Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-23
city Council.

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The committee on gas lights reported as
follows: There are two hundred and forty
one gas lights, and that three additional
lamp posts we're ereclecl in the early part
of this year. That the old lamp posts and
lanterns are inigood order except the glass,
a stock of which has been ordered, They
further report that forty more new lamp
posts, ordered by the Board, have been
made, and that they are being put up, and
as soon as they are completed, which will
be by the LIST of September, report show
ing the cost of said repairs will be made.
Petition Of J. Samuels, to build frame
shed in front of his store, was referred TO
the Street Committee.
Petition Of H. Metz, to build a frame
house on the back of his premises, sane
toned by some adjoining property holders,
was referred to the Street Committee.
Petition of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, to build
a frame addition to her house on Grove
alley, was referred to the Street Committee.
Petition Of the Press and Times, TO build
frame coal-house, adjoining their Office,
was granted.
Petition of A. Flynn to have the extra
tax of 500 on his license for the Old The
atre RENTED, was referred to a special
committee, composed of Messrs. Wilson,
Coltart and Walsh.
Petition of John johnson, colored, to al
low him to peddle in the corporation with
out license, was granted.
Petition of Mrs. Crane to remove
frame building situated in the tenth ward,
was granted.
The bill for the extension of water privi
leges to those living outside the corpora
ton, they paying the expenses Of putting
down the pipes and double price for the
water, was called up.
Mr.. Coltart opposed the bill on the
ground that those citizens should not have
benefits which many of our own citizens
are deprived Of He said twice or trebble
the amount paid on water would be no con-
sideration.
Mr.. Lellyett thought that it was a good
arrangement for the city, as it was not to
be taxed in the matter, and that those who
were asking the privilege were men who
were paying quite an amount of taxes to
the city.
The question was then put, with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas-Messrs. Gray, Ambrose, Walsh,
Edwards, Lellyett, Dunnsvant, Winston,
Hudson, and Leitenberger-10.
Nays-President Cotton, Wilson and
ColtarL-3.
The bill of Major Rhea to turn the water
on buildings on Front street into the sewer
on that street was laid over, the introducer
of the bill being absent.
Petition of David Hughes to have re
duction of taxes on certain lots was re-
jeeted.
Petition of J. D. Goss, ofSumner county
for reduction of taxes on certain property
on the ground thatit 9as'assessed at too high
a value, was recommitted to the Financ,
Committee.
Petition of Mrs. Caroline and John w .
Coleman to remit taxes on a certain lot, on
which the dirt and stones taken from Vine
street we're deposited, was rejected, on the
ground thatthe contractor and not the city
government was responsible for the use Of
said Let.
The bid of John Halloran to complete
the grading on Church street for S4299 was
accepted.
The bid of Brady & Lahart to complete
the grading on Broad street for $500 was
accepted.
The petition of P. Eahart to build
frame house on his premises near Lick
Branch was granted.
The petition OF w. Cato to build frame
building was granted.
The bill authorizing the Street Commit
tee TO open street from Front to Market,
eQui-distant between Church and Broad,
passed its first reading.
A bill to levy an additional tax of ten
mills on the dollar, to pay the expenses of
city officers and to prevent the further de-
probation of the city credit, was passed
one reading and referred to committee of
six, composed of Messrs. Lellyett, Wilson,
Winston, Ambrose, Leitenberger and
Cotton.
A bill to pay all city officers and EN-
ployes in currency, or its equivalent, was
passed on its second reading, and referred
to a committee of six, as follows: Lelly-
EFT, Wilson, Ambrose, Winston, Luten-
berger, and Speaker Cotton.
A resolution to permit delinquent tax
payers to be sued in the courts of the coun-
try, in order to expedite the collection Of
taxes, was passed.
The bill of ?. Marlin for attending to
the Cemetery from April, 1865, to August,
1867, at S25 per month, was approved.
A resolution to extend the water pipes
on franklin street, from Cherry street to
the Nashville and Decatur railroad, and
on Franklin street from Market to Maple
street. and on Maple about 300 feet, was
adopted.
Mr.. Wilson introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved by the City Council of Nash
vile, That the Street Railroad Companies
be, and they are hereby required to have
the streets through which their roads run
put in good condition--that is, that the
tracks inside the rails be leveled and kept
smooth also, the rock on the outside of
the rails to be broken and graded to level
with the balance of the street. Passed.
By w. S. Dunnavant: Resolved that
the Chairman of the Street Committee be,
and is hereby instructed to have the Muir
freesboro pike repaired and graveled from
the intersection of Market street to the cor
poration line.
Resolved, That Summer street. from
Broad to Demumbrane, be graded and
graveIed, and cutters and curbing be put
10 this to be done so as to make said street
in good ORDER Immediately. Passed.
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