Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-10
CORPORATION LEGIsLATURE


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CORPORATION LEGIsLATUKE.
Meeting of the BOARD of Common
Council neutrality-suspicious. Pro.
cetdin@s-CI Cemetery 90 be Closed
Park Question DiseHssed-A New
Hummer Elected, etc, etc.
This body met yesterday evening al 9
o'clock
Present, Councilmen Burchett, Chad
bourne, Comes, Cramer, Dickey, Emery,
Farnsworth, Griffin, Hammer, Kockel,
Olsen, Horace Smith, Thayer, Grant and
Ogden.
President ShankIand being absent, Coun-
Gilman DiclSey was called to the chair.
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
adopted.
The report Of Auditor, as read in meet
ing of Board of Aldermen, read and filed,
and the accounts ordered to be paid.
Reports Of the Revenue Collector, Re
corder, Water Tax Collector, City Weigher,
Markethouse Clerk and Workhouse Keeper
were received and adopted.
The report of the Health Officer re-
ceived
A petition from citizens of South Nash.
Vile TO have the alley-Way between Null
berry and Ash streets reOpened, was re-
lerred to Street Committee, with power to
act.
The following report from Superinten-
dent of the Reservoir was received by the
Mayor and City Council:
beg most respectfully to direct your at
tentiOn 10 the condition Of the two engines
at the waterwOrlIs, one Of which is at
present undergoing repairs, and the other
not worth the scrap iron of which it is
composed. Now should an accident occur
to the working engine, which may al any
moment happen, the citizens would seri-
ously suffer first from a scarcity of water,
and again from fire when the entire city
recommend that your honorable Board will
provide at once a new engine for the above
work. j. w. READY.
Superintendent WaterWorks
The committee 10 whom was referred the
bill Gor the removal of the City Cemetery
reported that il was the most general opin-
ION that the public health requires the re-
moVal, and they accordingly recommend a
stoppage Of any further interments after
the 18th inst a. the bill provides. Passed
three readings.
The City Attorney sent in the following
opinion on the back of the bill
| have carefully examined the law re-
lating to the subject in question, aud find
that the City Council have full power to
remove or abat6 q nuisance, aud am of
opinion that the within ordinance is sufii-
cient and proper. The only question
which can hereafter arise in a court of JUS
tice will he az to the fact Of the City Cent
etery being a nuisance, which think there
can be no difficulty in establishing by the
most conclusive evidence.
SILAs +. ALLEN,
City Attorney.
The MacGavOck park question was
brought mp, and vigorous efforts we're made
to have it referred to another special cont
mitlee also TO have it laid upon the table,
which prevailed after one reading.
Mr.. Shankland introduced Col. Torbett,
who came before the Council with propo-
sition to sell portion of the esiate of M.
Barrow, deceased, situated in the north
western suburbs, between the Charlotte and
Clifton pixies, for 5000 per acre, to be paid
Cor in ten years, in coupons, with semi
annual payments, with legal interest
thereon.
Bill providing for the payment of me-
chanics engaged in making repairs on the
engine at the watrrworks, passed three
readings.
Bin authorizing the employment of an
Assistant Street OVsrseer, at a salary OF
SO passed the Board Of Aldermen, but
lost in this body. Said to have been an
eleciioneering dodge.
ApetiliOn from various citizens relative
10 the repairing of sidewalks, was referred
10 Street Committee.
4 petition from "a taxpayer, reporting
unfair dealing on the part Of the Water
Tax Collector, was referred to Wsterworka
Committee.
Bill authorizing Mayor to accept deeds
of property for the purpose Of widening
Union street, between Cherry and Summer
streets, which passed three readings of the
Board OF Aldermen, passed.
Hackmen's ball from other Board passed.
Railroad signal bill from other Board
al 20 passed.
An election for the vacancy in the
eighth ward, occasioned by the resigua-
| ton Of Mr.. Van Dyne, was supplied by the
election of A. q. Byron to the position.
Adjourned.