Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-10

Thard Day,s Proeee.li.ws.

Third Days PrOeeedisgs.
| WEDNESDAY, April 9.-Coart met at 10
| o'clock A. NJ, Judge Ferris presiding. Fifty
\ members of the court present.
ASSESSMENT OF TAXES.
/ Mr.. Maxey offered the following
| Be it ordered by the court that the fol-
| lowing shall be the assessment for taxes for
| the year 1873 on real estate and personal +:
For ordinary county purposes II mills.
For railroad purposes II mills.
For common schools 1 mill.
Poll tax, 81 per head, to be applied to
school purposes. Adopted.
| ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The following named were appointed
road commissioners for the Second district:
| David McGavock, Dennis McLenden and
| j. P. Dobbs.
| RAILROAD BONDS.
| Judge j. j. Turner, of Sumner county,
addressed the Court in behalf of the Cum
berland and Ohio, and Greensboro and Rus
sellville railroads, presenting a petition
signed by $50 business men, of Nashville,
asking for the people of Davidson county to
be allowed to vote on proposition for the
county to aid said roads by subscribing for
stock to the amount of 100000.
Col. Bevier, of Logan county, KY, then
addressed the Court specially in the inter-
est of the Greensboro and Russellville road,
showing the great advantages to result to
our city from the direct communication be.
tween Nashville and Louisville, and Nash
vile and Evansville (thence direct to st.
Louis and Chicago,) which win be afforded
by the construction of this connecting
! link.
Gen. James Quarlss urged the advisable
| ity of submitting the proposition to the tax
payers of the county for their consideration,
and held that the County Court has no
right to Withhold the proposition from the
people of the county. As for himself, he
was not committed to vote for the county
taking stock in these roads, but he did
want the taxpayers to be allowed to use
their own judgment In the matter.
Governor Neil S. Brown said he con-
sidered that it was the duty of the County
Court to submit the proposition to the pso-
| pie. BE dwelt strongly upon the advan-
tages which would result to Nashville as a
manufacturing point by the completion Of
the Greensboro and RussellVilIe line, in nu-
merous ways, and especially by the facili-
ties it would afford for the cheap transpor-
tation of coal. l. would also furnish a
Nashville road, and good always results to
the public from lively competition. Like
| Gen. Quarles, he would not bind himself
to vote in favor Of bonds, but he considered
It the duty of the court to give the people
an opportunity to vote on the proposition.
Justice Neylsn moved that the prayer of
the petitioners be granted.
| Justice Paul favored the granting of the
| 0Ek 10 -
Justice Maxey called attention to the fact
that the county Is alre Idy very much in
debt. he strongly opposed submitting the
proposition to vote of the people. He
said that the county now has the following
bonds to provide for the payment of and
that there is not cent in the county trea-
sury to pay them. Six hundred and forty
three Thousand dollars in bonds Oh various
railroads due as follows: $247;000 due in
1873; $4,000 in 1874; S117,000 in 1875.
This statement does not include the bonds
voted the Tennessee and Pacific road.
Justice Meacham said that Squire
Msxey had always opposed railroad
schemes. Twenty years ago a protest
against assisting the Nashville and Chatta-
nooga road was published in the Nashville
True Wing by Squire Maxey, who predict
ed at that time that in case the count; as
sisted in that enterprise, the population of
Nashville would be reduced to 5000. The
fact is, the records show that the speakers
esteemed and venerable friend, Squire
Maxey, had always been an old fogy in his
views Of public enterprises. He (Meach-
ann was decidedly in favor Of submitting
the proposition to vote of the people, as
they are the ones to foot the bill, and let
them use their own Judgment in the mat
| ter.
Justice Ewing considered this question
| of great importance to the county of Da-
wilson, and he felt that he could n 1t refuse
to submit the proposition TO the people of
the county for their action.
The question being upon granting the
prayer of the petition to submit the propo-
sition to vote 100000 in county bonds to
each of the roads Indicated, to the people
of the county, Justice Meacham moved to
amend by designating the last Saturday in
June as the day for the people to vote on
said proposition. Ruled out of order.
The vote upon submitting the PROPOSE
ton was then taken, as follows:
Yeas, Justices Baskette, Bigley, Butler,
Brantley, Cassetty, Chandler, Childress,
Curtiss, Campbell, r. D., Dillahunty, Ev-
erett, Ewing, Haynie, Hooper, Hynes,
Howell, knight, Lspsley, Marshall, Meach-
am, McCorley, Neylan, Paul, Rucker,
Read, Sizemore, SinpBins, Steele, Taylor,
Wherry, Williams-30.
Nays-Justices Alternately, Bigley, Bow
en-, Bush, Chickering, Couch, Davidson,
Graves, Gray, Gleaves, Griggs, Hardy,
Hows, Knight, Maxey, Newly, Patterson,
PEBBLES, Phelan, Saunders, Spain, Sullivan,
Wade, Walsh, Williams, Wright-26.
On molten, it was decided that the cleo
ton be held On the first Thursday in Au-
| gust next.
| THE PESTH0USE,
A proposition was m 2de by DR.. Stevens
to run the Pesthouse for the mex; year,
furnishing everything excepting bedding for
81 200. The proposition was accepted by a
vote Of "a to q.
Justice Wade moved that bond Of
$4,000 be required of DR.. Stevens for the
faithful performance of his duty. Agreed 10.
THE NEW OPERA HOUSE.
| A petition from the individuals who con-
template the erection of the new Opera
House 10 this city, asking that said build
ing be exempt from taxation by the county
for term of ten years, was presented, and
on motion was referred to the next Gener-
| al Assembly.