Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-05

with the enclosed slip from Nashville Ban
Her. Whether the plans referred to will
ever be carried out or not, do not know;
but do know that if they were carrisd
ont, they would be of much, if not more
benefit to Nashville than to Louisville. and
am surprised that sensible men can take
any other view of the matter. Nashville
should have long ago built the North
and South Alabama railroad. How
is Nashville to be injured by hav-
ing a direct road to Montgomery,
instead of going 100 miles round, in
order to get to it? Nor can the
Nashville and Ohattanoogs Railroad be Sc
riously interfered with. they know that
they cannot do any business to Montgom-
ery-in the roundabout way. The rates
of freight via Mobile to Montgomery are
so low that there is no profit In that bust
ness. Now, is Nashville injured by having
two roads to the South instead of one, and
ia she injured by being brought into direct
connection with section of country with
which they now have only an imperfect
connection? II it is, | pity Nashville, and
it ought not to have another road! If it
objects to our furnishing the money to
complete the North and South read, and
thus gain some control in its management,
as we are entitled to, I have no doubt that
We will let Nashville have the preference
In furnishing the money. All we want is
to see the road completed. T.aF
Should It be completed, and we should
make the Montgomery route, the great
route to Mobile and New Orleans, instead
of running round Nashville to Humboldt
should Nashville object to it? 1t objected
when We turned of at Bowling Green; it
again objects when we want to direct por-
ton Of that business (it is nearer to Mobile
via Nashville than via Humboldt) through
Nashville, make it a great city, on q great
through route to the Gulf-estabIish addi-
tional railroad facilities for Nashville
concentrate more illness there, it again
objects. Then, what in the name Of sense
does Nashville want? Is it not the interest
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to
build up Nashville as much as it is the in
terest of any citizen Of Nashville itself?
The larger the city of Nashville the better
for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
There can be no rivalry between the two
cities. Respectfully, ALBERT FISK.
These communications were referred to
the Railroad Commissioners.
COUNTY MAP.
A communication was presented from
Maj. w. T. Foster, stating that he had
been employed in the year 1868, by the
County Commissioners of Davidson county.
to make q map of said county, that the
coun y was to pay him for his actual out
lay, and asking for $3, 1O607, less the
amount that he had already received.
Squire Maxey thought that only 81, 800
should be paid to Mr.. Foster.
Squire Meacham spoke at some length
in favor of allowing Mr.. Foster the full
amount, 50, ,1O6O7, minus the money he
had already received. He thought Mr..
Foster had acted in good faith, as an hon
est man should, and according to all he
esquire Meacham) had heard, this map Of
Davidson county was a much better map
than the Shelby county map. It gave
every lane and creek, and every mans
house in the county.
Considerable discussion followed, several
of the Magistrates stating that they bad
examined the map ald found it q most
accurate one. By vote of 80 syes to 2I-
noes the Court voted to give Mr.. Foste
the 50, 106 asked for.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
The Court then proceeded to vote for a
notary public, and the names of W. H.
John Fl. Baskette and A. O.
Norvell were placed in nomination. On
The first ballot Wilkinson received 30
votes, Baskette 2s, and Norvell 4. On the
second ballot Squire Wilkinson was elect
ID, the vote standing Wilkinson 81, Bas-
zette 20.
MISCELLANEOUs.
Squire Saunders stated that the Com
nittee on INDECENT Asylum had bought 300
bs of tobacco and barrel of vinegar, and
asked that $43 be appropriated for the
Iame. The Court made the appropriation
asked for.
Squire Wade asked an appropriation Of
$50 to A. G. NorvelI for taking certain ac-
,ounts. Considerable discussion followed,
when the Court allowed $25.
Adjourned till this morning at 10
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