Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-02

all Of whom were present.
Aid. A. H. Hurley was temporarily called
to the chair, when the Board proceeded to
the election of permanent President.
Aid. A. j. Smith nominated Aid. Hurley
as President.
Aid. Patterson placed the name of Aid.
Wilkinson In nomination.
The ballot was taken and resulted as fol-
lows Hurley, 5; Wilkinson, g.
Alderman Hurley returned thanks for
the honor, in q few brief and well-pOinted
remarks, after which he declared the
Board organized and ready for business.
A motion was made that the Board of
Common Council be notified that this
Board was ready to meet them in COnven-
ton to inaugurate the Mayor, which mo-
ton prevailed, after which the Board of
Aldermen took a recess, and afterwards
met the Board of Common Council in
convention.
After the convention dissolved, the
Board of Aldermen again met In their
| chamber.
Alderman Patterson offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of joint
committee consisting of two members from
| the Board Of Aldermen and three from the
Common Council TO report the salaries of
officers of the corporation at the next reg
lar meeting. The resolution was adopted,
and Messrs. Patterson and Carter ap-
pointed on said committee.
Alderman Carter moved that the Presi-
dent be added to said committee, which
motion prevailed.
The Board then adjourned.
The Common Council.
The Common Council met at the same
hour the following members being present
Messrs W Il Perry, Chas Robertson, ] r
Harwell, NJ Reed, A C Carter, F Pente-
cost, Joseph Creighton, B Creaghead, G
W Smith, B G Wood, James Leak, A
Chiffon, Ed Willard, G Sawyer, Chas
Kreig, John Holloran and A Duling.
Mr. Dodd, az attorney and representative
of Mr.. Snowden, gave notice that the cleo
ton of Messrs Harwell and Doyle of the
second ward would be contested under the
provision of the charter requiring each
member elect to be q freeholder and
bona tide citizen.
Mr. Harwell testified on oath that he
was qualified as regards these provisions
of the charter.
Mr. Dodd then said that their election
would be contested upon othar grounds,
stating that tho election was vitisted by
fraud, and instructed that they be not
sworn in. 1t was suggested shat they be
qualified, and the grounds Of contesting
be presented afterward. Mr. Doyle was
not present, and Mr.. Harwell was then
qualified and took his seat. The oath was
then administered by the Recorder to the
other members elect, except Messrs Cen
nett and Doyle who were not present
Mr. James Oraighead was appointed
temporary hartman and called the Com
to order,
quorum being present, the regular
business was proceeded with. The first
thing IN order being the election of a per-
msnent Chairman, Messrs B Craiehead.
Christian Kreig, and r Harwell, were put
IN nomination. The first ballot resulted
as follows: Oraighead 9, Kreig 7, and
Howell 2. 1t being a tie vote, and no
election, the second ballot was proceeded
with, with the following result: Craig
head 10, Kreig 8. Howell =. ..
Mr.. CraiGhead having received a MAORI.
ty Of all the votes. was declared duly elected.
and took the chair. He thanked the Ooun-
Gil for the honor conferred, but declared
that 1t was a position he did not desire.
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rules, and asked the Board for their in
diligence and assistance in presiding over
the body. A message was received from
the Board of Aldermen, stating that they
we're ready to meet the Council in Conven-
ton. On motion of Mr. Perry commit
tee of three was appointed to wait on the
Mayor and notify him that the Convention
WAS ready to induct him into office.
Messrs d F Carter, W H Perry, and ] NJ
Reid were appointed,
The Mayor was then presented and
sworn into Office. The Mayor stated that
inasmuoh az very elaborate reports of the
condition of the city had been presented,
he did not think it essential to present a
message. He said that it was unnecessary
to remind the oil d members of the Board
that their lsbors would be responsible and
arduous: to the new members he would
say that their responsibilities were heavy,
numerous and delicate. The proceedings
Of the Board last year had been harmo-
NOUS and Jealous, and he hoped that they
would be so in the future. As TO himself,
he pledged the performance of his whole
duty to the best Of his ability, irrespective
Of party or race
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following Standing Committees
were then announced for the present fiscal
year:
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