Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-15
CRY COUNCIL.

city Go Pay Expenses and Put Then
On, Commissioners and ALA Isus
CAN from the Negrees-rhey 60 II
for Equality and ORee-InferestIns
Discussion In the lover Board. etc
l.stf@ BOARD OF ALDERMEN. ifSts
The Board of Aldermen held an adj
journed meeting last night, ChsirmaT
Nelson presiding. ft
Mr.. Tuthill read The following paper
from the Metropolitan Coinmissiofers, ane
introduced bill for the putting on Of the
Metropolitan Police
The undersigned, Commissioners of the
Metropolitan Police Of the city Of Nasl,-
vile, hereby agree to leave to an Impair
tial board of arbitratOrs or referees the
settlement Of any question that may arise
between them and the city authorities az
to the amount that may be due them since
their appointment, said referees to be APP
pointed BY the City Council
HENRY STONE,
FRED. w. SPARKLING,
JAMES DAVIS.
Mr.. Thornberg said that the Metropolis
tan Commissioners had not signed dis
claimer; they had put this in merely for a
dodge. He wanted the Metropolitan
! Police put on, but he wanted to make the
city safe. He would vote against Mr.. Int
I hiIl'sbill. BA tBtaf2 g aEs4
Mr.. Nelson stated the men and Commits
sioners Of the Metropolitan Police at first
| expressed their willingness to release the
city from all back pay. The men did it
BIT the Commissioners held back, aud
said, "We are State officers, and we can
probably get our back pay" A committee
is appointed, bill is passed It's second
reading and it is tabled. Mr.. TuthilI's
| bill proposed to appoint board of arbitra-
tors to take all the back pay from the men
and in a roundabout way to get the $4,000
which they claimed. Here were about
sixty men who had been dragged around
BY the nose over a week by three men.
| They could have been put on at the first
men were willing and signed a release.
| The Commissioners wanted TO hold back
for no other purpose but to receive the
$4,000. He was opposed to the bill, and
thought if passed under the present cir
cumstances it would be hurtful only to the
Commissioners.
Mr.. Thornberg asked the question, Do
the Commissioners ask US to withdraw the
Injunction and place the matter after that
under arbitration? rn - sf4s
After great deal of talk about the good
character of the Commissioners, the ques~
ton was again asked and avoided.
Mr.. Nelson stated that he had heard
that the property owners, the rebels, would
have to pay the taxes, but they mistook
themselves. Whatever taxes these men
had to pay the poor man would also have
to bear il in proportion He said that 10
the pretended disclaimer the Metropoli-
.sns were just putting on another coat 10
order, if possible, TO receive the back pay.
A former bill was then laid on the table,
and Mr.. TuthilPs was taken up, and passed
It's first reading by a vote of five to four,
one member, Mr.. Baker, not voting.
The vote on the suspension of the rules
TO take up the bill on its second reading,
and for the suspension of the rules on its
third reading, stood six to three, one not
voting.
The bill then passed its third reading by
a vote eight to one-Messrs. Knowles and
Thornberg not voting, the latter having
pledged himself not to vote against the
bill.
Mr.. Mckee introduced bill to increase
the facilities for the education of the coll
cred children of Nashville. Its preamble
states that the present public colored
school appropriations are inadequate;
that the U. P Mission and Pittsburg F. A.
Commission, who had heretofore supported
the 1000 children, desired to take them in
charge; that the agents ofsaid associations
had offered to the city, free of rents for
the current year, buildings now fitted up
and occupied as follows: McKee's school,
on West Church street, Eve rooms, accom-
modating $50 to 400 pupils and six teach
ers; and Cumberland school, on Summer
and Line streets, accommodating 200
pupils and three teachers; provided the
CITY will assume the current expenses Of
said schools in salary, fuel, repairs ETC.,
and providing for the further employment
of the present principals and teachers. 1t
instructs the Board of Education to assume
the supervision of the above schools, and
that no teacher otherwise qualified shall
be denied a place in these schools on
account of color. Passed two readings.
A petition was received from large
number of colored citizens as follows We,
the colored citizens of Nashville, having
been informed that no other provision
having been made in the Fire Department
for colored men than the Hook and Lad
der Company, respectfully request that
you divide the Fire Department equally
with us in common with our white friends,
and we think it due us as a right and in
accordance with your promises-to make
ample provision in all the corporate de-
partment, including the city police-for
the colored men of Nashville in common
with others. Referred TO the Fire and Po-
lice Committees.
II was stated that it was the intention of
Mr.. Bentley to employ colored men in the
fire department, and that it was also the
intention to refer it to the police commits
sioners. /
Adjourned. '#
COMMON COUNCIL. !
An adjourned meeting of the Common
Council was held last night, Chairman
Shankland presiding, and members all
present
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
A resolution authorizing purchases and
repairs for the Fire Department was re-
ferred back to the Fire Committee.
A resolution empowering the Fire Com
mittee to refuse the granting of "a petition
of one colored man" asking permission to
build frame house, was enthusiastically
tabled
A bill was introduced instructiug the
Mayor to proceed to the Office of the Clerk
of the Supreme Court and dismiss the suit
against the Metropolitan Police, author
iSing him to draw upon the City Treasury
for the costs of said suit, and ordering the
removal of all the present police force, .ex-
cept City Marshal, upon the dismissal of
the suit, and pledging the faith Of the city
for the future payment of the Commission