Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-15
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BOAlD VI ALDERMEN.
A called meeting Of the Board of Alder
men was held yesterday afternoon by au-
thoriiy Of the following message from the
Mayor:
MAYORS OFFICE, NASHVILLE, Tennes-
see, May l4th, 1865 Gentlemen ofthe Board
Of Aldermen: You are called together to-
day to aid the Honorable Board of Com
mon Council in fastening the completion
Of measures necessary TO properly regulate
and get on foot an assessment, under the
provisions OF ian act 10 amend the charter
Of the city Of Nashville" etc, passed March
10th, 1858, from which beg to quote I:
"Section A. That an Assessor shall he
elected as the City Council may provide,
and after qualification aud the execution Of
a bond in the sum required by the Council,
with securities approved by them, condi-
tional TO the faithful valuation, assessment
and listing, and the discharge Of
all his duties, a. required by law,
ordinance and the orders Of the
proper authorities, he may appoint, with
the advice and approval Of the City Coun-.
ell, a sufficient number Of assistants, as de-
termined by them and subject to their con-
iirmation, who shall, in like manner, be
qualified and give bonds, etc.
The very brief time now available 10 the
assessor 10 properly perform his duties "A
prescribed by law, and the necessity of
fastening his work so as TO facilitate the
action Of the Revenue Collector, and thus
relieve, 30 some extent, our present pecu-.
MARY embarrassmenis, leads me TO respect
fully urge immediate action, without await
ing the adoption Of measures that may be
deemed necessary by the special committee
appointed at your last meeting, to investi-
gate and fix upon the kind of property as
sessed by the State az far a. the same APP
plies to this corporation under the act be-
fore referred TO.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your
obedieut servant, A. f. ALDEN, (
Mayor. ,
Mr.. Allen introduced 4 bill 10 provide
for the collection Of revenue and other pur-
poses, II directs the City Tax Assessor 10
make ont the tax lists and assessments for
the ensuing year, in accordance with the
amended charter granted by the Begisla-
ture on the 10th Of March, 1865, and that
he nominate five Assistant Assessors 10 be
confirmed by the City Council, and each
Assistant Assessor shall receive not ex-
ceeding four dollars per day, nor more
than one hundred dollars altogether, the.
books Of the Assessor 10 be completed by
the FIRST day Of June.
The bill to establish Board of Health .
passed second reading
Ga the suspension of the rules to its pas
sage on its third reading, Mr.. Thornberg
said that lac did not believe that DIR. Mitch 4
ell had ever been duly elected Health I
Officer; that the law then repaired the
Board Of Health TO nominate Health
Officer, which had not been done, and the
proceedings in the matter were illegal, and
he would not vote for the bill, stating az Il
did that DIR. Mitchell had been duly
elected The rnies were then suspended,
when Mr.. Thornberg offered the following
bill in lien, which was laid on the table nv
a vote Of to A: "That all laws and parts
of laws providing for the creation, election
or support of a Board Of Health, Health
Office and City Dispensary he and the same
are hereby repealed"
The original bill then came MP on its
third reading and was sirenuously opposed
by Mr.. Nelson, who agreed with Mr..
Tborpberg that the present Health Officer
had been illegally elected, and that il, az
the bill stated, Dr. Mitchell was duly cleo
ted, the bill was passed with that clause
and would be lie. There we're no better
physicians in existence than had composed
The former Board Of Health, and the pro-
posed change was useless, and the City
Council had acted shameiully and disgrace
fully towards the men who had stood MP
in its time of peril, when the ravages of
the cholera swept over the city like a de-
strOying tornado. Proposition after PROPOSE
ton had been offered by DIR. Mitchell since
his induction into Office, not worth a row
Of beans.
Mr.. Tuthill followed, indorsiug the bill. |
Mr.. ThOrnberg then attempted to read !
the letter Of the former Board of Health, |
stating that the Council had acted in dis
regard Of law in regard TO the election Of a |
Health Officer, which WAS objected 60, az
10 the Council.
Mr.. Thornberg reiterated the assertion
without perusing the letter further
lie was followed by Messrs. Kinney,
Mckee and Allen in favor Of the bill, the
last of whom stated that DIR. Mitchell had
been duly elected
Mr.. Nelson moved 10 strike ouf the
words, that DIR. Mitchell wss duly elect
Health Officer" which was lost, by vote
OF 6 90 8.
Mr. Nelson arose to qualify the state
meut made in regard 20 the Board voting a
lie in the passage Of the bill without
amendment, and said that the present
Health Officer was elected contrary 10 law.
A motion 10 postpone the further CON
sideration Of the bill until the next meet
ing, was voted down, by vote OF 8 90 L.
The bill then passed its third reading,
by s vote of 10 8, Mr.. Thornberg, who
who would have voted in the negative.
having retired on account Of the Iaienes q
the hour. F te,t|
The amendment Of the other Board rais-
ing the Joint committee on the 4th Of Jnly
10 is was concurred in.
A bill passed three readings authorizing
the Recorder to Issue checks 10 the amount
Of ; 600 the same Ia be placed AZ the die
pOsal OF the Mayor and Finance Camplit-
tee u he used for purposes Of charity, the
money 20 be appropriated exclusively 70
transportation Of panPers away from toe
CITY.
The Board then adjourned 10 meet the
Board of Common Council in Conventioa
for the purpose Of the confirmation of five
assistant ASSESSORS, after which il finally ad
iourned.
COMMON COUNCIL. ~
A regular meeting Of the Commun Coun-
Gil was held yesterday afternoon, Chairman
Shankhnd presiding.
Professionalism Burche1. Chad
bourne Coyle, Cramer, Conners, Dickey,
Emrv, Farnsworlh, Grant, Griffin, Gaines
Hammer, koekei, Ogden, OlsoR, Smith
(John Hu }, Thayer.
PETITIONS. s.r.
A petition asking Cor the binding Of a
calvert from College street 10 Mulberry
street was referred 10 the Street COMMITTEES.
A petition Of W. z. Jones was laid rq,on
the table.
A petition Of Jacob Easier, asking re-
mission n taxes, Was referred 10 . sPecial
COMMITTEES.
A petition asking 3 reduction 81 ihe
Medical College water tax Was referred 10
the Waierworks COMMITTEE.
petition from q. NJ. Fogg was granted.
Petitions from Francis Shields and ). Il.
a'gmon were referred 30 the Fire Com
mitlee.