Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-09
THE CITY.
MUNICIPAL.
MeetInz OF one Board of Alaermen

neeting OF the Board of Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen met at Al
| o'clock yesterday afternoon, President
| Carroll In the chair and seven members
present.
The petition of Hart & Hensley, asking
to erect porkhouse, $50 by 80 feet in the
Ninth ward was granted.
The petition of John Carper, alluded to
below, was referred to the Street Commit
| tee.
The preamble and resolutions appointing
Judges, receivers and clerks Of the cleo
tlon, were adopted.
Inc Board then adjourned.
Meeting OF Common Council.
| Inc regular meeting of Council was had
CLOCK yesterday afternoon, President
nerrl1ord II the chair. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and approved
Inc various reports made to the Board of
Aldermen were read, received and fled
Inc petition Of John Carper, prayinp an
injunction against the construction of the
building OF Messrs. Morris & Stratton. on
the corner of Clark and Market streets upon
the allegation that part of the same was
on city ground, was received and referred
to the Street Committee.
The petition of Messrs. Freeman and
Laitenberger, representing that their
dwellings are in danger from the combust-
lble material used by Wsnd's Patent Roof
ing Company, was referred to the Commit
tee on Fire Department.
The petition Of Geo. s. Morton, asking
reduction on assessment Of property,
was referred to the Finance Committee.
The petition Of Robert Kirkpatrick of a
similar character was similarly referred.
The report of the committee from the
Board OF Aldermen rejecting the petition
to reduce the water tax of the Penitentiary
was concurred In.
The reference of sundry petitions from
the Board of Aldermen was concurred in.
The following action regulating the en-
suing municipal election was had by the
Board of Aldermen and concurred in by
the Council:
Whereas, The charter of the city of
Nashville provides that an election shall be
had annually on the last Saturday in Sep
tember, In each ward, for the purpose Of
electing Mayor, and Alderman and two
Councilmen from each ward; and where
as said charter provides that the existing
Board of Aldermen shall appoint the judges
of election for each wards, therefore.
Resolved, That the following persons are
hereby appointed judges, receivers and
clerks, to-Wit
First Ward-Judges, Caleb Harrison. r.
P. Jenkins and Charles Robertson Re-
ceivsr Of votes, II. II. Hammer Clerks,
W. Fl. Calhoun and W. f. Moore. Elec-
ton to be held at the Jail
Second Ward-Judges, w. G.. Woodruff,
Noah Crane and p McTgue. Receiver of
votes, VIM. Townsend. Clerks, D. 5.
Sloan, Vim. Widener. Election at the
Work-house.
Third Wsrd-Judges, W Miller, James II
Collins and Robert McIain. Receiver of
votes, F w Horn. Clerks, Gus Brown and
William Carsey. Election at the Colon
made Building.
Fourth Ward-Judges, W W Freeman,
James W McCulloch, Hugh Heverin Re-
ceiver Of votes, John Swan. Clerks, Lee
Anderson, Tobe Brown. Election at the
Old Theater.
Fifth Ward-Judges, Warren jackson,
Thomas G Calender, James Hickman. Re-
Deiver of votes, ] B Knowles. Clerks,
Henry Nelson, Hill Aiken. Election at
the Hook and Ladder House.
Sixth Ward-Judges, George Bolton, J
L Fleshman, Mike Jones. Receiver of
votes, DR.. Pulliam Clerks, w NJ McCann,
P L Dews. Election at Jones stable.
Seventh Ward-Judges, Isaac Paul, W
Clemons, Jacob Miliran. Receiver of votes,
n Corbett. Clerks, II @ Handley, VIII
liam Kerr. Election at Rust's corner.
Eighth Ward-Judges, N q Cotton, A V
" Alley, William Mallory. Receiver of
votes, w r Dale. Clerks, R A Campbell,
Melvin Barnes. Election at Firemans
Hall.
Ninth Ward-Judges, John ElDefhart,
William Maskie, James NJ Mclaughlin.
Receiver OF votes, Adam Harsh Clerks,
Jacob Kuhn, John Tardif. Election at
he Enginehouse.
Tenth Ward-Judges, Robert H Nc
Even, G L Hooper, w billiard. Receiver
Of votes, James Ryan. Clerks, W Kellogg,
B Jones. Election at B. McCabe's-
Resolved, That the sum of three dollars
S hereby appropriated to each Judge, Re
,eiVer and Clerk that shall serve in said
slection of September "a, 1870, for
Mayor Aldermen and Councilmen, and the
Recorder is hereby directed to issue csrtif-
,ates to each name attached to the returns
Of said election to the Treasurer of the coz
poration of the city Of Nashville, which
shall be fled by said Treasurer as a vouch-
81 for said money so paid.
The resolution passed by the Board of
Aldermen appointing committee to have
published the policy and measures Of the
present administration, as already pub
ished, was concurred IN, and Messrs.
Moore, Kreig and Smith were appointed
he committee on the part of Council
On motion Council adjourned.