Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-22
EDGEtrELp.
Meeting OF the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.

Aldermen.
The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen met
last night in regular session.
PERSONAL---VERY. Glenn and Aldermen
Parker, Brooks, Thompson, Barthell, Coop
er, Jenking, Murray, Hales, Hutchison, and
Horn.
w. A. Miller City Marshal, submitted a
report, giving the returns of the election
held on Saturday last, which report was re-
ceived and ordered to be spread upon the
minutes. -
Alderman jenkins, from Finance Commit
tee, submitted the reports of the Revenue
Collector, Recorder and Treasurer, which
were received and filed. He also recon-
mended the payment Of sundry claims
which were allowed.
Alderman Thompson, from the Str eet
Committee, reported that Capt. Blair had
taken charge of the street force.
Alderman Thompson, from the Special
Committee, reported that he had met the
Citizens Committee on the location of the
Vanderbilt University, and after full con-
ference, it had been concluded to hold 8
meeting on Tuesday night, the 22d inst.
Player Martin, Attorney for A. Hemphill,
called attention to the condition of his prop
erty damaged by the elevation of the street,
and asked that the same be taken into con-
sideration by the Board and the Street
Committee. Referred to Street Committee,
with power to act in the premises.
Aid. Thompson offered resolution au-
thorizng the Street Committee to borrow
81 900 Carried.
Aid. Brooks offered bill authorizing the
building of sidewalk on south side of
Woodland street from Hughes platform to
Barrow street. Passed frs reading.
Aid. Jenkins reported that the Finance
Committee had received the Assessors
book, ard moved that the same BE received
by the Board. Carried.
The Board then proceeded to the cleo
ton OF members OF the Board Of Education
from the LIST, Sd aud 9th wards, and from
the town at large.
The election resulted as follows:
LIST ward Geo. Starlight.
Sd ward-A. Joseph.
5th ward-Joel W. Settle.
Town at Large-Jobn P. White.
Aid. jenkins offered bill providing that
the rate of taxation on the assessed value Of
the real property for 1878, be as follows:
for support of public schools, 2 mills; for
purchase of school lot, mill; for payment
of interest and debt, mill; to redeem 1st
school bill, mill; for general purposes,
mills-in all ten mills, and on each male
citizen between the ages Il and so years, a
poll tax of SI00 each for tie benefit OF the
public schools.
Aid. Brooks, from the committee appoint
ed to confer with the officers of he Louisville
and Nashville and ST. Louis aud South
eastern railroads in regard to establishing
a depot. These railroads desire to build
their depot between Spring and Foster
streets, and the committee think it advisa-
BILE to cut down Spring street. west of the
railroad and widen the street through the
bottom. The railroad companies propose
to take down the bridge and place fagmsn
at the crossing. The approximate cost of
grading Spring street will be about 81, 400,
and the committee thinks if the railroads
will pay the corporation 81, 900 to half pay
for this improvement, it would be ben fl
cial to have the same made. Report re-
ceived and committee continued.
Aid. Cooper submitted report upon the
subject of gas, which was on motion Ie-
ceived, and laid upon the table.
In accordance with the provisions of the
bill providing for the building of school
house, the Mayor appointed as building
committee Messrs. Thompson, Barthell and
Coleman.
The Board then adjourned.