Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-10

The Board met ye terday-Presideni
Stocked in the chair. Members present
Wood, Anderson, Alloway, Dortch, How
ell, Davis, Hensley, Rich, and Campbell.
Mr.. Howell read report of the Finance
Committee which was adopted.
At q meeting of the Board of Mansgers
the following report was read and sdopte d
and ordered spread upon the minutes. Z be
Treasurer being absent, no financial report
1ocS TeceiUed:
To the Board of Managers of the Nash
vile Industrial Exposition of 1673-Gen-
tlemen: Your Finance Committee desires
TO call your attention to the report of the
Treasurer, from which it appears that, after
having expended all the receipts of the May
Exposition, there is balance due Of at least
$500. This amount may be som ewhat
increased by accounts outstanding which
have not been presented and audited.
To discharge this obligation, the Board
has the building and fixtures, and the guar
antee notes executed by citizens and now
in the po session of the First, Third and
Fourth National Banks. The Board owe,
it to the makers of these notes, not to call
upon them for any portion thereof tutil
every other source of furds has been ex-
hausted. The Finance Committee therefore
recommend to the Beard thai action be at
once taken with view to the public sale of
the Exposition guiding, fixtures and all other
PROPERTY of the Board. at as early s day as
rrSalacticsble.
But, inasmuch as q sale of the buildings
will be certain prelude to their being torn
down and removed, and, whereas, large
majority of the people of Nashville desire
the permanent continuance of the EXPOSE
ton, the Comm tee suggest TO the Board
the propriety of offering to the citizens of
Nashville, or any number of them, all the
properly that has been accumulated 10y the
present and previous Boards, upon the as
sumption by them of the Indebtedness of
the Boards. If, after the lapse of a reason
able time, no such srran cement Is effected,
the sale should be made, sad all the ac-
counts of the Exposition closed.
MORTON B HOWELL,
Chm. Finance Com.
Mr.. Wood made a motion that the parties
representing the Board of Trade, Mechan-
ics' and Manufacturers Association and The
Tennessee Horticultural Society, report
back to the parent boards what had been
done and ask what action they would re-
commend for the future.
On motion, it was ordered that Mr..
Dortch effect insurance on the building for
the sum of So 800, which was so ordered.
A communication from a committee OF
the Tennessee Colored Agricultural Asso-
citation, asking the use of the ball for a
speech by Fred Douglass, Esq, during the
continuance of the fair, which commences
on Monday, the 10Th inst. The communi-
cation wasjas follows:
NASHVILLE, TENN, Aug. 20, 1873
Capt. William Stockell, President Nashville
Industrial Exposition, Dear sir: The Board
OF Directors of the Tennessee Colored Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association re-
spectfully ask your Board of Directors ID
give them the use of the Exposition build
ing one night during the week Of the Fair,
which commences in this city September
18th, 1878, and continues six days. We de-
sire tire use of the building for lecture by
Fred Douglass. We will defray the ex-
pense of light, etc.
Hcping that you will give our application
a favorable consideration, we are your ODE
dent servants, ADRIAN SMITH,
S. r. WALKER, Com.
NJ. 48 Cedar street.
The chairman of the Building Committee
reported the building in no proper condi-
ton for any occupancy at night, the gas
fixtures all being out, the ref ctors down,
and otherwise out of order; but on motion
the privilege was granted the Association of
using the building on such day during the
week as they may wish. .-.....
On motion, adjourned to meet until
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1873, st which time re-
ports will be had from the Board of Trade,
Mechanics and Manufacturers Association
and the Tennessee Horticultural Society.