Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-11


ment, the members of the Bureau met yesterday at
Belle Meade, the farm Of Gen. HARDNG, SIX miles
from the city. A large number OF the members OF
the Bureau are practical farmers, and took special
interest in examing the Belle Meade farm and the
many fine animals thereon. The General ownes,
perhaps larger number of thorough bred horses
than any stock raiser in the State To witness the
performances of such stock the track is to those
interested in such subjects is rich treat, and was
enjoyed yesterday at Belle Meade. The large herd
of buffalo. the elk deer, and Cashmere goats were
all objects of much interest to the gentlemen COM
posing the Bureau
The hostess treated her guests to fine dinner,
after which the bureau was called to order, an
Col FIFE, Of Bedford, offered q resolution directing
the Secretary to furnish the Presidents of county
societies with petitions which they may circulate
with view of obtaining signatures asking the next
Legislature to levy tax on dogs, hoping thereby
TO decrease the number, and thus afford protee>
ton to the woolgrowing interests of the State.
The proposition was advocated by Col. FIFE, DR..
HoDsDEN, BAILEY PEYToN and others, and unani-
mOusly adopted. The Bureau then partook Of some
excellent wine with the host and adjourned sine
die
CITY AFFARs-THE PUBLIC SHooLs-THE FIRE
DEFARTNENr.-At the meeting of the Board of Al
dermen Tuesday evening, the following report from
tie Superintendent of the Public Schools was pre-
scented and read:
NASHVILLE January 30, 1861.
10 the Board of Education of NdshUiHe:
GESrLEMES:-The first session of the sixth year
Of your schools having closed the 25th inst, 1
herewith transfer for your inspection an abstract of
the number of pupils teachers schools, &c, COM
prising the system of schools under your charge
during the present session.
IN the course of the five months, two thousand
and thirty four tickets for admission have been given
out; ten hundred and forty-fve for boys and nine
hundred and eightynine for girls The largest num-
Der Of pupils belonging to the schools at any time
was in October, viz: sixteen hundred and fty-one
The average number in attendance during the ses-
sion was fifteen hundred and lightweight. These |
were located as follows: Four hundred and forty |
four in the Hynes Buildings five hundred and fifty |
in the Hume; five hundred and ffty-two in the /
Howard, and fOrty-three in the Trimble.
In the Trimble Building we have had but one |
teacher Miss Nokes has taught the school, of pri
mary grade for boys and girls 1t is due Miss Nokes
to state that she has improved in discipline and |
school policy very much, and her school has i'm /
proved moro than at any previous period
Eleven teachers have been engaged during the /
term in the Howard Building, with average num-
Der of fifty five pupils to the teacher. This school,
based upon different policy of government from
1
pectations Of its sanguine friends think it safe
predict that the Board of Education will never have
trouble in the management of this school, if they
fortunate securing one skillful governor for
each story. That such has been the case thus far,
needs only visit to the school to prove the asser
ton.
The Hume Building has had twelve teachers.
with average number of forty-six pupils The
usual order and advancement have been manifest
in these schools, but the High School grade can
navp Is n n
the wants of the pupils and separate from the other
grades is provided.
The Hynes building has had ten teachers, with
average number of about forty-fve pupils. The
teachers have been successful IN their efforts and
good order has prevailed.
But few cases of discipline have been resorted to
in any Of the schools, although think the political
excitement in the community and throughout the
country has had tendency to fire up Young
America" somewhat within our school walls, and
unless peace ana quiet be soon realized must
beg the Board TO look in upon oftener and throw
oil upon the troubled waters.
trust our school buildings. furnaces, &c, will
pass another session without any material REPAIRS
but the Board must calculate replacing new fur
nRces entire for the Hume Building before another
winter
With thanks to those members of the Board who
visited the Howard School last week. close by in>
vitatiOn TO all the Board to visit the other SchoolsaS
soon as practicable after commencing next Monlay
Respectfully submitted, J. F. PEARL
report from the Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department was read, showing the difference in the
cost and advantages of the present the former
Department Of which we make the follow alb
stract:
In obedience to a resolution passed by your hon
Orable body, requesting me 10 make statement in
regard to the difference if any, of the expense of
the Volunteer System and the Steam Fire Depart
ment; the difference if any, of alarms and fires; the
difference if any, of the rate of insurance, and the
difference if any, of the losses by fire, beg leave
most respectfully to report
In regard to the Steam Fire Department, can
at all times know exactly what the actual expenses
are and have taken the last seven months, from
August 1860, TO March, 1861, of the Steam Depart,
ment and upon examination, find the expense Of
the Department from its commencement up to
March, Tor engines horses, feed, fuel, and all cons
tingencies amounts TO S27, 326, and that during
this period we have had thirty alarms, and eleven
fires and the loss on property has been sig, 625
and tho difference in the rate reinsurance is twenty
five per cent IN favor Of the citizens. The amount
given is from my books allowing for the building Of
engine houses, and other expenses, which will COW
er nearly every expense within my knowledge, but
IL may vary a little some things may have taken
place before my connection with the Department
In regard the expense of the Volunteer System. l
am al a loss for data TO commence, put having
been a member of the department for nearly TWEEN
ty-two years. have had to rely upon my own ex
perence and such information as could gather
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were in the habit of raising means to defray our
necessary expenses.
This. Capt. DAsuELL says, had to be done by such
contributions as the citizens gave together with the
premiums received from the different insurance Off
ces The Volunteer Department had to purchase
engines hose, reels and such apparatus as was ne
cessary. The apparatus, far as he has been able
20 ascertain, cost from $4,000 to $4,000. This
amount tgether with the sums received from the
ity and other sources will amount to over $4,000
Capt DAsHIEIL adds;
The difference in favor of the Steam Fire Depart
ment has, doubtless, became manifest not only to
your honorable body, but to the citizens at large.
But the difference will appear more palpable when
we state that during the last seven months OF
the Volunteer System find from their fire register
thew had sixty alarms and forty fires and the loss
on nroperty amounts to $4,000. BY reference to
the first part of this report it will be seen that
during the same length OF time, since the organl-
zation of the Steam Fire Department, there have |
harn only thirty alarms and eleven fires, and the
losses have been S43,375 less on property
And here. with my former experience, unhesi-
pIGD |