Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-18

j. s. Woodford, one OF the Alder
men from North Edgsfeld was the FIRST
man to pay Corporation taxes. He in
tends 10 have the receipt of the Revenue
Collector framed, and handed down TO
poslerity as the frat document of the kind
ever Issued from that office. -
Meeting Of the Esoara OF Mayor and
Aldermen.
An adjourned meeting OF the Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen Of EdgeieId, was
held last evening" f g =.
Present-Mayor Glenn, and Aldermen
Guild, Campbell, Stnbble6eld, Woodford
and Sharp. 80 =e
Aldermen Stubbleield, from the Police
Committee, made verbal report 10 re-
gard to the Coussens property, stating thai
there was no general guardian OF the es-
tate, and therefore nobody to contract With,
and at present, there was DO possibility of
efieeting q lease. Mr.. StubblefieId was Of
the opinion, however, that il could
be procured for a few months. After
some little discussion upon the subject
AID. Stubble6eld offered The following,
which was adopted: az ae
Resolved, That the Police Committee be
authorized to rent a house for fhe balance
Of the present year, suitable Tor ealab0ose
or lookup, for the use Of corporation, :
and also containing room sufficient for
boarding any prisoners put in said lock-
up, and report what they have done to the
next meeting.
Aid. Wo0dfora offered the following
bill: & rer -
Be it enacted By Ibe Mayor and Alder
men, That the Street Committee be author
lied to purchase from NJ. Burns the island
opposite the Nashville Race Course, on
the terms agreed upon by said Burns and
the Street COMMITTEES, and that the Mayor
be empowered to issue the notes Of the
corporation agreeably to the said purchase.
The bill passed upon its first reading,
and motion was made TO suspend the
rules, which motion failed.
Aid. Woodford offered Ihe following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Alder
men Of the town Of Edgefield return their
thanks to Capt. Bentley, Chief of the Fire
Department of Nashville, to Capt. Howe
Of the fire engine Slockell, and to other
members of that company, who 80 gener-
ously and freely labored to extinguish the
FIRE at Sutherland & Co.'s kiln-dry, near
the saw mill on the river, in Edgefeld, on
Sunday the 10Th inst.
The subject of draining the ponds on the
right and left Of Woodland street was
freely discussed by the members of the
Board, when
Alderman Woodford Offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Chairman of the
Street Committee, in connection with the
Street Commissioner and Civil Engineer,
be directed TO proceed without delay and
build culvert through the Gallatin pike,
for the purpose of draining the water
between Fatherland street and the Gallaiin
pike, east Of Bridge avenue, by the most
practicable route. s
Alderman Guild offered the following:
Be it enacted, That the width Of the
pavements upon the streets over forty
feet, and under eeYenty feet shall be eight
feet wide instead of nine, and on Shelby
Avenue they shall be twelve feet wide; and
all laws coming 10 conflict with the above
shall be repealed"
The bill passed upon three readings un-
der suspension of the rules.
The Board then adjourned.