Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-10
MECHANICS AND MANUFACTURES
Another Meeting.


An adjourned meeting of the manufac-
turers and mechanics of the city was held
last evening.
The meeting was called to order by j. G.
Wands. ll
After the reading of the minutes of the
day previous,
Permanent Organization, submitted the
following report as basis Of organization,
as follows:
This Association shall be styled the
Manufacturers and Mechanics Association
of Nashville.
Its officers shall consist of q President,
Vice Presidents Secretary and a Treasurer,
who shall hold their offices for period of
six months from the LIST of October and
LIST of April respectively.
The officers of this Association shall be
elected at the last meeting in September
and March, provided however that elections
to fill vacancies may be held at any meet
ing.
Any officer absenting himself from three
regular meetings of the association shall
forfeit his position unless he can render a
reasonable excuse therefor.
l shall be the duty of the President dur
ing the first week of his administration to
appoint the following standing commits
tees, subject to the confirmation of the
association. Each committee, so raised,
or appointed, shall consist of three mem
bers, and shall be vested with the power
to select its own chairman. The COM
mittees shall have power to appoint SUBJ
committees to assist them in the discharge
of their duties.
First-Committe on Banks and FL
nance.
Second-Committee on Appraisement
and Statistics.
Third-Committee on Judiciary.
Fourth-Committee on Printing.
Fifth-Committee on Transportation.
Sixth-Committee on Elections.
The meetings Of this Association shall be
held once each week at such time and
place as may be determined by the Associa-
ton; provided that the President may have
the power, by and with the consent of any
five members Of the Association, to call q
meeting at any time. Any five members
shall constitute quorum for the transac,
| ii, of business.
Signed by the committee.
JOHN ]. MCCAIN,
CHARLES Rich,
FRED. KARsH,
T. b. JONES,
Jos. l. WEAKLEY.
After considerable discussion in regard
to the first section, referring to the name
and style, the different sections were adopt
! ed, and the report as a whole adopted, and
on motion the committee was discharged
The following namad firms, who were
represented, then came forward and regis.
tered their names, to-wit: Tennessee Can
Roofing Company, Moore, Collins & Co,
II Ramsey, E Jones 4 Co, G 81 D Drey-
or, r Geiger, A G Whiteman, III McCor
mack & Co, Prewitt, Spur & Co, F CGotz,
Fred Harsh, Robert Thompson, W Stocked
& Son, Rich 4 Kreig, James Walker
Son, Weakley 4 Warren, Taylor, Barry
& Vadar, 7 NJ Brennan & Bro, J K Rugg,
7 Il Jones & Co, w P Marks, J Mccain.
The Association then proceeded to the
| election of officers, which resulted as fol-
| lows:
VIM Stockell, President
T. H. Jones, Vice President.
10. Brennan, Secretary.
Robert Thompson, Treasurer.
Mr.. Wands moved that Committee Of
| five be appointed to draft suitable Con-
stitution and Bylaws for the government
| of this Association. The motion was car.
ried and the Chair appointed J @ Wands,
L H Jones, McOann, ] l. Weakley and
A G Whiteman said Committee.
Mr.. Weakley moved that the President,
Vice President and Secretary be appointed
Committee to confer with Commissioners
of the Penitentiary and ascertain what
change they intend to make, if any, in
manufacturing at the Penitentiary. The
motion met with a hearty response, and
was unanimously adopted,
The meeting then adjourned until We'd
nesday evening next at 4 o'clock.