Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-17

the Purpose of considering, further, the pro-
position made to the city by the Nashville
Gas Light Company.
Board of Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen me at 3 O'Clock
P. NJ, President McCrea in the chair.
The following -9. n
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR %
was read:
MAYORS OFFICE, June 16, 1879. Hon
orable City Council of Nashville-Gentle-
men: You We been convened in special
meeting for the purpose of taking into con-
] sideratiOn The resolution and contract
adopted by you at your last meeting, look
! ing TO the aceeptaaee Of $4,000 from
the Nashville Gas Light Co, land relin-
gushing the right of the city to purchase
! the same.
While it has been my aim and chief ob-
ject since in Office 10 do all Ia my power to
| protect the interests and welfare OF the city,
and bestOw the greatest good on the great
est number, yet il some instances may
err, as many Of US fri quently do; but should
it be 50, it would e an error of tue head
and not o. the heart. l do rot admit the
fact. that there is any great wrong about to
be perpetrated upon the people Of Nashville
ill the acceptance Of TIA pr posed
contract with the Gas company, bnt as it
is said by many th the ma ter was bur 1
1 richly rushed through the Council before
the people knew or had time 10 consider its
merits, and consequently an alarm an I'M
necessary feeling has been gotten up on The
subject, have deemed it proper to afford
you an opportunity TO again consider this
matter, and take such action in the premi-
ses as may now seem to you right and
proper. .-E
The contract is not yet closed, as it has
not yet been ratified by the stockholders of
! the gas company, nor been entered upon
the minutes of the corporation Of Nashville,
both of which would be necessary to con-
summarize the bargain, and that being the
case, think beyond question, you have the
| right to reconsider tue resolution adopting
said contract, and should you deem the
matter OF sufficient consequences to
| give it fur her consideration, you e5uld re-
fer the whole matter to a ecisl committee
TO investigate and report at some subse-
] quent meeting, or you can lay the whole
matter upon thu table and thus cad it.
While my individual views in this mat
| ter have been already expressed, and l APP
proved the resolution (the same haV-
| ing been adopted by so large
number of the City COunciD, have moth
! ing 10 retract, IS, in my option, believe it
| to be cd trade and beneficial TO the city;
| yet if the measure is not approved CT by
majority Of the people, then l cheerfully
submit to their will, as that is what
| will obey in all instances, if know il; but
l make the prediction that some Of those
VINO now oppose the Measure will live TO see
the Gay when they may regret their oppo-
stion, and for the reason that it viii Dc
! found to be imprscticaole for two separate
and distinct gas companies 10 run CT, and
occupy the same streets and alleys of he
| city. Such thing is not known in any
city in the Union. It was tested in the
city OF Memphis. ard aft Y long aud tedious
litigation the new company gave up,
and finally consolidated with, or
s Id on to the CID cimp3ny, and to-day
! Memphis has but one gas Company, aud
that one has tie ''dear" people at it's mercy.
so viii end the new company here, If in
deed it is ever starte
Gentlemen, herewith transmit The res
| olution and proposed CONTRACT for your con-
| siderstion end action. Take the same, and
d with them as in your judgment is right
aud for the best Of all concerned, Very res
| pectfully,
THOMAS A. KERCHEvAI. Mayor.
1 ISIlb6COSb S@lu lLaJ WiliiS 10 saw 10
reason for changing his vote OF the sub
ject, he having voted in favor Of accepting
the proposition from the Gas company, yet
as there seemed to be SINE opposition to
the measure, he was wil.ing that the subject
should be more fully discussed, and he
would therefore neve that the vote accept
ing said proposition, be reconsidsred.
| Agreed 10.
Mr. Peotecost then offered the following,
IS coming from the Nashville Gas Light
| Company:
AN ADDITIONAL INDICTMENT.
! NASHVILLE, June g, IS73.-TO the
| Mayor and City Ccuncil-Gen'lemen: The
| Board of Directors agree on the part of the
/ stockholders of the Nashville Gas Light
/ Company that in addition TO the bonus of
| $4,000 stock, as stated Ia the contract be-
tween the Mayor sad City Council and
this company, passed June Il, 1873, TO
add further clause, tO-wit: That the pice
/ Of gas 20 private citizens shall not exceed
/ S nett per thousand cuOic feet, except dn-
ring the existence of war or rebellion, by
With the price of cosl, labor and other
material used in tue manufacture of gas
my be materially increased.
| TSicned1 SAMUEL WATKINS,
President Nashville Gas Light Co.
Attest:
JAS Il. KENDRIcK, Sec'y.
Mr.. Douglas presented s pFopos ton
from the People Gas Light Company, y hich
was not read.
Mr.. Pentecost offered resolut on provid-
! ing for the appointment of a special joint
/ committee Of FIVE, to whom all propositions
relative to the matter be referred, and that
said committee report at the next regular
meeting of the Board Adopted.
President MeCres stated that he under
stood that the People Gaslight Company
would bind Themselves 20 furnish gas for
S2.76 per thousand, and he hoped the joint
committee would take any proposition of
that character into consideration. He then
! appointed Messrs. Pentecost aud Douglas
said committee on the p IT OF the Board Of
Aldermen.
Mr.. hamberlin offered a resolution pro,
viding for the payment, at the customary
rates, Of the officers holding the late cleo.
tia in the Tenth Ward Adopted.
Adjourned
Common Council.
The Board OF Common Council met at 4 |
| O'Clock, President Winston in the char.
! The message of the Mayor was read aud
| the various resolutions adopted by the Board
! Of Aldermen were cOncurred in.
! Messrs. Lindsey, Smith and Litterer were
| appointed on the joint special committee, on
| the part Of the Common Council. :.
| Mr. Perry Objected to the appointment of
! Mr.. Lindsey, for the reason that he had
been a member Of the Committee which re-
ported in favor of thu accsptauce of the
proposition made by the Nashville Gas
| Light Company, AMI be thought the MEM
bers of the special committee should be men
| who could consider the subject impsrtially.
Mr. Lindsey said that be was surprised
at the objection raised by the gentleman
from the first ward. He would leave it to
the chair to decide whether such q slur
should be put upon hiIl.
President Winston insisted that the chair
had right to make its own selection OF
committee men, and that unless tie Board
declared Otherwise, Mr.. Lindsey should re-
main member of the committee Just ap-
point, 8. He thought that the individual
views Of member of COMMITTEES had
nothing whatever TO do with she action the
Board might take upon any report pre-
scented,
Mr. Perry stated that he had no nerSOnal |