Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Account-Gay
Street-Tenth Ward Suit-Gas Com
Pany-POlice Force.

A regular meeting OF the Board was
held last night, President Hurley in the
cnair, and quorum present.
REPORTS.
b. W. McCann reported his collections
since the 10Th of January at $l3, 004.77
John l.. Glenn reported his receipts dur.
ing the same period at 81, 037. 16. l.l
The Clerk of the County Court reported
his collections on tipping licenses, from
the 18th Of September to the list of JAN
usry, 1871, at 81, 1885.
t. N. BREsNAN's ACCOUNT.
The committee appointed to investigate
the account of T. NJ. Brennan with the
city, for water pipe, reported that they had
made an examination of the matter, and
found discrepancy between T. n. Bren-
mans account and the value of pipe the
committee found actually laid of %, 624.
Report received and fled. .
PETITIONS.
4 petition was received from some twen-
ty citizens, asking the aid of the City
Council IN widening Gay street, at the
north end of the Capitol grounds, as con-
templated before the war; and in this con-
nection they ask q conference with the
Penitentiary inspectors who have in charge
the Improvement of the Capitol grounds.
Petition referred to the Street Committee,
with power to act.
j. Braden petitioned for the removal Of
the dead bodies of about fifty sol6iers on
certain lots In Humphreys and Martin
Addition. Referred.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill to increase the police force
passed its second reading.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD,
A bill empowering the attorneys of the
corporation to settle, compromise and
close the suit instituted by certain
citizens Of the 10th Ward was read, when
one of the attorneys for the corporation
made a statement to the Board in refer
ence to said suit, in the course of which
he remarked that he had no.doubt, if the
case went to the Supreme Court that it
would be decided in favor of the city. He
also made some suggestions in regard to
what it was best for the Board to do in the
premises, stating that it was advisable that
the case go to the Supreme Court and get
a decision as soon as possible, SO that the
questions about which litigation could
arise might be quieted. If the Council
desired to remit certain taxes Off Council
had legal power so to do) q proposition
might be made to all the tax payers in the
tenth ward, that all of those tax payers
who should come forward and pay their
taxes by certain time should receive q
deduction of the taxes of any year or years
that the Council might designate. He
further stated that the proposed bill could
not be acted upon by the attorneys for the
city, even if it were passed. He added that
the following compromise could be made
which would be perfectly legal, namely,
to provide that all the back taxes collected
from the property of the tenth ward should
be expended in the improvement of the
streets in that ward.
The bill was lost on the first reading.
A resolution providing that the Mayor
and Recorder be empowered to propose to
the Gas Company a settlement on the
strict legal construction of the original
contract between the city and company
was read and the resolution concurred in.
A resolution was also concurred in, au-
thoriZing the Committee on Public Prop
erty in conjunction with the Mayor, to re-
ceive proposals and offer terms of sale for
any piece of landed property owned by
the city of Nashville, but not used for cor.
porAtion purposes.
The petition of Pink Dews, q policeman
who was severely wounded on the night O
the 10Th of May, 1866, in the discharge o
his duty In coming to the assistance o
Jack Kernelly, praying for certain smountl
due him, was read and petition referred.
Several petitions and reports in regarC
to frame houses, assessments, etc, were
read and appropriate action taken.
NEW BUSINESS.
A resolution authorizing the erection o.
8 gas post in front of the Battle House
Gen. Battle agreeing to furnish the posi-
and lamp at his own expense, was adopted
A resolution authorizing the Street Com
mittee to employ competent engineer to
re-establish the grade of South Summer
street, from Mulberry street to the City
Cemetery, was referred to that committee
with power to act.
Adinurnad