Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-02
EDGEFIELD.
Meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.


Aldermen.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met
in regular session last night.
Present-Mayor Marks and Aldermen
Brooks, Hughes, Thompson, Morrow, Bar
thell, Hudnall, Jenkins, NJ urray, Coleman
Hales and Lanier.
Alderman Jenkins, from the Finance
COMMITTEES, submitted the reports of the
Recorder, Revenue Collector and Treasurer,
which were received and fled. The COM
mittee also recommended the payment OF
sundry accounts, which were allowed.
Alderman Thompson, from the Street
Committee, submitted lengthy report in
regard to the work done on the streets. He
also presented a report from j. B. Glenn
ents, City Engineer, giving the surveys of
numerous streets. The report was re-
ceived and filed.
Alderman Brooks, from the School Com
mittee, submitted report from the Board
of Education. We make the following ex-
tracts from the report:
"During the year there have been en-
rolled in the various schools 572 white and
173 colored, total 745, out of scholastic
population Of 1,042. This shows an en-
rollment upon the scholastic population of
II per cent. Toe enrolment of Nashville
in 1S70-7l was about 80 per cent, and of
St. Louis 40 per cent, difference largely
in favor Of Edgefeld. In fact the per cent
of enrolment on the scholastic population is
greater In Edge6eld than in airy of the cities
and towns to whose reports we have had
access. The per cent of attendance upon
the enrolment is not so great in Edgefeld
.,AN-, 10 ~
attendance is but 81, that of Nashville is
81, and Of st. Louis 81. The average
misunderstanding to the schools during the
year was 435, and the average daily attend
ance 38l
The expenses of the schools for the year
Just clos are as follows:
Amount paid to Teachers and
Janit0 i...............-. ST, 193 -
Amount paid house rent, fuel
and ia dentals. 1,036 II
Total. .................. 1920 90
Estim ing 435 as the average attendance,
the cost educating would be 16 62-100 per
scholar the year ending June, 1872.
The T. Il receipts for the year amount to
4,6S5.S with disbursements of 81, 297.40,
leavinga aiance of S406.41 in the treasury.
There is t due to teachers for June S57S.33,
balance ne j. W. Graham on salary, $3.50,
making he total Indebtedness to date,
$S2S.33.
Aid. { leman reported that he had con-
suited sc ral lawyers with reference to the
position the 9th ward, caused by the alb
senee of Id. Wilson, and that all he had
seen wei of the opinion that the Board
had ril { to fill tie vacancy.
Aid. D irrow moved that the seat of Mr..
Wilson declared vacant, which motion
prevailed
A pei IN was presented from A. j. Nc
Whittier, which was on motion laid on the
table.
John izzell, Esq, gave notice that ex-
Gov. Ne S. Brown, member of the Board
of Educ; on from the Town at Large, had |
resigned
The E ard on motion proceeded to fill |
the vaea y.
Aid. E rthen nominated W. A. Nelson |
and Aid. 4orrow placed in nomination the |
name OF John 2. White. On the second |
ballot M White was elected.
aid. j kins asked if the Recorder had |
received ON the Secretary of the Board Of
Educate any communication notifying |
him Of IL election of Mayor Marks as super
Of public schools. That If no
such communication had been received it
was the 1Ity of the Board tonight to de- I
clare vaent the office of Mayor.
Mr.. Fizzen, member of the Board of
Educatiol, and Alderman Morrow took the
position bat the Mayor had not yet accept
ed the plee to which he had been elected,
and that he scholastic year did not COM
mence util the first of September.
Mayordarks called Alderman Murray to
The chair and made some remarks touching
The questD, when the whole matter was
passed orr.
Aid. Laier moved that the Board pro-
coed to ebct an Alderman from the sixth
ward to an the vacancy occasioned by the
removal d Aid. Wilson. A. B. Keevil, +.
A. w. Wed and Mr.. Horn were nomi-
mated, ari on the first ballot, En- WOOD
was eleced.
The Bard than adjourned to Monday
night mex,