Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-01
THE CITY.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Meeting OF Roth Branches OF TIA,
CITY Council.

| tnOuSnJ adVlSaDle Lhat you should act I'M
mediately. Another eminent matter is
the disposition of the city archives which
will cost $3.50 ifthey remain where they are
at present. They can be slowed free of
charge, but a joint resolution of your
honorable body may be necessary to
warrant their removal. 1t is thought adj
visable that the bill for the creation of a
City Dispensary, left unfinished at yourlast
regular meeting, be taken up and COM
pleted.
In addition to these subjects, l respect
fully call your attention to resolution of
the Board Of Education, passed at a meet
ing OF that body on Thursday night, the 30th
inst, and recommend to your serious CON
sideration the matter therein contained.
| 1t may be necessary to consider several
matters connected with the Market House
before you adjourn this special meeting.
X. ]. MORRIS.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Hurley offered the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, In order TO carry on the public
schools of the city, it is necessary TO raise
between this and the first day of July 1870,
| the sum of $40, 600 and,
Whereas, all the school funds, or
nearly all, that have been levied, have
been collected and expended in the
maintenance of the schools, and,
Whereas, There is no way by which the
money to conduct the schools to the end of
| the present scholastic year can be raised so
easily and justly, as by the citizens who
are willing to come forward and pay their
school tax for 1870, or such portion there
of as will raise the needed funds; now,
| therefore, be it
Resolved, That every taxpayer who VIII
come forward and pay to the Revenue Col
lector two mills on the dollar, on the
amount assessed against him for the yer
1869, shall, upon presenting his receipt
| therefor to the Revenue Collector for 1870,
have a credit for the amount, with six per
cent interest to July l, 1870, thus paid, on
| the school tax assessed and levied against
him for 1870 and further,
Resolved, That unless this proposition
| meets such response as will warrant the
continuance of the public schools, with
reasonable certainty of means to defIay
their expense, they should not be resumed
at the end of the Christmas vacation TIL
there shall be funds raised for their main
| tenance.
Resolved, That unless funds can be
raised by the first Monday in February,
sufficient to place the schools on a solid
basis, the Board Of Education shall be au-
thorized to make such private arrange
ments for conducting schools in the public
School buildings as may be judged best by
them till the public schools can be re-
| umed.
A lengthys discussion followed the read
| ing of the resolutions. Messrs Smith, Hur,
ley and Simmons, and President Carroll
| spoke briefly in favor of the resolutions, and
Carter and Buddeke in opposition The
resolutions then passed by the following
| vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Steele, Patterson, Smith,
Hurley, Simmons and President Carroll
l-6.
Noes-Messrs Carter, Cabler, Doyle and
Buddeke-i.
CAD PERKINS.
4 resolution authorizing the Mayor to
offer reward of $3.50 for the apprehension
and capture Of Cad Perkins, the negro
desperate, was adopted and sent to the
other Board.
MARKETHoUsE-
Bill increasing the rent of the Market
house stalls, and amending Sec. of Chap.
q of the City Digest, passed three readings.
Bill for the reorganization of the Fire
Department passed three readings.
WATER TAX.
Bill increasing the rate of taxation toI
water 20 per cent. on each classification
passed three readings.
CITY PROPERTY.
Resolutions from the other Board au
thorizing the Mayor and Committee Oh
Public Property to lease the city property
not used for municipal purposes.
An amendment TO the bill creating &
City DispensaTy was concurred in.
Petition of J. W. Carpenter asking the
privilege of using the hydrant water fol
the next year. Referred to the Water
works Committee.
Mr.. Hurley was appointed the Standing
Committee on City Dispensary, created by
the bill, which passed three readings. The
appointment was confirmed.
The Board then adjourned
Common Council.
Board met III called session, President
Hartford in the chair
A message from the Mayor stating the
reasons for which the meeting had beer
called, was received and filed.
The bill establishing City Dispensary
passed three readings.
Resolution empowering the Mayor II
conjunction with the Committee on Public
Property to lease on the best terms they
may be able to obtain, all houses, lots, anC
tenements belonging to the corporation
which are not now in use for municipal
purposes.
Bill reorganizing the Fire Department
Z
from the Secretary of the Board of Ed
ucation containing the resolution passed
by that body was received.
The resolutions from the other board IL
relation to the public schools was taker
up.
Mr. Hereford moved to lay the resolu
; tons on the table. Lost ayes, 10; noes, Z
After some discussion, the resolution
were adopted. Ayes, . noes, 7.
1 Those voting in the affirmative wer
Messrs. Nichol, Hinton, Ltterer, Dews
Gennett, Sweeney, Creig, Manlove, Hol
land.
Negative voters were Messrs. Perry
, Wilson, Ambrose, Reid, Craighead
, | Knowles and Herriford-7
e A bill abolishing the Office of the Super
y intendent of Public Schools and maxim
] | OJner LudJeIld Cnau5eS III inc HandgeHneI
o of the schools, was read one time and II
ferred to the Committee on Schools.
I The bill increasing the rent for Marke
: house stalls, passed three readings. Ayes
L Is, noes 2-Messrs. Hinton and Ambros
: voing in the negative.
Bill increasing the watertax passed thre
-, readings.
e Adjourned.
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