Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-13

ed-The Old Gun FACTORY Praper.v
The Board Of Common Council held an
adIo1rned meeting last night, President
Oralghead IN the chair, and twelve MEM
bers present.
FROM THE OTHER BoRAp.
Witheut the reading of the minutes, the
Council at once proceeded to business. and
lookup the bill In relation to firing fire.
crackers on the holidays.
President Craighead stated that the OBJ
Jeet OF the bill was simply to restrict the
nrlDg Of fire crackers, ETC., on the
holidays, to certain enclosures; for in
stsuce: If boy wants 20 FIRE of fire
cracker he must go into an enclosed yard.
and must not fire them on the street.
The law, as amended, reads as follows:
Section ii, of chap. %. That if any
person or persons shall fire any gun or pis-
toll, cast, throw, or fire any squib, rocket,
cracker or other eombustible fireworks
within the Limits of the corporation, every
such person, for every such offense. shall
forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars. A
special exception of the said law and pen
atty shall be made from shutdown on Christ
mas Eve until 10 clock p. NJ. Christmas
| night; also, ffom sunrise until 10 o'clock
P. NJ, on the 9Th of Janusry, the 22d of
February aud the 4th of July; Provided.
that no portion of said exceptional peri.
DDS shall fall on Sunday; also provided,
that during said exceptional time no guns.
pistols, fire crackers or other combustibles
shall be thrOSn from or upon any street.
thorougbfIre or Uuenclosei lot within ths
limits of the city of Nashville, under the
| foregoing prescribed penalties"
| The amendment includes all that fol
| lows the words ''6ve dollars. "-REPoRrER I
Considerable discussion followed the
reading of the bill, some members favor
ing and others opposing its passage, but
on its third reading the bill passed the
board by II affirmative to 3 negative votes.
As the bill has passed three readings
in the Board of Aldermen, it is
now law, and the Juveniles
can enjoy themselves on the hoiidayS
! within the provisions of the law as above
| given.
A bill to erect five gas posts on South
| Union passed two readings.
| 4 resolution ins.rucliDg the Recorder to
| grant no further license to street drum
| mers and to revoke the licenses alrea1y
| granted, was adopted by the Board of AZ
| dermeD, aud the Common Council con-
Cured in the action of the other Board.
Bat this resolution does not prohibit
steamboat, river and non resident drum
mers from drumming on the streets of this
| city
A resolution that the petitions of Col
| tart and others, and of w. s. Reid. T. q.
Maury and N. E. Perkins be rejected, and
| that the Finance Committee be authorized
Il a. III
terms recommended in the Finance Com
mittee's report, was adopted.
| Several petitions to erect frame houses
were read and appropriately DISPOSED Of
The petition of Mrs. Ames, widow of
Gel. Ames, to exhibit the animals belong
ing to the Colonel's circus, was read, and
! the action of the Board of Aldermen in
| granting the petition eoncurred in.
New BUSINESS.
Several petitions to erect frame houses
we're read, and appropriate action ia
ken.
A resolution requiring the owners of lots
and parts of lots within the corporation to
make good and substantial pavements in
trout of said lots, was read, when the May
or having stated that the present city law
was detective, and that measures we're be-
ing taksn to remedy the same, the resolu-
ton was withdrawn.
| resolution to employ reliable citizen
TO hunt up drummers from abroad, and
make them pay their license, clothing the
appointed with police powers for such pur-
pose, was read, and the resolution was laid
on the table.
| bill in relation TO the old gun factory
on College street, was read, providing that
the Mayor and Recorder be authorized to
make to James NJ Hamilton, I9ustee for
the creditors of the gun factory company,
a deed of release of all claim and interest
of the city of Nashville in said property,
without warranty, and to operate only
| as quit claim; and providing
further, that in consideration of this
release all claim of said Hamilton as trus-
tee, for rent of said propsrty, for this or
any other year, is to be given up and sll
claim for taxes on said property to this
date on the part of the city is to be sur
rendered. The bill further provides, that in
case said property is sold for the purpose
of converting it into a manufacturing es-
Enlistment, and if the same shall be put
to manufacturing use, that portion of
property put to said use shall be exempt
from taxation for five years. Said bill also
repeats the act of August >, 1870.
The bill passed two readings, when
President Craighead took the foor, and
advocated the passage of said bill, as a
matter of honest justice to the trustee Of
said property. He also advocated the eg-
tablishment of manufactures in this CITY.
and was in favor of releasing manufactures
from taxation in order to encourage man
ufacturiDg in our midst Mr.. Craighead
further remarked that, though he was
free trader to the backbone, it was never
theless a facssthat in certain portions of
this country the protection given to man
ufactures had built up the section where
such manufactures were established, and
he was In favor of fostering manufactures
here. Nashville never could become
great city while it depended, as
it had done in the last fifty years, upon
commerce, for its prosperity. When a
community began to manufacture, they be-
! gan to create wealth; and fostering manu-
features was Just like discovering and
working gold mine.
After some discussion, in the course Of
which some members opposed certain sec
tons of the bill, Mr.. Hamilton, who was
present, was allowed to address the Board.
Mr.. Hamilton stated that q firm in San
dusky, Ohio, Messrs. KlotZ 4 Kroner, had
been negotiating for the purchase of the
gun factory property for the purpose of es-
tablishing mandatory of engines, ETC.
Mr.. II. further stated that this same firm
was now manufacturing engines for Mr..
Morgan's cotton factory in Nashville and
that Messrs. K. & K. were ready to move
here as soon as a title.to the gun factory
could be secured.
Further discussion by members Of the
Board disclosed the fact that some favored
the clause exempting manufactures from
taxation, while some opposed it, as they
thought that that provision could be Sc
cured by separate bill.
The gun factory bill then passed its
, third reading, and the Board adjourned to
the next regular meeting