Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-14
RoARp on coMMoN couNCIL.

A regular meeting Of the Common Coun-
| ell took place yesterday afternoon, Presl-
dent Cotton in the chair.
Present, in addition TO the President,
Messrs. Coltart, Rhea, Morris, Edwards,
Hudson, Leitenberger, Dunniyant, Walsh,
Ambrose, Haslam, Hagey, Moore, Duncan,
Wilson, Winston and Lellyett.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
The following communications were sub
rnitted by the Mayor:
NASHVILLE, June II, 1S67.-Hon. w.
Matt Brown, Mayor, etc-SIR: At
meeting of citizens TO make arrangements
for celebrating the approaching Fourth of
July, IL was voted that an invitation be ex-
tended to the various branches of the city
government, and to the different city Off
GERS, to take part in the celebration and
that an appropriate place be assigned them
| in the procession on that occasion. In ac-
cordance with the above vote, which have
been directed to communicate toyou, have
| the honor to extend to You, and, through
you, 10 all the various branches of the city
government, cordial invitation to unite
in the proposed celebration. Requesting
of you the favor Of laying this invitation
before the bodies and individuals concerned,
and asking a reply thdreto at your earliest
convenience,
| have the honor to be, very respectfully
yours, HENRY STONE.
Secretary Committee of Arrangements.
The invitation wasunanimously accepted.
NASHVILLE June 13, lS67.-The Hon.
w. Matt Brown Mayor of Nashville.-Msy
it please Your Honor: Having completed
the work of numbering the houses and
vacant property within the city limits, and
complied with the law in reference thereto,
as we'll as with the instructions of the City
Engineer las may be seen by the report of
the committee appointed by the Board of
Aldermen and Common Council to inspect
and investigate" said work. L shall now
lay before your Honor the record said
law or act requires the contractor TO de-
post with the Mayor; which record will
plainly show by referring to it, the amount
Of numbers affixed and assigned within the
city limits, as we'll as on each individuals
property, so far as | have been able to as
certain the ownership.
The numbers, as may be seen, are re
corded as follows: The odd numbers on
one page, and the even ones on the same
sheet, Oh the other, together with the oc
cupants of houses, owners of property and
the amount of money paid. BY referring
to the record with your Honor, you will
find as follows:
The numbers Affixed are 1925 OF 25c......S 9Sl 25
The numbers assigned are 1855 at Zoe. .3S4 50
Which if paid would amount to.......... 90 1855 rs
| Out Of which nave collected ...---.--.. 6O4 %
Leaving balance still due me of...-....Sl 76l s.
/ have several times applied TO parties
| whose amount for numbering is very trivial,
and on being positively refused payment
| by them, applied TO the Recorder for war
| rants for the amount, but was denied them
on the grounds that IL was beyond his juris-
| diction. Having then been necessitated to
| take legal advice in the matter, | was told
the whole thing was unconstitutional, aud
that could not under said law, collect one
single dime, not having been legally APP
pointed or elected ax-collector-hence my
reason for not presenting bills to extensive
property owners, feeling assured that pay
ment would be disputed.
| Now, having spared neither pains nor
time to accomplish this work 10 a satisfac-
tory manner and incurred considerable ex-
pense during its performance, ] trust your
Honor will take the matter into earnest
consideration, aud recommend payment of
the balance (Sl76l So due from the city
| treasury.
| have the honor 70 be, sir, your obdt
| servant, CHARLES MORLEY.
The letter was laid over.
| REPORTS OF oITy OFFICERS.
/ The reports of the several city officers
! were read and filed
| I'VE have already given a synopsis OF
each Of them in our report Of the meeting
| OF the Board of Aldermen held Tuesday ]
The recommendation of the Auditor in
his repor, that sundry accounts be paid,
vas agreed to.
! M. Coltart called for the ayes and noes
on the adoption Of the report OF the Fire
Department, bu, subsequently withdEeW
| the call, and the report was adopted.
4 Mr.. Duncan submitted report from the
! Finance Committee, laying before the
Council the following accounts for its &C
! lion:
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