Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-26
Board Of Aldermen.

TUESDAY, Jan. %. 1853.
A quorum of the Board being pres nj. Aid.
HolIingswolth took the chair aud called tde
Board 90 order.
The reports of the Revenue Collector and
Water Tax Coll ctlr wrrs pres ntvd by A Id
Hamilton, of Finance Committee, and ordered
10 be fl,d.
Several accounts were allowed and ordered
To he paid.
The Wharf Masters report was read aud
received
Aid. Cox. from Hospital Committee pre-
Sented a detailed report from the physician of
the Hospital, DIR. Wright.) for the quarter
ending lit lust, which was received aud
filed. Twelve paup are now in che He's
pital.
When petitions were called for, Aid. May
field stated that Col Bilbo, who was present.
had petition to present. which was sent la
the Rcorier's chair. The petition asks Tor the
city To subscribe Tor stock Ia the IL anderson
AID Nashville Railroad on condition thai she
does so after thu road is built and coal j. BE-
ing shipptd Co this city. A Coal Company
propos, : 10 flrpi-h 100000 bushels ot C ial
per annum, for eight years, at Ia cents per
bushel-the Corr Grafton 60 still Own the stock
subscribed for.
Col Il. advocated The measure. ia an earn
est and elOquen. speech, 10y permission Of the
Board.
The matter was referred, on motion, to n
joint select committee, and Aid Hamilton
and Cox were appointed. nn behalf of the
Board. and the Council were requested To APP
point three to act with them.
The bill Co regulate the charg - made by
hackmen, &c. for conveying Passengers from
point 10 point ia the city, AID restricting
them To 25 c,.nts, Was lakeii zap and passed
ON third reading.
Resolutions IRON Common Council In re-
4
Hill aud selling ;hs State the lot near the
Capitol; To make rtAin pay msnts; 10 make
a contract TOR gray, lug the strycrs tn bny
cedar lags lot street crossings, were severaliy
conc1Ilr, d la.
Til bill to allow the House uf Industry the
use ui water without charge, was passed on
third ANA last reading Ia tins body.
Aid. Cutatham of r, Il resolution Ia meet
the uminUa Council in convention on
Thursday evening" next, iur ID. purpose OF
el,ciing City Engineer. Adopted.
Aid. Cox offered a preamble aud resolution
requesting Francis d. Fogg, Edwin H. Ewing,
Saml. ID. Morgan, John NJ. Lea aud J. Il.
Knowles, who have resigned their places in
the Board of Directors in the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, TO withdraw their
resignations, IL not in violation OF their honor
to do so. Adopted.
Aid. Cox introduced a bill 10 provide for
aud referred 10 special committee consisting
of Aid Cox, Hamilton aud Chealham.
Aid. Cheatham offered resolution TO per-
nit the regular mail boats from Nashville To
Padueah to load their boats AT our wharf CA
Sundays, without p Emission OF the Mayor,
a. heretofore, and To save that trouble, winch
was adopted.
An agreement between the corporation aud
the County Court of Davidson county, in re-
lation 10 persons committed ~ the Work
House by county Magistrates, was read by
Aid. Cheatham, who offered n resolution 20
rally the same. which was referred 10 spv-
ciaA committee, consisting of Hollingsworlh,
Mayheld and Hamilton. .,srF 4ss "a "a
Aid. Cox offered a resolution returning the
thanks sol the Board TO the Mayor aud City
Council OF the city OF Baltimore. for a copy
of all their laws and ordinances. Adopted.
The bonds Of several night policemen were
presented and accepted.
Adjourned. .tsa..