,
was presented and read, as well as the reso-
| lutiOns Of said council to order elect
by the people on the subject. Aid. Hamilton
moved TO concur in the resolutions, Dut
hoped before the vote was taken, that the
President of this road, (Col. V. X. StevensonO
should be invited to address the Board on
the subject. The invitation was extended
and accepted and Col. Stevenson addressed
the Board at length, referring to the article IN
the Daily GGzette of this morning, purpOrtlng
. to be written by an Alderman, and stated
that he cgretted that so many personalities
should be contained in it. for he had always
endeayored to conduct himself in such a
manner as to be at peace with every one,
| Notwithstanding the fact that he differed with
MANY men, and very widely too on various
subjects. He REFER to all the specifications
in the article in the Gazette-said he did not
own nor could he own, IA dollars worth of
real estate between Nashville and the Missis-
sippi river. on or near the line of the North
Western road. He showed his real estate
operations on the Chattanooga road to be
very poor affairs, and explained every item
MENTIONED and closed that part of his speech
by proposing to sell out all his interest in
land on the Chattanooga road at cost, with
6 per cent interest, and invited any member
of the Board, or any one else, to accept the
| proposition. now or a month hence. He men
toned the donations he had made to the Chat
ianoog, road, in land and water privileges,
&c. and stated that he always paid, like
every body else, for every thing conveyed on
the road; for his children and servants; for
every pound of freight, DC.
| Col Stevenson said that the article men
toned referred 10 him as an interloper or
cormorant; but he did not consider himself a
criminal, or an interloper-for it was well
known that the Directors OF the Northwestern
road had urged him take charge of the road;
many of our leading citiZens and merchants
had done the same thing He had the mat
ter under advi,ement for some time, but final
ly Yielded 10 these opportunities aud accept
ed the Presidency of the road. He then re-
ferred 10 the interogatOry, whether, Il the
~ subscribes for the stock proposed, it
would insure the completion of the North
western road? aud argued that 1t would
without doubt, or the shadow of doubt
Aid. Fisher offered resolution TO raise a
| Joint &c ect committee to concur with The
President and Directors OF the N. Il ~ r. r.,
ascertain its assets. condition, nc, and report
al the earliest practicable time.
Aid Hamilton did n It see the necessity for
passing the resolution for the path of duty
.ur the City Council to pursue was never
clearer to his mind, and three-fourths of
our constituents had asked for the tax, he
was Tor concurring in the resolutions Ot the
Common Council and ordering the election.
lie did not want TO delay the work; if il was
alI-mportant to build the road, let us go to
work and do it.
Aid. Fisher thought the resolution proper
and acknowledged that the speech of Col.
Stevenson tO-nigh had thrown considerable
light upon his mind the subject, for
which We were indebted TO the writer of the
article in the GaZrttc-thOugh he did not
believe any member of the Board wrote il.
But il was too important matter to be hasty
about.
HIS resolution was adopted, and at the
suggestion of Aid. Fisher, PRESIDENT Holdings
worth aud AID. Hamilton were appointed the
committee.
Several resolutions in relation to streets,
alleys, &c. were offered and adopted. And
the Board adjourned.