Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-14

meeting Of com,noa counciI.


Council met in regular session last night,
President Hereford in the chair. The
minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
The Finance Committee referred the
Council to the reports of the Revenue Col
lector, Water Tax Collector, ETC., for the
receipts into the treasury for the month,
and the various. standing committees for
the expenditures, and stated the expenses
Of the city for the month Of December had
been $40, 600 despite the efforts st retrench-
ment The several reports of Revenue
Collector, Recorder, Water Tax Collector,
Fire Department, Auditor, etc, were re-
ceived and filed.
Mr. Petit, Street. overseer, reported
sundry street improvements since his last
report which was received. The street
overseer was called to the bad condition
Of a number of streets and crossings.
J. w. Carpenter, presented petition
asking the use Of the hydrant water for
the year 1870, for the sprinking of the
Public Square, and certain streets men
toned. Referred to the Waterworks
Committee
Sundry petition etc were received from
the Board of Alderman, and eoncurred in.
A bill regulating the Policing Of the city
was laid upon the table.
The bill from the Board of Alderman at
its last meeting regulating the sale of vim
GUS and Spurious liquors, was so amended
as to read $50 instead of $75, when under
suspension of the rates, it passed its
second reading, when on motion its furth-
er consideration was postponed till the
next regular meeting.
John Curran, Councilman from the first
ward, handed in his resignation, which was
received and granted.
On motion, the Council proceeded to the
election of a member to fill the vacancy.
Felix Carter, Newton Mcclure and N.
Kline were put in nomination.
Mr.. Mcclure was declared duly elected
on the first ballot.
| The act from the Board of Aldermen APP
| propriating 800 to the improvement OF
the roof of the Markethouse, was laid on
the table.
The original resolution empowering the
! Mayor and Markethouse Committee to
| have the east side of tia Markethouse re.
covered, letting the same to the lowest bid.
der9 proposals to be advertised in the
UNION AND AMERICAN and Banner was sub.
stituted in its stead, and that the Board o.
Aldermen be requested to adopt the same
The bill abolishing the Office of Super
intendent of the Public Schools, and crea-
ting the Principal of each subject to the
action of the Board of Education, anC
specifying other regulations, came up To-
consideration. 1t was withdrawn from The
committee to which it was referred, ant
came up upon its original second reading
Pending the discussion growing out Of the
bill, Mayor Morris explained that he was
under the action of the Council at its las
regular meeting, surprised that the Board
of Education should have opened the publ
schools, when but $40 had been paid In t.
the support of the same, when Sc, 600
month was required. He was Profound,
astonished at a card from the Board c
Education in the morning paper
stating that a levy of two mill
on the dollar to support the school, La
been made by the Council and signed b!
the Mayor. No such levy had been made
nor could any such be legally made. II
had not and could not sign any such levy
He and the Council were as anxious to con
tinue the public schools as any one. Blu
no levy could be made until after the as
sessments. He had been into the Treas
urer's Office since the card of the Board {
, Education, and the Treasurer had told hir
that some parties had been there who hel
, their school tax receipts in full, but if an
such levy had been made by the Come
and Mayor, they wanted to comply wit
the law. He again affirmed thatno suchlev
had been made by the Council, or signe
, by himself; if so, il was in Christmas times
He regretted that there was a misundel
, standing between the Board of Educatio
and the Council. He felt that the Boar
, of Education was acting hastily, when tn
two bodies should act in harmony, and b
regretted it very much.
Mr. Hereford made some remarks re
GREETING the haste exhibited by the Boar
OF Educltion. 1t appeared that the Boar
was going to take the management of til
schools out of the hands Of the Council
and run them independent Of the city.
Mr. Knowles opposed the action of tn
County Court in the premises as dom
, what they had no right to do.
After some other desultory remarks, tn
further consideration of the subject was, b
separate resolution, postponed till the frs
regular meeting in February next.
Council then adjourned.