Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-15
ET9dEFIELD.

and Aldermen. s ~
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of Edge6eld met in regular session last
night. ~ wr-n SfhHE
Present-Mayor Glenn, and Aldermen
Sanford, Campbell, Woodfcrd, Sharp and
Stubblefeld. &R@
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approval.
A report was read from the Civil En-
ginse, giving an estimate of the grading
and Matchmaking of Barrow anil Watson
streets, which on motion was received and
fled.
The bill introduced by Aid. Campbell
at a former meeting entitled an act to
regulate the grading of streets, alleys, side
walks, etc." was called up, and read by
sections. The first section was lost, when
by permission of the Board, the bill was
| Withdrawn.
Aid. Sharp instituted inquiries in re-
gard to the widening of Bell street. The
Mayor stated that it would be necessary
for the property holders TO deed the prop
erty on each side to the corporation.
Aid. Woodford offered resolution au.
thorizing the City Marshal to employ a
host for the City Hall, and that $25 be
appropriated to that purpose. Adopted.
Aid. Woodford introduced a bill en-
titled IAN act defying the manner Of build
ing streets, etc, etc."
A petition from H. Campbell was sub
mitted, asking the privilege of gradeing
Hickory street from Fatherland to an al
lev between Russell and Fatherland, and
| for the same to have credit in part
payment of taxes for 1869, and further to
abide the decision Of the Board in regard
to the levying OF taxes for street pur.
poses. By unanimous vote, the Board
| granted the request.
A bill on the privilege tax was intro
duced. II provides that upon livery sta
bles tax of % cents shall be imposed on
every stall kept for public use; for four
horse omnibuses twenty dollars per an
mum, and lwo-horse buses fifteen dollars
per annum; upon every hack, carriage or
buggy run for public pay, a tax Of five
dollars per annum; four-horse wagon five
dollars; two-horse wagon three dollars;
express wagon, dray or cart, two dollars
per annum; peddlers of sewing machines
selling by sample, Eve dollar; every per-
son engaged in retailing liquors, fifty dol
lars per annum; horse and mule dealers,
eight dollars per annum; cattle dealers,
four dollars per annum; butchers, five dol
lars per annum; peddlars on foot are
privileged TO take out license quarterly
at the rate of twenty dollars per annum,
and peddlars with q horse or vehicle,
twenty-five dollars; exhibitions for profit,
except circus or menagerie, for each day .
performance, five dollars; every circus or
animal chow, twenty-five dollars for each
day s performance; confectionery, ice cream
saloon and other places OF refreshment, two
and half per cent on the capital
stock employed, and the proprietors
TO take out a license as mer-
chants are required to do; merchants TO
pay on the inyOice cost of all goods bought
out of the State at the rate of p mills on
the dollar, provided that no merchant shall
pay less than two dollars and fifty cents.
The term merchant includes every person
trading or dealing in goods, wares, mer-
chandize, groceries, jewelry, drugs and
medicines.
The bill was passed upon its first read
ing, and on motion the rules were suspend
ed, and the bill admitted to and passed
upon second reading.
The Board then adjourned until Mon
dsy night next.