Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-16
EDGEFIELD.

Meeting Of the Board OF Mayor and Al.
dermen. F.
A regular meeting of the Board of May
or and Aldermen of Edgefeld was held last
night
Present. - Aldermen Morrow, Brooks,
Thompson, Lesseur, Barthell, Hudnall,
jenkins, Murray, Marks, and Porter.
In the absence of Mayor Glenn, Alder
man Lesseur, was called to the chair.
Alderman Marks submitted the reports of
the Revenue Collector, and Recorder, which
were received and ordered on file.
Alderman Lesseur from the street COM
mittee reported Foster street completed,
and the street force removed to Watson
street. He also reported the cost of work
this year on Woodland street amounted to
$4,344,4 40.
A communication was also submitted
from the Street Committee, reporting that a
conference of the committee with the Off
GERS Ofthe Street Railroad Company had re-
suited in the selection of the 7 rail, weigh
ing Is lbs to the yard, the railroad company
binding themselves to lay said rail on
cross ties, and to lay down on the inside
and outside of said rail piece of white oak
plank q by 6 inches, the top of said tim
Der to be even with top of the iron rail,
thus forming fiat surface at least IA inches
wide to enable vehicles to get on and off the
track with ease, the piece of timber on the
inside of the rails to be beveled so as to
allow sufficient space for the 1ange of the
car wheels to pass along the side of the rail.
The report was received.
AID. Morrow from the Committee on In
provements and Expenditures, reported that
the necessary amount of lumber had been
procured for the repairing of the Bridge av-
enue sidewalk, and that the work would be
commenced in the morning.
A petition was presented from III. W.
Haslock, asking that certain work be done
on Hickory street. Referred to Street Com
mittee with power to act.
Aid. Brooks called attention to the alley
between Oak and Hickory streets, which he
thought could be put in order at small ex-
pense. Referred to Street Committee with
power to act.
Aid. Butler offered the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously aduPted:
Resolved, that the thanks of this Board
be rendered to Capt. VIM. Stocken for as
sistance rendered at the Bucket Factory fire,
at the same time hoping that the Bridge
Company has not suffered in pecuniary
manner for their hberality upon the occa-
sion, by permitting Capt. Stocked to pass
free of toll.
The following resolution offered by Alder
man Lesseur, was unanimously adopted
Resolved, that in the event of the propo-
sition appropriating $4,000 toward the con-
struction of free bridge across the Cum
berland river, shall be carried by the requi-
site majority at the ensuing election, that
it is the sense of this Board that the said
bridge shall be located at the old site, foot
of Main street.
Alderman Marks offered the following
resolution which was adopted.
Resolved, that a committee of three be
appointed to investigate the danger of We
hicles crossing the L. & N. Railroad on
Foster street, and make such demands of
said road as the security of the citizens de-
mands, and that they further suggest to the
| officers of said road the propriety of reduc-
ing the speed of all trains before crossing
said street to five miles per hour, and to
ring the bell on all trains instead of blow
ing the whistle as a signal of alarm.