Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-25

RAILWAY MATTERS.
City Council.

BOARD OF ALDER sES-There was regular meet
ing of the Board OF Aldermen yesterday afternoon
Mr.. HAMILTON, from the Committee on FINANCE
presented sundry accounts and recommended 'nelr
payment, which was ordered
Mr.. HAMILTON. from the special committee to whom
was referred the petition OF tue Nasn'iiie ana
Northwestern Railroad, reported
Lot That the cornoration have no power to pre-
vent the junction of the Edgefeld and Kentucky
Railroad and the Nashville and Northwestern Rall-
road, by running a track through the city OF Nash
vile.
"a That If would be far better for the corporation
that the Nortbvvestsrn Railroad should run along
the line now petitoned for, than as originally con-
templated along Crawford street.
They therefore recommend that the petition be
granted AID all corporation damages be waived,
provided said Nashville and Northwestern Railroad
Company will execute satisfactory bond securing
the corporation for the present and for all future
time aaainst such Inconvenience as will now or
NAV hereafter occur from such alteration of route
either from altered grades opening Of streets,
alleys, &c.
Your committee, therefore, recommend the adop-
ton Of the resolution rendered herewith, part of
this report.
o. Resolved That the petition of the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad Company for a change Of
line be granted, the same TO be legalized as
SAID company shall execute and deposit with the
Mayor of the city bond in the sum of fifty thou
sand dollars binding themselves to so build their
bridges and tressel work as in no wise TO mcOmmOde
Ortrespass upon the streets pavements sidewalks,
leaving In all cases clear roadway Of fifteen feet
in height with further agreement that these con-
dtions to extend in all future time &c all streets
alleys or other public thorOughfares which 1t may
suit the corporation hereafter 10 open. Likewise
it shall be eOYensnted in said bond that should the
corporation any time determine to raise the road
way OF any Of the streets passing under said road,
that SAID company shall raise their road sufficient
height to give roadway of fifteen feet in the clear;
or If preferred 10 raise said street on each side so
as to pass over the track by an easy grade
and that all ard any damages caused to pri-
vate property by such additional improvement
as would otherwise not have been needed, shall be
iquidated by said Company. 1t shall also be cove
nated that in all cases where the grades as adopted
by the city corporation from time to time, conflict
with the grade as adopted by the railroad corpora
on the grades of the former shall have the prefer
ence. That without such bond and condition shall
be given, all permission to change the route as de-
manded Is hereby repealed.
Mr.. CHEGrHAM (Mr. Cox il the chair) submitted
on behalf of himself and Councilman McFERRAN,
minority report in which they report that SAID petit
ton should not be granted for the following reasons
lst That the object of said road in crossing said
streets is to form union depot with the Louisville
and Nashville and the Edgefel3 and Kentucky Rail
roads, which will only increase the facilities C said
roads 20 make further determinations on through
freights and against local freights which has become
50 great as W INC Vi
your city being upon the articles of bacon and flour
near tcentythree per cent against your city, and di
rectly in favor of Cincinnati, Louisville, and other
points North and Westof US, you will observe from
the statement hereto annexed and made part OF
this report
I'd. That said crossing would materially damage
the facilities of travel said streets and operate
dangerous obstruction TO the same, without
any corresponding benefit TO your citizens.
Sd. That said Northwestern Road has right Of
way from the Legislature or the City Council; that
the City Council of June, 1855, that granted said
road the right to occupy Crawford street, trans
cende1 their chartered privileges as they have no
power conferred upon them to sell or convey any
street or public alley for any purpose whatever
therefore, said grant illegal, and has not been
used by said company; that the Edgeield and Ken
tucky Road has already established its depot with
that of the Louisville road which has been permit
ted by the City Council and to that extent the act
of 1855 permitting said roads to JON depOts, has
been complied with and the Northwestern Road
has no special privileges under said act