Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-27
BOARD Of Aldermen
ROM THE MAYOR.

The regular meeting OF the Board Of Al
dermen was held last evening, President
Plunkett Presiding.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
A message from the Mayor in relation to
bill passed by the Board, entitled San act
for the election of the WorkhOuse Keeper
and assistant, and to regulate the salaries
of the same" was received and read. The
Mayor objects to the passage of the bill, as
signing therefor the following reasons:
"My first and specific objection to the
bill, and it is one which, in my opinion, rem
ders it nugatory and imperative, is the en-
actment clause to the same. That clause
is in the following words, to-wit: BE it
enacted by the City Council of the city of
Nashville etc. It will be seen by an exam
instion of the amended charter of the city
of Nashville, passed by the Legislature May
"a, 1866, chapter So, page 81, that the first
section reads as follows, to wit: sBe it
enacted by the legislature etc., That from
and after the passage of this act, the legal
name and style Of the corporation Of the
city of Nashville shall be, The Mayor and
City Council of Nashville, by which name
they shall sue and be sued, plead and i'm
pleaded, and do all other acts of corporate
body 1, therefore, hold that there is no
such body known in law as the City Coun-
ell of the City of Nashville which has the
power and authority to enact laws for the
governance of Nashville. The corporation
of Nashville having no powers but what
are given to it by the Legislature, hold
that the bill under consideration is without
the proper and legal enacting clause, and is
null and void.
"The second objection to the bill is the
second section, which provides, That it
shall be the duty of the City Council and
Board of Aldermen to elect etc. | would
say that there is no such thing known in
the charter of Nashville as the City Council
and Board Of Aldermen. This section l
believe to be void for uncertainty, as it
could not te legally construed to mean
anything.
"The third objection to the bill becoming
a law, is that it makes no provision for the
removal of the Keeper of the Workhouse,
or any Of the assistants, from Office, in case
it should become necessary to dispense with
any one or more of the assistants services,
or in case of any misconduct or malfeas-
ance in Office"
For these reasons His Honor vetoed the
bill.
REPORTS.
The Water Tax Collector reported the
collection of $1,499 40, and the Revenue
Collector SIS, 658.04, sincs their last reports.
PETITION
OF Police Commissioner Haynie, that law
be passed authorizing the appointment of an
additional policeman for the fourth ward.
Referred.
BUSINESS FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
A bill repeating the law authorizing each
member of the City Council to order the
Of street crossings, passed
third reading.
A bill authorizing the reorganization Of
The police on the 2nd Thursday in January
Of each year was referred.
NEW BUSINESS.
The message,of the Mayor votoing the bill
.aking the power ofelecting the workheuse
Keeper and his assistant out of the hands Of |
he Workhouse Committee and placing it !
within the power of the City Council, was |!
aid over until the next regular meeting.
THE FUEL QUESTION.
MAYORS OFFICE, Nov. 26, 1879.
70 the Honorable City Council of Nashville:
GENTLEMEN-With your permission l |
would like to call your attention to the |
question of fuel for the use Of our citizens |
Turing this cold weather, and the preVa-
ence Of the horse disease. Many of you |
Who are engaged in the busy walks Of life |
nav never have thought of, or given tbs /
ubiect that consideration which il requires. |
do not wish to be understood as allud- |
ng TO the subject of fuel for charitable |
purposes, for l think we are al |
eady provided for that by wood
which is brought from the Island; but |
or those of our citizens, who are able to pay |
Or wood at reasonable prices. Since the
Iorse disease has prevailed to such an
farming extent, it has prevented many
ersons from coming into the city with /
heir teams, who have heretofore been ac-
ustomed to bringing wood TO the mar
et. And owing to the scarcity Of wood
q the city, those few persons who have
, for sale, have taken advantage OF the
istress of the times and are now ask
lg from $40 to $l2 per cord for their
rood. / am satisfied that wood can be pur-
based at fronl S1.50 to $500 per cord By
he city on some of the railroads leading
ut from the city, and, by taking 1t by the
uantity, believe there can be arrange
lents made with the railroad companies
v which wood could be shipped here at
heap rates, so that It could be sold to the
itizens az the actual cost price after get
ng it here, which would be much cheaper
nd more beneficial to tbs citizens, until
he horse disease shall have passed away,