Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-09
hoard of aldermen.

At the regular meeting of this body last
night, message was read from the Mayor,
showing checks issued to the amount of S.
1880 in the past month and referring to
other matters.
A communication was read from NJ S
Stokes and wife. claiming The reward of
$500 offered In June. 1852 by the Mayor. for
the detection and conviction of any person
setting fire to house in the corporate lin
its. Rferred to committee consisting of
Aid. Hinton. Meigs and Brien.
Report from Superintendent of Water
Works, was presented by Aid. Hurley.
Aid Cox presented full and interesting
report from the Chief nf the Fire D partmenf.
for the month of December. Expenses for
the month SS05.l4.
AID. Hurley presented the report of the
City S,xton. showing Al intermrnts in the
month of December. SO whites and IL blacks;
81 from The city aud Z from other places
Whole number of iHierments Tor the var
1860. 573, against 4s3 in 1859, and AIS in
1853.
Aid. Brien presented reports from City
Treasurer, Recorder, Revenue Collector and
Water Tax Collector. Also. the report of
the Finance Committee, in favor of allowing
eel tain accounts; Aid. B. submitting a mi
nority report on the subject
AID. Brien stated that his objections te the
ter and magnitude OF the amount of the
bills reported upon, that contracts were
made in violation OF law. and debts contract
ID without authority. He opposed this way
Of doing business, satisfied, as be was, that
many debts were contracted and articles
purchased, without the least authority from
he City Council. He did not deny The cor
rectness of the accounts, nor impugn the
motives of those making the accounts; but
that no one, with the facls before him, need
be surprised at a bankrupt treasury. Aid.
Brien regretted that he was on the Finance
Committee, as he could not agree to the al
lOwance OF such accounts as were continual
ly being presented to the Board. The chair
man OF the committee ack0Dwled ged the ir
regularity of the accounts, but was willing
TO pay them, as they were honestly Incurred.
not ia strict accordance with the
letter of the law. AID. B. hoped more pru-
dence and care would hereafter be exercised
hy those purchasing articles for the corpora
ton.
Aid. Meigs, from Committee on Improve
ments and Expenditures, reported, among
other things, adversely To the application OF
Ellis d Wore for damages to tueir foundry
by raising Market street. After considera-
ole debate, the report was concurred in.
Aid. Cox, from Fire Department, reported |
In detail plan OF settlement Win the ID" OK
and LIdd ,r Company and Fire Company No. |
4; which was cOncurred In. |
The City Surveyor, Mr.. Devereux, made |
verbal report in relation to The encroachmeut |
Of the lot OF Emily Persons into Front street, |
showing the extent of the encroacbment.
Aid. Brien called up his bill to regulate |
the salaries of night policemen, which was |
rejected on its third reading. The bill con- !
the reduction OF the wages of the |
from 81 TO 81 SO per night.
Bill 10 increase the number of gas lights,
It various points, passed.
Bill to establish Detective Police, and |
Employ a force for that purpose, the chief to
rave $500 per annum, and the balance at 81
Der day, passed second and third reading,
like a top"
Report from Hospital Committee, stating
hat there are now 26 patients ut the expense
II the Corporation, vas read and received.