Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-15
Meeting OF the Common Council.

An adjourned meeting of the Common
Council took place yesterday afternoon
President Cotton in the chair
The following message from Mayor
Brown was received and read:
MAYORS OFFICE, NASHVILLE, May IA,
I867.-To the Honorable City Council:
| have the honor to present herwith the
report of the Health Officer of the city of
Nashville, which | respectfully commend
to your careful consideration and immedi-
ate action.
have also the honor OF laying before
you the recommendation of the Board of
Education on the subject of providing
and preparing for the education of the
colored children of the city. The Council
having adopted a resolution submitting to
the Board of Education to devise the most
suitable means of carrying out the object,
that body has promptly performed the duty,
and invite your earnest attention to their
recommendation.
Both these subjects require your prompt
action, and for this purpose have con-
vened the Board Of Aldermen to meet
simultaneously with the adjourned meeting
of the Common Council.
Hydrophobia having existed to a consid-
cradle extent in several Of our sister cities,
and having excited no little interest among
our own citizens, / respectfully submit to
the Council the propriety Of taking precau-
tionary measures against its dangerous pre-
valence in our midst.
Very respectfully,
w. MATT Brown, Mayor.
Mr. Rhea, from the Joint Committee on
the purchase of a site for new cemetery,
made a report. The committee states that
many places have been examined of which
only two were regarded as suitable-the
land offered by Jas. A. Woods, on the
Franklin turnpike, and those Of F. R.
Rains and the Calhoun heirs, between the
Nolensville pike and Nashville and Chat
tanooga railroad. They preferred the
latter on account of their nearneBs to the
city, and lower price-S3l, 200, and re-
ported bill authorizing the purchase
Report read and bill passed on first and
second reading, and referred to the City
Attorney.
The Health Officer TO whom was submit
ted the bill making it unlawful for owners
of swine to permit: them to run at large,
and the bill to prevent dogs from running
the streets at night under any circum-
stances, or in the day between the lst of
MAY and the first of October, returned said
bills and recommended their passage.
The bill relation to dogs was then taken
up, amended and passed on second reading.
II was then referred to special committee,
on motion Of Mr.. Rhea.
Bill from the Board of Aldermen, maxi
ing an appropriation to pay policeman
Cross, passed three readings.
Bill providing for uniformng the police
passed second reading.
Resolution to restrain moneys collected
by the Recorder, Revenue Collector, and
Water Tax Collector, to pay certain claims,
was laid over.
Bill relative to swine running at large
coming up, Mr.. Lellyetl offered bill in
lieu which was adopted.
Mr.. Walsh moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely. Lost.
The bill was then put on its third read
ing and rejected.
Bill in relation to opening a street from
the wharf to Cherry street, between Church
and Broad, passed third reading.
Report of committee recommending the
allowance of McKinney's payroll of sCav-
enger force, was read, and after considera-
bic discussion, COncurred m.
The proposition of las. Cummings to pay
the corporation $1,000, or It's equivalent,
for the steamer Mamie, was amended by
inserting $1,000, and accepted.
Bill to provide certain dogs from run
ming at large, passed three readings.
Resolution from the Board OF Alder
men authorizing the Committee on Public
Property in conjunction with the Commit
tee on Schools, 10 purchase the Belleview
property Of Robert Weitmiller, on terms
proposed by him, was referred 10 q special
committee-Messrs. Moore, Reid and
Walsh
Petitions from various parties were read
aud granted.
Petition Of NJ Munroe and c. W. Fer
guson, was laid over.
The Council then adjourned to s P. II.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Council assembled according TO ad-
iournment at o'clock, =. NJ. but only
nine members appeared. This being less
than quorum the Council adjourned till
the next regular meeting day.
The important measures mentioned in
the Mayor's message were not reached, and
will, Of course, have to lie over until the
next meeting. Two very important laws,
the one consolidating the sanitary laws OF
the CITY. and the other an adaptation Of
health ordinances, the work Of Health OH