Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-28


regular meeting last right.
The following message from the Mayor, was rsai
by the Recorder:
NASHVILLE, Oct ~, 1859.
To THE CrrY CouEcu.-Gentlenen Under a reso
luton Of your immediate predecessors in Office fo
that purpose, ALBx ALLISON and A. G. PAYNK wsr,
chosen ASSESSORS 80 determine the value Of csrtal
house, owned by Mr.. 7. n BRENNAN, which had beel
declared nuisance Enclosed you have the award
Il is now for you 10 concur or nsnconcur IN tbs
I same. If you concur, Of course the city viii hav.
the damages 60 pay, If they order the nuisance 70 b
1 removed if you non-coneur. then it win be Won,
duty to take such other action win protect The
property Of our citizens IN the premises
Respectfully,
s. n. HOLLINGSW0RTH. MAYOR
We, the undersigned, having been chosen bv III.
Mayor of Nashville, and T. NJ BRESNAS respectively
TO assess the damages that the said BRnSNAs world
sustain by the removal of certain building knowu
as the Nashville Machine Shop and Foundry. situa.
ted IN South College street, and belonging TO the
said Brennan, do hereby say that we find the said
damages to be thirtyone hundred and fifty dollars
and we hereby ASSESS the damages to be paid to the
said BRENNAN, for ths reraoxal of the building in
question at the aforesaid of thirW-one hundred
and 1tty dollars. ALEX. ALLISON,
A G. PAYNE
Inc Following comm unieation, addressed to the
Mayor, was also read by the Recorder:
S. n. HoILNGswoRTH, Esq.
Dear Sir; viii sell the city my lot and wharf
at the upper landing, fronting I5} feet on Water
street ard running to low water mark, known as
the Foundry Property, for fifty thousand dollars
taking for pay the Corporation bonds at ten years
at par, with coupons attached for the interest paya
bic semi-annually in New York, and the principal
also payable in New York. Please offer this propo-
stion 70 your Standing Committee and to the Board
Yours &c, W. II. GORDON.
A communication from J. n. REEDER, addressed to
the Mayor, was also read by the Recorder, Propos-
ing purchase five feet of ground College street.
near the Methodist Church. and desiring to know at
what price the property cas- be purchased.
Mr.. DGRDEN offered a resolution authorising the
Mayor to extend the courteses and hospitalities of
the city to the city officials Of Louisville, who ar
rived in the city last evening, which was unanim-
ously adopted
Mayor HoLINGswoRTH shortly afterwards appear
ed at the bar of the Common Council, and introduce
ed to the President and members, F. H. CRAWFORD,
Esq, Mayor, and number of the Aldermen of the
city of Louisville, who were invited within the bar
in neat and appropriate speech BY President JONES
Sundry accounts passed upon by the Board of
Aldermen, were ordered to be paid.
Resolutions from the Board of Aldermen of the
following character were taken up and concurredin
Tochange the grade of Vine street between Spring
and Broad.
To erect crossing at the corner of Spring and
Spruce streets.
Directing the City Attorney to inquire and report
whether the alley from Broad to Spring streets, be-
tween College and Market streets has been declared
public alley.
To authorize the Mayor to employ such additional
force as may be necessary to construct sewers for
the drainage of the streets.
To repair the street at the corner of College and
Jefferson streets
To lay down water pipe on Spruce street, between
Spring and Cedar.
Requiring the Mayor to report at each meeting of
the City Council the amount Of each check issued by
his order the nature of contracts entered into, and
the amount involved, and the number of permits
issued for admission to tho hospital
To constitute the Committee on improvements and
Expenditures, a committee on Damages.
Authorizing the Mayor to contract with the low
est bidder for the construction of the sewer on
Spring street, from tho corner of Cherry to the
river. ...
The resolution from tho Board of Aldermen, au
thorizing he Committee on Finance to report on
accounts against the city only at the first meetings
in January, April, July and October, was rejected
Tho bill from the Board Of Aldermen in regard to
signs hanging over pavemsnts was rejected. $50 it
is still unlawful to chang ouf' signs-l
The bill from the Board of Aldermen, providing
that the market shall be opened on Saturday even
lngs from the LIST of October to the LIST of May at
o'clock in the afternoon, was taken up, and under
suspension of the rule, passed on three several
readings
The resolution from the Board of Aldermen au-
thorizing the Mayor to annul the contract with
Messrs. FLANAGAN & BEUCs for repairing the wharf
and to rs-let the work to responsible parties,
taken up, and after several efforts to postpone and
amend, was ooncurred in.
On motion of Mr.. DARDES, the matter of damages
Cor removal of the foundry building of 7. NJ. BREz-
MAN. was referred to the Committee on Improve
ments and Expenditures.
On motion of Mr.. BoSTCK, the proposition of W.
H. GORDON to sell to the city his wharf property was
referred to the COMMITTEES on the Wharf.
On motion of Mr.. SHANE, the inquiry of J. NJ
REEDER as to whether he could purchase five feet
Of ground on College street and if so, at what
price, was referred to the committee on the Water
Works.
Mr.. DARDEN presented petition from JONATHAN
STRETCH, praying that sl2I5 be refunded to him,
which he paid upon a negro girl only ten years old,
and therefore improperly taxed. The prayer Of the
petitioner was granted.
Mr. DARDEN offered a resolution authorizing the
procuring OF suitable apartments for the police in
South Nashville which was adopted.
Mr. SHANE offered resolution providing for the
appointment Of committee of two Aldermen, three
Council men, and the City Engineer, who shall inquire
and report some plan by which the low lands con-
tguous to, Lick Branch Wilson's Spring and the
Overton Property can be reclaimed from overflow,
and the cost of the same, which was adopted.
Mr.. CRAIGHEAD offered resolution providing for
erection of a crossing on the alley between Cherry
and Summer, which was adopted.
Mr. SHANE offered resolution providing for the
improvement of Deaderick street, which was adopt
cd.
Mr. HoBBs offered resolution requiring the City
Engineer to report the total amount expended in
the Improvement Of the streets during the last
ncipal year, the report to specify BY sections,
which adopted.
Mr. MlxEr offered a resolution providing that the
hiring of slaves to work upon the grading and i'm
provment Of the streets DO abolished and on his
motion it was referred to the committee on Streets
The President presented the bonds Of the officers
elected at recent meeting of the City Council,
which were accepted
The Common Council then adjourned.
UANnVnATEG