Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-29

Respectfully forwarded,
G. K. WINSTON, President.
GEO. S. KINNEY, Chairman Finance Com
mittee.
The above report was referred to the
School Committee.
WINCHESTER AND ALABAMA RAILROAD =.
The committee to investigate the condi-
ton of the corporations stock in the above
road reported that'they regard it as desirable
that the city retain its interest in the Win
chester and Alabama Railroad Company
and thus reap for itself whatever benefit
may accrue in the future.
MORTON B. HOWELL Chairman.
The report was received.
On account of interlinestion of the petit
ton the Street Railroad Committee referred
to the City Council the petition of the
Edgefield Street Roilroad Company in rela-
lion to the laying of a track on the Public
Square, referred to the committee again.
PETITIONS.
a number Of petitions were acted on,
among them one presented by the gentle
men from the Tenth ward to build fra me
! house on Mal-vine stree.
A petition was read from the BARRIERS of
the city, stating they favored the closing OF
barber shops ON Sunday and recommending
| the passage Of law to have barber shops
closed on the Lords day. The petition
! had fifteen or twenty signatures; referred to
| a special committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. Pentecost, COuzens and Willard.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
An act 10 regulate the water to persons
outside the city limits passed third reading.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the City Council of Nash
vile, that the time heretofore granted to
the citizens of the 10th ward in which to
| accept the compromise offered by the Cor
pOratiOn be and the same is hereby extended
for thirty days, and that notice of said ex-
tention be advertised in each of the daily
papers for one week.
A memorial to the following effect was
read from the Nashville Library Association:
Your memOrialists now propose to your
! honorable body that the city shall render
such assistance to the Association as will
give the benefit of the Reading Room to
the public, and especially to the higher
| classes in the public schools. In order to
acc lmplish this they submit for your con-
sideration the following proposition:
THAT the control and management Of
the Library and Reading Room shall be
vested in the President and Board ofDirec-
tors now and hereafter to be chosen by the
subscribers, to whom shall be added, eX
OdiciO the Mayor of the city and the chair
man of the Committee On Public Schools.
"That the Board of Directors of the As
ISOLATION shall obligate themselves to keep
the Reading Room open at proper hours, to
provide a Librarian and necessary assist
ar,y5 to for tho rPntlt-
able use of the papers, magazines, ETC., and
to see that the rules and regulations Of the
Association,are properly enforced.
Chat the privileges Of the Reading
Room shall be extended to the citizens of
the city of Nashville and to such of the
pupils of the Public Schools of the city as
shall be selected by the Superintendent of
Public Schools.
THAT in order to enable the Board of
Directors TO thus extend the BENEFITS of the
Reading Room, the city Of Nashville shall
furnish the rooms for the library and neces-
sary fuel and lights and salary Ofthe Libra
rian; and the Association, through its Board
Of Directors, are to furnish the papers, mag
aziues and periodicals.
Chat annually al the meeting Of the
City Council in June the amounts necessa-
~ for the year shall be appropriated, and
the Mayor authorized, as one Of said Board
of Directors, to draw on the treasury for
the same, as they may DO required.
"Yeur memOrialists desire to state, for
fear of being misunderstood, that they do
not propose to relax any of their exertions
to secure the permanent establishment of
the library. They present this petition to
your honorable body on the confident ex-
pectation that the city will relieve them
flom the drudgery of barely maintaining
their existence, and enable them to become
the means of extended usefulness.
MORTON HOWELL, Pres.
DIRECTORS.
II. G.. Hensley, G.. S. Blackie,
L. Ii. Lanier, w. L. Dunnaway,
G. II. StOckell, Jas. II. Thomas,
Frank Reid, w. II. PohlmaD,
@. z. Thruston.
The above was presented, with explana-
tory remarks by Mr.. Howell and referred
to the Committee of Education.
The report of the committee to adjust
the accounts between the city and gas COM
pany was made and concurred in.
BUSINESS FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
The proposition from Cynthia McGavock
that the city reimburse her for board bills
and medical expenses, resulting from hav-
ing her arm broken by being thrown down
some time ago by hog in front of the
Maxwell House was referred, after discus
sion, to special committee consisting of
MessIs. Edwards, Duling and Pentecost.
NEW BUSINESS.
An act to authorize the taxation of
property now exempt in the sixth ward
was introduced by Mr.. Duling and after
passing its first reading the city attorney
was requested to give his opinion as to the
legality Of the proposed taxation.
BY Mr.. Buddeke: To authorize the
teaching of the German language in the
Fifth and Sixth grade schools. Passed first
reading.
Adjourned.