Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-11
NEW SERIES. NO. 297
COMMON COUNCIL.
Asioaraea nee.lns Of Both 30. a..
BOARD OF couScILMEx.


BOARD OF COUNcILMEN.
A quorum being present, Presiden
Smith t9Ok the chair, when the foIlowin
members answered to their names: 30.
SOW Duke, Fain, Hanley, jenkins, Phi
| lips, Long, Murphy Jnngermsnn. Thsyel
Sumner.
Councilman Phillips, member elect frou
the Ninth Ward, was sworn ia and took
his seat.
The minutes of the meeting held Nor
day night were read and approved.
A communication from L. d. Wheeler
declining to serve as Councilman from the
seventh ward elected Monday night
was received and 6led-and the seat de-,
clared vacant
A motion was made to go into an elec.
ton to fill the vacancy Of the seventh
ward. Carried.
B. s. Rhea and d. Griffin were nomin-
ated.
First balIot-Rhea Z; Griffin Z. No
election.
Second ballot--Rhea s, Griffin 6.
Rhea was declared elected TO Gil the
vacancy in the seventh ward.
The following resolution was offered
whereas, John NJ Bass having been
elected as a member Of the Common Coun.
Gil from the fifth ward, and failed 10 come
forward and take his seat, though notified
of his election and of several meetings Of
this Board /; therefore,
"Be it resolved, That his seat be de-
clared vacant, and that this body proceed
TO fill the vacancy" r...l-..-
Adopted. --.f s-.-
K ] Morris was nominated TO Eli yacans
cy in fifth ward. ~.
Mr.. Morris having received all the bIl-
lots, wss declared duly elected Councilman
to represent the fifth ward.
The following was offered:
ITO the Mayor and Council: My BUSH
ness does not admit of ny attending to the
duties Of councilman from the sixth ward.
81 hereby tender my resignation, and
hope you will accept the same.
"HENRY JoLLYn
4 On motion, the resignation of Mr.. Jolly
was accepted, and the Council proceeded
to fill the vacancy in the sixth ward.
Mcssrs. VsnBaugh and Hsine were Mons
mated. Mr.. VanBaugh having received
q majority Of the votes cast, was declared
duly elected Councilman Of the sixth
ward.
Mr.. Thayer announced that Mr.. Shane,
elected Monday night to the third ward,
was found to be incompetent that he
owns property in several wards, but not
in the third ward, and was therefore not
qualified to represent the ward, and
moved that the seat be declared vacant,
and the Council proceed to fill the
at the next meeting. Carried.
On motion the Council adjourned to
Thursday night next.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
President Kinney ia the chair.
Present-Coyle, Goodwin, Grant, Da~
Wis and Flanagan.
The special committee appointed Mons
day night offered the following report:
Your committee appointed to in
vestigate and report upon the qualifics~
tons of the members of this body SUBJ
nit that according to the city charter,
No person shall be eligible to either |
Board of the Council unless he be q
citizen of Tennessee, . bona fide citizen |
IF the city, and freebooter in the ward |
or which he is elected (See |
City Laws, chapter 6 section
l3, 1869 They repor. tlat q
means person who owes at
east a life estate in realty. Applying
he above rules, they find that the fol-
lowing sitting mambara ara qualified
James Davis, U. s. Goodwin. H. III. Ham
mer, H. G. Smith, w C Kinney, ID +
Carter, VIM. Flanagan and 5 f Allen.
"Your committee would further state
that P. T. Coyle and II. D. Grant are
about to tender their resignation no in.
yestigatiOns made as to their property
qualification.