Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-08
Action OF the City Council Concern
ing the Death Of Judge Smith.

ing the Death Of Judge Smhn.
The CITY Council met last night to ex-
press their regrets and sympathies at the
death of John HUI Smith. The following
communication from the Mayor was read
and received:
Mayors OFFICE, NASHVILLE, Tenn, July
z, 1SfO.-To the City Council of Nashville;
You are called together this evening that
we NAV ioin in a sad tribute Of respect to
the memory of Hon. John Hu Smith,
whose sudden death it is my painful duty
to announce. Deceased was Mayor of
Nashville by election of the people in 1S45,
1850, 1851 and 1852, and in 1862, 1863,
1864 and 1865 by appointment of the Mill.
tary Governor. In this position, as In,
others which he has filed with honor, he
displayed great energy and high degree
of public spirit, manifssting traits of char
acter which won the affection as well as
the confidence of many citizens. The pub
lie manifestation of grief at his departure
will be sincere, and the coincidence with
| his bereayed relatives most hearty.
-t K J. MORRIS
Mr.. Craiehead stated that they had been
| called together by the Mayor to give test :
| mental to the loss sustained in the death
| of MIR. Smith. and moved that committee
| of three be appointed to draft resolutions
| Messrs. Craiehead, Patterson and Kreig
| were appointed on the Committee. After
| consultation the committee reported the
| following preamble and resolutions, which
were received:
| For a second time during the current
wear. the City Council has obeyed the call
of the Mayor. to assemble and give public
4 g of the death
of former ruler of the city. The Hon.
John Hugh Smith is no more; our play,
mate in childhood, and classmate In school
and college, our fellow citizens In our
daily avocations, our Mayor, IN times OF
peace and times of war, a representative
of this county in the General Assembly o.
the State, and finally an honored judicial
officer, occupying at different times a sea-
| on the Circuit and Criminal Court benches;
filing each position with honor and credit
to himself, and to the entire Satisfaction
l of his fellow citizens. Genial, kindly anc
| approachable in every relation OF society,
all wished him long and happy lie
physically robust, we anticipated iol
him hearty green old age, but hardly
beyond the middle period of life, full O
healthful anticipations for the future, ht
has been suddenly cut of, not however
before having made his mark in good ser
vice in the city of his birth, on which n
was Mayor, during the years 1915, lo5O-l-z
and 1924 and 5. As chief exc
cutor of the city, he discharged his dut,
| with frmness and decision. In view o
the bereavement which our city nov
bears, the two Boards Of the City Counci
have met in convention and do now.
Resolved, That we do hereby sincerel.
regret and sorrow over the sudden and un
expected death of our former fellow-cit
and ex-Mayor John Hugh Smith, and tina
we heartily condole with his afflicted taml
ly and kinsmen.
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor
the present and ex-oficials and the publ
generally be invited to join us in payint
the last tribute of respect to the dlstln
guished deceased, by attending his tunera
with US in body.
Resolved, That this preamble and reso
luton be spread on the minutes of tn
Board, he printed in the city newspapers
and that copy of the same be transmitte
| to the family of the deceased.
Alderman Patterson presented the TO
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the members of the tw
Boards and the city officials and ex-official
be requested TO assemble in the Chsmbe
! of the Common Council tomorrow (triday
afternoon at o'clock for the.purpos, of a
tending the funeral of the late Hon job
| II. Smith, and that the Chief of Police b
instructed to have the bell of the City Ha
!. | tolled from o'clock P NJ. until o'cloc
I'm. The resolution was adopted whe
! | the Council adjourned.