Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-27
EDGEFIELD.
Meeting of the Board of Mayor aHd
AIdermen-The Free Bridge MOve-


AIdermen-The Free Bridge MOve-
ment. ~ w
A called meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of Edgefeld was held last
night, Mayor Marks in the chair, and the
following Aldermen present, to wit: Brooks,
Thompson, Morrow, Barthell, Hudnall,
jenkins, Murray, Hales, Coleman, Lanier
and Wilson.
The Mayor stated that the meeting had
been called to hear the report Of the Bridge
Commissioners, and any other suggestions
that might be made pertaining to the free
bridge.
A.V. S. Lindsey, Esq, Chairman of he
Bridge Commissioners ubmittedt the acti on
of the meeting of that body, which on
motion of Aid. Jenkins was received, and
recommendations concured in.
The followingreportfrom the Bridge Com
mittee was then submitted, and being read
section by section, was adopted as whole:
To the Mayor and Aldermen of Edgefeld:
The Bridge Committee beg leave to sub
NIT the following report:
On the evening of the Esd inst. ameeting
was held of the Commissioners appointed
| by your body on the 10th inst. upon the
subject of the erection of free bridge. At
this meeting majority of the Commission
ers named by you were present, much in
terest and enthusiasm manifested, and
a series of resolutions embodying the views
of the meeting were adopted, which will be
presented for your information.
With the view of carrying into effect the
suggestions made by this meeting, we pre-
sent for your adoption the following recon-
mendations:
/. That the Mayor and Aldermen of Edge
field do hereby express the desire that the
County Court of Davidson county will, I'M
der the authority conferred upon it by law,
Immediately inaugurate such measures as
may be necessary to the erection of county
bridge, free to all, across Cumberland river,
connecting the city of Nashville and the
town of Edgefield at the site of the Gallatin
turnpike bridge, and that should the County
Court do so, the Mayor and Aldermen of
Edgefeld viii donate to the county for that
purpose he $4,000 in bonds voted by the
people OF Edgeield for the building
of bridge, together with such additional
means as may be under the control of the
Mayor and Aldermen for that purpose.
2. That should the County Court decline
to do this, that it be requested to give its
consent to the erection of said bridge by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Edgefeld, and to
make an appropriation, to assist in doing
so, of fifty thousand dollars.
8. That the following gentlemen be ap-
pointed and requested to present a petition
to the County Court to carry into effect the
foregoing recommendations, viz: Neil S.
Brown, George J. Stubblefeld, Michael
Vaughn and A. w. johnson, Sr.
The OnOOlp of tho pify of Noshrillo
having vital interest in the success of this
enterprise, their countenance and assistance
should be invoked, and for this purpose, it
is recommended that the following gentle
men be appointed and requested to present
this matter to the Mayor and City Council
of Nashville, and request that the consent
of that corporation be given to the erection
of said bridge, and an appropriation made
for that purpose, viz: Hon. 10 g. Guild,
John G. Thompson, VIM. G. Brien, Gen.
VIM. B. Bate and w. b. A. Ramsey.
5. It is regarded as important that the
plan and character of said bridge and its
approaches, the cost thereof and other pre-
liminary details, should be determined and
aScertained as soon as practicable, and that
the management and superintendent ofthe
whole matter should be placed in the hands
dLu u1lICl bllC SOLldlOl vi d IuHDcI vi ILL.,
dividualA'who with the Bridge Committee,
appointed from time to time by the Mayor
and Aldermen, shall constitute "Bridge
Commissioners Of Edgefeld,' whose duty
it shall be to act upon all such questions as
may from time to time be presented in the
prosecution q the work, as herein indicat-
ed, and to control and superintend the
erection of said bridge, if undertaken under
the authority Of the Mayor and Aldermen
of Edgefeld, or, if the erect ion of said
bridge shall be undertaken by the County
court, then 10 see that the engagement
entered into by said Mayor and
Aldermen shall be carried into effect. We
recommend as Bridge Commissioners, W.
P. Marks, @. S. Lesseur Hon. Henry Coop
er, ThOs. Chadwell, AVS. Lindsey, Mich
ael Vaughn, Neil s. Brown, 10. G. Guild,
Jackson B. White, John G. Thompson,
John 2. White, Jas. II. Hales, J. George
Harris, NJ. Burns, Thompson Anderson,
Bolivar II. Cooke, Dempsy Weaver, and
Archer Cheatham.
6. 1t is believed that considerable
amounts may be realized from other sources
by donations to the Mayor and Aldermen
Of Edgefield TO assist in carrying forward
the work. We therefore recommend that
the following gentlemen be requested to So
licit donations, in addition the Mayor and
Bridge Committee, viz: Vim. Wilson, w.
K. Demonbreun, p. w. Maxey, w. II.
Johnson, a. W. Wills, Frank Irwin, John
c. Thompson, George j. Stubblefield, Gil
bert Marshall, Vim. II. Morrow, F. G.
Smith, and Hiram Vaughn, and that the
Mayor and Bridge Committee be authorized
to appoint such other persons to assist in
this business as they may find necessary.
Respectfully submitted,
II. G. Tho MPsoN,
j. \. BROOKS,
q. w. JENKINS.
Feb. 20, 1872.
Alderman Wilson moved that the Com
missioners have authority to advertise for
bids for the construction of said bridge.