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

Street Railroad Report Of the Mayo
aud Committee Of the City Council.
TO ne Honora5l: Ci,y Council Of tic city q
AGhUIl
Your Committee appointed 10 report, al
E ter iuvOsticatiou, OF The two charters and
their app lcauts FOR the right Of way 81
: running street railroads in the city OF Nash
yflc beg leave 10 make tho following re-
port: After full conference vita tho par
ties re find that the Mcanvock and Mt
vernon Hcrse Railroad Company hes e
/ charter commencing ~ Church street sid
I running - The NJ. Vernon Garden IN the
suburbs Of the c.ty-psssed Feb %, 1850
Ona by tho above nsne may hsve succes-
sion for flty years. also ? charter FOR he
/ south Nashville Railroad, commencing a.
( Church street and running % the southern
. boundary Of tho corporation on "a the State
. Fair Grounds. and have succession for fifty
vra-s. Your committee 70 of the opinion
/ that p 7s road running from the southern
: Z Uits C' tho city 10 the northern limits O..
I the same, CT 90 some desiCusted piece be-
{ y1nc ssic limits, would be 81 great benefit
10 be ciJy and % all q is citizens, but IN
der the present charter IS asked for, II the
right n way was granted IL would be oP
VresslFe o. TIE citizens Of both sections
At the city, or rather Of all the citizens Of
Nashville, for the following reasons Esch
Company asks that the rae toT passengers
be tcn cent?, which We think sufficient Tor
tae wk)LC route specified II both charters.
II the tight Of way is granted 70 the par
tires nov arErC for the same, persons get
ting on the care 20 the CITY Cemetery Woud
have 20 pay ten cents % Church street, ard
tLe1 change ca s. a. C-l either 10 the mar
kot house or 10 any point north OF Church
street, for which they would be required 10
pay "a additional ten ceLts. Likewise 10
getting on the cars ia the northern bOuD-
dairy or portion Of The city 10 70 south 20 tho
Cemetery aud fOr the purpose Of Obviating
the shove difficulty, end ss the above char
terE as sad By SOME 90 be cut OF ds.e, and
oppressive % the citizens, we cannot give
our consent for the right Of way to either
company, but viii give our hearty sup ort
70 q Railroad running the whole route IN
der one charter, aud ten cents the r1ols
route In place Of twenty cents, aud ", com
mend the city 10 ask the General Ascend =
now In session 70 aulul both charters, an
grant a charter % the same parties or some
o her psrIy that viii build @ railroad the
whole route that will not be oppressive nor
en- eEJort0n On our citizens, 70 which we
Will give our hearty suppo {, with all nee
essay regard for the projection Of our citi-
Gems md property, sll OF which is most re-
specially Committed.
Js0. HUoH SIXTH, Mayor.
y !; l. - NEoAAN' Aldermen.
". II. H4ILT,l
VIZ. DIX, CouucImeC. |
GAS 5AVEBs
The iJll3ving resolutions offered By Mr.
Ne wugu, were adopted.
Res2lUsf, That the City Council Of Nash
vile, do hereby concur in the report 0
Joint Select Committee appointed upon The !
uclIU Ons OF the NJ. Vernon Horse Railroad |
Com pany, and tho South Nashville street |
Railroad Company 10 grant the right Of /
vvay along the streets oil the city OF Nash /
vile 90 asId company.
Eci. Rasolyea, That in accordance with /
the rec0mmc nd alton Of said report the City 1
Council hereby refuse to give their consent
10 right OF way 90 either OF said companies
along OF through the streets Of the city.
And Be 70 further ECScig-i, Thas q com
,alftee oil LwJ or more from the Board ofAI-
9ermen, and three rom the Common COun-
ell beapp0iutsd % dr@ltG oil IN accordance
with the suggestion aud recommendation
Of e. ia report, and present the same 10 the
now ia session, through Uur
5surtors and Representatives, and request
their influence l. have tLesamc passed into
B law.
RcsolUe9, That the City Council sta nd
ready 10 give the privilege OF recting ana
-uuniug a Horse Railroat under proper re-
ltricuous, 10 responsible perso IS asking the
anne, running through tie entire a y
ElIt8.
70 the Honorable Senator's cai Representa-
t.gs8 OF nc State Of Tennessee:
Your petitioners, committee appointed
~ tho City Council 70 present 20 your
honorable bodies their views in relation TO
street. Railroads in the C ty Of Nashville,
would most respectfully represent that, ia
be year 1890, .wo Horse IA llcad Compa
.les were chartered by the Legislature,
sch starting FROM the Post Office, enc run
ing south and the other north. Sad CON
.anles lately peuuonOd the city Council |
7- bright Of way through the streets Of
be city, which application was refused. i
ras Thought by the 0lty Council that one
cad, huvI1E cars 20 pass entirely through |
ls city sad suburbs, was p-Cters bic 20 two,
ach running only % tbe centre Of tho CITY
scauso messengers would not thereby re y
al Iectsd 70 she Inconvenience Of g change
car, and the uuneces airy imposition OF
double fare As by the charters, which ere
p Iast 50 vrarR, these mattera, which seem
D br OF little moment 80 tho present tune 2
lay magnify IN importance, and prove ?
realty detrimental 10 the pubic welfare. q.
The city Council are in favor # street I
..lroais, wsth proper aud ludicious re- q
ricti0ns protecting The public against i'm q
osition and oppression; and, believing -
/ Z
Jm ;h6 same point, ore north and the
gs- south, would come within that cato. C
Dry they have instructed by resolution n
lig committee 20 petition your honorable
5dv 90 charter q "One Fare Union Horse
abroad Company running from the u
1rthern 60 the southern portion Of The {
~. {
The bin no pending bsioro tho House OF
eprcseutssivu7 oi your honoral O. body en-
tied an "Act To Amend an act Passed
Ia CD 10th I-G0 entitled sn sct 60 moor n
crate she Cav street Railroad Company Of ! 1
10 oily ~ Knoxville, and for other par
1sos," viii, was passed on its third read
'g, on Friday last, and recousIOer5d on / q
agurday has the serious objection OF max
De 90 necessary % have two railroads com
auies % connect the northern and south L
Tu boundaries Of The city, when orc would ! g
-gJmplish the object and be- moro Camuat-
bic with the pub .c interest In that bin
lo right OF way is given slouE many Of d
1s streets Of the city. In these streets }
here are msny Improvement, such SO
-ater Vipes, &C, which should be guarded
cd protested before p railroad tracks, per
li,tc5 90 be laid
The petition for g horre railroad set,
ga d by many citizen gives as a soc0ud !
esson Tor the bill, thst IL is not sectlJua J
HsE D.. ~ ..H o D
eiievo thst any railroad which dos hot
M through the entire city with uniform
30 o. sectional, and they have instructed
be tho undersigned, G. committee, o. pee q
tIon your honorable body 90 grdut char
5T with that provision, and your petition
3 IA dg,y bound will ever pray, &c.
jNo. Hoes SEIH, Mayor.
JNo. +. NrEHlN, Chairman.