Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-27

President Cheatham in the chair, and tn,
following members present: Messrs
Thompson, Sloan, Creighton, Haynie
Chiffon and Nolan. The minutes Of tn,
former meeting were read and approved.
REPORTS.
Mr. ThOs. A. Hayes, CITY Auditor, sub.
! mltted report recommending the payment
! OF the claim of Jno. A. and X. II. McEwen
| for $50 for services rendered the corpora
| ton in 1857 The report was approved.
John l.. eileen, WategTax Collector, re-
ported the collections for the the two weeks
ending February 20, S40l2 80.
A. +. Rutland, Revenue Collector, sub
mitted as the collections from the 18th TO
the 10Th inst: City, $3.50 20; Corpora
ton, Sl,Tl3 10; Interest, $744 20; Inter
est on bonds, 81 ,237 O5. Total, 81, 34I So.
leaving the sum of 81, 728 "a subject 10 the
order Of the Board Of Health The reports
were received and filed.
few petitions to be allowed to erect
frame houses, were granted.
BMLs
The bill providing for the establishment
Of City Cemetery was taken up.
Mr. Sloan offered bill in lieu, which
was adopted and passed second reading
and on motion referred to a special com
mlttee. The bill provides that so much of
the act organizing the Board of Health, as
makes il the duty Of the City Marshal and
has deputies, or the street overseer, Or any
Of the policemen TO inspect the city in quest
Of nuisance8; or that require that either of
these officers shall be assigned by the Mayor
to the duty Of experimenting the scavenger
forces Of the city, be repealed. To perform
the service aforementioned an officer to
be known as the Health Officer shall be
elected by the City Council The other
sections Of the bill provide for the estab-
lishment Of a Dispensary, and authorizes
the necessary measures towards distributing
medicines to the poor.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The bill requiring street passenger rail-
road companies TO attach bells 10 one or
more Of the car horses, passed three read
iHgs.
The bill requiring a license from run
ners for railroads passed three readings.
The resolution looking 10 the payment Of
james Steperson for damages incurred Of
an overflow OF water On his premises, was
adopted
The resolution instructing the Street
Committee TO have constructed as soon as
possible stone crossings or footways across
Broad street at each side Of Summer
across Demumbranc street, both sides of
Summer, and across Demumbrane street.
wesi side Of Cherry, was adopted.
The resolution requesting the CITY Audi-
tor 10 report 10 the City Council the names
and salaries Of all the officers and en-
Ployees OF the corporation WAS adopted
The resolution instructing the Chairman
OF the Street Committee 20 complete Ash |
street from Cherry % Emory avenue at the
earliest practicable moment, was adopted
The resolution instructing the Civ En-
glneer To give the grade of Maple street |
from Lindsey avenue TO the Murfreesboro |
pike; University street from Carroll street |
10 the MurfreesbOrO pike; Washington
street from University to Wharf street
Spring street from Wharf to Fairfield ave
nue., and Murray street from Fillmore to
Spring street, was adopted.
The resolution instructing the Street Com-
mittee TO inquire and report as to the pro-
priety Of laying down the Nicolson pave
ment on Church street, was adopted.
The resolution requiring that any person
petitiouing the City Council for the privi-
lege Of erecting frame houses, shall state
the number Of house and lot, was adopted.
The resolution instructing the Street
Committee to provide the necessary reme-
dy to prevent the confusion in the names
Of streets, was adopted
The resolution requesting the Mayor to
the reason why certain streets
had not been repaired, was adopted.
The resolution looking to making the
University Of Nashville an auxiliary to
he common schools, was adopted.
The bill to prevent idle children from
running at large on the wharf, passed first
reading.
Adjourned until Thursday evening.