Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-09
CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting of Rnth Roart

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ported twenty burials during last month.
The Wharf Master reported S256,70 as
collected during the month Of October.
The keeper of the Workhouss reported
three hundred and seyenty-three prisoners
in the Workhouse during last month, aud |
two hundred and sixty-one released. The
amount of stores purchased was 81 ,6l5 o..
The report of Mr.. Pratt, city Sexton,
stating why he permitted bnrials in the
City Cemetery subsequent 10 the 18th OF
September was received.
The Clerk of the Market reported coll
leciioas Of S2,Ols "a from the 23d Of De-
,ober to the Let Of December.
PETITIONS
The select committee reported il inexpe.
dent to lay wa er pipes On certain street
in the 10Th ward. The petition was there
fore rejected.
The petition asking that North Spruce
street be repaired was granted.
A petition was received from s. s. Wal
lace, asking that the taxes on hand carts
be reduced to S. each.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill abolishing the office of private
Secretary to the Mayor was laid over.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
The bill authorship the Committee on
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three readings.
The resolution appointing joint stand
ing committee for the purchase Of fuel was
adopted
The bill 10 prohibit vagrancy passed
three readings and is now law.
The resolution appointing committee
on charity was laid upon the table.
The resolution appointing special COM
mittee to ascertain The amount of out
standing checks issued prior to October |,
1867, was adopted,
The resolution apprpriating six hundred
bushels Of coal 10 the st. Mary's and Pro-
tesisnt Orphan Asylum was adopted
The amendment to the bill prohibiting
the sale Of water within the corporate
limits, exempting water hauled in carte,
was concurred in.
The bill closing the barber shops on
Sunday passed its first reading.
| NEW BUSINESS.
A bill allowing the City Tax Assessor
salary of $4,000 per annum, passed two
readings.
A communication was received from
Mrs Bradlove and Mrs. Branch, Two widow
ladies, stating that they would care foi and
board each patient in St. Vincent Hospital
at seventy-fve cents day during the en-
suing year, instead of 81, which is now
paid. Deferred to the Committee. OF Hos
pitals.
A bill to prevent fires passed three read
ings. -.. ...r.
A bill licensing runners at go per an
mum, and hand-carts at s. each, passed Two
readings.
Resolution from the other Board sp-
pointing a committee on salaries. Laid
on the table.
Resolution from the same, requiring the
City Marshal to report the condition OF
the street railroads. Coneurrsd in.
Adjourned until next Thursday night. - -
Common Council.
A called meeting of the Board OF Con-
mon Council wag held last night. Presi-
den, ShankIand in the Chair, and the 70
lowing members present:
Bruce, Bassou, Brown, Duke, Fsin, Hau-
lev, Jolly, Johnston, Kirby, Long, Muir
ply, Sumner, Thayer, Weakley and Presi-
dent Shanklsnd.
The following message from the Mayor
was read, received ard fled:
To THE HONORABLE TIE BOARD OF
COMMON COUNCIL, NASHVILLE, Tenn
Gentlemen: You are called together this
evening to complete any unfinished bust
ness that may have been before You, to car
nv forward any measures that may be
transmitted to you from the Board of A.
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transact any business which may seem of
importance to you, the same as if In regu-
lar session. Very respectfully, your ODE.
dient servant, A. Il. ALDEN,
Mayor.
An ordinance in regard to the election
of health officer, passed three readings
and is now q law.
Jim Sumner, colored, offered a resolu.
ton instructing the Chief of the Fire De-
partmebt to nominate his pipemer, drivers,
horsemen, engineers, etc, so that they can
be confirmed at the next meeting of the
City Council. Withdrawn.
| By Mr.. Murphy: An ordinance appro-
priating three hundred bushels OF coal 20
the St. Nary's Orphan Asylum; also
three hundred bushels to the Nashville
Protestant Orphan Asylum. Passed three
readings.
| An ordinance fixing the salary OF the
Street Overseer at ST. 500 per annum, was
rejected on its second reading.
An ordinance prohibiting baker shops to
be kept open on Sunday, passed three
readings.
A resolution was offered to pay the lab
orers employed BY the city two dollsrs per
day was lost.
A resolution was offered appointing a
Committee on Salaries, to consist Of three
from the Common Council and two from
the other Board, was adopted. The follow
ing were appointed by the chairman
Thayer, Wright and Murphy.
Petition from the citizens of the second
and nineth ward, requesting that gas lamp
be placed at the corner of Jefferson and
Vine street.
Resolution instructiDg the Chief Marshal
TO report at the next meeting the condition
of the Street Railroad. Adopted,
Adj burned.
BEAUTIFUL Those new styles Of
hats for the holidays are all the rage al
Virgins, %, Cherry street.
Hogs HOgsl
| Tho highest market price paid for any