Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-05

dez begins Referred TO a committee con-
sisiing Of Judge Glenn, justices Maxey, |
Hinton and Brien.
Petition of L. Mulloy, Commissioner Of I
Registration, asking that an appropriation I
of ten cents for the issuance Of each GER |
tifcate be made TO him. He stated in his /
petition that be had issued about 6,240, be- |
sides several hundred duplicates This I
would make SaR4 less the amount received /
by him, S72. Total amount not paid.
1852. Adopted unanimously.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
An appropriation of $50 was allowed the
inmates Of the House Of Industry under
the age of twelve years.
The sum of $500 was appropriated
to the fifteen children in the
Protestant Orphan Asylum. An aFpropri-
alton Of 81, 420 was allowed Il children
under u years of age in st. Mary's Orphan
Asylum.
PooRHoUsE.
The Committee on the Poorhouse re-
ported the number of paupers on hand LIST
of January, 1869, AZ; received during
the present year, 100; discharged, Il;
deaths-white, 6; black, Is; remaining on
hand-wlaite, sc; black, 81; total Sail
comfortably provided for. They had ex-
amined the premises and found everything
in good order. The Physician of the Poor
house reported that since the LIST of April,
1869. to the present time the county has
extended its charity to II 1 individuals, and
ont of that number II have died, 80 re-
tired, and 67 living, who are now the re-
cipients of the county charity. This
| estimate does not include the
children, of whom there are four. The re-
| port concludes as follows: A very large
majority of paupers are of the very lowest
order of society, whose pauperism has re-
| suited from incidence and dissipation, and
nine-tenths of them are better fed, clothed,
housed and cared forby the county than they
have been by themselves or their friends.
| There is no necessary or reasonable want
| that is not supplied.
The reports were referred and filed.
FEST HOUSE.
The report of the Pesthouse physician,
stating that he had received two patients
since his induction to Office, was received
and fled.
| The Committee on the Pesthouse report
| ed that the building known as the Long
house was in dilapidated condition and
presents anything else but an ornament to
the Pesthouss grounds Received and
fled.
Abe Smith, the Jailor, reported
the Jail in good repair, except
the partition walls of all the cells which
need some repairs, and that the health Of
the prisoners was good There are forty
four prisoners now confined in jail, thirty
nine males and five females. The report
of the Jail Physician, recommending that
the County take charge of the three insane
prisoners in jail, as they were much
trouble to all concerned, was received and
filed. The Commissioners of the Jail, re-
commencing the same thing, as they were
an expense to the County, and great an
noyance to the Tailor and prisoners. They
reported the Jail and premises in a very
good condition, and that the prisoners
we're well fed and clothed, with good warm
clothing.
CONDITION OF ROADS.
The Road Commissioners reported the
various roads in the County generally in
a good condition.
Justice Maxey offered a resolution
that the Road SureriDtendents of this
county be requested whenever they find a
turnpike road in condition not in accord,
ance with their charter, that they at once
open the gates of said road according to
law. Rejected-ayes %, noes 80.
The report of the Commissioners was re.
ceived, and they were granted further time
to report as to the condition of the Char
lotte Turnpike.
A vote of thanks was rendered MeSsrS.
Griffith, WhitwoTth, Lellyett and Lindsey
for their remarks upon the school-tax qUes,
ton.
COUNTY wORKHOUsE.
The committee appointed to take into
consideration the propriety of provid.
ing a suitable location of a County
WOrkhouse and house Of correction sub
mitted their report. They recommended
the immediate erection of a county Work.
house on he lot owned by the county, ad.
joining tie county jail, fronting seventy
feet on Front street and running back to
low water mark of the Cumberland river.
Having taken into consideration the large
amount that the people were compelled to
pay for keeping prisoners in confinement
under the small offense law, the committee
recommended that the County Court Judge
| appoint a committee of five to be termed
the Committee on WorkhOuse, and when
appointed shall cause to be advertised in
all the newspapers in the county for
twenty days the proposal to lease the
Workhouse TO the highest responsible
bidder.
After a long discussion of various reso-
lutions, motions, propositions and plans,
the whole matter was laid on the table by
almost unanimous vote.
The Court then adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.