Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-28

A report from the City Engineer, pro-
posing plans for the construction of cul-
vert under Vine street, for the passage of
Lick Branch, was rescinded and filed
The following report from the Commit
tee on Public Property was resciRded and
| filed:
AUDITORS OFFICE, Nashville, June 27,
1867. X. ]. Morris, Esq, Chairman Com
mittee Public Property Below please find
statement of property owned by the cor
poration of Nashville, with the estimated
value founded upon the best data to be
obtained, viz
265 xl45, fl No. so. corner Crawford
and Summer. $500 90
and Washington ........................ 2.sOo 90
40 $780, Il No. IS, High st..-.......... zoo 90
| $50 1902, It No. 20, corner Hamii
ton Vine and High..,.,....,.; 1900 90
low water I,7OO 90
| l6 #, No, l72. adjoining City Hotel. 10000 90
1000 90
los xl09. fl Engineers residence...... $500 90
$50 xl3S, # College street, Nv. l..
Nance no improvements............... 1850 90
| 50 f., Lebanon Pike, opposite Bangs 1000 90
street. 1900 90
2l3 f. Cherry street. south sde......... 400 90
239 #, Water street. lower wharf. 5000 90
400 fl, Water street, Workhouse lot 5000 90
l249 It, Water street, upper wharf 10000 90
north Of sems,.,,'. ...,,,..:'...~.,... 1000 90
house, No; 1890 90
house, No. -, 9 $500 90
25S xlS0, It Hume school lot -........ IS 600 90
862 xl74, II Hynes' schOol iot...-.... 80 500 90
so xl54. # Trmbe school lot............ 10000 90
loo x2l2 Il Howard school lot.......... $500 90
5 surrounding wafer works
improved ..........:...... 5000 90
"..~ 49,, ~ 100000 90
engines and other apparatus.........- $4,000 90
10 acres above and adjoining water
10 acres in Watkins Park .............. 10000 90
"A acres on Lebanon Pike...;,........: 1850 90
S979 feet, No. 2, Cedar street. Hynes'
4211 feet, No 10, McCreary street, 1000 90
40 feet, near the Cemetery, Cherry
500 90
II acres l47 poles Franklin street,. 1900 90
Island above the 5000 90
Markethouse on Public Square--...... 80 500 90
Water-pipe laid through city........... $4,000 90
sl.259.7OO 90
To the above amount must be added
the actual present value of all ap-
paratus, including engines hose,
hose carriages, dOnkeys, MOBILES
pipes, truck ladders, horses and
harness, at their actual value at
this time, will fully reaOh...-.';s $4,000 90
Mules, carts, wagons, harness and
other miscellaneous property be-
longing TO street and other depart
ments,-......................... 1900 90
Total S09, 200 90
Much Of the above information is OBJ
tanned from report of Committee on Public
Property, made in 1866. 1t is safe to as
sumo that the actual cost of placing the
water works, in their present condition, as
well as laying the pipe connected there
with, and which is only valued as above,
at six hundred and ninety thousand dol
lars, $500, 000) will very far exceed one
million dollars.
A large number of the lots enumerated
and named in this report, are, in all re-
spects, valuable, and but for the financial
embarrassment which presses ali classes
and character of trade alike, L woGld urge
that they be placed on sale at an early a
day as practicable.
Respectfully submitted,
THos. s. HAYS, Auditor.
PETITIONS.
A petition from John d. Goss, asking
the refunding of money paid in taxes, was
granted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The bill reducing the salaries Of various
city officers was taken up on its third read
ing.
MIR. Rhea urged its passage
Mr.. Morris moved to amend by proyi-
sion that no pay should be allowed MEM
bers of the City Council, but afterwards
withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Walsh thought the subject matter
81 h.. a ~ r
it were to be passed now, he wanted to see
all the perquisites abolished. from the
Mayor down. The leboring classes in the
service of the city were paid in checks,
while officers were drawing big salaries,
and he was emphaitically for the abolition
of perquisites in every department.
Mr.. Coltart moved that the word "per-
quisites" he stricken out wherever occur
ring.
Mr. Rhea spoke strongly in favor of the
bill as a necessity in the reduction of the
expenses of the city. 1t would save S40,-
600 per anRum.
On motion of Mr.. Winston, the bill was
then postponed until the second meeting in
August.
The bill amending the law requiring
property holders 10 improve streets and
lay curbing, extending the time for said
work to the LIST day of November, was
passed on its third reading by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Coltart, Morris Reid,
Wilson, Rhea, Dunnivant, Laifenberger
and President Cotton-S.
Nays-Messrs. Walsh, Haslam, Duncan.
Winston, Hudson, Moore-6.
The bill for the granting of permission
to persons living three hundred feet from
the corporation line, 20 use water from
pipes Of the water works, was on motion of
Or. Winston, indefinitely postponed
The bill providing for member for the
fire department, was referred to the Fire
Department Committee.
The bill for the issue, by the Recorder,
Of monthly check OF $500, for the sup
port of the workhouse, passed second
reading.
The bill allowing AN account of Archer
Cheathsm Il Co, for gods furnished the
workhouse during the war, passed second
reading.
The resolution providing that all side
walks on streets running north and south,
north of Jefferson street, shall be eight feet
wide and all sidewalks on Locugs from
College TO Front, shall be FIVE feet in width,
was adopted.
The resolution for ths filling Of Vine
street, for the improvement Of Judges
Spring, was referred TO the Street Commit
tee.
FROM THE BOARD or ALDERMEN
The resolution leasing eight acres of city
property TO Hugh Douglas, at 500 per
annum, was adopted.
The resolution for the laying Of crossings
on Market and Jefferson streets, was