Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-11
THE CITY.
mUNIclPAL AFFAIms.
Called afcctIng of thc Board Of ALI
dermen

Called aHcetIng of thc Board Of Al
dermen.
A special meeting of the Board of Alder
men was held last night to take final acticr
upon the bill introduced at che last regular
meeting by Aid. Hurley, 10 provide fol
funding the debts of the city by the iasu-
rance Of corporation bonds. The act Given
in another column of to-day's paper, pass
ed its third reading and was Immediately
| transmitted to the other Board.
The act directing the Tax Assessor to
| make the assessments on personal property
according to the provisions Of the 45th
chapter of the Public Acts of the State,
passed March ~, 1869, passed on its third
reading, and was transmitted to the other
Board. 81 ~ bfH
After the transaction Of some other unim-
portant business, the Board Of Aldermen
adjourned ~ A
Regular Meeting of the Common
Council
At the regular meeting Of the Common
Council last night, fourteen members were
present, President HEREFORD occupying
the chair.
The report of the Finance Committed g,
showing receipts and expenditures, hitherto
published, was read and fled. =
Reports from various departments sub
mitted at last meeting Of the Board Of
Aldermen, were read and fled
Communication of Mr.. Tardif, Clerk of
the Market, was read, and on motion of
Mr.. Hinton referred.
A motion was adopted authorizing the
Clerk of the Market to proceed Immediate
ly in the collection of stall rents.
The report Of the Superintendent of the
Waterworks was, on motion OF Mr. Hinton,
received and the cylinder ordered to be re-
paired
The report of Capt. J. B. Petit, Super
intendent of the Street Department, show
ing work done in the month of
February, was received and or
dered to be filed. 1t shows re-
pairs on North McLemore, North Sum-
mer, on South Summer from Ash to
Broad, South Cherry street, Ash street
from Market to Cherry, filed and McAda-
mixed, guttering repaired at the corner of
Church and Vine streets, repaired Cedar
from Summer to High, and large guam
tity of stone delivered for street purposes,
and also considerable quantity of wood
delivered on charity account, and two carts
constantly employed during the month in
removing ashes and other rubbish.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Gennett au-
thorizing the Street Committee to have
Washington street repaired, was adopted
and transmitted to the Board of Aldermen.
A petition from the Police Department,
asking that the cost to members of the
new uniforms be reduced to $50, to be
paid in monthly installments, was, on mo
ton of Mr.. Hinton, received, and the
prayer of the petitioners granted
Act to provide for the issuance of bonds
by the City of Nashville, which passed three
readings in the Board of Aldermen, passed
third reading, and is now law.
The act passed by the Board of Aldermen
to encourage the improvement of vacant
property in the city by exempting from
taxation for corporation purposes all houses
erected within three years from tho present
time, was put on its second reading, with
some amendments suggested by the Fin
ance Committee.
Remarks were made by Mr.. Oraighead
in support of the act, and by Nj. Knowles
in opposition to it. Remarks we're also
made by Messrs. Hinton, HEREFORD and
Kreig, in favor of the bill, and by Messrs.
Gennett and Manlove against it. The bill
passed third reading-13 to 4.
Bill requiring mercantile drummers to
pay SO per month for license, passed first
reading and referred to Finance Committee.
Board adjourned until Monday night
next, to consider business from the Board
of Aldermen.