Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-31
mUNaCEPAL.
Adjourned Meeting of the city
Council. iJ

Adjourned Meeting "a tnc S's
Council. t
An adjourned meeting of the City Coun-
ell was held last night in convention, PreA-
dents Carroll and HEREFORD in. their seats
and quorum of both houses present,
Judge Whitnorth, from COMMITTEES APP
pointed by the Tennessee Manufacturing
Company, asked permission to present the
following petition, in few remarks:
To His Honor the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common
Council of the City of Nashville:
NASHVILLE, Oct. Gothic undersigned
respectfully present that they appear before
YOU as a committee on the part of the Ten.
nessee Manufacturing Company, corpo-
ration but Just organised, having IN
view the erection of the pioneer cotton
mill Of this city. 1t is the
desire of the company we represent, at once
to commence the erection of cotton mill
of capacity of not less than 10, 900 spin
dies, with its looms and all other APP
pendages capable of converting some 5000
bales of cotton into various fabrics during
the wear, and by so doing give employment
to some 400 operatives, representing
population of about 1000 souls. As a
means of carrying into execution this enter
prise, the company have received cash sub
scriptions from upwards of 200 OF our fel-
low-eitizens to the extent of $500, 900,
sum barely sufficient to erect its buildings
and put the necessary machinery IN them,
| and TO meet other necessary expenditures,
provided no unexpected calls are made on
its capital
This being the case, it behooves the COM
many to make no expenditure that it is pos
| sible to avoid, at least until it shall have
accomplished its main purpose-that OF
putting in operation, at the earliest posi-
| bic day. its mill and machinery, so as TO
| gve employment to the many destitute
| women and children with which the city is
at present almost overrun, and who, we
| belive, if afforded the means of earning an
honest support, would soon disappear from
the streets of the city, and by honest In
| dustry not only earn their own living, but
| would also relieve the city and its citizens
from their support, as well as to release us
from the stigma Of being city OF many
beggars.
As one of the means of outstanding our
resources, at least until we have accom-
| pIished the main purpose heretofore allu-
| ded to, we respectfully ask at your hands q
small amount Of assistance by having con-
veved to the site of our contemplated
| building the water from the city water
works. and to permit the company the use
of it for few years, until, by its increase
| or otherwise, it can spare the capital &c
erect works on its own grounds
1t is understood that the city water /:
now already conveyed as near their site as
| the corner of Vine and Monroe streets, as
well as at the military barracks, from either
of which points it could readily, and al
no great expense, be conveyed to the com
pany's grounds
The undersigned might bring to their aid
many other and more potent arguments tc
convince your honorable body of the greai
| and thew might almost add vital Importance
| of establishing amongst us manufacturing
establishments, and to convince your hon
| orable body that no effort should be spared
| by either the city authorities or by the good
| people of our city.
| Most respectfully submitted,
R. H. GARDNER,
JAMES WHITwoETH,
A. G. ADAMS
The President of the convention then an
nounced that the convention had met t.
elect Board of Education, and was ready
to receive nominations.
The following persons were nominated
to serve three years Messrs. A. G
Adams, A. D. Wharton, John Mccain,
Isaac Paul, C. K. Winston, II. E. Jones
w. Bryce Thompson, j. r. Harwell, james
Whitworth, J. o. Griffith, Philip Lindsey
NJ. c. Cotton, j. L. Weskley, Charlie
Rich and Ira P. Jones. The names o
Messrs. Rich. Griffith, Lindsey
IL Z. Jones and Adams were with
drawn after the ballot and Messrs. Cot
ton, Ira P. Jones and Mccain after tn
second third ballot Messrs. Winston an,
Whitworth were elected on the third ballo
and Mr.. Weakley on the fifth ballot
For the second term, Of two years, tn
following persons were nominated
Messrs Lindsey, Griffith, Thompson
McCann, Paul, Wharton, Rich, Cotton ant
Adams.
The first ballot resulted in the election c
Mr.. Charles Rich, Mr. Mccain was electe
on the eight ballot, and Mr.. Griffith on tn
10th ballot
The following named persons were nomi
mated for the term of one year: Messrs
Geo. Kinney, A. d. Wharton, Philip Linds
ley, Isaac Paul, w. Bryce Thompson, NJ
G. Cotton, A. C. Beach, and A. G. Adams
On the first ballot Mr.. Geo. S. Kline,
was declared elected, and on the third
Messrs. Paul and Adams.
The business for which the convention
met having been completed, it adjourned