Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-25

the oath, $9485 90, leaving 1854 20 sub.
ject to the order of the Board of Educa-
ton.
Thos. S. Hays, City Auditor, reported
the following accounts for allowance:
Street 900 II
MaterwoTks DepRrtment..................... 394 81
Miscellaneous Department.................. 200 20
Gas 1916 90
Spflng Department. 10 so
FIRE Department, SAC rs
Total......... SIS, 81 As
NASHVILLE, Sept. "a, 1867-To the Hon.
Mayor and City Council of Nashville: The
| committee to whom was entrusted the
management of the city workhouse beg
leave to present their annual report of its
operations for the closing municipal wear.
On entering upon the discharge of our
duties, we found that the Keeper of the
Workhouse was authorized to charge for
the board of prisoners and officers con-
nected with the institution also for board
ing the employees and feeding the stock and
mules employed in the street department.
the account for which, although legitimate,
being of such heavy character your COM
mittee saw the necessity of change in its
| government, and used their exertions to
that effect with success, and are gratifed
with the workings of the new system.
Over S39, 900, during the past municipal
| year, has been saved to the corporation of
Nashville, as will be seen By. the accom-
panying statement.
The expenses incurred in the government
of the workhouse during the municipal
year, closing with September 1866, as ex-
hibited in the accounts of the former
Keeper amounts to S63,543 So, whilst that
Of the past year (the present month, Sep
TENDER, estimated,) is only S25.351 is.
although three months of that period (Oc-
tober, November and December, 1861 was
under the former system. The result of |
which should commend itself to those de- |
string an economical administration of the |
city government. 1t is impossible to ascer-
tain the exact number of prisoners confined |
in the workhouse for the months of October. |
November and December, 1866, as the books |
and papers containing the same have been
misplaced. There were twenty-three prison
ers in confinement on the LIST of January,
1867, since which time $40 have been re-
ceived, and 500 discharged, leaving ninety
three on hand at this time. In addition to
which, 1l7O calaboose cases have been re-
ceived and disposed Of
The treatment of the prisoners under the
supervision Of Capt James Everett the
Keeper, has been kind and humane, their
health generally good, ETC.
They have been employed in breaking
stone for the public streets, and, although |
unable to state the exact quantity of stone
broken by them, know it to have been
large, from estimate 1900 bushels.
The following is recapitulation of ex-
Penses during the past year:
Total Expenses Street Department.. slO037 % |
Total Expenses of WorkhOuse Depart
ment. BOZ n
JAMES SLOAN, Chairman.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of consulting VIM.
Nichol and Arson Nelson, Commissioner.
in regard to the widening of Union
street, reported in favor of accepting do
nation from said persons of seven and
half feet of ground on each side OF said I
street, and of improving the street at the
expense of property holders.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The resolution appropriating 81 900 for
he Merchants Festival was changed to a q
dill and passed three readings.
The resolution for the grading and paw.
ng OF the alley between Spring and .
Union streets, from Market to Cherry, was !
aid on the table, 1
The resolution for renting of Red Mems
Hall at $3.50 per annum, ELECTED consider .
Ible discussion, and was lost, as also an | I
amendment setting the rent at $500.
On motion of Mr.. Sloan the vote was re-
considered and the resolution was passed
With the $500 amendment.
The bill for reimbursing of corporation
employees paid in discounted checks was
AIKEN up.
Mr.. Thompson moved to lay it on the a
able.
Mr.. Kinney moved, and emphatically
ayored, its adoption. l.
Mr.. Thompson opposed the bill, denounc-
lg 1t as poor mans oppression instead
poor mans bill. 1t was illegal and a
iece of demagoguism.
Mr.. Kinney said he did not know what |
ne gentleman meant by demagoguism.
lie Kinney was not a candidate for any .
flee.
Mr.. Thompson explained that he had
OF alluded to Mr.. Kinney. The present
'rce of employees could be duplicated at
~ moment, If necessary, at less pay than
ley were getting, and they could resign If
lie pay did not suit them. If the bill
assed, it would perhaps lead to burden
$500, 900 upon the tax payers of the
ty.
MIR Kinney said 1t was very easy to say
Why don't you resign" and it was true
lat men would work for less. But could
icy live on such pay? Could we ask so
UGH Of them2 He wanted to see Justice
1ne.
Mr.. Kircher declared that the passage Of
e bill would bring down corporation
lecks to twenty-five cents tomorrow, and
Ould result in no benefit either to the
'or man or the corporation.
Mr.. Kinney said the bill was considered
bigger thing than it really was. Should
pass, the amount to be paid in his de-
Irtment would be only $780, and could
IT be more than $4,000 for the whole
".
Mr.. Creighton favored the bill as a mea- VI
re of good faith on the part of the city. V
DIR. Sloan thought it impracticable.
The motion to lay on the table was then
st by the following vote: An
1ess-Thompson, Sloan, Haynie and Ing
ircher, A. Nays-Kinney, Creighton, cit
alton, Brodie Nolen, 5. y
The bill passed one reading, but the are
'ard refused to suspend the rules for BET
cond reading.
The Wharf protection bill passed one
aiding.
The bill establishing a method OF build -
g and repairing streets passed one read VI
s.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Chiffon introduced a bill for the
deniEg Of Union street from Summer TO
Jerry. Passed one reading.
Mr. Nolen introduced bill making the Nj
y Of workhouse guards the same as that
the police. Passed one reading.
Mr.. Creighton introduced bill appro- n
isting $1,000 10 Charles Morley for re- ali
mbering the houses of the city. Passed in
o readings and referred. sxI
Mr.. Thompson introduced bill appro- ihs
iafing 5000 to The Board Of Education. lea