Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-30

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vestigate the subject sought in the petition
of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
relative to the
RIGHT OF WAY TO TIE UNION DEPOT
reported as follows:
To the Honorable City Council: Your
Joint Committee to whom was referred the
petition of E. w. Cole, President of the
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, to-
cross certain streets and alleys with
trestle work from a certain point
on the present trestle of the Nash
vile and Northwestern Railroad have
taken that matter into consideration and
find that the N. and G. road only desire to
run about PA feet inside the corporation,
the remainder of the proposed trestle being
outside the corporate limits. The commit
tee, after a personal examination of the
ground, think the petition reasonable and
recommend that the prayer be granted.
Signed by D. F. Carter, j. D. Horton,
James NJ. Reed, Joseph Ambrose, s. A.
Duling, j. n. Buddebe, Jr., w. sH. Dill
lard, w. Ii. Wilkinson, VIM. 81. Perry. :
The report was received. A motion was
then made to suspend the rules so as to act
on the petition of E. W. Cole, of the NASH
vile and Chattanooga iRailroad, asking the
right of way. The motion failed, the vote
standing: Ayes-Messrs. Ambrose, Smith,
Carter, Kercher, billiard and President
Wilkinson. Members voting in the mega
tive were Messrs. Douglas, KercheVal, Bass
and Wilkin.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD
ASSAULTED.
Mr.. Kercheyal then made in substance
the following speech, giving his. reasons for
opposing the prayer of the petition:
It is tiue there is large territory through
which this road proposes to run that will
be Incorporated st some time. In granting
right of way to railroads it is permanent,
and all that section Of the city will be cut
t'oH.
If the council grant permission to this or
any other railroad, or thel Louisville railroad,
which runs farther than it has a right over
the city, it will be run in thickly populated
section. A wagon loaded with hay can't
| come up Cherry street because the trestle
! is too low and persons complain Of the nui-
sance. If we grant it, it is there rooted in
| the ground aud nothing can uprOOt it. l
do not propose to argue the question now
against which other objectiona can be rails
| ed. Mr.. KerehWal thereupOn offered the
| following resolution: Be it re-
| solved by the city council of Nashville
| That a committee of two from the Board
| of Aldermen, and - from the Common
! Council, be and are hereby appointed to
examine alQ leloEt; First, the whereabouts
| of the end or terminus Of the Louisville &
| Nashville Railroad according TO law, and
! the charter Of said Railroad Company as
| granted by the Legislature Of Tennessee.
| Secondly, said committee further inyesti-
! gate and report in full with all necessary
particulars by what law and authority
said Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
! pany now pass and cross Its engines, cars,
! etc. from the northeast side Of College street
| to the west side of said street and along the
] trestle works of the Nashville and North
western Railroad. On motion the resolu-
ton was referred &c special committee
consisting of Messrs. KerGheVal and billiard.
After going into convention with the
Board of Councilmen this Board reassem-
bie5,
pTLLs.
Bill by Mr.. A. J, Smith, to fence in the
CITY Wa I Works, passed HISc ..e1sah ln
The Il Jeting adjourned to the next regu-
lar meeting Tuesday week.
The Common Council
was called to order by Martin Cotton,
chairman pro tenn.
PETITIONS,
OF Henry Hainz, for alleged damages sus-
tanned by falling from sidewalk on North
Market street, whereby his thigh was in
jured and prevented him from working for
three or four weeks. Rejected.
Edgefield Street Railway asking right Of
way across south side of Public Square.
Referred back to committee.
REVIEWING TAX BOOKS.
Both boards met in convention and re-
ceived from the City Tax Assessor Harwell
the tax books for this year.
ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY II FREE TER
RITORY.
Mayor Morris stated that the Tax Assess
or had not been enabled to assess the prop
erty in the free territory, because he had
not anticipated that such would be in his du-
ties. He asked that IN appropriation be
made for this purpose.
The convention was then dissolved.
THE COMMON COUNCIL
then took up business from the other Board.
Bill appropriating $500 to cover the sewer
from Steifel & Pfeifer's brewery, in the 9Th
Ward, or so much thereof as is necessary,
passed first reading and referred to Street
Committee.
ming at large-tabled.
Resolution instructing school committee
TO examine and if necessary repair, so as to
put in good comfortable and serviceable
condition the public school buildings-ta-
bled.
PETITIONS
of sundry citizens asking widening of
Church street from Vine to the corporation
1iv,o al fo of
Messrs Edwards, Fox, Carter, PenticOst,
Cousens, Chiffon, Willard, Buddeke and
Duling.
Petition of S. Y. Caldwell, Superinten-
dent of the city schools, asking that the
Hines school yard be grayelled. Referred.
Onmotion, the rules were suspended and
the bill approPriating 5000 to cover the
sewer above referred to-in the eight ward,
passed its second reading.
Mr.. Perry wanted to know if the sewer |
drained private property.
Mr.. Wilkinson stated that it ran through
the streets and private property, and a
nuisance to the reighborhoOd, and unless |
improved the citizens would have to re-
move from the neighborhood.
Mr.. Perry stated that they had natural |
run in his neighborhood, but received no |
appropriation because it ran through private |
property.
MIR. Reed said he voted for the bill, not |
knowing it drained private property. The |
council had no right to take care of private |
property.
Mr.. Duling stated that he was willing TO
appropriate $500 to relieve the Innocent cit
liens of the nuisance created by the eftlu- |
via of the refuse from the brewery. 1t was |
a qeat nuisance and the city had to deierm-
inc the question as to the easiest and most |
economical way of abating the nuisance by |
making the appropriation or stopping the |
distilleTy, which latter was debatable ques- |
ton.
The petition being read, Mr.. Duling said
he favored the appropriation, as it was
shown the sewer ran down an alley which |
was as much within the jurisdiction of the
City Council as streets.
Mr.. Berry said he opposed it, for it was
merely a private sewer, though running
down an alley. There had been several OF
this kind in his neighbOrhood and no APP !
preparation received, etc.
NJ. Dayr,, ,,,oved m refer IL 70 a sDeCial