The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-26
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BOARD % ALDERNEN.
The Board Of Alderu.en nistIsst eveniu,
81 O'clock, President Chsuthom il tn,
chair. PrsFeur besides the President
Aessrs. Kinney, Kloo8 Creighton ~,
Sloan .4iE tfIgrl
XEssAsE Fzou THE NATok.
The Desssge, noticed il the Council pro
cssdngs, rslstiye 10 recent election a II,
Ninth Ward, was received aud read
EEzIGsAUoX AccEPTED.
The resignation Of Prof, Jno. 2. Lands.
ley. as 8 member Of the Bard Of Education,
vas received and acesPtdg
PErIII0Ss.
Several petitions to bni.d frame houses,
or 90 alter those already ereetsi, were
! granted. That Of Mrs.. X. S. Giliner was
referred to the FIRE Department. That OF
W. T. Stones, praying = reduction Of axes
on certain property on Church street. was
referred 10 The COMMITTEES on Finsne-
EEsoLuTIoSs.
NJ. Cheathsm introduced the following q.
Ees5'rad, That e joint omaiitee. consist
ing Of Two Aldermen aud three gouuci linen,
De appointed - Investigate the rharacuer OF
rntertainment given VI certain hpu%s Of
paotic amusement, how under license IRON.
ms corporation, and report whether they
are not nagrautly leWd and Detrimental 10
public morals, and IN Violation Of existing
state and city lave. and that tne said com
Initteeg be. empowered 10 report ~ blI or
otherwise, af,er c0nsultaiion nth he City
Al orBey.
Adopted, aud Mcssrs- hiaaey end Crsi2L-
ton appointed the committee OIL the p4rt Of
Tue Aldermen am
4lr. Mckinney offered & bIl, which was
passed on three readings, 10 ALLOW TIE Nay
or 70 appoint a Secretary az a salary Of siz5
er monln
MEMORIAL.
The following memorial was read and
placed on G.e:
fo ne Honorable cas cgqael Of us cryof Nash
The memorial Of the Board OF Edueas ion.
having in charge the infringement OF the
Public Schools, respectfully showeth:
J.. a the said schools are 81 this time I
lA rAItCEaAfAA NINrE hAlNNls ana are FNnuuHtAu I
BY \ corps Of skillful and faithful instrqlct- |
5rs. There are. in said schools. two thou
sand children, who appear 10 be earnestly
engaged in pursuant Of The advantages Of
Tered them by these admirable Institutions.
= That the expense OF supporting the
four public schools nos in operation is about
= 900 per month; and, upon the pressut
plan OF organization, cannot well be less. /
The admission of the Ninth Ward, and the
line weather OF the coming sphng, will add
our hundred pupils to the present number.
9. That the iour buildings occupied by the
schools are now filed 10 the utmost capaci-
~; and provision must, Of course, be made
Tor the new scholars that will soon ctowd
Upon the Hume school lot, is a build
ng belonging 10 the United States Govern
nent, which, Il purchased and lifted
land this win cost altogether about ST.
Will enable the Board 70
he additional number Of pupils
4. That there remains IN the hands Of
he Treasurer Of the Board Of Education,
cash only 10 carry on the schools
through the ensuing month Of February.
The deficiency arises from " causes:
First. II was not expected that the schools
be opened in me September OF last
rear, al The time the tax levy was made, and
nus a lower tax was laid than under other
circumstances would have been the case.
Peace, however, enabled the Government 10
.urrender the buildings, sc that the schools
we're fully organized 81 al earlier period
han was supposed 10 be pUssibler. Toe tax
hat will be collected, therefore, during the
'urrent school year, VIII be altogether insuI-
icienL.
Scroud. The Government has psid rent
or the school houses used a. hospitals, etc,
y to January 1863; and it Wa thoaght
hat, Is a matter OF course, this payment
would have been continued until the time
4 then surrender 10 The Board The Sec
stsry and Treasurer OF abe Board, how
yer, were informed BY the authorities ut
Washington that nothing would BE- paid,
nd thus 3 loss q. about slUs900 sas sus
AIMED.
On account OF the deHeit thus occasi0ued,
Boa-d IS compelled 10 ask u ibe City
an appropriation Of so, 900 10 sna-
lie IL 70 carry on The Public Schools ill the
nd Of the current school year.
This Board also asks that the building
a the Hume lot may be purchased AMI
itted up for the use ol the pupils as pfesent
II begs cave also % state that there is in
he treasury about - 700 Of uneurrent lands,
aid into IL in the yvaTs 1862 and 1883 by
he collector; aud it asks that tins sum be
AIKEN by the cty and replaced by current
unds, or that such other dispositions Of i
% authorized a. Will render i available.
The Bard would also respectfully solicit
he cooperation OF the Education Commit
re OF the City COUNSEL in whatever may be
.ec,-ssry to promote more eiieienuy the
,ause VI pubic inziruction IN The city OF
And We beg leave to add that the admis
iOn OF the Ninth Waid will render necesa-
y Il provision, in that Ward, for the Instruc-
lou OF several hundred pupils.
T.. S. Fan. President.
o. B. LrNpsLzY,
4. b. Ease, .llis
%. ". How,
Committee.
The memoria. Nss referred to the Finance
Committee, in conjunction with the Com
Education.
The Board then met the CouucilmeD in
convention lor the slectipn OF sundry city
ulcers for the Ninth Ward, aiter which the
was dissolved, and the Board Of
repaired TO their chamber.
rzoN The oIHEE BOARD.
The report OF The committee recommend
ing the purchase Of property from Measrs
Paul and Scott, on Cherry street, south
Nashville, to sHcrd room for an engine
house, station house and calsboose, was taken
up. snd the sctiou OF the other Board was
c0ncurred in.
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