Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-26

commissioners are willing, as | am in
formed, to receive all who are lawfully en-
titled to admission. But many of the ap-
plicants for admission to the hospital are
unwilling to go to the county asy-
lum. 1t will be for you to con
slider whether you will permit these inpo-
sitiOns on the city to continue; and, if not,
whether you will seek to remedy the i'm
Projections Of the system by having the
patients examined by a physician appointed
by the corporation, and by other guards
and restrictions; or whether you will dis
continue all provision on the part of the
city for this purpose. The plan of proyid-
ing for sick paupers by the city in a SINH
lar manner has been tried heretofore in
former years, and the abuses of like char
acter have been such as 70 lead to the abol-
ishment Of the system
The making of provision for the poor
generally by issuing to them supplies as
fuel and food, has by former practice grown
into an intolerable abuse, so that the
Mayors Office is the continual resort of
mendicants from morning till night, to the
great hindrance Of public business. In this
case, | repeat that it is the duty of the
county to make the necessary provision {:
but the applicants refuse to go to the county
asylum, which is situated where the in
mates can be supported cheaply, but
prefer to remain in the CITY, and be fed and
warmed by the public bounty. under cir
cumstanees which greatly increase the cost
of living, without affording equivalent IA
cilltieS for their earning a support for
themselves. | conceive that to appropri-
ate the peoples money, raised for cOrpo-
ration purposes by Onerous taxation. to
supplying the necessities Of the paupers
and Migrants who swarm, and are sent to
the city to become the recipients Of such
supplies, is the utmost stretch of the power
of the Mayor and City Council under any cir
cumstances and where the lawmakingp pow
er of the State has expressly conferred that
authority and imposed that duty upon an
other branch of the public government
the County Court-it may well be doubted
if the power remains with us at all, except
under circumstances of such peculiar emer-
gency as to take the cases out Of the pro-
visions of the law. No appropriation has
been made by the City Council to enable
me 10 grant such supplies as are daily
called for; and prefer that none shall be
made, it being my intention to refer
all applicants to the Commissioners
appointed by the COunty-both be-
cause in my opinion We can not
lawfully issue such supplies; and because
if the applicants viii not go to the county
ASYLUM, which the law requires shall be
located, ''and the buildings planned and
constructed solely with view to promote
and secure the health and comfort Of the
inmates, it is good evidence that they are
not deserving of the citys bounty
/ recommend that provision be made by
ordinance for the appointment in such
manner as the City CoUpcil shall see fit. of
a keeper of the Workhouse, and such as
sistants as may be necessary.
At former meeting petition was pre-
scented on behalf of the Tennessee Manu-
featuring Company, to which l would call
your attention. Without signifying any
opinion of my own as to what should be
done, l will say that the prosperity of the
city greatly depends upon the building up
OF its manufacturing interests, and the
policy of the corporation toward such in
terests should be liberal.
With great Difference to the views of any
who may differ in opinion with me, must
be permitted to express the hope that no
whatever will be undertaken; but that we
shall he content, in view of the embar-
raised circumstances of the corporation, to
keep in good order the streets and i'm
provements as they now are Let no new
debts be contracted. X. J. NORRIS.
The Committee on Finance reported
that they had employed an adept in book
keeping for the purpose of investigating
the books of Col Henry Stone, as Com
missioner of the late Metropolitan Police
The Indebtedness of the city, for one
month and fifteen days service, was recog-
nized and the same recommended by the
Mayor to be paid as soon as possible The
committee in settlement with Col Stone,
reported a satisfactory settlement with
Col Henry Stone, late Commissioner of
the Metropolitan Police Force The set
Element was made and adjusted with accu-
rate tabular statements of debit and accom-
panying balance sheet of credit.
The report of the settlement was re-
ceived and transmitted to the Board of Al
dermen Mr.. John Lellyett made some
remarks explanatory of suits and litigation
in which the corporation was concerned,
growing out of the Alden administration,
etc, and recommended the immediate Civ
ing of an indemnifying bond for 800, 900,
to insure the speedy issuance Of certain
injunctiOns affecting the property interests
of the city
The Committee on Gas reported that
they had conferred with the Nashville Gas
light Company, which holds accounts
against the city for S., 700 The company
proposes that, if the city would pay eighty
cents on the dollar by the LIST of December,
then they would furnish gas in the future
at 81 SOper l, 900 cubic feet The proposition
was transmitted to the Board of Aldermen
Petitions were offered praying the privi-
lege of erecting sundry wooden buildings.
Received and referred
A petition was read from Mrs. Emily
Currey praying that certain oppressive tax
alton, paid by her to Mr. Sheridan, be re-
funded
Sundry relief petitions were read and re-
ferred.
Petitions were read praying school priv
leges by persons paying school tax, who
had been excluded by being outside the
corporate limits. Laid on the table.
A petition WIS presented, signed by a
number of citizens, asking the construction
of foot-way across Cherry street, in front
of the Maxwell House The petition was
refused on a call of the ayes and noes.
A petition was presented from d. b.
Harris, of Louisville, praying relief from
pecuniary losses sustained by exacting
assessments made upon property during
the occupancy Of the city by the Federal
troops. Referred to the Finance Commit
tee
The bill published at the last meeting
regulating labor brokers, passed its third
reading, under a suspension Of the rules.
The bill regulating the water tax assess
ments, heretofore published, passed Its
third and final reading.
The resolution from the Board Of Alder.
men, appointing joint committe touching
upon the extension of certain water pipes,
Was concurred in, and committee Of two
was appointed.
The resolution from the Board of Alder
men, recommending the auditing and pay.
Inent of the just claims due the Metropoli.
tan Police for services of the last month
and half was eoncurred in.
A bill was received from the Board o.
: Aldermen regulating sureties and resisting
the payment Of certain unjust demands
against the corporation, growing out of the
Alden administration, and looking to the
defense of such suits In the courts, and
pledging the faith of the corporation &c