Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-24
MUNICIPAL,
Meeting of the Common Counc,l.

Council met last night at O'Clock
President Craighead in the chair. ono,
rum being present the business of the
meeting was proceeded with, The min.
utes OF the previous meeting we're read
and approved.
The message of the Mayor, heretofore
published, recommending financial econ
omy, ETC., was read and received.
The Mayor submitted the following COM
munlcation for the consideration of he
| Board:
1 FAYETTEVILLE, TENN, Feb. 20, 1911
You are hereby required to take notice
that there will be meeting of the Stock
holders and Directors of the Winchester
and Alabama Railroad, at Fayetteville.
Lincoln county, Tenn, on Tuesday the
18th inst. Respectfully,
O. O. MoKNNEY. Sec'y.
The reports heretofore published in pro-
'ceedlngs of the Board of Aldermen were
received and fled.
The School Committee on the repair of
Hume Building, reported that the repairs
on the roof of the frame building on the
Hume lot had been satisfactorily done at A
cost OF Sl2O.60. The report was received
and the committee discharged.
The committee to whom was referred
the bill providing for the election of Oitv
Attorney, recommended the passage of the
same. The committee reported that thete
were suits pending in the Circuit and Law
Courts, to which the city was a party.
amounting to $50, 800, and expressed the
opinion that there were still larger
amounts in the Chancery and other Courts
placed on the trial docket by Messrs
Cooper and Lellyett, and being marked by
the Clerk to them as attorneys. They
were not able to tell which were and which
were not embraced in the contract with
them.
The committee recommended that Mr..
Cooper be requested to furnish the Coun-
eli with list Of the cases embraced in said
contract, SO that the amount of litigation
the city is involved in could be known and
no attorney employed. The committee
suggested that unless this course be BUR.
sued, that suits would go by default against
the city, or large bill for extra fees would
accrue. They thought it economy to elect
Olty Attorney. The report was received.
An act to amend the city ordinance i'm
posing a tonnage rate of wharfage on
steamboats,, was referred to the Wharf |
Committee.
Sundry petitions were read and referred. |
A petition was received from Ben T.
tgan requesting that the Mallie Rseon be
charged but cents per ton, the same as is
,harged the Eddyville, in the same trade.
he former paying 10 cents per ton. Re-
erred to the Wharf Committee.
The act to increase the police force
lassed second reading.
An oct To apforoa tbo 1
,alance of the taxes on the Nashville and
northwestern Railroad, was referred to a
ommlttee OF five, consisting of Messrs.
iarWeH, hreig, Robertson, Doing and
jarter.
"A bill to encourage manufacturer passed
s second reading.
The bill providing for the election of q
jity Attorney and defining the duties of
ne same, was, after considerable discus
ION, passed on its second reading.
An act to indemnify ex-policeman Pink
Jews, from the Board of Aldermen. was
assed on its first reading.
A similar bill, authorizing a thousand
ollars for the early construction of a
lcket fence around Watkins Park. was |
nd over until next meeting, with the un-
erstanding that Mr.. Watkins be conferr-
l with by the Mayor, and new deed to
lie property be procured.
On reconsideration the bill was passed
4 its first reading. On motion the rules
ere suspended and the bill passed its I
ird reading.
A resolution from the Board of Aldermen ]
lthorlzlng the appointment of a special
'llceman by the Mayorto ferret out viola ]
1ns of the tippling laws, was laid on the
BILE. /
A resolution authorizing the chairman
the Street Committee to have parties b
hose sidewalks we're out of order repair il
e same, passed its first reading. o
A resolution authorizing the chairman b
the Street Committee to have certain d
Inc crossings laid down, was concurred b
Resolutions instructing the Marshal to Il
tlfy John Coltart to have his sidewalk a
proved, was concurred in. o
petition asking the privilege to the | ST
dustrlal Exposition to erect a suitable II
ilding for their exhibition and permitting II
3 same to remain till disposed of was p
anted. 81
A resolution permitting DR.. Kerchival al
MI the unexpired term Of DR.. Martin 81
Workhouse physician was passed. P
The bin to amend the act creating a n
~ Dispensary and regulating the same, 81
der a suspension of the rules, passed n
third reading. c.
The bill provides q Committee of five a
smbers to supervise the Dispensary, and S
1t the keeper of the same shall be select a
the first of each year by said Commit Il
}, with compensation of $500 per an al
m, payable monthly. 1t also provides
1t a proper prescriptionist be secured, Al
d drug firm or store be selected TO Is
'nish prescriptions. Il
4 resolution passed authorizing the Il
yor to appoint two persons as proxies Il
represent the city at the meeting at Ii
yetteville of the stockholders of the N
nchester and Alabama Railroad on the OF
b inst. NJ
Jouncil then adjourned. th