The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-24

BOARD OF ALDERNpY The Board of Al,
deymsn met ats o'clock yesterday even
ing, in the absence of the President, Alder,
man Newman was called to the chair.
Alderman Knows read the reports of the
Water and Revenue tax collectors, and 8
statement Of the settlement Of Mr.. Shank.
lin, the revenue collectors account.
A communication was read from A. G..
scovel, asking pay for rock taken from his
property for paving purposes, with 6 COM
mittee report against the payment, as the
rock was used By the milits-y. Received
Alderman Driver read a communication,
directed to the Secretary Of War, asking
the return Of the school houses to the city.
The reply was favorable, but the suthori d.
ties IN tho city had not yet giveu up. Otb,r
places in the city had been vacated, but 10
attention was paid to the requssd Of the
city for the school houses. There seemed
to be determination somewhere to keep
the youth Of the city from the advantages
Of education. Report received.
Alderman Claiborne offered q re5olutIou
to ropave Carol and Fillmore streets, as
ssou as Summer street is completed.
Adopted.
Alderman Thomas offered s resolution TO
fill mp and g-ade Cherry street, from Css-
tleman street to Broad, and to lay dow
there a TX inch pipe. Adopted.
Alderman Driver said the city debt had
accumulated TO large amount. He sur-
gested the i'm 2ortsuce Of funding the deb',
and taking steps to provide for the reRuIsr
semi-annual payment Of the interest. He
thought also the Legislature now in session
should be applied to to so change the city
charter as to give the Recorder the powers
Of Magistrate, and to pay him regular
salary, the fees paid into Court to be pad
into the city Treasury.
Mr. Norman was in favor Of the prone
sitiou respecting the Reoorder's Office. The
Recorder gets IS many dollars as he b
eases, aud when a case is dismissed the cor
PoratiCu PAYS there arc also fees arising
from issuing licenses for business houses.
vehicles, etc. In many instances the II
censes sre taken out oncs every three
months. when the whole was tskeu 70.
geIher it was evident that Recorders in
come IS enornous-tho error OF the pres.
en-; system, is the greatest evil existing II /
Nashville. Nashville WAS suffering from
the amount Offices she is paying officers, at /
the county court enormous amounts are /
drawn from the citizens.
Mr.. Driver offered q resolution for the 1
appointment Of & joint committee to make /
ARA ngenents for funding the city debt.
AID. Knowles said the city debt was
already funded, except accrued and secru-
ing interest, and that can only be fund
ed with the consent Of the creditors.
AID, Knowles said the interest en- thecity
bonds had not been paid for fouryesrs; the
creditors Of the city had exercised great
patience. There was large amount Of
taxes uucollected. Something must be
done without delsy.
Aid Newman said there was no reason
Why such an amount Of taxes IS SaIs,s46
should remain unpaid. Our people A..
not bankrupt, trade hiss been good, rents
have riasn 70 an enormous extent. WIZ
then are the taxes not paid Il appeared
70 If there was neglect Of duty somewhere,
snd the Council should make investigation
Il such is the fact.
AID Knowles observed that during much
Of the time there had been no courts 70
which to report dslinqusnts. There ere
n'w, aud those who viii net Psy shsuld be
zsds 3 DO 90. y