Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-14
Municipal.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

MuntoipAl.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Aldermen met last even
| ing az per adjournment, President Cheat
ham in the chair and Ten members present.
Mr.. Sloan, chairman of the committee
| appointed to investigate the propriety Of
Printers alley into a street, reported that
the committee we're unanimous in recon-
mending the indefinite postponemeni the
proposition. Report received and placed
on file. &
Petition Of Messrs. Simmons q Phillips,
praying for permission TO build frame
Office was received and granted.
Petition of Bolton & Brothers, praying
for permission to build an addition to their
premises was granted.
i Petition of Robert Hawkins to be allow
ed license for three months TO sell patent
door plate manufactured in New York was
received, and in motion, referred to the
Finance Committee, there being no Law to
grant licenses Of this character for less than
twelve months.
Permission was granted Mr.. Jasper to
| build frame building.
Dr. Broiie introduced bill providing
for the appropriation Of $500, to purchase
an organ for the use of the students Of the
Howard High School. Under suspension
Of the rules the bin passed three read
ings
Or. Brodie introduced a bill providing
for the establishment of the office Of Super
inteudent Of gas lights, the officer filling
this position to oversee the lamp lighting
and the keeping in repair Of all street
lamps, and 10 see TO all metre, setc., etc.
The bill also provides for the appropriation
Of $500 for the purchase of suitable i'm
plement with which to test gas lights. The
| salary of the aforesaid officer is to be 500
per month, and the election to fill the posi-
ton TO be held at the first meeting after the
passage of the act
Under a suspension Of the rules the bill
passed three readings and was transferred
to the Common Council.
Upon motion, the bill entitled an act to
amend the laws regulating the waterworks
was taken up, and passed on its second
reading.
The committee to whom was referred the
| bill reducing the rates Of wharfage report
ed bill in lieu, providing for the reduc-
| ton Of wharfage to five cents per ton fer all
| packets running from Nashville to Cairo,
/ and from Nashville TO the mouth of the
Cumberland river.
Mr.. Kinney introduced bill providing
that the stalls outside of the pavement of
the markethouse shall be free to producers
Of marketing after the lst Of January. In
der suspension of the rules the bill passed
three readings.
A bill was introduced regulating the
duties of City Weigher, and passed first
reading
Board adjourned to next regular meet
ing.
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Board convened in regular meeting last |
night at seven o'clock, President Cotton in |
the chair, and the following members pre-
sent: Graves, Coltart, Ambrose, Marsh, |
Haslam, Hagey, Duncan, Lellyett, Rhea, |
Dunnivant, Hudson, Leitenberger, Moore, |
Bowles, Walsh, Garrett, Edwards, Win |
stOn.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. ..sE
The report of the Finance Committee |
was received and filed.
The Board of Aldermen were then no. |
tilted that the Common Council were ready |
to meet them in convention, for the pur- |
pose of electing several city officers. Con-
yention proceedings will be found at the |
clese of municipal
The Council transacted the usual amount |
of business but owing to the lateness of the |
hour of adjournment we are unable to give |
details Of proceedings.
IN CONVENTION.
The two Boards being convened in con-
vention, President Cheatham announced |
that they had met for the purpose Of elect |
ing a workhouse keeper, first and second |
engineer of the waterWorks, superintendent |
of waterworks, first and second city attor- |
neys, street oyerseer, sexton of city GENE
terry, and wharf master.
The election resulted as follows:
WorkhouSe KeepT.-Ja mes Everett 19 ; !
T. S. Patterson TO- Everett elected
First Engineer Of WdterlUOrkS.-William |
Wyatt % unanimously elected.
Second Engineer of WdteT1rnrks John
Kinny 10; John McPage 8 +; VIM. Stink
ard 2. Kinny elected.
Superintendent of Wate1eorks james
Wyatt %; DR.. Brodie, l. Mr.. Wyatt
elected.
First City Atorney-W. r. RANKIN,
O; Thos. B. Childress, O; Jno Lellyett,
IA s. B. McClanahan, 2; NJ. M. Brien,
Jr., II No election on first ballot. Second
ballot resulted as follows: Jno Lellyett,
10; Z. B. McClanahan, / NJ NJ Brien,
Jr., IL. Mr.. Lellyett elected.
Second City Atorney.-Thos. I. Smiley,
9; Albert Akers, II; Geo. Smith, 4 Jno.
c. FERRIS, 0; A. F. Estis, a. No election.
Second ballot resulted as follows: T. T.
Smiley, 10; Albert Akers II; Geo. Smith,
2; A. +. Estis, 8. No election. Third
ballot resulted in the election of Mr. Akers'
as follows Smiley, 10; Akers, l6; Smith,
L; Estis, 2.
Street Orersssr-James B. Petit, IA;
VIM. Haslam, 1; WIN. G. Baiey, O.; Jno.
Quigley, 4. No election. Second ballot
resulted as follows: Petit, 49, HasIam,
IA; Qugley, 2. No election. Third bOllOt
resulted in the election of Jas. Petit, Is;
Haslam, 10; Quigley, /.
City SytoH-B. NJ Marlin 10; Cotton,
IL. Marlin elected.
WhaJmaSsr.-Jno. Tucker, 10; Jesse
Dortch, II; Samuel NJ. Harrison, T. No
election. Second ballot resulted in the
election of Tucker by the following vote
Dortch, II; Tucker, Is.
This closing the business Of the conven
ton, the Board returned TO their chamber,
and both Boards resumed business