Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-10

BOARD OF coxxoN coUxcII-

There was meeting Of the Common Coun-
ell last night, President Jones in the chair.
| Accounts previously allowed by the Board
| of Aldermen, amounting to SOC, were al
| lowed, and ordered to be paid
/ An account of G. E. H. Marlin, amounting
| to s444 IS, allowed by the Board Of Alder
men at their last meeting. was allowed and
ordered TO be paid.
The wbarfmaster's Report for the month
Of January, was presented, showing that
s726 SIS was collected
The Report OF the Keeper of the Work
House for January shows that there were 81
committaIs, 81 were discharged, aud "a Sill
in the institution
the Report of the Sexton for January
shows that there were IL interments-2I
whites and IA blacks
Sundry petitions were offered and acted
A Bill from the Board of Aldermen to reg
ulate the paving the streets aud building
CUTTERS was called up. and under suspen-
sion of the rule passed its final reading
A Bill regulaGIsG the duties Of the City
Engineer and foT Improving the public high
ways.
Mr.. Hobbs introduced Bill to regulate
the sale of corn, which, under suspension OF
the rule, passed Its third aud final reading.
Mr. Rhea. bill to define the rights of pas
sengers ON the sterets of Nashville.
The Board of Aldermen held called meet
ing last night, when Mr.. Cox from the Joint
Select Committee 70 whom was referred the
question as to what amendments to the City
Chau ter were necessary, made report re-
commcndiug that application be made to the
Legislature to amend the Charter as follows:
BE enacted By the General assembly Of the
State of Iennessee, That at the election To be
held for the City Officers of the city OF Nash
vile On the last Saturday in September, 1860,
the Mayor, Aldermen and Councilmen shall
he elected for two years; and that ali cleo
tions thereafter tor Mayor, Aldermen and
Couucilncn take place on the last Saturday
of each alternate September; and the term
of the officers aforesaid, aud OF the RecOrder
shall be for two years, aud until their sue
eessors are elected aud qualified, unless the
same shall be elected 10 fill an uneXpirtd
term, and then ouiy Tor said unexpired term
Be IL further eH0cted, That so much OF the
10th section oi the act passed 18th February
1858, amending the Charter of the city Ut
Nashville as requires the Aldermen aud
Councilnien TO be ireeholders IN the wards
which he or they may represent; and that OF
the. fouFteenth section OF said act as requires
the Mayor To Ice treehOlder to the amount
of sou, be and the same are hereby repealed.
he NJ fuyfheT enacted, That hereafter II sha
be lawful for any citizen or Citizens owning
real estate directly adjoining or contiguous
10 the city of Nashville 10 make application
to the CIiy Council, by petition or other
wise, g majority of the Irceholders of the
territory proposed to be incorporated coz
curing. aud upon the presentation OF such
application, the City Council may admit
such territory rs part OF tile city vi Nash
vile upon such terms as may 0e agreed up
OH between the applicants aud the CIty Coun-
Gil.
Be IL further enacted, That no person shall
be eligible to the Office vi either Mayor, Al
uerman or Councilmen, who has hot been
iona tide citizen for two years next preceding
his % their election.
Tue report was adopted. and the Legisla-
ture requested 10 pass the proposed ainend-
meut iuIJ a Law.
On motion the Council adjourned.