Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-23

duce ExpenBeS-The MRSketnOUse
Nutsance-PropOsIt Of tine NASH
Vile and Chattanooga Railroad Com
Pany to Buy the COunty's Interest in
the Nashville and Northwestern
RaslrOad-The Offer Accepted, Sub
Ject 20 Ratification by the People.
At meeting of the County Court, Hon.
VIM. A. Glenn presided, the following
named members were present:
Albert, PR, Baskette, j. H., Bowen, Jerry,
Bash, John W., Butler, W. NJ, Cassetty, L.
D., Chandler, w. j., Chickering, Chas. b.,
Couch, NJ. l., Campbell, r. D., Childress,
, e. H., Davidson, Jno. S. c., Dillahunty,
Jas. s., Dorteh, Nat. F., Everett, James,
Ewing, VIM. b., Galbreath, ]. H., Graves,
ID. s., Gray, Benajah, Gleaves, b. f., Hay
ME, James, Hooper, Geo. j., Hows, Jno.
Hynes, Barry, Kerrigan, Martin, Maxey,
p. W., Meachem, VIM. f., Newly, Orwell,
Neylan, d. N, Patterson, Jas. T., Paul,
Isaac, Phelan, D. A, Rucker, Jno. W.,
Read, James W., Steele, James A., Sullivan,
| W. p, Taylor, Jno., Wallace, Ben. E.,
Walsh, Pat, Wherry, W. A., Wilkinson,
W. H.
ELECTION ADVERTISEMENT.
Justice Albert offered resolution provid-
ing that the advertisement for the election
to be held on the 10Th of December, be in
serted in the German paper of Nashville,
which was adopted.
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
Justice Neylan offered resolution au-
thorizing that iron facing be placed on the
| Courthouse stairs to prevent injury to the
wood work. Action on the resolution was
deferred to the next regular meeting.
TO REDUCE EXPENSES.
Justice Baskette offered the following
preamble and resolutions
Whereas, it appearing from the report of
the report of the committee on Finance of
the County, that the expenses Of the several
courts of this county will exceed the levy of
taxes upon the real estate of the county for
the year 1871, amounting in the aggregate
| to $4,000.
Resolved, that the County Court of
! Davidson county is of the opinion that some
relief should be granted by the Legislature
Of Tennessee; therefore, we, the County
Court, respectfully petition the Legislature
to consolidate the courts of this county, or
abolish some Of them, so as lessen the eX-
penses of holding the same.
Resolved, further, that we are of the
opinion that the expenses Of the Criminal
Court of Davidson county, especially in re-
greatly decreased by putting in successful
operation workhouse in this county. We,
the County Court, therefore, respectfully
petition the Legislature to grant the County
Court of Davidson by lawful authority to
build and put into operation a workhouse
in said county, with power to lease the
same, and we, the said court, do further
| ask the Legislature to change the law so as
to enable the Judge of the Criminal Court
TO sentence all parties convicted of INSIDE
meanors in said court, and who are not
! able to secure the costs and fine of the
same to said workhouse, and further to
provide against the county paying the costs
| in cases where security has been taken, and
returned no property after said security has
| been taken.
On motion ofJustice Maxey a committee
Of five was appointed to memorable the
| Legislature in reference to the above pre-
amble and resolutions. The Chair appoint
| ed the following named members as said
| committee: Justices Baskette, Meacham,
| Bush, Chandler and Galbreath.
THE MARKETHoUsE NUISANCE.
/ Justice Pat Walsh offered the following
| preamble and resolutions
Whereas, complaints have been made,
! both through the press and the courts, de-
nOuncing the present Markethouse as a nui-
sance; therefore,
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
| court that the City Council of Nashville
should have the unseemly shanties and
| sheds surrounding the markethouse removed
| by the first of January next.
| Resolved, That the Clerk of this Court
be instructed to furnish the Mayor with
| copy Of the foregoing resolution.
a motion by Justice Ewing to lay the
above resolutions on the table was lost by
| a vote of 2S to Q.
! Justice Walsh spoke in earnest terms in
| support of his resolutions. He stated that
| the object was simply to enter respectful
| protest against public nuisance, now too
long tolerated by the city government.
After lengthy discussions, the resolutions
Of Justice Walsh were adopted by a vote Of
| 20 to 2.
NASHVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN RAIL
ROAD.
Justice Childress submitted for the con-
! sideration of the court the following prOpO-
| sition for the purchase of the county's in
terest in the Nashville and Northwestern
| Railroad:
To the Worshipful County Court of Da-
wilson county, Tenn: The Nashville and
| Chattanooga Railroad Company hereby pro-
poses to purchase the stock of Davidson
| county in the Nashville and Northwestern
railroad, the same being three thousand
shares of 500 per share, at the price of
| $4,000, to be paid and discharged in and
/ by thirty bonds of the State of Tennessee,
Of the legal issue, and for $1,000 each, and
| bearing interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum, the bonds to be delivered upon
| the ratification of the sale and acceptance
| of this proposition by the people or
| proper authority, and assignment Of stock.
| This proposition is made upon the
! condition that Davidson county will stay
| proceedings on its appeal and supersedeas
| in regard to the decree ordering a sale of
| the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad,
| now pending in the Supreme Court, at
| Nashville, in the cause of the State Of Ten
nessee VS.. the Edgefield and Kentucky
| Railroad Company and others, pending the
negotiation and until it is determined
! whether or not the proposition shall be
accepted and the sale ratified by the people
or proper authorities, and, upon ratification,
that the said appeal and supersedeas be dis
missed. L. w. COLE,
Pres't \. and G. r. r. Co.
Justice Childress, after reading the above
proposition, submitted and moved the
adoption Of the following preamble and res
| olutiOn:
| Whereas, the Nashville and Chattanooga
! Railroad Company have proposed to buy
the stock of Davidson county in the Nash
| vile and Northwestern Railroad, on terms
as stated above. And the court is of opin-
! ion that the offer is fair one, and ought to
| be accepted. Therefore, be it
Resolved by the County Court of David
son County, sitting in adjourned session of
of the October quarterly term, a quorum
being present, That the said proposition be
accepted, and the sale made, so far as this
| Court has power to make the sale or accept
the propositlon and that the proposition
be submitted to the people for their accept
ance, ratification of sale or rejection; and
that an election be held in the manner pre-
scribed by law for that purpose.
! Justice DOftch, after considerable discus
sion on the proposition to purchase, moved
that the Court take no action on the sub
ject, and leave the whole matter to be de-
termined by the people. The motion was
| rejected.
Justice Maxey moved to amend the reso-
| luton as follows: Provided, that the Nash
| r;la apd CbaftanoCra Railroad COODauV