Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-11
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BoAEo OF ALDERwzN.-The Board Of Aldermen
held regular meeting last night
The Recorder read a communication from the
Mayor, showing that he had issued checks during
the month Of December amounting to ssS,9llO6
The Mayor states that he had granted permits to five
persons to enter the Hospital; that he had hired
twenty -seven negroes to work on the streets, 6c
leased ALIsoN's wharf, and rented a house for
Hook and Ladder Company.
The report Of the Revenue Collector shows col
Iestons since last report amounting to sl S2l2l for
corporation purposes, and S334959 for schools,
The report OF the Recorder reports the following
collections during the month Of December: for Ii
cense 81. 1889. and fines Si3345.
Mr.. HAMILTON. from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported on sundry accounts amounting to S3,l52.55.
The Report of the Wharf Master shows collections
during the past month amounting to S269.OL
The report Of the keeper of the workhouse shows
that p persons were committed during the month
Of December. AMI that 81 were discharged, leaving
% in confinement
The report Of the Sexton shows that during the
month of December there were 80 intcrments in
the City Cametery-I6 whites and Il blacks-3O
from the city and 3 from the country
Mr. IIoUv offered a resolution authorizing LATE
uER STANLEY to place A cedar crossing on Church
street opposite their store, which was adopted.
Mr. CHr,rHAu Mr. HAMILTON in the chair) offered
resolution instructing the Chairman Of the Com
mitee on Streets to have cedar crossings construct
ed at the following places: At KIREu,N's corner.
across Union street to Odd Fellows Hall, and from
same corner across summer street, to Mrs. JoHN
Nichols lot across Summer street from lIUGu
KmKuAN's to the Catholic Church across Cedar
street from the Catholic Church to HARRIS corner
at tie corner of Broad AMI Spruce streets at the
corner Of Vine and Spring streets, and At First
Presbyterian Church. which was adopted.
Nh. Cox offered resolution authorizing the May
OPP to rent the residence of the late Street Over
seer. and the negro quarters, which was adopted
Mr.. Cox offered resolution authorizing the
Mayor to contract for the improvement of Ashe
street, from Summer street to Ewing avenue and
FogE street. from Ewing avenue to the Franklin
turnpike in the Eighth Ward.
On motion Of Mr.. HAvILTov. the resolution was SC
amended as TO authorisc the Mayorto improve these
streets when the force employed in the street de-
partmcnt can do so, and then the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. HoN offered a resolution instructng the City
Engineer to furnish the Mayor an estimate of the
work done on the Wharf by Mr.. E WooDs. which
was adopted.
Mr.. HAMILTON introduced a bill to repeal the
act creating the Office of Civil Engineer, which
passed three readings under suspension of the
rule.
Mr.. HAMILTON offered a resolution authorising the
Mayor to sell the steamboat owned by the city.
On motion of Mr. Cox, the resolution was refer
red to a select committee composed of Mcssrs
HAMILTON, Cor, and HoEN.
Mr.. HAMILTON introduced bill to authorize tn,
sale Of the bonds Of the city 10 tie amount of SIOO
600, for improvement purposes, which passed tyy,
readings under the suspension Of the rule.
On motion Of Mr. II0RN the amount fixed a
Sl500OO, $4,000 to fall due in ten years, SIS OOOi
twenty years. and 100000 in thirty years; tn
bonds TO be sold at not less than seventy cents tn
dollar.
The bin then passed its third reading under
suspension Of the rule