Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-25
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Meeting OF the Common Council
COnventIOn-EleetiO Of q Member
OF the Board of EdueatIOn-RepOrts,
ADDroDrIatIOus, etc.

Meeting OF the Common Council
COnventIOn-EleetiOn Of q Member
OF the Board of observation-disclosures,
Appropriations, etc.
The Common Council met last night in
regular session, President Winston pre-
siding.
MESSAGE OF MAYOR KERCHEvAL.
A communication was received from
Mayor Kercheval, asking that action be ia
ken as to suggestion embraced in the &C
company ng statement of the Medical Fac
Glty of the University of Nashville, TO the
effect that they had Withdrawn from their
former agreement with the city for the es-
Enlistment of a hospital of charitable pur-
poses, and also to the statement of Van S.
Lindsey, NJ. D., and Drs. Eve, Bowling,
Winston and j. B. Lindsey, as consulting
surgeons and physicians, to the effect, that
they had procured suitable building, cor
ner of College and Priestly streets, to be
known as the Nashville Infrmary, at which
place charity patients would be received
and treated as pay patients, provided, that
the city pay IS cents per day for the care
and treatment of such charity patients.
The message of the Mayor and accompa-
Hospital Committee.
IN CONVENTION.
The Board of Aldermen met the Council
in Convention for the purpOseof electing
member of the Board of Education to fill
out the unexpired term of James B. Craig
head, ESQ.,, resigned. Rev. DR.. A. j. Baird,
DR.. G. D. Elliott, W. Bryce Thompson, and
DR.. c. W. Curry were placed in nomina-
ton. The first ballot resulted in the cleo
ton of DR.. Bard. The Convention then
adjourned, the Aldermen returning to their
own chamber.
The Common Council then resumed the
consideration of regular business.
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS.
The reports of the various city officers
were read and filed.
PETITIONS.
The petition of Edward Baxter, asking
that Central street be graded, from Market
to Rutledge, was referred to the Street
Committee.
Petitions for having sewers dug on
Church and North Summer streets were
reported to the street committee.
APPROPRIATIONS
The bill, from the Board of Aldermen,
to appropriate 5000 to complete repairs to
the Market House passed three readings.
The bill, from the Board of Aldermen,
appropriating 81 400 to purchase mules for
the street department, passed its first read
ing.
The bill for the appropriation of $50 for
the purchase of CRATE bars for the Water
Works, passed three readings.
WORK HOUSE OFFICERS.
Tho hill from tho BOARD of AldcrToon
to amend the law providing for the appoint
ment of Work House keeper and assist
ants, in such way as to make such officers
elective by the City Council, passed first
reading, and motion to suspend the rules
failed.
TO REVOKE LICENSES.
The bill, from the Board of Aldermen,
to revoke licenses issued to detective police
men, passed first reading.
SIGNING BILLS.
The resolution of the Board of Alder
men requiring those introducing bills and
resolutions to sign the same, was concurred
in.
WATER PIPE.
Councilman Snowden offered a bill to
provide for the laying down of 300 feet of
water pipe on Spruce street, north of Mon
roe street, passed first reading and went to
the Waterworks Committee.
SECURITIES APPROVED.
The bonds of the newly elected city Of
icers, were presented and approved.
TO ISSUE BONDS OF THE CITY.
The bill from the Board of Alderman,
providing for issuance of 100000 in city
bonds, with which to realize money for
liquidating the outstanding Indebtedness of
the city, passed its third reading.
The Council then adjourned.