Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-10

The Board ordered the above accounts TO
be paid.
The committee to whom was referred
bill to exempt persons building msnuiac-
lures in the city from taxation, reported
the following bill
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Nashville, That from and
after The passage Of this ordinance, who
ever shall erect, in any part of the city Of
Nashville, any building or structure to be
used for the manufacture of mechanical in
struments and implements of labor, or any
article whatever, in use among the people
of this cicy or State, and shall place in
said building or structure, the tools or ms
chinery necessary to be used in such man.
ufacturing business, and shall carry on and
operate the same, shall be exempt from any
additional municipal or corporation tax
upon the premises upon which such builc-
ing or structure is erected, on account Of
the value Of such building or structure, or
Of the tools or machinery used therein, or
OF the raw material therein placed, to be
worked up in such mandatory, for the
term of five years from and after the pas
sage Of this ordnance.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that this
ordinance shall be SO construed as to ex-
empt from additional municipal taxatio n,
any building or structure now standing in
the city of Nashville, on account of any
Improvement or repairs which may be
put upon such building TO fit it up for
manufacturing purposes, or on account of
any tools, machinery or material placed
therein for the purpose Of carrying on a
manufacturing business.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that the
exemption made in this ordinance shall
not apply 10 any part Of the said buildings
mentioned in the preceding sections, ex-
Cept such as are used for the working or
convenience Of the mandatory, nor TO any
building or property in which manufacture
ing is suspended for a period of three
months, except in cases OF fire or other
unavoidable accidents.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that il,
after the passage of this ordinance, any
person shall build within the city of Nash
vile any hotel, dwelling house, store or
store house, and shall obtain from the Al
derman OF Councilman of the ward 10
which such houses are located a certificate
in writing that the same is a safe building
and suitable for the locality in which it is
erected, and an Improvement TO the neigh
borhood in which such building stands,
then such person shall be exempt from any
additional municipal taxation on account
of the value OF such building for the term
of two years from and after the passage
of this ordinance. -..-
Passed ita aapnnd reading
NEW BUSINESS.
The resignation of D. D. Dickey, men,
Der of the Board of Education, from the
Second Ward, was received.
A bill passed making it misdemeaDor
for any person, except the legally elected
sexton, to inter any bodies in the City Gem
etery, and fixes the fine at no more than
fifty dollars
A resolution directing the city attorney
to inquire why the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad occupied the crossing on Col
lege street. Adopted.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
city marshal to examine into the condition
Of the water tank of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and report whether il
is a nuisance or not.
Adjourned.