Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-19
Municipal.
BoARD OF cONMoN ICoUNcn.

An adjourned meeting OF the common
Council was held last evening, Presiden
Cotton in the chair, and the following mem
bers present: Messrs. Graves, Ooltart
Reid, Morris, DrsncaR Lellyett, Wilson
Rhea, Winston Hudson, Moore and Bodies
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. 2
The bill directing the Recorder to paw
TO officer Pinckney Dews, certain compen.
sation passed three readings.
The bill providing for the LAYING OF
crossings at certain localities on Broad 4 nd
Cherry streets, passed first reading.
The resolution providing Cor the i'm
provement Of Franklin street, was adopted.
/ The resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Public Property to negotiate for
the purchase Of certain property near the
upper and lover wharves, vas adopted.
Petitions from various parties, praying
10 be allowed 10 erect frame houses. were
granted.
The resolution providing for the estab-
fishing of grade on Front street, from the
Public Square to Broad street, was con-
CURED IN.
RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. Cotton introduced the following res
olution, which was adopted: That a Joint
committee be appointed to investigate the
damage claimed by james Stevenson, at
the corner Of College and Ash streets, on
account Of water flowing in on his prem
| Uses.
BY the same: That the Street Committee
be directed 10 have South Union street put
in good repair from Cherry to College
street, as soon as the same can be conve-
niently effected Adopted.
By the same That any person petition
ing the City Council for the privilege of
erecting a frame house shall state the street.
ward, and number Of lot; and also all per
sons signing said petition shall give their
numbers OF lots. Adopted.
By Mr. Winston That the Street Com
mittee be instructed to complete Ash street
from Cherry street TO Ewing avenue at
the earliest practicable moment Adopted.
By the same: That the Mayor be re-
quested to communicate TO this Board, il
not incompatible with the public interest,
the reason why the order 10 repair and
build pavemenls on certain streets has not
been enforced, especially on Summer, south
OF Broad, and also on Cherry street, south
of Broad Adopted. ..E
BY the same That the Street Committee
be instructed 10 take into consideration the
confusion which now exists on account of
the number of streets Of the same name,
and that they be authorized to suggest such
changes as in their Judgment may seem
proper, and report by bill or otherwise
Adopted
BY the same That the street overseer
and city police be instructed 10 look well TO
the surface sewers, have them kept clear Of
all Instructions, and enforce rigidly all the
laws upon the subject Adopted.
By Mr.. Lellyett: That the Street Com
mittee be instructed to inquire and report
as to the pTopriety Of laying down the Nicol-
son or other wooden pavement on Spring
street from Front street to the Chattanooga
railroad depot.
BY the Same That Union street be
wIdened and improved from Cherry to
Summer street, to the same width as il now
Is laid out from Marketto Cherry, or wider.
provided that the owners of the property
taken for this purpose shall agree to relieve
the city from all cost or damage for the
property 30 taken Passed FIRST reading.
NEW BILLS.
Mr.. Cotton introduced the following
streets of Nashville shall be required 70
carry bells on their horses. That any street
railroad company failing 20 place bells on
the horses, the manager having charge Of
the running of said road shall be fined for
SAID failure not less than one, nor more
than ten dollars. Passed three readings.
by MIR, Rhea: That all neat substantial
improvements put upon vacant or unim-
proved lots during the year 1867, shall be
exempt from taxation before the first day
Of January, 1872. Passed first reading.
BY the same: An act regulating labor
brokers: That hereafter il shall be nnlaw-
FIJI to carry On the business oflabor brokers
without paying an annual license of one
hundred dollars. Before the license shall
he issued the broker shall be required 90
furnish bonds to the amount of $1,000 that
he will comply with all the obligations im-
posed Passed first reading.
MIR. Lellyett introduced the following
bill: That it shall be unlawful to permit
swine to run at large within the corporate
limits; and persons willfully violating this
provision shall be subject to n fine of S.
for each head Of swine so permitted TO run
at large, Provided that the act is not in
tended TO interfere with the driving of hogs
through the streets by drovers or butchers.
Thisiact shall be published in three Of the
city papers, and shall take effect from and /
after It's passage. Passed first reading.
BILLS TAKEN UP.
The following bill, reported by the Police |
Committee passed second and third read |
ing That the perquistes of the City Mar
shall and deputies, and officers and members
of the night police shall be full oompensa-
ton, say 81 50 for arrests by night police,
upon conviction of the party arrested, and
fifty cents TO the City Marshal on same
arrest. Deputy Marshals 81 upon all cases
arrested by them, upon conviction of the
parties arrested.
Adjourned.