Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-10
MUNICIPAL.

Meeting Of the Common Council.
Council met last night at z O'Clock, A.
B. Shankland in the chair
The proceedings of the previous meet-
ing were read and approved.
A message from Mayor Alden was re-
ceived and filed, urging the procurement of
a desk, etc, and arranging the standing
committees as follows:
On Donaldson, Nelson, Kinney,
Knowles, Cavitt, Baker, Tuthill, Cramer
Coyle and Griffin.
On Police-KoclEel, Hammer, MeLaugh-
lin and Thayer.
On Whterworks-Grant, Tuthill, Ker-
chival, Kinney and Cavert.
On arkethouse-Thayer, Woodmansee,
Donaldson, Mclaughlin, Commons, Shank
land and Cochrane.
On Cemeteries-Mitchell, Kerchival,
and Knowles.
Attention was also directed to extracts
in his former message.
The Treasurer reported
Receipts. 81, 233 SO
Expenditures...... .,.... 27,0l2 IS
BalQuee III 03
The Revenue Collector reported as col
lected, 81, 051 O9.
An injunction from the Board of Educa-
ton was presented, with the following
communication accompanying
To THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL OF
NAsHvILLE-GentLeDl Your petitioners,
whom you recently elected az a Board of
Education, and ordered to take charge of
the public schools of the city on and after
the LIST day of January, 1868, would re-
specially represent that an Injunction has
been served on them by the former Board
of Education, forbidding them to respect
the election or obey the orders of the City
Council.
The bill of injunction alleges that in the
action of your honorable body was illegal,
because, as alleged, the bill displacing the
former incumbelts was not passed by the
lower branch of the City Council. Said
bill Of injunction is herewith submitted for
your consideration.
Your petitioners feeling that the exer-
else of unremunerated duties imposed by
your orders, they should not be involved
in personal expense or held responsible for
alleged error of the Council, would respects
fully petition your honorable body either
to take such action as will absolVe them
from all obligation to act in the capacity
of School Board or to make the neces-
sary provisions to vindicate your own
action and resist injunction.
ID. d. DICKEY,
II. l.. GRANT,
and others.
Pararrad 70 q rcrnp,itfaa coneist;pcr &c
Messrs. Cochrane and Brien.
Under the head of unfinished business,
an ordinance gas introduced preventing
goats from running at large under certain
penalties. Passed on second reading.
The following communication was re-
ceived from DR.. Joseph Jones, Health
Officer:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 9th, 1S6S.-T0
the Chairman Of Committee on Dispensaiy-
SIR: l am this day in receipt of the fol-
lowing order:
"Dr. Joseph Jones Health Office, Nashville,
Tsnnessse-SIR You will please transfer
to DR.. ]. B. Mitchell all drugs, medicines
and other property pertaining to the City
Dispensary.
The property referred TO will be at once
removed to the Union and Dispatch Block,
corner Of Church and Cherry streets.
Very respectfully,
A. f. ALDEN, Mayor"
This order was enforced in spite of the
protest of the Dispensary officer, which |
now renew and hereby inform you that |
am no longer responsible for the safe
keeping of the said property. At the last
adyices there was a conflict between the
CITY Council and the old Board of Health of
the city of Nashville, whose joint officer l
was and claim to be until formal official
steps are taken TO release me.
The bill entitled "to amend an act to
establish the Board of Health of the city
of Nashville, and providing for the estsb
lishment Of City Dispensary,' which has
never been repealed and is still the Law,
ordains in its 9th and 9TH sections the
establishment of standing committee Of
the City Council TO be called the Commit
tee on the City Dispensary, charged with
the conduct of the Dispenszry. All
changes, and the management and conduct
of the Dispensary can only be lawfully
made by and through this committee.
Ii is deemed proper 10 inform you, and
through YOU the City Council, Of the
forcibIe possession and removal of the Dis
pensary, in order to remove from the re-
sponsibility of the custody OF the Dispen-
sary property, and to call your attention
to the matter. respectfully,
! JOSEPH JONES.
A bill was offered fixing the time of labor
for inmates in the workhouse at nine hours,
and other regulations and passed on its
third reading, under suspension Of the
| rules.
An ordinance was presented through
Judge Lowering, establishing Dispensary
Board of Health, etc.