Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-09

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Committee about $4,000 90
| From different departments
about l5.OOO w
| Total amount, $65,75o 80
Amount paid out, 54,527 SO
Balance. Sll,23O ~
The Auditor submitted report showing
the amount of bills parsed on by theFinancs
committee.
Considerable discussion ensued on the
report, aad several amendments offered,
when, on motion, the amendments were
laid on the table and motion made that
the report be adopted.
Randall Brown, colored, wanted to hear
the items under the head of miscellaneous
department, read before he voted. During
the reading of the items, Brown again
remarked that he would like TO know
what some of the appropriations were for.
We were spending the peoples money,
and he wanted 10 know where it was
going.
Jim Summer, colored, said he wss will
ing to vote for all except the miscellaneous
department
Randall Brown said again that this
thing called miscellaneous was costing
more than the street department, and we
| did not know what it was for.
a vote was taken on the adoption of the
report, which resulted as follows: Ayes
ii, noes 5.
The reports from the various city officers
were submitted and received.
The bill appropriating S25 per month to
the sexton of the cemetery, for keeping
sidewalks in repairs and keeping in good
condition the shrubbery, was amended 80
as to make the compensation $50 per
month, which amendment was adopted,
and the bill passed upon its third reading.
The petitions of John NJ. Ozanns'
Frederick Fox and George NJ. Black, ask
ing the privilege of erecting frame build
ings, were granted.
committee to select suitable site for the
erection of a schoolhouse for the colored
people, was concurred in, and Messrs.
Thayer, Long and Sumner appointed from
this board.
The act reducing the assessment on pro.
perty of Samuel Seay to $4,000 was passed
on three several readings.
The act giving the Board of Education
the power to admit the children of Off
cers or soldiers of the United States army
in the vicinity of the city, to the privileges
of the city schools was passed on three
several readings.
The report of the Health officer was
read and received. 1t reports the city
healthy with the exception of some forty
cases Of smallpox, which had been re-
moved TO the Penthouse. The report
shows the expense for drugs and medicines
to be $l84 81, and the expense at st.
Vincenrs Hospital of $50 60.
The mortuary report for the month of
March, shows % interments-whites u,
colored H.
A communication from Go G Minor
City Assessor, showed the taxable prop
erty of the city to be in real estate, per-
sonal property and stocks SIS, 10000
A petition was presented from Mrs
Solomon Staub, asking that the taxes on
her property, corner of Market and Jack
son streets, be donated. Laid over until
next meeting,
The following bill was presented:
Be It enacted, That il shall be unlawful
for any standing committee to contract in
the name of this corporation for any rock,
labor, or bind the city in any manner to
any amount exceeding the sum of.fve hun
bred dollars, unless they are authorized
to do 80 by special bill or resolution Of
the City Council.
Be it further enacted, That should any
committee make such contract in violation
of the first section Of this act it shall be
void and for nothing held.
The bill was passed upon three several
readings under suspension of the rules. |
Mr.. Jenkins offered the following resolu- |
ton
Resolved, That the special committee Of |
five be and the same is hereby instructed |
to examine all accounts and transactions |
of any department of the city Of Nashville |
since October !, 1868, until the present |
time, and all persons connected or in any
charge of any department be and the same |
are hereby ordered to deliver all books and /
paners to said committee.
Mr.. Sanders moved that the resolution |
be 30 amended as 10 make it a joint
select committee.
Mr.. Jenkins slid ifsuch a resolution was
to 20 TO the Board of Aldermen, it would be
voted down.
Mr.. Gaines contended for joint select
committee, on the ground that it would
be illegal for this board to investigate with.
out the concurrence of the other board.
Jim Summer, colored said this board had
as much right to make an investigation as
one house of the Legislature.
Mr.. Thayer insisted on the original
resolution, inasmuch "a the Beard of Al
dermen did not seem disposed to act in
concert with this house on this very inn
portant examination, and moved that the
amendment be laid on the table, which
resolution was lost. The amendment Eaa
then carried, and the resolution adopted,
and Messrs. Gaines, Sanders and Wright
appointed said committee on the part of
hoard.
The following bill was submitted:
BE il enacted, That Tie owner of any I
lot or lots shall have the right to put down
he guttering in front of his or her own
property, provided that he does it as cheap {
rs any one else. il
Referred to street committee. o
Mr.. Thsyer here called attention to the Il
act that the resolution previously adopted a
lid not call for the appointment of new e