Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-10

Meeting Of the Beard of Aldermen,
A regular meeting Of the Board Of Al.
dermen took place last night President
! Cheatham IN the chair. kEE Ell.
Reports from the several officers of the
/ Cooperation were received and filed.
A. V. Rutland, Revenue Collector, re-
ported collections from March &c, 1867, to
| April 9, as follows:
Corporation rs and '66 ~S293l 81
~ rs
Interest on Bonds .--...---......-. $50 50
s8.8i4 g
Sehool Fund ......-. .. .-.-.,-- 452 Gs
eco 50
| John L. Glenn, Water Tax Collector, re-
ported collections for the two weeks ending
the 8lh inst, amounting to Sl5OS 30; on
which his commissions were SO 40.
r. c. Foster, Recorder, made the follow
ing report Of collections for the month Of
March, 1867
/ Merchants Surplus keturns-....-......... "a ~
Merchants 1871 ~
Wagon ~ -
DTay and Cart Llcenses......-----.----''.' ~ ~
Hack l4z %
s7858 IS
Deduct deficiency in Recorders Perqui-
sites....---....--. ..........---.....--. q ~
Net Collections 50
John f. Tucker, Wharf Master, reported
collections to the amount of $500 so, upon
which his commissions were SOS ~.
L. NJ. Freeman, Chief of the Fire De-
parlment, reported expenses for the month
of March, IA follows
s2O W
Feed " 81
Fuel .-.......-......-. ---..-.--.-..-.... w
Contingent Expenses. 2jl 50
s887 8
He reported the number of fires and
alarms as follows:
Alarms. - !
900 00
P. NJ. Marlin, Sexton of the City Gene
terry, reported the total number of deaths
for the month Of March, at GO; of which,
% we're whites; 81 col9red. Monies col
lected S47 so.
Rufus Henry, Treasurer, reported the
receipts and expenditures since his report
Of the 18th ult. as follows:
n
Expenditures y, 46I 50
leaving balance in the Treasury of So
545 q. This balance is on claims not yet
| allowed.
Frank Hartman, the City Weigher, re-
ported receipts to the amount of ST. IS in
his department for the month ending
March 80.
Petition of the Trustees Of the Christian
Church in reference to taxes on certain
property. Finance Committee recon-
mended its reference TO the City Attorney.
Alderman Sloan, frem the special Com
mittee on Relief asked and obtained further
time to report.
The report of James Everett, keeper of
the woFkhouse, gives the number of prison
ers as follows for the month of March
On LIST of March. 80
Received -
Confined in CalabOOse. lS093
Discharged by Expiration ofsentence.- l9
by order OF bl
Released from caaboOse. 40
Escaped 3263
Remaining in 40
Expenditures for the month, 1857 II.
A report from Jas. B. Petit, Superin-
tendent Of Streets, was also received and
filed. II contained nothing of general in
terest
Mr.. Chatham, from the special commit
tee OF the purchase Of new cemetery
grounds, recommended the purchase OF
such grounds, which, it Was believed, could
be Obtained in suitable locality.
Resolution of City Council relative to
the establishment Of schools for eolsred
children, vas adopted unanimously.
Bill from City Council, providing for ad-
Yertising for proposals TO construct culverts
on, and grade and McAdamize Church and
Broad streets within the bounds of the re-
cent survey by the City Engineer was
amended and passed three readings.
Bill from City Council relative to mem
bers receiving corporation contracts, passed
three readings.
Petition Of Mr.. Ozanne relative 10 re-
funding water tax was rejected.
Bill from City Council giving the Re
corder further discretionary powers rela-
tive to fines and discharges, passed three
readings. -
Bill from City Council, regulating labor
brokers, passed three readings.
Bill from the City Council, to enforce
the laying of sidewalks, passed first read
ing.
Petition of Henry Wolfsden for privi-
lege Of putting up frame building, was
granted. r ~ ~.
Bill from City Council, changing the
number and time of electing the Board of
Education, passed three readings.
Bill from City Council, giving the trus-
tees of Nj. i. Chapel, Summer street, the
privilege of completing their root with
shingles, passed three readings.
Bill from City Council, authorizing the
erection Of a fence around the reservoir,
passed three readings.
Bill from City Council, providing for
improving and widening Union street from
Cherry to Summer, passed three readings
Alderman Kinney presented report
from w. +. Foster, City Engineer, touch
ing the profles and grades of certain
streets adopted after careful surveys. The
report was accompanied by neatly drawn
maps Of the surveys. Read and ordered
to be filed, and profles and surveys
adopted.
Adjourned.