Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-29

of the city government. He read the petition
and denounced that portion of it that as
serted that larger force of the old police
force was called out just previous to cleo.
tons for electiOneering purposes, SIS a SIAN
der upon the citizens Of Nashville.
He stated that the man who drew the pc
tition was either egregriously ignorant, OF
that he stated what he knew to be false.
He then read the police bin which he had
prepared, remanding as he conceived the
power of managing their own affairs to the
hands of the people, which would make us
tolerably free again. On the conclusion of
his remarks the following resolution was
offered
Resolved, by the City Council of Nash
vile, That we approve of the bill which
passed the House of Representatives, and
is now before the Senate of the Tennessee
Legislature, changing the police system of
our city, and we respectfully ask the Senate
to pass said bill into law as it now reads
| We, the City Council, hereby endorse Mr..
Rhea's bill, and that we believe that 80 out
of every 100 of the people of Nashville
do endorse the same, if they understand it
as we do.
The preamble to the resolution asserted
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the Legislature, asking a continuance of
the Metropolitan Police system, never pre-
sented the views of the people of Nashville
The resolution was unanimously passed,
and transmitted to the Board of Aldermen.
The Committee on Markethouse recon-
mended sundry repairs to the house, cost
ing the sum of 81, 900.
On the part of the Gas Committee it was
Ctafa6 fhaf tho of he
duced, as cash would now be paid instead
of checks.
Sundry petitions were received and re
ferred.
The Council cOncurred in the action of
the Board of Aldermen reducing certain
assessments.
An act changing the number and time of
electing the Board of Education was passed
upon its third reading, in concurrence with
the Board of Aldermen.
This act we have already published.
Sundry resolutions looking to the i'm
provement of certain streets and culverts
were presented and received.
The Council and Board of Aldermen then
met in convention.
Board of Aldermen.
A called meeting of the Board of Alder
men was held last night, President Carroll
IN the chair, and quorum present:
A resolution from the other Board, ap-
proving the bill offered by Mr.. Rhea in the
House of Representatives, in regard to the
Metropolitan Police, was unanimously con-
CURED in.
Mayor Morris stated that large number
of applications were being made every day
from black and white people for help, and
that he tells them that no provision had
been made for them. The. corporation
has no means to pay even the men who
work upon the streets, and if they are not
prepared to live in the city, they had better
go out in the country and 60 to work. He
found them unwilling to go to the country
for some cause or other. 1t would be well
for the Board to let them understand
that the corporation will not be able
to provide for them this winter A
large number of them had been fur
nished with permits by the last Mayor
to use water without license; and they
come to the Office every day to get their
permits renewed. He tells them that he
has no authority to give them this privilege,
and that Mayor Alden had no authority to
do it. He had instructed Mr.. Glenn to
enforce the law requiring license to be
taken out for the use of water. If the law
is bad one it must be changed. Some of
the applicants were unable to work, and if
something was not done to relieve them
they would starve to death. He found
good many of them asking for transporta-
ton over the railroads, and he thought it
would be well for the City Council to make
arrangements with the railroads to get
transportation at half-fare rates for such
persons who desire to leave the city who
were not able to pay the whole fare. The
negro population in his opinion was never
so large in the city, and large number of
them were destitute
An act to amend an act regulating labor
brokers, striking out the word 800, and
inserting SO. Passed first reading.
The Board then took a recess to meet
the other Board in convention, to elect a
Board of Education.
In Convention.
The object of the convention was to elect
a board Of education. Owing to its impor-
lance and the fact that some of the MEM
bers We're not aware of the meeting to-
night it was moved that the election be de
ferred till I o'clock on Saturday night.
By permission Mr.. Stocked explained the
utility of the automatic fire alarm tele-
graph.
He also read a communication addressed
to the Council by the inventor, Mr.. Game
well, explaining the HlOdus OperdRd5 of the
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