The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-27
Meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen,


Meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen,
The Board Of Aldermen held their regular
semi monthly session, il the city building
yesterday afternoon, e. 3S'c-ock, the Pres
idrnt, Mr.. Scsvsl, iu.the chair. Present
Messrs- Driver, Thomss, Knowles, smyth,
/ and Scovel.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and app owed.
AR KNOWLES, ehsirmsn Of the Finsnea
G51zn ittee, presented statements, a. fol-
lows c,llsei on Of general tax between the
l2ta and 26th Of sspt.mber, as follows;
j City ..-.-..-s9,5 42 p
/ In 24s Il
Back due ..-...........-.-..-.-..-..... ,ls6 p
/ Interest on Bonds ....-.....-........ az 25
Leaving 81 ,Is4 24to payover to the school
ind.
The lleeti rs Of water tax, for the same
date, are e. i0llogs:
liect0ns ...-.--....---...... .-...S2,5 $40 A
Expea Is for collecting --..-...-. l26 90
bala ce on ha-d-.-...-........-.-S2,3 94 -
The following Is extracted from the report
q the superintendent Of ihe water works:
Since nay .ast report I have been engaged
on Cherry 81 eef OF the xix inch pipe, and
Of relaying portion Of the three inch pipe,
taken up on Cherry street. On Jefferson
street, am sls0 excavatiog, and also on
High street, above South Union, preparato-
" 20 laying three Il. h pipe on the same-
The fall wing is the cost Of laying down
pipe on Cherry and jefferson streets
Cherry ..----.....-...Sl83 s9 -
Jefferson ..------ --.---.-.- -..-..--...- 5b3 W
The small engine and pumps a-e in good
order, except a few very 81 ght repairs are
needed, which viii be made at once. de
also designs cleaning the large reservoir du-
ring the present week aud also the laying
Of the three inch pipe on HI IA street, aud
the eight inch pipe on College street, after
which the elevated parts Of the city wall be
well supple I with water, which is not now
tie case. From five 70 six hundred feet Of
three inch pipe have been taken up firm
college street, and have been used else
where.
Mr. Smythe, from the Water Works Com
mittee, submitted lengthy report of q tour
OF inspection, Of the Water Works, Of other
cities, made by J. E. Bowman. Filed.
Captain Driver, from the School Commit
tee asked an appropriation Of 81 500, IN ad-
dition TO sums already appropriated, to coIa-
plete the repairing Of school buildings. The
n hle this appropriation was pending,
Captain Driver made few remarks, ex-
planning the condition Of the school houses,
and the prospect Of obtaining damages for
their occupation by the governmsnt. He
said that there was no hope o getting the
money nov; and as for waiting Tor the gov
eminent 10 do the work, if we did that,
grass would grow green over our graves, be-
fore the houses would be opened. He had
had communication with Generals Thomas
aud Donaldson, and he was sure they would
do nothing. Indeed, they refused 10 give !
up the houses, till he Driver had visited
Washington and got an order from the secre- |
tary Of War, aud tue President, overriding |
the action Of the Depa rtment an hOrities. |
He represe ted to The President tnat there |
were, IN this city, $500 children, withuut |
schools, and who, if Jeff uneduca ed. would |
be & Oh food Tor another rebellion ; aud the |
President ordered the opening Of the school, |
He thought that mere wear and tea. Of |
time, should not be cha ged TO the govern /
meut; but those damages actually dooe by |
the occupation By the governments, smount
ing 20 81 500, would, he believed, ultimately /
be paid; but we must not wait TO get il, bs- /
fore opening the schools. Indeed the houses /
were now nearly repaired, and but little /
more was TO be done done; aud this appro
priaton WSs not for the future, but to pay /
the men % whom il was already due The Il
$500 would complete all the repairs neces-
sary.
Other members expressed a concurrence
with Captain Driver.
Mr.. Knowles pre- ented a petition from
DT. VO's, asking that the taxes on his prop
erty for 1861, and 1865, De RENTED, as Il was
then in possession Of the government, and
the renus alioEe was not large.
The Pres dent suggested that hundreds Of 1
others were in the same condition, aud tina.
if the tex was RENTED in one Instance, it
opened the 0ay for all kinds OF engineering |
10 avoid paying taxes.
Mr.. KLoNles said that the same causes
when had resdered the rent Of this bui d ne
ner ly ainal, had raised the rents Of
ther buildings; 50 that those who had only
1na house, II several, seized by the govern
me T. N de up, by exoFbItant rents, on
hose leased to private parties, all they lost
% such as We 20 IN possession ofthe & vern-
ne {. lie wa opposed 70 reducing he tax
g, 0 such property, uniess very good cause
was showa.
The pc itian was referred to the Assessor,
Vi b instructions 10 report the facts TO the
next Cou ell
Toe lowing act from the Common
Council was next taken up:
SIC. !. Be il enacted by the City Council
Il Nashville,
That the Mayor be authorized and en-
'oFe ed TO purchase a lot from Isaac Paul,
"a Cherry street, and also 10. from Robert
scott, adjoining said PauPs TO be used for an
CINE house, and siation house, on the best
erms possible.
Mr.. Knowles opposed tho act, as things
TODD. This Is the last meeting Of this board
nd the contract could not be clnsummated
III the new board was inaugurated' there
ore let it take the responsibility.
The bill was lad ON the table.
The Board then adjourned.