Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-12
MUNICIPAL.


Meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen
The regular meeting of the Board of All.
dernen was held last night, President
Plunkett In the chair.
i REPORTS.
The Finance Committee reported that
they had examined the following accounts,
and recommended the payment thereof:
Street department. s., S1S 50;coupon, 81, 81;
salary, $1,7o5.31; market, sos; bond,
50 600; commission, 673 81; gas $1,199.7l;
| Hospital, S546; schools, Sl4, 454 27; inter
est, $3.50; fire, $3,231.20; city dispensary,
s24O.S5; police, $3.50; miscellaneous,
| 81 49,. so; water works, $2,2SS.26; old
debt. s2,176.45; charity, $l94 IS; work
house, $6245l; law, $l66.25. Total, $685.
1874 SO.
The report was received and adopted.
| The Water Tax Collector reported his
| collections up TO March s, to be $2,S71:97.
The Revenue Collector reported his col
lections at S356.97.
The City Treasurer reported the sum of
| $1,765.63 on hand March 1.
The City Sexton reported $500 collect
ed during the month of February.
The Street Oversee reported the amount
of work done on the streets during last
month.
The surgeon in charge of st. Vincent
Hospital reported for last, month, admis-
sions, 10; remaining from previous month,
81; discharged, II; died, 9; remaining
March 1, 20.
The Chief of the Fire Department re-
ported the expenses of his department for
last month to be S., 231.20.
The city Recorder reported his collections
for last month to be SIG, 469.73.
PETITIONS.
From the officers of the Fisk University
asking for permission to lay a water pipe SO
as to supply Jubilee Hall with wster. Re-
ferred to the Water-works Committee, with
power to act.
From citizens residing in the vicinity of
Lincoln Alley, asking that that alley be put
in repair between Summer and High streets.
Referred to the Street Committee.
From Joseph G. Chadwick relative to
pay for services as engineer in the water
works department. Referred to the three
city attorneys, Messrs. Cooper, Martin and
| Lellyett.
BUSINESS FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
Bill appropriating $l70 to pay T. & e.
OiCCuW 0ils Va Si1SlAuaOl, AO1 boAS AL
the use of the city water-works. Passed
second reading.
Bill organizing department of building.
Passed third reading.
Bill to remove all city privileges from the
citizens of the 10Th ward unless the suit
now pending in the Supreme Court, in re-
lation to that ward, be withdrawn on or
before the LIST day Of April next.
NJ I'd IoY 1rNyzY;ofNv
of postponing action in relation to the 10Th
ward matter, until the next regular meet
ing of the Beard.
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution providing
for the appointment of three commission
ers by the City Council in convention and
three commissioners by the citizens ct that
ward, the six commissioners to select
seventh, who shall act as umpire and pre-
sident of the Board of Commissioners,
and if these commissioners shall compro-
mise upon the boundaries Of said ward and
decide upon all questions touching the
rights of the citiz ms of the district aud the
corporation, thai compromise shall be voted
uponIby the citizens of that ward, and then
if majority sre in favor of the compro-
mise, then the whole matter shall be
brought before the City Council and the
Sdlu WdAu dQHilltC1 VI CAN4uuCOs
The resolution was adopted, and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Chamberlain, the whole matter
was postponed until the next regular meet
ing Of the Board.
NEW BUSINESS.
To allow merchants AID butchers to run
delivery wagons without license. Lies over.
Authorizing the City Recorder to issue
LIQUOR licenses. Lies over.
Authorizing the widow Of the late Ed
mund Demoss to draw the sum of SIS per
month from the city treasury, for the next
eighteen months, from the date of this act,
that being the same paid her late husband,
at the time of bis death. Passed first read
ing and referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Chamberlain offered a resolution pro-
vidipg for the appointment OF delegate to
attend the Vienna Exposition, IS 8 repre-
sentative of the City Of Nashville, said del
egate to pay his own expenses. Adopted.
Bill appropriatiDg the sum of 81 500 for
the purchase of mules for the use of the
street department. Passed first reading.
Mr.. Pentecost offered the following:
Resolved, that Henry Vessel be required
to put down a carbing in front of his prop
erty on Gay street. Adopted.
Bill appropriating 81 800 for connecting
SlT6cb WIN OblicSGs Ills
bill was rejected on second reading, but was
called up on motion to reconsider, and
passed third reading, Mr.. Chamberlain
alone voting in the negative.
SPECIAL REPORT FROM CAPT. sToCKELL.
Capt Stocked presented a special report
relative to the accident by which Edmund
DeMoss lost his life while performing bis
duties as driver of the Hook and
Ladder wagon, in which be stated
the result of his investigations to be the
conviction that had the street railway track
been filled up to proper height at the cor
ner of College street and the Square, the &C
cident would not have occurred, and that
he had found that in many places the street
railway track was badly out of repair. The
report was adopted and referred to the
Street Railway Committee, Capt. Stock
ell being requested to present to the officers
of the Street Railroad Company a state
ment of the facts in the case, and ask them
to contribute to the support Of the family
of the deceased fireman.
Adjourned. . -..