Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-23
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen
Recognition of the Hoard Of Health
0fthe CITY of Nashville.

Meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen
Recognition of the Hoard Of Health
Ofthe city Of Nashville.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen
held yesterday evening, President CHEAT
HAM presiding, the following message in
reference to fixing the rate Of taxes, was
read and transmitted to the Common Coun-
Gil:
MAYORS OFFICE, I
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. 2, 1866.
To The Honorable City Counol-GEETLE-
MEN: You have been convened this eve
ming for the purpose Of considering the APP
portionment Of taxes for the coming year.
The Tax Assessor has completed his la
bors, showing the aggregate amount Of tax
able property in the corporation TO be ST.
| 5OOOOO) seventeen million five hundred
thousand, or about 81, 0O0, 0O)) twomillionin
excess Of the actual amount Of taxable prop
erty for 1865, and more than (S7,000,000)
seven million in excess of the estimate or
valuation for 1864, which large increase is
highly gratifying and encouraging, as an
evidence of the rapid growth of the city
mainly attributable, however, to the addi-
! ton Of the Eth and 10th wards
II now becomes your duty to fix the rate
| Of tax upon this property for the coming
| year. beginning July lst., that the Tax
| Collector may proceed without unnecessary
| delay 10 the collection of the same now 80
much needed.
/ would hardly feel that had performed
my duty as Mayor Of the City of Nashville,
| and as a citizen of the community, without
| recommending a very material reduction of
| ifg raft of for ba aY,grip,y Tho
! people are by no means in a condition TO
comply with any extraordinary or unreason-
| able demands in this respect, and / only de-
sire that they be made to feel the burthen
as lightly as possible considering all the cir
| cumstances. ] would therefore respectfully
! recommend that the rate Of taxation for the
| year shall not exceed sixteen or seventeen
| mills 20, l6-or 0, ~ on the dollar for the
| corporation, school and interest purposes
| combined.
My estimate is made after due and careful
| consideration and consultation with well
| informed gentlemen, and with proper refer
ence TO rates for previous years. | would
also recommend TO your raOst courteous con-
sideration a communication from the Board
Of Health, herewith handed. as suggesting
measures long and sadly needed in this city.
] have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
W. MATT. Blows, Mayor.
President CHEATHAM then introduced the
following communication from the Board of
Health, to which was appended for the in
formation Of the public the constitution and
bylaws Of the board, all of which were
adopted and transmitted to the Common
Council:
Ills Honor tie Mayor and City Council: The
Board of Health for the city Of Nashville,
composed Of two physicians for each Ward
Of the city, profoundly impressed with the
Importance Of establishing some permanent
y organized sanitary stem for the protec-
ton of the public health, have felt it their
duty 10 enter upon the work, and as far as the
Medical Facultyare concerned to attempt to
place this city and its people in position Of
equality with other cities Of the Union. The |
board have deemed it proper to acquiant |
your honorable body of this fact, but they |
cannot think it necessary to urge ut length |
the reasons for this important movement |
They know, however, thatyour body invested |
rs IT is with the responsible duty of guarding |
the public veal, cannot be Indifferent in re- |
gard TO this vitality necessary reform, and |
therefore request your acceptance of this |
communication, and respectfully suggest the |
appointment of a committee for the purpose |
of conference with the Executive commit |
tee of the board, and the framing of such |
laws as will enforce the hygienic regulations
which this board may from time to time |
propose.
J. {. NEWMAN, Pres't.
Il. l.. MADDIN, V. Prest.
J. ID. PLUNKET, Secretary. Ex. Com.
J. II. CALENDER,
II. NJ. COMPTON,
Office Board Of Health, Nashville, June |
22d, 1866
The following resolutions were then intro |
duccd and unanimously adopted:
RGsolrc@, That the City Council Of Nash
Vile has received with pleasure the commu-
nication from the Board of Health of the |
city Of Nashville regarding sanitary reform,
and hereby officially recognize the existence |
of that organization.
Rcsolred, That committee of three mem
hers, 10 consist Of one Alderman and two |
Councilmen, be appointed 10 confer with |
the Executive Board and report such a bill |
as will accomplish the object of estab ishing |
a permanent and thorough system Of sani-
tary regulations.
President CHEATHAM was appointed to
confer on the part Of the Board of Aldermen |
with the said Executive Committee
At the request Of President CHEATHAM,
DIR. NEWMAN, President of the Board, made
a few remarks in reference to the objects
sought by the Board, and that it was their
desire TO be recognized by the City Council
as an organization, and that the attentions
and energies Of the Board would be given to
the health Of the city-to seeing that the
privies, cellars, and all places where filth is
collected, are kept in a healthy condition.
Mr.. KENNEY offered the following bill in
reference TO laying taxes on real estate:
An ACT Regulating the Revenue.
SEC l.-Be il cHdctrd Jy the Ciig C6uaoI /
Of Nashville That the sum of ten mills on
the dollar be, and the same is hereby levied
as tax upon all personal property of the
city subject TO taxation, for corporation pur-
poses.
SIC ,. That the sum OF three mills on
the dollar be, and the same is hereby levied, |
as a tax upon all real and personal property
Of the city subject to taxation, which tax
shall constitute, when paid, fund to be
called the Interest rama. SAID fund shall be |
held by the Treasurer apart from all other
moneys in the treasury, and appropriated to
the payment of the interest upon the funded
debt Of the city. Proridod, That whenever
the fund herein provided for shall, together
with the moneys realized from the collection
Of taxes, set apart Cor the same purpose, by
the act of June l., 1865, reach a sum more
than sufficient to pay the unpaid interest on
the said funded debt which has become due,
or shall become due on or before the first
day of July 1867, then the balance shall be
paid into the common funds of the city for
general corporation purposes
SEc. 3. That the sum Of three mills on
the dollar be and the same is hereby levied
upon all real and personal property o. the
city, subject to taxation, for school purposes,
and that all loans and parts Of loans coming
in conflict with the provisions Of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed.
On suspension of the rules it passed the
first second and third reading, and was trans
mitted to the Common Council.
The following is the vote
AYES. EENNEy Srp.N CprrE1TTnN !