Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-24
Meeting of the Board of Aldermen


A regular meeting of the Board Of Alder
men, President Cheatham in the chair,
took place last night. Present, Messrs.
Sloan, Creighton, Chiffon, Rrodie, Kinney,
Thompson, Kircher and Cheatham.
Mr.. Thompson, chairman Of the Finance
Committee, presented the report of Col
lector Glenn, showing collections TO the
amount of S2,G5j 66 for the two weeks
ending April %.
Mr.. Thompson, chairman Of the Finance
Committee, also presented the report of
Revenue Collector Rutland from April 8
to April %, showing gross collections
amounting TO 4,036 AZ, and leaving to the
order of the Board of Education $3.50 SO.
Petitions from M. Burns, Simon Nc
Lenin, Peter Hogan, H. B. Nath, Julian
Bertheol, John Krech, Morris Gallagher,
Dan. Walker, J. +. Parr and Thos. Con-
nelly, relative TO building and repairing
frame buildings, were read and granted.
Bill of the City Council relative to con-
tracts by members of the Council was re-
ferred to a special committee.
Bill relative to sidewalks, enforcing the
laying of the same, from the City Council,
passed the second reading was amended,
and passed third reading.
Bill TO retain John Longhurst as assistant
marshal, passed second reading.
Bill to repeal all laws fixing certain
hours for drawing water from the water
pipes for sprinkling the streets, passed
three readings.
A report from DIR. Joseph Jones, health
officer, approved by the Board Of Health,
was submitted and read The report gives
the resul! of an inspection Of the condition
of the city, and makes recommendations
looking to its improvement. He found
portions of the city reeking with filth
which ought to be removed ct once, and is
of opinion that, once cleansed, two carts to
a ward can do all the necessary work of
keeping it clean.
Petitions from H. II. Hammer & Co.,
Mrs. NJ. Z. Kile and E. A. Overton, trans
mitted from the Council, asking permission
to erect frame houses, were read and
granted.
A communication from H. Clay Brooks,
touching labor brokers, was laid on the
table.
Resolution authorizing the Cemetery
Committee, in conjunction with the Com
mittee on Public Property, to purchase
suitable grounds for new cemetery, was
taken up and amendment of the Council
cOncurred in.
Resolution of Council, TO authorize Com
mittee on Waterworks to advertise for bids
to furnish water pipe, was adopted.
Resolution of Council, in regard TO South
Nashville Street railroad, was adopted.
Bill of Council, to pay james Stevenson
$500, passed first reading
Bill Of Council relative to widening and
improving Union street, from Cherry to
Summer, passed third reading.
Mr. Cheatham introduced a bill making
an appropriation to pay balance due on the
purchase of the new engine VIM. Stockell.
Passed third reading.
Mr.. Thompson: A bill to fix the COM
missions Of the Revenue Collector. Passed
three readings.
Mr. Creighton: A bill to pay balance
due V. n. Cooper Passed first reading.
Mr. Thompson offered resolution pro-
vidiRg for the payment of interest due and
falling due; authorizes the appropriation
of monies collected by the Revenue and
Water Tax Collectors in May and June, to
that purpose. Adopted.
A communication from A. s. Colyar,
President Of the Tennessee Coal Company,
offering to furnish the city $4,000 bushels
of coal at twenty cents per bushel, together
with a recommendation on the part of the
Waterworks Committee to accept the prop
osition, was read, and
Mr.. Cheatham introduced bill author
izing the TC. chase of the coal as recon-
mended, which passed on first reading.
The Board then adjourned