Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-26
MUNICIPAL.
Board Of Aldermen.

The Board met last m8nt, HfeSluent
Carroll in the chair. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and approved.
The Revenue Collector reported the col
lection of S2,0 94 Go since the last meeting
of the Board. The Water Tax Collector
reported having collected SO, 221 46.
A report of the Finance Committee stated
that the plank thoroughfare on Cherry
street, beyond Lick Branch, had been Sc
riously damaged by the storm, and recon-
mended its repair, and in the same report
suggested sundry other Improvements on
streets, etc. DIR. j. W. Hoyte handed in
list of notes to the Chairman ofthe Finance
Committee, belonging to the Hynes'
School Fund. amounting in the ag-
gregate to 80, OF these there
had been paid the sum Of 49,
1854. He also asked for further
instructions as regards The unpaid accounts
remaining uncollected.
Sundry petitions were received in regard
to the construction of frame houses, ETC.,
which were received and appropriately re-
ferred.
The committee appointed on the sale of
parts Of the Public Square for Customhouse
purposes, etc, was allowed further time.
Petitions asking reduction in certain
assessments deemed exorbitant, were re-,
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Various other petitions were received
and referred.
A petition was received from renters of
vegetable stalls, askinga deduction of rents,
deemed exorbitant by the competition of
bidders for the same for meat stalls. Laid
on the table.
Petitions in regard to certain streets
were referred to the Street Committee.
Under the head of new business, bill
was presented asking that an amount,
sufficient to hquidate the cost of the new
police uniforms to be deducted from the
monthly salaries, in such sums as may be
deemed expedient by the Finance Commit
tee; under suspension of the rules, passed
its third and last reading.
A bill was offered repeating the law au-
thorizing the sale of apples, tobacco,
cigars, ice-creanls, fruits, ETC., except as
regards ice, on Sundays, passed its first
reading, when a vote to suspend the rules
was lost by vote of five to four.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered with reference to the public
| schools, and were passed unanimously:
Whereas, The resolutions adopted by
| the City Council, on the 31st December,
1869, to raise revenue by the voluntary
| payment of taxes in advance, sufficient for
continuing the public schools until the
| forthcoming assessment and levy of taxes,
| has been variously construed, and taxpay-
| ers have been, and are still In doubt as to
| whether they would receive proper credit
for such advance payments, in the future
| payment of their taxes to the corporation;
and,
Whereas, It is of the highest import
| ance that the public schools of the city
| should be continued without interruption;
Therefore, for the purpose of raising the
necessary funds, and to remove all doubt as
to the purpose Of the City Council in this
| behalf,
Resolved by the City Council of the city
of Nashville, That upon the completion of
| the assessment of taxes for the currentyear
a sufficient tax shall be levied to meet the
expenses of the city schools, and to enable
| the Board of Education to meet all econOm-
ical demands for that purpose.
| Resolved further, That any taxpayer
who will come forward and pay to the Rev
enue Collector two mills on the dollar on
the amount assessed against him for the
war 1867, shall, upon presenting his receipt
| to the Revenue Collector for 1870, have a
| credit for the amount upon the general tax
assessed against him for the year 1870 with
| six per cent interest on the same from the
date of such advance payment until the
| 1st of July, 1870.
Be it further resolved, That the Revenue
Collector is hereby instructed to receive
and receipt for all taxes offered to be paid
under or in virtue of the foregoing resolu-
ton. And it shall be his duty to pay over
the same, as collected, to the Treasurer OF
the Board of Education, to be applied to
the purposes contemplated by these reso-
lutions.
Alderman Smith explained the resolu-
tons, stating that under their operation,
persons paying the two mill tax would be
| perfectly safe in doing so as the receipts for
the same would be good for any city taxes,
| etc.
A resolution, assigning judgments to the
amount of 81, 5O2 O6 to A. W. Putnam was
passed.
An act was offered, amendatory of former
acts, which provides an additional Ser
geant to the police force, making the entire
number four, and making four months
residence sufficient qualification for police
men, Passed under a suspension on its
| third reading, by an unanimous vote.
The Waterworks Committee reported ad-
versely to the proposition of Mr.. Carpenter
in regard to the sprinkling of certain
streets, as conflicting with the law prevent
ing the same ground from being sprinkled
by more than one party.
A resolution from the Council was pre-
scented appointing Committee of Confer
ence to confer with the County Court in
regard to the school tax, and was referred.
Several petitions from the Council were
received and referred.
Sundry reports of bills, petitions, ETC.,
from the Common Council were concurred
in.
A resolution was offered appointing a
Joint committee from the Board of Alder
men and the Common Council, to inves-
tigate the possibility of erecting a building
on in the site of the present Markethouse
without expense to the city.
Mr.. James Whitworth presented his
resignation, as a member of the Board of
Education.
On motion a committee of three consist
ing of Messrs. Patterson, Carter and
Hurley, in conjunction with tho Mayor,
was appointed to wait upon James Whit
worth, requesting.him to reconsider his
resignation.