Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-06
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| .Tnstica Meachum offered the following:
Resolved, That the Secretary anu treas
urer of the Board of Railroad ComInlsSloh-
ers be and are hereby authorized 70 pay the
holders of tax receipts upon Inc LoulStiiie
and Nashville Railroad at any TIME When
presented properly and satisfactorily au-
| thenticated at the rate OF 70 cents advance
upon their original face value, out OF any
money he may have in his bands, received
! from said Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company, and report at each term OF this
Court thereafter the amount so paid out
and to whom. Adopted.
THE COUNTY ASYLUM.
The report of the committee appointed
10 visit the county poOr-house, with recon-
mendations accompanying it Gall of which
has been published in the UNION AND
AMERIcAN) was brought up for considera-
ton.
A communication from DR.. J. II. Callen-
der, Superintendent of the Insane Asylum,
was read. The following is synopsis:
Under the law apportioning the insane Of
the State among the counties, each county
is entitled to the admission of patient for
each four thousand of population. Under
this act Davidson county is entitled to six
teen non-paying patients. The hospital for
the insane now contains thirty-four patients
of this class from Davidson county. Of the
eighteen patients in excess of the legal
quota, eight or ten are ready for discharge
as restored. As many more of both sexes
belong to the class of chronic harmless in
sane, who are no longer fit subjects for
treatment of the hospital, but who should
still be cared for. 1t has become imperative
ly necessary for the counties Of
the State to make some provision
for the debilitated and harmless pauper
insane. 1t is, therefore, suggested that the
Court of Davidson county take early steps
for the erection of an almshouse proper
with a small hospital attached. A number
of apartments of the latter could be ar
ranged for the keeping and treatment of lu-
natics. Even if a very large proportion Of
the cases where care deyOlves upon the
county, were properly admissible subjects
into the Hospital for the Insane, in few
years the cost of their maintenance there
would build the county asylum suggested.
1t is further proposed that the county and
city might combine in this measure. Under
the laws of the State, applicants for admis-
sion to the hospital should be bona tide
citizens of the State. At Nashville and
other cities in Tennessee there is always
floating population which has members who
not infrequently fall insane. These cannot
be turned adrift, aud they would be proper
subjects for treatment in local hospitals.
The communication concludes with sug-
gestion that the Court appoint committee
to confer with the Superintendent OF the
Hospital for the Insane to take steps for the
disposition of the eighteen patients alluded
to at the commencement of the report.
The communication was referred to
Judge Smiley, the County Asylum Com
miSioners, and Justices j. W. Bigley, Har-
dy, MaXey and Ewing.
The recommendations accompanying the
report of the County Asylum Commission
ers were adopted.
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The School Committee reported IS
schools in operation in the county SINCE
January, with an average attendance Of 30
scholars each.
TAX ON COAL COMPANIES.
Justice Wyatt moved that Coal Compa-
MES selling stone coal in Davidson county
be exempt from paying tax for county pur-
poses on all coal sold in said county.
Lost.
The court adjourned till 10 A. NJ. on
MOnd lay.