Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-08

The report OF the Workhouse-keeper
showed that % prisoner were on hand Feb
LIST; 70 received in Feb. On March l, &c.
The Chief of the Fire Department re-
ported two small fires during the month,
doing little damage, and two false alarms
The Street Committee reported that Is
streets had been improved.
The keeper of the st. Vincent Hospital
reported IL patients admitted during Feb
ruary, and "a remaining on hand Feb. l;
that Is were discharged and had died.
that lG remained on hand March l, and
that the expense bad been, during the
month, 1928 %.
The City Sexton reports IA interments
during the month.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the bill in reference to compromis-
| ing the Tenth Ward suit reported another
bill in lieu.
The petition of J. L. Weakley, Presi-
dent of the Board of Managers of the
Tennessee Industrial Exposition, asking
free use of water from the city reservoir,
the Exposition Managers to furnish their
own pipe, was granted.
The petition of r. Thompson and others,
asking that water pipes be extended to
their buildings, soon to be erected fol-
manufacturing purposes on McLemore
street, was glanted.
The petition of committee of the
Board Of Education, asking pay for the
bill of Henderson Bros, was referred to
| the Finance Committee.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
| A bill was read to amend an act creating
the City Dispensary, SO that the Commit
| tee on City Dispensary shall consist of
| five members, 1.-TWO from the Board Of AL
dermen ami three from the CommO 4
Council, said committee to be appointed
| in the same manner as other standing
| committees. The bill further provides
that the keeper of said dispensary shall be
elected for one year, and that his salary
shall he $3.50 year. Passed one reading
and referred to Committee on Di pensary
A resolution accepting the proposition
of DR.. KercheVal to fill the unexpireC
term of the late DIR. Martin as physician Of
the Workhouse, was concerned in.
The petition of Ben Egan, asking that
his wharfage be reduced to eight cents,
which had been granted by the Common
Council was read, and the action of the
other Board concurred in.
NEW BUSINESS.
resolution instructing the Board Of
Education to reiinquish the use of the
Superintend nts office on Cherry street
WAS adopted.
A communication was read from j. G.
Woods, President of the Winchester and
Alabama Railroad, statiug that at a meet
ing of stockholders of said road, he haC
been instructed to answer the railroad bill
now in chancery at Nashville, and directed
not to object to decree for the sale of sale
road, provided the decree enjoined upoI
the purchase to run the said road regularly
in accordance with railroad usages.
The following was then adopted:
Resolved, That the action taken by TIL
meeting of stockholders of the Winchester
and Alabama railroad at Fayetteville, OF
the 2Sth of February, respecting the sui
of the State VS.. said railroad, in the Chan
Gerry Court, as reported to ais Honor, tht
Mayor, 10y j. G. Woods, President of salt
road be and the same is hereby approved
and concurred in.
bill authorizing the Mayor and Captain
of Police to purchase thirty-two Smith an,
Wesson pistols, or as many as might b.
found necessary as advised in the Mayor
communication, and also the necessar
maces passed three readings with but on
negative vote.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BILL.
A bill wss read to amend the city 6iges
SO as to provide that a majority vote of til
! Committee on Fire Department may dis