Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-10
MUNICIPAL ArrArns.


MeesAmS Oh the BOARD Of Aldermen.
The Board met at 1850 p. H., President
Wilkinson in the chair. Present all the
members OF the Board.
BILLS.
The bill to elect city attorney passed.
The bill to provide for the election of a
city engineer, and to define his duties,
passed on first reading.
The rules being suspended, the bill was
brought up on second reading.
Mr.. Smith moved that the bill be amended
by fixing the salary of the engineer at 81, 500
year, allowing him assistance when neces-
sary.
Mr.. Wilkin did not approve of making the
salary too low. There was a great deal OF
work to be done, fixed grade for the city
was required, and no engineer could afford
to do it for the salary proposed.
Mayor Morris said the grades of the city
were already established by law and the
profiles were in the Mayors Office. He
doubted whether any new streets would be
made this year, and the principal work OF
the city engineer would be to show the
grade of any street when required.
The bill and amendments were referred
to a special committee, consisting of Messrs.
Kercheval, Wilkin, and Smith.
A bill was introduced to prevent the stor-
age of more than five barrels of petroleum
or coal oil in any one part of the city, and
TO regulate the manner in which it shall be
stored. Passed on first, second, and third
reading.
Bill relative to animals infected with the
disease known as CHAMBERS, passed on third
reading.
Resolution raouast;,,rp .I,o ,.o,.-o,o o.;,-o,
of Nashville in the General Assembly of the
State to procure the enactment of bill to
amend section of an ''act to abolish the
Metropolitan Police system in Nashville"
The proposed act was read, and the reso-
luton was adopted. Yeas ), nays 4.
The Common Council returned the bill
respecting the storage Of petroleum, with an
amendment providing that the bill shall not
take effect till Jan, 1, 1872.
The Board of Aldermen refused TO con-
eur in the amendment, and Committee of
Conference was appointed. They agreed up
on Dec. l, 1871, as the date upon which the
bill should take effect.
Resolution from the Common Council
relative to the repairs of McNairy street.
Received and concurred in.
Bill for the improving of Watkins Park.
raised three readings.
To prevent swine from running at large
in the city.
The bill provides that the City Marshal
and police shall be authorized to take up
all swine found running at large in the city,
and cOntine them for three days in the city
workhouSe. If within that time the owner
of any pig so confined shall pay one dollar,
the pig shall be delivered to him; if not, the
same shall be sold for the benefit of the
city.
The bill was passed on three readings.a and
its author received the fervent thanks of his
colleagues.
Bill to authorize the building of sewer
on Broad street. Passed on a first reading,
and referred to the Street Committee.
\ resolution to appropriate $50 for the
printing the annual reports OF the Chief
of the Fire Department and the Superin-
tendent of the Water Works, was adopted.
The Board adjourned at 10:15 p. m.
The Common Council.
The Common Council met last night in
regular session, President N. B. Howell in
the chair; and Ia members present.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Reports of the various departments pre-
NiOuSlN SuDUllJltu u Tic DOdIu Oh AluCI-
men, were read and ordered to be filed.
Accounts for October amounting to S32,-
S75 were allowed. The Treasurer's report
shows balance on hand, Nov. l, of SI6,-
276. The city sections report shows SO in
terments during the month of October-24
whites and 8 colored. The report Of the
Street COMMITTEES shows that ths street
repairs are being nearly completed, Is men
have been dismissed from that service,
ing only Is still in employment. The re-
port of the Hospital Committee shows 10
charity patients at St. Vincent Hospital on
the 1st of November, and the cost of the in
stitution for the month, S22j. The report
Of the Fire Department shows one fire and
three alarms during the month, and the
force and machinery in good working order.
PETITIONS.
4 number OF petitions asking for a re-
duction of assessments on real estate were
referred to the Finance Committee, and
several applications to build frame houses
beyond the limits Of the fire district were
granted.
CITY BOOB-KEEPER.
The bill to provide for City BOok-keeper
passed its third reading.
WORKHOUsE OFFICERS.
The bill to provide for the election in De
cember of each year of a Workhouse
Keeper Assistant Keeper and Night Watch
man failed on its second reading.
FROM THE BOARD oF ALDERMEN.
On motion of Councilman Duling, the
Council concurred in the slight amendments
made by the Board of Aldermen in the
City Attorney bill, thus completing its en-
actment.
The bill to make the market hours from
to 10 A. NJ, and from A. VI. to 4 P. NJ.
on Saturdays passed its third reading.
The bill regulating the storing of coal oil,
not allowing more than five barrels to be
kept at any one point, passed its third read
ing after being so amended as to extend the
time of its going into effect until the first of
January, 1872.
The bill to provide for the erection of gas
posts on all the streets where main pipes
are already down, passed q second reading,
and Council refused to suspend the rules.
The bill to prevent the spread Of CHAMBERS
among horses and mules passed, under a
suspension of the rules, its third reading, by
unanimous vote.
The Board of Aldermen failing to concur
in Council amendment to the Coal Oil bill
extending time, Councilman Perry moved
the appointment of a committee of confer
ence with similar committee from the
other Boad. Councilmen Perry, Reed, and
Litterer were appointed on the part of the 7
Common Council.
The action of the other Board giving Mr.
Tally privilege to keep coffee stand in the
MarkethOuse was concurred in.
The petition of citizens to gravel Union
street between Vine and Summer, was laid
upon the table.
The application of II. II. Hammer 81 Co.,
to erect a wash board in rear of their new
livery stable on Front street, was granted. |
CHERRY STREET SIDEWALKS.
Councilman Cotton offered a resolution,
which was adopted, requiring property own
ers on the east side of Cherry, from Broad
to Franklin streets, to make sidewalks in
accordance with the law.
M'NAIRY STREET.
A resolution to repair McNairy street, in |
the tenth ward, being under consideration, |
Councilman Duling made an earnest appeal /
in behalf of the application, embracing a /
statement respecting the relation of the |
tenth ward to the city government. He |
stated that since the admission of that ward /