Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-09

TUESDAY. February 9Th.
! Aid Hamilton, from Committee on FL
nance, presented the reports of the Water
! Tax Collector, Revenue Collector, Treasurer
| and Recorder, which were received.
Several accounts were ordered to be paid;
the committee reporting against one account
which had been presented, which was rejected
The Wharf Masters report was read and
ordered 10 be filed.
The report of the Superintendent of the
Cemetery, for the month of January, was pre-
sented by Aid. Hamilton. The report showed
Al interments in January-26 whites and Al
blacks; four from the country and thirty
seven from the city.
Aid. Fisher submitted the report of the
Commisiary for January, showing the ex-
penses of the slaves owned and hired by the
corporation TO be S45l 60. Received.
Aid. Mayfeld presented the report OF the
keeper of Work House, for January. showing
that Al persons had been committed; A dis
charged. and that q remain in confinement
Aid. Fisher made a verbal report IN Tela-
ton to matters connected with the Fire De-
partment.
Aid. Hamilton presented petition from
number of citizens, asking for the widen
ing of Union street. between Summer
aud Cherry streets Received, and referred
to a Joint select committee, and Aid. Hamil-
of the Board of Aldermen.
Aid Fisher presented petition from Capt.
o. w. Davis, for the privilege of establishing
IA whar-hoat at the upper landing, at nomi-
nal rate oftax for the privilege, for five years
Received and laid on the table.
Aid. Hamilton, from joint select committee,
reported "A resolution in favor of appointing
the city Attorney aud city Recorder, at $3.50
each. to codify the laws of the corporation.
Received.
The bill to regulate the charges made by
hackmen and omnibus drivers for passengers
came up on third reading. and was Indefinite
ly poisoned. on motion of Aid. Cheatham.
The resolution in relation to contracting for
one hundred thousand bushels of screened
gravel for the streets. was taken up and indie
iinitely postponed, on the motion of Aid.
Cox.
Resolution, and bills from the Common
Council were taken up, and the resolution to
grant the petition of A. b. Robertson from
paving tax on a certain slave, was non CON
cured in. Resolutions inre latiOn to Criddle
and Washington streets. and to rent the wharf
of Alex Allison. near the mouth of the Lick
Branch. were coucurred in.
The bill tn license hotel and steamboat
runners, was debated, amended and passed Oh
first, second and third readings, and became
Il law.
AID. Cox offered resolution requesting
the police committee Oinquire into the cost
of erecting "a room for the walchmen i'll the
Southern pIrt of the city, and also a GALA
boose. Adopted.
Aid. Fisher offered a resolution to authorize
he Mayor and Wharf Committee to con-
tract with .. w. Davis to establish a Wharf
boat at the upper landing, for five years. at
500 per year, on certain terms and condl-
-tions r. ferred to Committee on Wharves.
Aid. Fisher introduced a bill to appropriate
81 800, to aid in purchasing "a new fire engine
tor Co. No the same to belong to the Cor
poration-was passed on three several read
inga.
The bill to appoint n detective police
officer. was recommended and introduced 10y
Aid. Chatham, and passed first reading.
The report of joint select Committee, to
appoint the city Attorney and Recorder to
revise the laws of the corporation was
taken up and the resolution adopted.
AID. Cox's bill to weigh coal, aud fixing a
bushel of coal, at so pounds, was taken up
and pass d on third reading.
AID Hamilton introduced a bill authoris-
ing the issuance Of corporation bonds to the
amount of $lS0,000, and to be paid at the
end of twenty years; which passed first read
ing.
AID Hamilton introduced a bill to repeal
the huckstcr law. Passed first reading.
Aid. Hulingsworth introduced a bill to
create the office ofcity Inspector and Gauger;
which passed first reading.