Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-12
CITY COUNCiL.


CITY COUNCIL.
; The Conservative city Attorney
Characterization of Recorder, Treas
Urer, city Engineer. Chief of Fir,
! Department. MarsssRIs. cay AtfOr
neyS and Market CIeFISs-Eain. fOi
Recorder, Defeated.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.
The Board met last night, agreeable t.
adjournment, President Nelsonin the chair
A bin providing for the dismissal Of Jno
Lellyett, LIST, and Albert Akers, III Cts
Attorney, and the election of new officer.
to Gil their place, passed lis third reading
Mr.. Knowles entered his protest against
the passage Of the bill, and desired that the
same shonld be noted on the minutes.
Mr.. Kinney said that there was sonic
question as TO the legality of the bill, and
to show that the city had the right to dis.
miss officers appointed by them by two-
third vote, he read from page 6, sec 4, the
original charter.
The Committee on the Metropolitan
Police question reported against immediate
ly placing said police on duty and dis,
missing the injunction in the Supreme
Court, but recommended the immediate
discharge of the city police now on duty
and an election to fill their places.
Mr.. Thornberg introduced bill. which
the Metropolitan Police on duty--the force
1 L.. i, - Ill Il = ! Il.
disclaimer to back pay.
The Board then met the Common Coun-
Gil in convention, and on reassembling
| adjourned until Monday evening next, at
! o'clock.
COMMON COUNCIL.
An adjourned meeting of the Common
Council was held last night, Chairman
Shankland presiding. Members all pre-
| sent.
j. M. Kerchival was sworn in az Conn
Gilman from the 4th ward, and VIM. J.
| Cochrane as Councilman from the Sd ward.
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
A bill dismissing John Lellyett, LIST City
Attorney, and Albert Akers, ID City At
torney, dismissal to date from October
18th, and making it the duty of the City
| Council at its first meeting in each year, to
elect LIST and ID City Attorneys, passed its
third reading, all but Mr.. Yarbrough voting
yea.
The Council then met the Board of AL
deTmen in convention, and on reassemb-
ling adjourned until Monday night next at
o'clock.
IN CONVENTION.
TIE s,-o Doarl, H.
ton, an election was proceeded with as fol-
lows
aF FOR RECORDER.
First ballot VIM. Mills Is, j. Albert
Smith IA, George Washington Balm 0.
VIM Mills declared elected.
FOR TREASURE.
First ballot-Rufus Henry Is, j. W.
Lawless II, John Ruhm A. No election,
and Ruhm Withdrawn.
Second ballot-Henry 10, Lawless IL.
Rufus Henry declared elected.
FOR CITY MARSHAL.
First ballot-Jno. Chumbley %, Chris
tan Vaupel /.
FIRST DEPUTY MARSHAL.
First ballot-Alex A. Carter l8, VIM.
j. Harrison 4, Daniel NJ. Neylar 4, L.
Crum mot candidate) 2, Ferdinand Feis-
ter l, Chas. Heiser /, VIM. Maske 0. A.
A. Carter declared elected.
SECOND DEPUTY MARSHAL.
First ballot-Daniel NJ Neylar II, VIM.
j. Harrison II, l.. Crum mot candidate)
5, Ferdinand Feister !, Chas. Heiser l,
VIM. Maske 0. No election and Heiser,
Ea;,tnr .aJ MosI-o J-opvo1
Second ballot-Harrison Is, Neylar ii,
Crum l. William j. Harrison declared
elected.
CITY ENGINEER.
First ballot-James r. Willett %, ?.
NJ. Radford l. James r. Willett declared
elected
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
First ballot-John Bentley 10, L. NJ.
Freeman 8, VIM. H. Harrison 2. John
Bentley declared elected.
FOR FIRST ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE MAR
KET.
First ballot-Jno. S. Mullin g. Adam
Mcintyre 8, j. F. Adams 4, S. II. Graham
4, q. f. Conanf 3, T. c. Boughton l,
- Baker |, J. L. Mitchell 0, A. G. Tuck
election, and all but first four dropped
Second ballot. 49, Mullin 10, Mcintyre
TO- Adams 8, Graham 3. No election, and
Graham dropped.
Third ballot. --Mullin Is, Mcintyre s,
Adams Z. No election, some member hav
ing voted twice.
Fourth ballot - Mullin 20, Adams ),
Mcintyre 4, Geo. W. Balm |. Jno. S.
Mullin declared elected.
FOR SECOND ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE
MARKET.
First ballot--Louis Schroeder Is, VIM. II.
Baker 9, Edward Mulvihille 6, 5. II. Ora,
ham =. No election.
Second ballot-Schroeder IS, Baker z,
MulvihilI 4. Louis Schroeder declared
elected.
FOR FIRST CITY ATTORNEY.
Firt ballots. F. Allen Il, E A. Otis
II. s. +. Allen declared elected.
FOR SECOND CITY ATTORNEY.
First ballot--B F. Cook 10, w. A. Brien
IL. B. F. Cook declared elected.
A resolution of thanks to Recorder
Foster was unanimously adopted.
Adjourned
BANKRUPTcY.-The following persons
have filed petitions in bankruptcy since
our last report;
Marry county-Joseph n. Walker, Co.
lumbia.
Thomas j. Beal, Saunders
Vile; s. W. Stubblefeld, c. L. Bennett,
Hartsville; j. T. Burton James d. Cren-
shaw 18th district
Macon.-W. d. Austin.
Davidson.-Steyens & Watkins, Nash
vile.
Montgomery w. Foster, Clarks-
Vile; Simmons s. Tally.
The following petitions in the Office of
the Clerk of the United States District
Court, cannot be fled until bonds are given
VIM. Gibson, Alex. d. Pruett, Sumner
county; Francis Cunningham, James 5.
Bradley, VIM. f. Allen, Smith county f.
Levy, Davidson county
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS FOR THE
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 11.--R. P. Scrugg
to J. A. Payne, interest in estate Of E.