Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-27


Meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen.
A regular meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men was held Last night, President Kinney
ia the chair and six members present.
REPORTS.
The water tax collector reported $l3, "a
40 as collected sincs last report.
The Chief of the Fire Department sent
in his report for the month Of December.
The whole cost of the department for that
month was $5,24S rs as follows: Salaries
$S,96S A; feed account $443 &c; fuel
1889 Al; repairing ST.. As; contingent ex-
penses 1925 as; total $5,24s 76.
During the month there were five false
alarms and three fires. Loss about s., 300.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
An ordinance to enforce the law in re-
gard to the building of sidewalks and curb7
ing. Laid over.
| An ordinance to repeal the act establish
ing the City Hospital, was passed over for
two weeks.
| The resolution authorizing the Mayor
and Tax Collector to appoint three police
detectives to arrest all persons violating
Il the water tax law. Laid on the table.
| An ordinance to improve the market
house was laid on the table.
| PETITIONS.
A petition from the Superintendent o.
the South Nashville Street Railroad, tC
have their buildings removed to the corner
of jackson and Cherry streets, was granted
| Petition from citizens, asking that water
pipes be laid on SiieAe's avenue Referred
to Committee on Water Works.
| A petition was read signed by many
citizens asking that an ordinance be passed
making it unlawful for any person to cree
or construct and use any still, distillery o
distilling apparatus for producing alcoholi
spirits within the limits of the corporation
An ordinance was introduced to tina
effect, and provides that if any person shall
} | violate the ordinance they shall be fineC
! not less than $40 nor more than $50 fo
each day of its continuance Passed tire,
B | readings.
III A petition was read from NJ. G. L. Clai
borne and others from the Seventh anC
Eighth wards, reciting that over $50, OOI
had been assessed for taxes, a part of which
bad been paid and that no improvement
had been made, 30 as to increase the valu
Of their property. They AJAX that tw,
streets be built extending from the Muir
freesboro pike to the Lebanon pike, ant
running parallel with Wharf avenue. Al
ter some discussion, the petition was re
ferred to a joint committee of one of th
Board of Aldermen and two from the othe
! | board.
A petition was submitted from Jane
Turner & Bros. claiming to have paid to-
: much license on their stock for the las
| year, and asking that the error be correc
ted. Referred TO a joint committee O
| three.
| The chair appointed Mr.. Smith on th'
| part of the Board of Aldermen.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
An ordinance providing that if any
company shall invest $4,000 in capital il
manufacturing on the property 80 invested
it shall be exempt from taxation for five
| years, was referred TO a committee o
three.
/ A resolution authorizing the Financt
l Committee to report each transaction since
their appointment, at the next regular
meeting, was laid on the table.
/ A resolution instructing the Civil En-
gineer to give proper grade to jefferson
street. between College and Vine streets,
was laid on the table.
4 Several petitions to build frame houses
were granted. Adjourned.