Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-12
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COMMUNICATIONS.

A transmitted communication from the
Mayor was received, recommending that
the petition of a number of citizens asking
the repeal of the law specifying a time for
the laying down of sidewalks be taken up.
Received and filed.
Communications from the Board of Edu-
cation and the Committee on Public
Schools, advocating the early establish
ment of colored schools, and accompanied
by the following bill, were received:
Be it enacted by the City Council of
Nashvilel:
Section L. That a system of free public
schools for the education of the bona tide
resident coIored scholastic population of
the city is hereby established
Sec. =. That the said schools shall be
under the control and management of the
Board of Education, whose powers of con-
troll over them shall be the same as they
now possess over the already existing pub
lie schools of the city.
=. Sec. ;. The same rules, laws, and regula-
tons passed by the City Council for the
control of the existing public schools, shall,
SO far as they are applicable, apply to the
schools herein established, and the same
penalties shall be incurred by the superin-
tendent, teachers or other party for viola
ting the provisions of such laws, when
applied to colored as to the white schools.
Sec. f. The Board of Education, to
enable them to commence the execution of
this law, are hereby authorized to lease,
rent, or purchase such buildings as they
may deem necessary, and make all the
other necessary arrangements for the open
ing of such schools at as early day as
practicable.
Sec. .. To enable the City Council to act
intelligibly in hereinafter buying or erect
ing the necessary buildings to accommo.
date the colored scholastic population of
the city, and to enable the Board of Edu-
cation to make the needful arrangements
for teachers, the Deputy Marshals are re-
spectiyely hereby directed to at once take
the census of all colored children resident
in his district, between the ages of six and
twenty-one years, as well as all the male
colored citizens within said district between
the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, all
of which he will report at the next regular
meeting of this Board.
President Chatham moved a suspension
of the rules. and urged that the bill be at
once pushed through and transmitted TO
the Board of Aldermen. Some discussion
in regard to the bill was participated in by
Messrs. Cheatham, Rhea, Brodie, Sloan
and Kircher, all favoring the education of
the colored children, but some doubts were
expressed as to the financial capacity of the
city in the premises. The bill then passed
three readings, and will come before the
Board of Common Council on Thursday.
FROM THE BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Petitions from Timothy Egan, Randolph
Bergman, Brien q Thaxton, Sam Moore
and Mike Morgan, were granted.
The bill for the widening of Union street
from Cherry to Summer, passed on its third
reading.
The bill to reinstate John Longhurst as
Deputy Marshal, was lost
The bill allowing Jas. Stephens $500 for
damages sustained in street Improvements
was referred to the Street Committee.
A resolution constituting the revenue
laws 50 that goods bought on credit shall
not be taxed as capital, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
A resolution for the grading of Front
street from the Public Square to the upper
leyee, was adopted.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the HAdCAllk VI al dNdAldbtN AhuiC0 dliu
carts at the service of the scavenger force.
A resolution was adopted for the survey
of High street from Jefferson TO Crawford.
A resolution for purchase Of 10000 feet
of water pipe, was adopted.
A resolution for the whitewashing of
the market house was adopted.
A resolution was adopted for the putting
in order of the Trimble Spring.
A resolution for the Improvement Of
Summer street from Broad to Demonbreun,
was adopted.
An amended bill in regard to swinging
signs, passed one reading.
The bill for the killing of unmuzzled
dogs was lost on its second reading.
The bill prohibiting lewd women sitting
in doors or standing in alleys and gates, OF
accosting passers, or strolling upon the
streets passed its third reading
The amended bill in regard to fruit stands,
limiting them to thirty inches space, passed
on its third reading
The bill to repeal the law for the pay
ment of 500 per month by the city fer
secret service, passed one reading.
The bill taxing shares Of bank stock the
same a. real estate and personal property
passed a second reading.
NEW BUSINESS.
The action Of the Fire Department Com
mittee, in appointing w. F. Drake engineer
of the VIM. Stockell, was confirmed.
Petitions from Jos Boyers and John
Mellet were granted.
A petition from n. B. Aiken was referred
10 the Finance Committee.
A petition from A. Iser, declaring that
injustice had been done him in a trial be-
fore the Recorder, was returned to the petit
toner The Recorder denounced the state
ments in the petition as false.
A petition for the building of sewer
from Ash street TO Grove alley, was referred