Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-10

The Board of Common Council met last
night in regular session, President Craig
head in the chair.
The communication from the Mayor, and
the usual regular reports published
Wednesday morning. were read and ap-
proprlate action taken.
PETITIONS.
The petition of Mary A. Cooper and
| others, praying the enlargement of the
sewer that conducts Wilson Spring branch
under Summer street, was referred to the
Street Committee with power to act.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| The bill to allow Pink Dews, ex-police-
man, 1902 for damages received on the
night Jack Kenelly was killed, passed
three readings unanimously.
A bill to exempt from tax all real estate
owned by parties engaged in manufactur-
| ing by steam and also all machinery, tools
ard other taxable property employed for
manufacturing purposes for five years, ex-
| cept for school purposes and water rates,
was referred to a special committee con-
sisting of MessIs Sawyer, Duling, Carter,
Robertson and Chiffon. On motion, Pres
ident Craighead was added to the commit
| tee.
1 4AO COLuA4ikOO W HAJLu Was AOACAAOA
the bill to enforce the collection of the
balance of the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad tax, reported that they recon-
mended the passage of the bill.
The bill was then read. 1t provides that
the proviso contained in the ordinance of
Jan. 9, 1862, levying g tax on the Sd in
stallment of the subscription stock in the
Nashville and Nlrth western Railroad,
which provisO is IS follows: THAT no le-
gal process shall be issued against any citi-
zen who is unwilling to pay the tax hereby
assessed" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
One Of the members objected to the pas
sage of the bill He said he did not know
exactly where this money was going, but
he had heard that it was going into the
hands of a banker in this city.
| Another member said that there was a
large number of debts due to poor men
who had worked for the Northwestern
road Money had been appropriated by
the State, but he knew one man who was
said to have gone off with hundred thou
sand dollars that was appropriated for the
Northwestern road.
President Craighead said there had been
so much dust thrown that he would give a
brief statement of the objects Of the bill.
He then stated that about twelve years ago
the city voted to tax herself 1926, 900. AL
had been collected except about 500, 900.
During the war the proviso referred to had
been passed as an accommodation to par
ties who might find it difficult to pay. But
a shrewd lot of gentlemen, some of them
!, the wealthiest gentlemen in Nashville
were smarter than the others who paid, anC
they did not pay their taxes. The ques
ton now was 1 OF whether this money wa
: to go to some rascal or not, but to do wha
was right. The money belonged to tn
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, or +
' its assignee, whether he was the viles
Z scoundrel on the face of the earth or on
' of the best christians
The bill passed three readings-ayes IA
. noes 3.
q A bill to increase the police to SO police
men, passed three readings.
A bill to provide for the election of
: City Attorney and defining his duties, wa
read; also a communication from Nj
q John Lellyett.
5 The whole matter was then postpone
till next meeting.
l. FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
The bill in reference to the Tenth War
i OF WHICH SyuOpSis Was BtNOu III VCN
nesday's UNION AND AMERICAN, was rea
once and referred to a special committee
A bill to provide for the purchase {
= pistols and maces for the city police, pas
e ed three readings.
A resolution that the Board of Educ
= ton be instructed to use one of the room
t. in the public school buildings after the l
ct of July, adopted by the other Board, wi
read and action concurred in.
ct resolution approving the action taxi
ac in regard to the Winchester and Alabau
h railroad published in Wednesday, UNI
- AND Americana was concurred in.
= A resolution in regard to the payment
some $500, to Henderson Bros was reft
SC red to the Finance Committee, with pow
III to act.
Is The action Of the Board of Alderme
ne granting to r. Thompson and others
< extension of water pipes to the manufi
IS tory about to be erected on McLemo
IN street, was concurred in, and also the {
IS ton of the other Board granting water
the Industrial Exposition, the managers
o. lay their own pipe.
n A bill appointing two special poll Gem
-, to detect violations of the tippling law
~ passed first reading and was referred to t
Police Committee.
Adjourned