Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-04
THE NEW CRY OF NAsHvrLLE.

i"tuIV5 INC pEuuuCG Oh bne tdDOr OF Il
special commission appointed by the act
ing City Council, chartering anew the
city corporation of Nashville. tits en-
titled an act to amend and embrace iR
one, al oets Incorporating the city Of
Nashville, and eptarging The limits Of
sad city 1t makes quite a yoluminOus
document consisting of twenty chapters,
and covering forty printed pages, more or
hess The Solons who drew it up doubt
less think they have embodied in its pro
visions all the municipal wisdom now
sxtant, and feel confident they are en-
titled to descend to posterity with al the
honOrS attaching to conditores sTbfs
All this, too, notwithstanding there had
been no demand for any sneh legislation
either by those already incorporated, or
those who are to be made partakers Of
city privileges and blessings whether
they desire them or not Without, at
this time, discussing the legal power to
effect it, or the general propriety Of the
wholesale annexation proposed, we can>
not iorbear the remark, in introducing
for the public information the sections
extending the city limits, that the time
for such an important step is ill-chosen,
and the circumstances under which its
projectors came into office, gives the
whole proceeding an air Of oficiousness
and presumption that does not look well
Appended will be found the chapters
referring to the boundaries Of the new
city a
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
boundaries Of the city OF Nashville shall
hereafter he az follows, viz Beginning at
the point OF intersection Of Petway street
and the Cumberland river; thence, with
the center of said Petway street to The point
Of It's intersection with the Lebanon turn
pike thence, in direct line 10 the point
where the Nashville and Chattanooga rail-
road crosses Browns creek; thence, in a
direct line 10 the summit Of the hill known
as McCampbelPs hill or Fort Casino;
thence, in direct line 10 the bend or angle
in the Harden pike, Immediately opposite
the brick house known as Hays. house;
thence, in direct line to the bend or angle
in Jefferson street, near the fort known as
Fort Gillem thence, in a direct line to
the point of intersection Of the Beuna Vista
pike and Clay street, near the st. Cecilia
Academy; thence, with the center Of Clay
street TO College street; thence, due east 20
the Cumberland river; thence, up the
Cumberland river 10 a point due west 10
the intersection of the Whites Creek turns
pike and Foster street. in Edgefield;
thence, due east 10 said point of intersee-
ton of said Whites Creek turnpike and
Foster street; thence, eastwardly along
with the center of Foster street 10 the point
of its intersection with Lishy's turnpike;
thence, nouhwardly with the center Of said
Lishy's turnpike to the point of its inter-
section with Merina street; thence, in
direct line to the point of intersection of
the Gallatn turnpike and Church street in
Edgefeld, near Hobson's Chanel thence.
southwardly with said Church street. TO
the point of its intersection with Father
land street, aud thence in direct line 10
the place of beginning.
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That the
Mayor and City Council shall have power,
by ordinance, TO modify or change the
boundaries of the different wards in said
city, 20 as TO include the additional terrific
~ on the south and west side of the Cum
berland river, embraced in the boundaries
herein prescribed, and are authorized snd
without delay, TO lay off the ter
ritory added to said city on the north and
east side of the Cumberland river. and
formerly designated IS Edgefeld into two
additional wards, and to order a special
election for the Aldermen and members of
the City Council, for said wards, TO the end
that the Inhabitants of said territory may
be represented in the government Of the
city.
OF THE ANNEXATION OF
ADJACENT TERRITORY.
Section l. Be it further enacted, That
whenever lands or grounds adjacent TO said
city shall have been laid out or plated into
lots, with streets and avenues, 80 that the
same may be connected with the streets or
avenues Of said city, or with the business
or trade thereof, on either side ofthe Cum
berland river, and whenever any grounds
are so far connected with the improvements
of the city, and derive their enhanced valne
from its prosperity and growth, that the
same become, in business connections, a
portion thereof, whether laid out in lots or |
plated OF not the City Council may pass
an order or resolution, requesting the |
Board of Commissioners 10 order and esq |
tablish the annexation of the same, and |
have the same delineated by the City En-
gineer; the said Board of Commissioners |
shall thereupon appoints time of meeting, |
at the Council Chamber, TO examine and /
determine the same, and all parties in
Ieresied may demonstrate aud be heard TO /
contest the application; and if the said /
Board find the causes herein set forth, to /
be established, or any of them, and that /
he territory should be annexed and become |
4 part of said city and subject to the iuriss
fiction thereof they shall make an order
md judgment of record for the annexation
IF such territory, and have correct copy |
lied with the Recorder, and published Cor /
en- days in two daily papers of said city |
md from the termination of said ten days, /
he same shall be in force, apd the territory /
hall be held and adiudged to have been
egally annexed, and become part of said
itY, and subject to the jurisdiction and
avs thereof; and the Recorder shall have
he Judgment and plat Of the annexed ter>
itory forthwith registered in the county.
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