Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-09
MUNICIPAL.
The Tenth ward Question.
BOARD Oh AIdermen.

Board Of Aldermen.
The regular meeting of the Board of Al
dermen was held last night, Mr.. Chamber
lin in the chair. ha
Common Council.
The board Of Common Council met last
night pursuant to a call of the Mayor,
President Winston in the chair.
I'm Convention.
Both boards met in convention for the
purpose of making a final disposition of the
tenth ward question.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR 2
setting for the object of the convention,
was read:
Alderman Chambeflin presented a re.
port from the committee of Conference ap-
pointed on behalf of the Eeard of Alder
men and Common Council to take into
consideration the questions involved In re-
gard to the Tenth Ward matters, which re-
port recommends that the attorneys who
have IL charge the defence of said suit on
behalf OF the city, be and are hereby in
structed to withdraw all defence to said
suit now pending in the Chancery Court of
Davidson county, to the end that decree
may be entered Immediately in favor of the
compartments. The report was unanimous
ly adopted.
Alderman Blanton offered the following:
Be it remembered by tho Mayor and
City Council of Nashville, in convention
assembled, That the withdrawal of the
pleadings and defences on the part of the
corporation to the suit of McNairy and 9th
ers against the said corporation, with ref
erence to the Tenth ward matter, shall not
HnI1riUQ tho of oaiI ,-I 80 H.
joyment Of the privilege of water, gas and
schools, nor disposess any officer of the
corporation Of his Office for so days from
the date ofsuch withdrawal of said plead
ings and defences in order to give the peo-
pie of said ward fair opportunity to hold
an election to ascertain whether or not
they vote TO come in and become part Of
the corporation of Nashville.
Alderman Chamberln moved to strike
out $50 DAYS" and substituted stwo weeks"
The amendment was agreed to.
Councilman Atchison moved to strike
out all that portion of the report after the
word "water." The vote being 10 TO u,
Counciln N Atckison challenged the vote,
on the ground that three members from the
tenth ward voted against his amendment,
he claiming that sale members from the
tenth ward have no right to vote.
The chair held that they had.
Councilman A.chison then appealed from
the decision of the chair.
The appeal was sustained, and the Chair
man announced that the members from the
10th ward were, by the vote on the appeal,
declared no longer members of the Com
mon Council.
Councilman Litterer moved the adoption
of the resolution as amended by striking
out all that part after the word water. The
resolution was adopted.
Convention dissolved.
Board of Aldermen.
The Board Of Aldermen returned to their
Chamber and resumed the regular order of
business.
The Finance Committee made report re-
lative to the city expenditures since the date
of their last report, showing that the total
expenditures amount to SIS, TAI. The
report was adopted.
Recorder Duling reported total collec-
tons from all sources to be $25, 723.19
Report accepted.
The reports of the Captain of Police, the
Workhouse and Chief of the Fire Depart.
ment were received and accepted.
Adjourned until 7:30 tonight.