Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-23

BOARD on ALDERMEN.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Board met last night persuant to I'D
journment, President Chatham in tn
chair
The Revenue Collector reported Sll,
ESQ SO collected from January 8th, 1867 Z
January ODD, 1867 Report received
The Water-tax Collector reported a
having collected since last report S5,0O3 GO
Received and filed
The Mayor handed in his message a
follews:
II he Board and Members Of The Common
! Council Gentlemen On the occasion o
the regular meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men ! have deemed IL proper 10 call YOU
| honorable body together 10 consider o.
matters which are regarded as urgent in
their nature, and such other matters as may
seem best to your body to take up. YouI
attention is particularly called 10 the bill
passed on its first aud second readings, al
your last regular meeting, constituting and
declaring the meaning of the law relating
to licences. Whatever may be the deter
this matter, the earlier such determination
shall be made known, the better for all
concerned.
1t has been found necessary 10 retain in
the service of the city, for some TIME passed,
Mr.. John Longhurst, whose duty il has
been to notify parties doing busihessof the
various kinds, requiring licences, to take
0ut and renew the same, and he was also
required 10 act otherwise as a special po-
liceman DE has been receiving the pay
and perqnisites hy law allowed to night
policemen.
l recommend that some action Of the
City Council authorizing his continuance
in service and pay as above stated.
/ am very respectfully.
W. MATT Brown, Mayor.
The message was received and filed.
A petition was offered changing the
name Of Groves alley to its original name,
McEwen street Petition received, and
prayer Of petition granted.
Petition was offered asking the privilege
Of erecting a frame house on Front street
by Mr.. Hughes. Granted.
Petition offered to build a frame shed.
Granted
An act to confer certain powers on off =
GERS was read. Passed.
An act to authorize the Street Commits
sioner 70 build sewer on Cherry street
from Deaderick 10 Line, provided property
holders would paw 81, 500 towards the same
After considerable remarks, the bill passed
on its third and last reading
The Engineer offered a report relating TO
certain streets, and recommending the
graduation Of the width Of the same. Re
port received.
The bill regulating the perquisites Of
policemen and city officers was read and
passed.
The bill relating to the opening of Nal
lory street was taken mp and passed.
An act regulating the width Of sidewalks
was read and passed on its first reading, and
under suspension Of rules, passed on its
last and final reading.
After sundry bills and motions Of minor
importance, the Board adjourned.
BOARD OF CoA.AION COUNCIL.
The Board convened yesterday at Z p. NJ
pursuant to call, President Cotton in the
chair
Present Councilmen Graves, Coltart,
Ambrose, Walsh, Morris, Reid, Haslam,
Duncan, Lellyett, Garrett, Rhea, Hudson,
Leitenberger, Moore and Bolles.
A communication was received from the
Mayor, calling the Board together for
the purpose Of acting upon the pending
bill to coistrue the revenue laws, and re-
commencing the continuance of John
Longhurst as special policeman, and in
his duty Of notifying parties doing busi-
ness a. 10 what kind Of license they re-
quire, etc. Received and transmitted to
the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Lellyett then moved TO take up the
bnl constituting the revenue laws
The special committee to whom the bill
had been referred, reported fayorably in re-
gard to its main features, and submitted
another in lieu Hot
Mr. LellyPtt thought the bill no improve
ment. So for az he was concerned he pre-
ferred TO await the action Of the State in
regard TO taxes en- merchants. II the State
would remove n portion of its tax, then
the merchants could afford to pay more
than fifty dollars. We must make calcula-
ton a. % the amount we must raise by
taxes. Many merchants were paying no
more that one hundred and fifty dollars.
He thought the retail merchants now pay
ing only FIVE dollars could as well afford to
pay twenty-five dollars, and the number of
this class Of merchants was large.
Mr.. Morris spoke in favor Of the bill in
lieu, and thought it plain enough for every
merchant to understand. The committee
had aimed to do justice to the merchants
in reducing the amount to be paid from one
hundred and fifty dollars.
Mr.. Rhea also favored the bill, and
thought liberal policy should be pursued
towards the merchants. He said the bill
had been drawn up in manner thought to
be sufficiently lucid for all to understand.
The bill was referred to a committee.
This hill is quite lengthy, embracing
fifteen sections, on seven pages of manu-
script. Its length, and the crowded state
Of our columns, prevents its insertion this
morning
. A resolution was offered relating to the
Improvement Of certain streets. Passed.
The bill regulating the perquisites Of po-
licemen and officers was read and passed on
a second reading
After some other unimporlant business
the Board adjourned.