Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-24

CRY AFr4rRs-The Board Of Aldermen held an
..3;ourned meeting Yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Horn iEtrodnced bin to amend the act to
establish steam fire department, declaring that the
organization Of each company shall consist Of one
company engineer, one fireman. a first and second
driver. first and second pipeman, and a first and
second hosenan, provided in the act Of establish
ing the department; the fireman ard the second
driver receive the salary heretofore provided for
the prvates, who are dispensed with; also declar-
ing the duty Of the chief engineer to attend all fires
and direct the operations Of the department; to re-
port failures of members to perform their duties to
the Mayor and Committee on the Fire Department; to
purchase food for the horses, &c and to report to
the City Council every month all his transactions
The bill having passed two readings,
Mr.. COLEMAN offered an amendment requiring the
roll to be called on all occasions of fire, and impo-
sing fine equal to one days wages en- each men,
Der who may be absent, which was rejected by tie
vote
The bill was then passed on irs third and last
reading.
The report of the Collector shows collections
since last report amount to s4,47sss for corpora
ton purpose and sl26O.12 for schools
The report of the Water Tax Collector shows col
lections since last report amounting to 81 ,9OO55.
Mr.. HANITox, from the Committee on Finance,
reported on sundry accounts amounting to s652.Sz,
and recommended their payment, which was Or
dered.
Mr.. HAMILTON, from the select committee to whom
all matters pertaining to steam fire engines were
referred, reported that they rad carefully consid
cred the proposition of Hook and Ladder Company, /
No /, proposing to furnish twenty-five men to run |
with said company, the city to pay them $500 per
year and furnish them with new set of apparatus
and suitable house for the keeping of the same,
and recommend the rejection of the same, and sug-
gest the fitting up of the engine house formerly oc-
cupied by Fire Company, No. 2, and that arrange
ments be made for keeping truck with suitable
ladders, hooks, &c.
The committee further report that Fire Comra-
Mes Nos. 2, and ) have given possession of their
respective engine houses upon the following terms,
which have been agreed to by the committee: To
paw Fire Company, No. 2, 81 800 for their bell fur
niture and tenerest they have in their engine house,
to endorse note of 81 600 for Fire Company, No. 3,
(Which amount they owe on their engine,) and to
pay them $500 for their furniture gas fixtures, &C.,
and the corporation hold mortgage all the ap
paratus of SAID company until the note for $1,000
shall be paid to build shed adjoining the hall of
Fire Company No 5, for said company to keep their
engine &C., until such time the can be dis
posed of, and to pay said company 500 for their
bell
The committee have ordered the Eclipse to be sta
toned on the Public Square, in the house formerly
occupied by Fire Company, No. 8, and the ]. NJ Ham,
ton in the house formerly occupied by Fire Com
pany No. 8, and recommend that the additional
steam FIRE engine recently ordered be stationed in
he No. engine house.
The Committee recommend that the halls in the
bird story of the City Hall be rented as soon as
possible and that the house and lot on Capitol HILL
occupied by Fire Company No. 4, be sold and the
proceeds applied to the payment of the debt created
,y the purchase of steam engines.
The report was received and concurred in.
Mr.. HAMILTON offered resolution to appoint a
ONT select committee to confer wths such committee
IS the County Court may appoint to agree upon I
ules and regulations for the government of the
Pest House, in course of erection Buena Vista
Ferry, which was adopted.
Mr.. HURLEY offered resolution providing for
aging down water pipe on the Murfreesboro' Turn
ike from Market stl eet to PARKs' store.
Pending the consideration of which the Board l
djourned.
The Common Council held a regular meeting yes
erday afternoon.
The bill to prevent obstructRg the streets and to
rotect shade trees on the side walks taken up
nd passed on It's third reading.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen TO amend !
he act to establish steam fire department was .
aiken up and passed on three several readings. 4
Mr.. CHEATHAN introduced bill to extend the :
ever on Church street from the corner of High to h
he corner of Cherry street, which referred to
he Committee on Streets.
The two Boards met in convention to elect Chief Il
ngineer of the Fire Department q
Capt. JoHS S DAsHIELL Capt. WN. SrOcKELL and g
r. JOIN I. MCKENZIE were put in nomination. in
The first ballot stood: D4sHIELL l6, STOcKELL 8, a
nd MCKENZIE 2 Thereupon Capt DAsHIELL was h
eclared duly elected