Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-14
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Meeting of the Common Council
South Nashville Sewer = war
Against the CanInes-Lfberality te
1.-THE Tenth Ward.
The Common Council met in regular
session at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
President James B. Orsighead presiding.
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT..
The reports submitted at the last meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen, the sub
stance of which were next day published
In the UNION AND AMERICAN, were read
and ordered to be filed. The report of
the Chief of the Fire Department shows
that five fires occurred during the month
OF June. The entire loss would not exceed
one hundred dollars. In this report the
Chief protests against the erection of
wooden sheds and awnings, and asks for
such legislation as will prevent such struc-
lures in the future.
STREET. RAILROAD FARES.
The committee appointed TO report
system for the equalization OF street rail-
road fares were allowed further time in
which to prepare their report. ~
ASSESSMENTS
The Committee on Assessment Of Taxes
was continued, and in future all petitions
on that subject Will be referred to that
committee
PETITIONS.
number Of petitions in reference to
privileges, assessments, ETC., were appro-
priately referred.
TO REDUCE TAXATION.
bill designed to rednce taxation by
abolishing the Office Of Deputy City Mar
shall, passed its second reading, and was
referred to the MaIkethouse Committee
SPECIAL POLICEMAN.
The resolution of the Board of Alder
men, authorizing the Mayor to appoint
special policeman to ferret out water tax
frauds, was laid on the table. N.
SUMMER STREET SEWER.
A resolution directing the Street Com
mittee to proceed with the opening of the
South Summer street sewer, as previously
ordered by the City Council, was ruled out
OF order. A bill appropriatiDg $4,000 for
the construction of said sewer was then in
troduced, and under a suspension of the
rules passed its third reading.
NORTH HIGH STREET TREsTLE.
Councilman Pentecost offered resolu-
ton directing the Chairman of the Street
Committee to advertise for bids for con-
structing the North High street trestle, for
which appropriation has been made. The
resolution was adopted.
REVENUE COLLECTOR.
President Graighead offered bill pro-
viding for the election Of City Revenue
Collector on the 1st of July instead of
October, as at present. The bin passed
| Its first and second reading.
DEATH TO DOGS.
A bill to protect the people from hydro
phobla, and authorizing the police to
poison all dogs running a. large without
muzzles, at any time between the first of
July and the first of October, passed three
readings. 1t appropriates 500 for the
purchase Of the necessary material.
TENTH WARD TAxEs.
Councilman Du1ing offered a bill ex-
tending the tins for the payment of Tenth
Ward taxes for the period of sixty days
The same bill appropriates $500 for the
erection Of six gas posts on West Church
| street. Passed third reading under a sus-
pension of the rules.
PRICE OF STREET CAR TICKETS.
The committee appointed on the bill to
eqnaIize the fare on street railroads, re-
| commended the rejection of the bill, and
that the Council accept as q compromise
the proposition submitted by the President
| OF the Directors of the South Nashville
Street Railroad Company.
The following is the proposition alluded
TO:
IN a spirit of compromise with the
patrons of this road, we will hereafter issue
ticket good for twenty rides on said rail-
road for one dollar, or two tickets for fif-
teen cents, four for twenty. five cents, OF
ten cents for single ride.
I'VE aye satisfied in making this con-
cession we are as liberal to our patrons as
We can be, consistent with the interest Of
the road.
''The Spruce and Church Street Rail-
road heretofore have adopted the above
regulation and have given general satisfac-
ton. THOMAS CALDWELL"
President South Nashville Railroad, and
Secretary and Treasurer of Church and
Spruce Street Railroad"
The whole subject was postponed until
the next meeting. Adjourned.