Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-13

The . Powers That Be- ON the Ram.
Page-Birch and Book vs.. Pick and
sPade-s3O9. 600, s20,OOO. and &c.
Oo0-A Loud and Lively Debate ON
an Interesting Observation-Disclosures of
Three New COuneiImen, etc.
A regular meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil was held last night, President Shank
land presiding.
Present, Councilman Burehett, Corners,
Coyle, Emery, Grant, Griffin, Hammer,
Kockel, Ogden, Olsen, Smith, Thayer,
and Cramer.
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The petition of the Trustees of the Chris
tian Church, asking remission of taxes, was
referred to the Finance Committee
A motion 10 allow the accounts pre-
scented by the City Auditor, drew forth
critical remarks from BuFchett and Griffin,
the former seeming impressed with the idea
of a very large negro ia the fence, and the
latter asserting the right and duty Of every
member Of the City Council 20 look into
the financial affairs of the city. They
finally withdrew their objections, however,
The bill repeating all laws requiring
merchants selling fresh meat to take out
butchers license, was laid upon the table.
The bill authorizing the issuance of
three hundred thousand dollars in city
bonds was taken up.
Mr.. Griffin wanted TO know il the bill
had any bearing upon the back taxes due
the city. He thought it would be better to
collect the back taxes than to be issuing
bonds TO raise money.
The member from the 9TH ward was ruled
out of order.
Mr. Cramer thought the Council ought to
know what the bonds would bring before
taking action upon the bill. He moved an
amendment that the Commissioners be au-
thorized to report to the Council the proba
bic per cent. to be paid.
The amendment was laid upon the table,
and after some further discussion the bill
passed its third reading.
The bill appropriating ten thousand dol
lars for the support of the city schools, and
directing the issuance of checks equivalent
TO that amount in money, on being taken
up, was denounced by Mr.. Cramer as class
legislation, and he, as an advocate of the
class of men who got their bread by the
sweat of their brow, would speak and vote
against it. IL teachers were paid the dis
count on checks, the laborer on the street
was also entitled 10 it.
Mr.. Emery also spoke against the bill.
The city owed no more TO the school teach
ers than the men who carried the pick.
Alderman Allen, from the School Com
mittee, speaking by request, advocated the
bill, saying that taking the children of the
lsborer from school would be strange way
to benefit him. He did not want to see it
go out that the Radical Council of Nash
vile had voted against its public schools.
Mr.. Cramer referring to Allen Te-
piled that "we all knew" lawyers, and were
not likely TO be led away by their oily
speeches. The teachers could take checks
as we'll as the laborer, and if the teacher
did not choose to accept this sort Of pay,
there was a remedy which could be readily
employed.
Mr. Burchett opposed the BILL arguing
that education was secondary to bread and
butter, and that the laborer could not
starve for the sake of schooling his chill
dren. He moved its reference to a com
mittee.
The motion was laid upon the table, and
the bill then passed its third reading by
ten yeas to four nays.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
payment of the corporation employees was
then taken up.
A disposition being evinced to tack on an
additional $4,000, Mr.. Ogden cautioned
the Council against hasty legislation.
Checks would be down TO fifty cents upon
the dollar should the bill pass. The Coun-
Gil was not legislating for the laborers
alone; they represented the taxpayers as
we'll
Mr.. Emery said that the interests of the
laborer could not be neglected, and the
Council dare not vote against the bill. He
would never again vote for a school appro-
priation should the bill fail.
Mr.. Cramer denounced all talk about
taxpayers as buncombe, and the bill then
passed upon its third reading by IL yeas
and nays.
The resolution for the payment of the
laborers at Fort Morton, and the Assistant
Superintendent of the Water Works, were
concurred in.
On motion, the Council proceeded to the
election of Councilmen TO fill the vacan-
cies, with the following result:
Second Ward: John Hugh Smith.
Third Ward: X. 7. Gaines
Fourth Ward: d. d. Dickey.
After several'ballots for Councilman for
the sixth ward, resulting in a tie, the
Council, without effecting an election, adj
iourned.