Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-17
CITY AFFAIRS.
Have We a Ninth Ward
Ward Among Us!
4 Hitch i'm orr City ECgiS-
IatiOn.
Illegal Action and Legal
Opinions.
Elections by The CITY Faith
crs'' Of Doubtful Validity.
Interesting Proceedings of
the City Council.

Il is generally known TO the people Of the City
that one of our most thriving and cntcrprsing
suburbs has shown disposition TO unite with
aud become an integral portion Of our corporate
existence under the denomination Of the Ninth
Ward II was agreeable to all concerned that
this desire should be practically consumatcd and
accordingly. few evenings ago. our authorities
NJ they thought, received the Ninth Ward into
the City. and elected mcmbcrsto their body from
that locality. Immediately afterwards. the City
Council proceeded to make certain elections of
officers for the Water Works Work House,
Wharf Sc. Subsequently the question arose,
whether all the requirements oflaw had been OBJ
served in this introduction Of the Ninth Ward,
and the question of the legality of the whole pro-
cccdinrs was referred to the City Attorney, for
his legal opinion, which being adverse. the Mayor
called n meeting Of the City Council, yesterday, at
lOA.M.
TuE MEETING.
The two Boards met yesterday in their rospcc-
tive halls nj halfpast ten A. NJ. Members
of Common Council present Mcssrs Haley. Ed
wards. jenkins Hasam. Ambrose. Harsch, Dun
can. Jones. Graves. Bricn, WoodGu Horn. Var
brough Robinson Creighton. Scott, llagcy. Pres
idcut Cotton, also W. Matt Brown, Mayor.
Tho following communication from the Mayor,
showing the reason for calling the meeting, was
M,yoU's OFFICE Nashville
Tenn, Dec. l., lS5. !
The Hon. Gcnt'rmra ~ tie Board n -ihcrmo and
have tbc honor 10 state. that the object for
which YOU have been this dav called together, is
for the purpose OF rcconsiacruc the action of your
respective bodies, relative 60 the admission or in
corporation of territory lying adjacent 10 the
Northern part of tho city. In rccousidcriug this
matter, | trust that YOU will he governed by a
strict sense of duty, aud "a desire 60 conform strict
~ to the law. and with view 20 the future inter
est of the city. ] have no further suggestion m
the premises. hut only refer YOU 90 the opinion of
civ Attorney East relative thereto, which l. here
have the honor to be- very respectfully. your
obcdicnt servant, W. Mari. BUowN. Mayor.
OPINION OF rur CITY ATTORNEY.
NASHVILLE TENN, Dec. n. lSi5
Hon. Matt Brown. Mayor Sc:
In reply to the intcrrogatorcs put 10y you TO me,
Twill state that by section 1885. Of ;hc Codc Of
Tennessee, the limits of the corporation may be
extended hv submitting the question TO a vote of
the people who are to be included in tho new cor
poration and ii two thirds Of such people vote IT,
Il Is the duty of the sheriff, holding the election,
and the inspectors, % certify the result Of the cleo
zion 60 the Clcik of the County Court, 20 be spread
upon the minutes Of sand Court and a certified
copN 60 be registered In the Registers Office 90 be
scnt 10 the Recorder aud placed upon the minutes
ID rhcn becomes the duty of the Board cot Mayor
aud Aldermen 10y bill, O. admit the same and
tahlish such streets allcy,. ~ as may = Ucccs-
sary. II thcu becomes The duty yt the Board of
Mavoraud Aldermen Go urirr an election Tor rep
rc-cutatiycs from such new Ward.
It the charter OF the 1IN Ht Nashville
cics in either Boari are filled hy the election held
by the remaining members: hut m the addition
there never having been representative. there h.
of course uo vacancy and the ClCctiDn Of M cmhcrs
must come from tHv people
lam, NcrN respectfully.
EDWARD II. E,sr
Amer The roaiiag Of the above communications,
Mr. Duncan Of the 5.h Ward. moved 60 receive
these communication, and 20 reconsider $50 much
of the proceedings of the last meeting rs related
o. tho election and admission Of members from
territory north Of thc city.
Before action was taken on this question Nj
Haley Of the ,th Ward. called uTon the City At
torncy, who was present for more fall cXplana-
ton Of the several points contained iu his opinion
already given.
REMARKS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
We give the Substance Of Mr. East's reply:
called upon the Recorder yesterday mornins. and
obtained all the papcr iu the case. upon which 10
form an opinion Ia regard to what had been done
and it, legality.
LIST. l found that two petitions had been pre-
scented. The frst petition set forth certain boun-
darios Tor the new Ward or annexation, and upon
this petition the sheriff made his publication. and
called upon the citizens Of that territory &c vote
whether they uonld be annexed Subsequent %
this another petition presented asking for
change in the limt8 Of territory mentioned in the
Grst petition. and there was publication by the
sheriff, requesting the citizens Of the territory de-
scribed in the second petition 10 vote. ofcourc