Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-12

/ Board OF Aldermen last evening.
/ Thos. S. Hays, City Auditor, reported
sundry accounts, recommended by the Fl
nance Committee, which were ordered to
bepaid, as follows:
Street 99l IS
Fire department olZ 50
, NorkhOnse.. .--.----. s94 ~
I " aterworks ~ ~
4 Police Department ------. -.--.-..---- ], III 70
90 W
Gas. 25Z2 %
Cemetery -..............---.----... Is W
! Pesthouse.. ...--.-... ----.. Y -
] Miscellaneous ..-.....-----..-..-.-..-.. 10 %
Mr.. Kinney presented a petition from a
| number of German citizens, praying that
i John Longhurst be reiustated as special
| policeman, and offered bill 10 carry out
| The prayer Of the petitioner, which passed
its first reading.
Mr. Kinney introduced a bill author
/ izihg the street Committee 10 open q street
running west from the wharf to Cherry
street. 1.-THE proposed street viii intersect
with Cherry Immediately north of the
residence or Mr.. w, r. Cornelius, and is
estimated TO cost, including construction
and purchase of property, about S67 900. ]
Passed first reading.
MI DTDllt diu6HOLutHb pfONl-
ding for widening Elm street, from Cherry
TO Market, and South Union from Cherry
to Summer, which was adopted.
The bill as thus amended was then passed
on its second and third reading.
The resolution from the Common Coun-
Gil 10 appoint committee to vote the
stock owned by the city in the Winchester
and Alabama railroad, was concurred in,
and Mr.. Brodie was appointed on the part
Of the Aldermen.
The amendment TO the bill TO amend the
act organizing Board of Health by the
Common Council, was concurred in.
The resolution from the Common COun-
Gil TO organize the scavenger force and
cleanse the city, was concurred in.
Mr.. Kinney offered resolution instruct
ing the Treasurer to pay john Longhurst
his salary as special deputy marshal, which
was adopted.
The Aldermen then met the Common
Council in convention to elect a Board of
Education. sf4ts
BOARD OF CoUNCILMEN.
A regular meeting of the City Council
took place last night, President Cotton in
the chair. Present - Messrs. Coltart,
Walsh, Morris, Duncan, Lellyett, Wilson,
Rhea, Dunnivant, Winston, Hudson, Lett
enberger, Moore, Bodies, Ambrose, Ed
wards, Hsgey, Haslam, and Reid. tt
The minutes of the former meeting were
read and approved.
The regular reports of the officers of the
corporation were received and filed. They
are the same that were submitted to the
Board of Aldermen Tuesday night, and We
have already stated their purport.
The Auditors report, which was also
handed in, recommended the payment of
$25,740 so. Report concurred in.
Mr.. Lellyett, from the committee to
whom was referred the bill to establish the
Board of Health, reported the same with
amendments, which were adopted, and the
bill passed on third reading.
On motion Of Mr. Winston, the bill was
transmitted to the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Duncan offered a resolution to APP
point a committee to represent the city of
Nashville at meeting of the stockholders
of the Winchester and Alabama Railroad
Company, which takes place at Winchester
on the 9Th of May next, which was adopted.
The report of Mr.. Foster, the City Engi-
neer, relative to surveys and profles of
fEs IN CONVENTION.
The twohouses met in convention, Alder
man Creighton-in the chair, and proceeded
to the election of members of the Buerd
of Education.
The following gentlemen were put in
nomination:
Luther Tarbox, 10. L. Weakley,
NJ. C.. Cotton, Jo B. Knowles,
J.W Hoyte, Philip s. Fall,
John H. Calender, r. B. Cheatham.
Ira p Jones,
and on the first ballot Messrs. Cotton and
Weakley were elected for the term of three
years.
On the second ballot Mr.. Fall was elected
for the term of three years.
On the third ballot Ira p. Jones was
elected for the term Of two years.
On the fourth ballot r. B. Cheatham and
J. B. Knowles were elected for the term Of
two years. .#
On the fifth ballot Taebox, Calender
ane Hoyte were elected.
The convention then dissolved.
During the balloting scattering votes
were cast for DR.. c. X. Winston and M.
3. Howell. DIR. W. requested members not
TO vote for him, as he could not serve and
did not desire place in the board.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
Street Railroads, made a report recon-
mending the putting of Fillmore street in
order from It's intersection with Wharf
street to the terminus of the railroad. Con-
Cured in.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee APP
pointed to examine the fire proof roofing of
Messrs. Burnham a. Wands, reported that
they found it an excellant article for COW
ering railroad cars, but would not answer
as a substitute for metallic roofing. Report
received and filed.
Mr.. Bodies, from committee, reported the
bill in relation to the tax on pleasure car
riages, and recommended its passage as
amended. Bill passed.
A number of petitions we're presented,
read and filed.
A communication from III. Clay Brooks,
in relation to the bill to tax labor brokers,
was read and ordered to be transmitted TO
the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Bodies presented petition relative
to the erection Of hospital in the 10th
ward. Received and filed.
The Council then adjourned till half past
seven P. NJ, to-day. #f..fE.
BACKBONE is the title of book received
from w. Gamble & Co, of this city, sent
out by the publisher, R. NJ. Dewitt, of New
York.
Ii is the production of a DIR. Dixon, Of
New York city, who has achieved notoriety
as the publisher of the "Scalpel," a medi-
cal periodical; and also the author Of
previous work, similar in character to the
one before us. There was never anything
admirable in the Scalpel," and we fail to
find anything of the sort in this book. The
author is eccentric, if nothing worse. He
attempts to treat Journalism, pretension and
| quackery in the medical profession, in
slashing style; but it is evident that his
great object is to write himself into notice
as a Doctor. He can never correct a real
aGuse 10 his profession, nor improve the
mind, nor the morals of any one in it, nor
those of the general public. he is one of
those mixtures of sprigbtliness and spleen
that are seldom sincere, and whether they
are so or not do no service TO any good
cause, and whose writings, however embel-