Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-15
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The Council met last night and was called t.
| order. ]. HEREFORD presiding; A quorum be
| ing present they proceeded to business.
The minutes Of the previous meeting va
| read and approved.
! A message was read from his Hon. Mayor
| NJ 3rris announcing the appointment of NUM-
| cipal Committees; the message recommended
also the immediate election of city officers
under recent acts. IL was received and trans
mitted to the Board of Aldermen, sy.s
The bills and resolutions of Board of Alder
men at their last meeting were approved by the
pas age of the same upon the third and fEal
reading of each. These were published sub
stantially in our Wednesdays issuet
The Council also concurred in the rec0mmen.
datiOn of the Board of Aldermen to reduce the
assessments of the property OF sundry citizens.
A resolution was passed asking the DENIS
sal Of the public schools one day during next
week to allow the pupils to attend the Fair.
A resolution was passed asking that proper
steps to bring to legal justice ascending. de-
Iinquent and embeZZling city officials.
Al bill was offered providing for the election
of two City Attorneys and fixing their salries ak
So 900 for the FIRST and 81 900 for the second. After
some discussion 1t was passed upon its third
and fual reading, and transmitted to the Board
resolution from the Board of Aldermen was
received, asking the appointment Of additional
members to confer with the LEGISLATURE in rela,
ton to the Metropolitan Police Bill. Bradford
Nichol and ]. M. Reed were appointed,
There being 10 further business, the Board Of
Alderman was invited to meet the Council in
joint session for the election of officers. which
was proceeded with. Nominations for Re-
corder being in order, the following gentlemen
were nominated
L. f. Beech, Thomas J. Hale. Robert c. Fos'
ter and Joseph Z. Brennan.
After the twenty-eigth ballot it was moved
and carried that the hindmost candidates be
dropped, the vote standing Foster IL; Hale, IL;
Beech, I, and Brennan. 0. Messrs- Beech and
Brennan were dropped. On the 18th ballot
StOOls EDSLar z. < 3
tering. .-..... .-s
The thirtleth ballot resulted in Foster re-
ceiying II. Hale -. and scattering.
Thirty first ballot-Fesler II, Hale Is. scat
tering6
After this ballot John f. Hide was put in
nomination by Councilman Litterer.
Thirty second ballOt-Foster IL. Hale 9, hi c
No election being arrived at. the Coun il ad-
jOurned till ~ o'clock this evening.
hoard of Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen met in call. ses-
sion last night. President Carroll in the o. air.
and all the members present except Mr.. Smith.
A message from the Mayor announcing the
appointment of the following standing COM
Finanoe~T D Fife, D F Carter, C G CabIer,
John Hereford, Hugh Carroll, J II Buddeke
and William Simmons.
Streets-G w Smith, A Smith, j M Hinton,
John Curtin j Ambrose, William Dews, q W
Sweeney. Ii Baddike. John HOllOran and A
A Hite.
Schools-Hueh Carol, Christian Kreig, Will
liam Simmons, L d Fife and A Smith.
Improvements and Expenditure "A II Hur-
ley, John Wilson, James A Steele. } M Reed
and A A Hite.
Waterworks-C G Cabler, William Perry, B
Knowles, - Moore and John Doyle.
Public PrOperty-T D Fite. B F Manlove.
William Simmons, A Hurley and William
Litterer.
Wharf-Joseph Ambrose, William Litterer.
n M JOhn
Springs-John Holloran. John Currin. A A
Hite, b + Manloye and Bradford NiehOl.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Ii Perry, James A
Steele, Christian Kreig. William DeWs and Brad
ford NichOl. -..r 49,.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ Hinton. J W Sweeney,
John Doyle. John Currin. George Moore.
Gas Light-James Gennc.t. w II Perry James
Steele. John Wilson, 4 Patterson.
Cemetery-CB Knowles, VIM DeWs. j NJ Reed.
A II Hurley, James Gennett.
WOrkhOnse HEREFORD. Joseph Am
brose, j ii Buideke, John Doyle. James Gen,
POlice-R S Patterson, A J Smith. John Will
son, } NJ Reed, q Csbier.
Street Railroads. NJ Hinton, G W Smith, c
B Knowles. Christian Krieg. George Moore.
Hospstal--B ManlOve. A ii Hurley, Brad
ford Niehol.D D Garter. VIM Litterer.
will add that | trust no further time will be
lost IN mpletlng our organization by the cleo
tiOn of officers. Your two Boards. with almost
entire unanimity. have passed two bills. the one
entitled An act to fix the number and COM
pensation OF officers" and tho other AN act TO
provide for the election Of two City Attorneys,
and defining their duties" / have examined
and approved both these acts, and they are now
a part Of the laws of the city.
'.sE X. ]. MORRIS, MAJOR.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
a resolution requesting the Superintendent
of the Board of Education to suspend the pub
lie schools one day next week, to allow the pu-
pills 10 attend the Fair was cOncurred in.
A resolution calling upon the Governor for
acquisitions 10 retain certain city officers, who
have absc9Dded from the city without making
any settlement, was cOncurred in.
A bill to provide for the election Of two City
Attorneys-Ihe first TO hsva salary of 9.001
per annum and the second $2.000-passed three
readings under suspension of the rules.
Sir. Simmons offered a resolution which was
adopted providing for the appointment of an
additional committeeman on the committee APP
pointed to confer with the General Assembly in
regard to the Metropolitan Police, and also
adding the chairman of bO:h Boards to said
committee.
The Board Of Common Council were then
notified that the Aldermen Were ready to N eet
the Common Council in convention for the pur-
pose OF electing officers and on motion a recess