Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-03
CITY COUNCIL yHka
organization of the New Council.
w. HI. wiIkfnson President Of the
Board OF Aldermen and m. B.
Howell President OF the BOARD
of Common C0uuetr

The old Board of the City Council met
yesterday at 10 O'Clock, roll called, and fif-
teen members found present. The follow
ing reports were read and, on motion, Or
dered to be filed:
To the Honorable Mayor and CITY Coun-
| ell of Nashville: Your Recorder and Treas
/. urer are required by law to report the finan-
cial operations of the corporation for the
past municipal year, the state of the finan-
ces of the city, its liabilities, means. etc. In
the performance Of this duty we reiterate
the statement made in our last annual re-
port, that it is impossible for us to give an
| exact account of the liabilities created prior
to the list of October, 1869. But for the
fullest developed facts in regard to these liza
bilities. we refer you to the statement of the
! Financial Committee made to the CITY
| Council on the 18th of September. of the
| aforesaid year. We can, however, give the
| correct and exact figures of the cash receipts
and disbursements for the past municipal
| wear. There has been no Dew liabilities
created by the administration during the
| year, and no unpaid debts, except a portion
| of the current monthly expenses of Septem-
Der, which have not been credited and al
lowed, and cannot be until the first regular
meeting in October. We respectfully sub
! init the following statement, showing the
receipts and disbursements in each for the
municipal year ending Oct. l ::
We publish only general statement of
the report.
Total receipts amounted to $4S1, 716.72;
which, with balance of $l,4l3.75 on hana
Oct. l, 1870, makes S433, 130.47. The ex-
penditures were 424,675.83.
Cash balance ON hand Oct. l, 1871,
$S,454.64; making, with the above, S433,-
130.47.
Morris bonds issued to Sept. %, 1871,
amount TO S445, 500, as follows:
749 bonds at 500, amounting to-. $4,000
All 90 g 800, :. 12S,100
4S5 . A" 500, e. 1880
Ma king in all. S445 800
OF which there was paid, July !, 1871,
$780, SOC, and previous to that time $500,
leaving now $4l4, 200.
Capt. Stocked next made an elaborate
report of the Fire Department. From it
we make the following extracts and figures:
The loss by fire during the last year was
$64, 800 against 1884 600 for the preceding
year. The number of fires being about the
same. The
APPARATUS.
Engines No. 2, Deluge No. 3 and VIM.
Stocked No. A, have been overhauled and
repaired. The three hose carriages used by
the Nos. l, 2 and 8, should be replaced by
new ones. About 100 feet of hose is needed.
BED ROOM FURNITURE.
Nos. l, 3 anil 4 have elegantly furnished
bed rooms we'll carpeted, etc.
The police have rendered valuable ser
vice in checking fires until the arrival of
the engines, thereby saving large amounts
of property. The Superintendent of Wa
terworks has rendered much assistance
also The four fire companies employ
thirty-two mell-being eight each-the sal
AIRY of whom amounts to 1920 per an
mum. The Hook and Ladder company,
John Bentley No. l, employs six men at
total yearly salary of $3.50.
A comparative statement Of fires, alarm
and losses, from October, 1869, to 1871, in
elusive, is as follows: