Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-22
THE CITY.
g MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting Of the Board


Regular Meeting of the Board OF
| -1r1 Asdermen.
The Board of Aldermen met at 8 O'CLOCK
| yesterday afternoon, President Carroll in
the chair. ~ -'
| r- 49, REPORTS. ,a -. f.
TIE report of Arson Nelson, Revenue
| Collector, was submitted and fled. 1t
shows total collections for 1870, 81, 483.
and on accounts due in 1863 the sum Of
| 1884. 3 sfsr1i -.-...--
John L Glenn, Water Tax Collector, re-
ported the collection Of $3.50 since his last
report, which report was received and
| fled
The Hospital Committee reported st.
Vincent Hospital in good condition, and
thirteen patients 10 said Hospital
t THE DOG Law. @
Aid. Hurley reported bill in lieu of the
original bin on the dog law subject, which
was put upon its third reading and passed.
BUSINESS FROM COMMON COUNCIL.
Amendments adopted by the Common
Council to bill Of the Board of Alderman,
instituting inquiries in reference to the
Gas Light Company, were coneuired in.
The action of Council granting the petit
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wagon shed on Jackson street was concur
red in. r.
The action of the Council granting the
petition Of Mrs. Jane Kean was concurred
in. J
The petition of citizens residenton North
Cherry street, asking the construction of q
sewer to abate nuisance, was referred TO
Street Committee. @
fI7la rNakifiAv1 Of oif II
asking the construction of sewer. was
referred to the Street Committee.
The petition of confectioners to have
the sale of confectioneries in the Market
house forbidden, was referred to the Mar
kethouse Committee.
The action of Common Council reduc-
ing the water tax 16s per cent on present
rates as charged families, was concurred
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The action of the Common Council
adopting the report of the Committee on
Public Property tn reference to the tender
by Samuel Watkins, Esq, Of ten-acre
lot to be used as public park, recon-
mending the acceptance of the same, was
concurred In.
NEW BUSINESS MARKRTHoUsE.
President Carroll introduced bill to
amend the laws relating to the government
of ths Markethcuse. The bill provides
that the City Marshal shall be Chief Clerk
of the Market, and that at the meeting of
the City Council on each succeeding first
of October, an Assistant Clerk of the Mar
ket shall be elected, whose duties shall be
to assist the Chief Clerk in enforcing the \
laws. 1t also requires that the Assistant
Clerk shall furnish the Recorder list of
the stalls rented, to whom rented. amount,
ETC., and make through the Recorder a
monthly statement of rents, etc The rule
was suspended and the bill passed three
readings. -
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
A communication was submitted from
the Board Of Education suggesting a
change of the laws relating to the terms of
the city schools. The suggestion TO COM
mence the sessions Of the schools on the
last Monday In August and terminate the
same on the Wednesday nearest the 18th
of June each year, was adopted. Other
changes proposed by the Board of Educa-
ton in reference to the management of the
schools were concurred in.
STREET sPRINKLI;s5.
Aid. Hurley offered resolution, which
was adopted, providing for the ap-
pointment of committee to consider and
report upon the act 10 regulate street
sprinkling.
Aldermen Hurley, Patterson and Sim
mons were appointed said committee.
The Board adjourned to 3 o'clock next
Thursday afternoon.