Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-27
Selling Live stock on the Public
Square,

Alter a lOn9-cOntlnued and earnest effort
on the part of certain members of the old
City Council, backed by the assistance OF
many leading citizens Of Nashville, biil
prohibiting tie sale OF live stock, at auc-
ton, on the public square. was passed, and
that portion Of our city lost its former re-
semblar e to the public square of a country
village, wearing an appearance much more
BETTING a city of the size and pretentions
of our own.
Several weeks ago bill providing for
the repeal Of the act referred 20 was intro
duced in the Board Of Alderman, but
failed to pass at that time by one vote. 1t
was again brought up Tuesday night, at
which time Alderman Nilsson offered the
the following amendment:
Be it enacted that there shall be erected
upon the Public Square as many wooden
sheds and horse racks as may be necessary
for the accommodation of parties selling
stock on the same, and the auctioneers sell
all stock brought to the Public Square for
sale free from any corporation license for
the same,
The amendment was rejected, and the
bill passed three readings under :. Suspen-
sion Of the rules, and IL it is passed by the
Board Of Common Council at their meet
ing tonight, it will become law, and the
selling of horses, mules and cattle at pubic
OutcFv on the Square will Dc resumed.
Several Thousand dollars have lately been
expended IN Fencing in and ornamenting
the grounds surrounding the courthouse,
and the good effect Of this expenditure will
be neutralized to some extent if the open
space surrounding it is converted into a
stOck-yard. There are several spacious and
convenient stock yards in the city which
have been fitted up at great expense by
their respective owners, residents of the
city. They pay license for the privilege of
carrying on the business of stock selling.
and should be protected therein as much
as the dry goods or grocery merchant.
u is to be hoped the members of the
Common Council will not act upon this
bill without due reflection, The bill was
drafted in compliance with the following
petition!
To the Honorable City Council of Nash
vile, Tenn.-Gentlemen: We the under
signed, citizens Of Nashville, would most
earnestly pray your honorable body to re-
peal sec. cf eli act passed and approved
Feb, 10, 1873, entitled "an act to prohibit
the sale of horses, mules, cattle, or live
stock of any description at auction on the
Public Square, or any of the streets of
Nashville.
We earnestly believe the law contained
in said section to be not only disadvantage
GUS and damaging to the country farmer
tmany OF whom come to our city once a
week either to buy or sell stock) but DANA
ging to the stock dealer and injurious to
the trade of the city generally. (Signed)
Ioc 4 Stool, ID.
ers, Jas. W. Evans, John Finch, Tom G..
Crmk VIM. T. Linck, G. T. Hollister, c.
T. Newman, p. Olwill, d. Loveman, n. A
Hinton, c. L. Johns, J. \. Rose. L. C.
Rose, e. II. Chickering, B. l.. Powers, r.
&. Throne, I. W. Green, Jno. G. Wilson,
r. 5. Bolles, John Taylor, c. B. Roundtree,
Ewin, PendletOn Il Co., Hu Douglas, G.
l.. Ridley, c. NJ. Donaldson, Hugh Carroll,
5. X. Welbourn, E. Wolf, c. Hope, Jas. E.
Patterson, j. w. Ready, Jas. d. Stevens,
L. A. Bryan, Jas. Walker, Ben. F. Moore,
p. A. Desor, NJ. Mclaughlin, Macy
IL Brown, Norman 81 Hightower,
l.. Rosenheim d Bro, 5. C.. Adler, J. NJ.
Birmingham, \. J. Quin, j. Ii. Ward. j.
b. Hall, @. w. Hendershott, Irwin 4. Co
fer, Peter jock, Z. f.. Grath. d. n. Ney
Ian, 5. Simon. Sam. Cowan, }. L. McCree-
ry, g. W. Webb, E. Mellon, p. Tierncy,
+. Furman, A. J. Francisco, II. G.. Thorn
ton, Jas. Everett, l.. d. Cassetty, Edo. j.
Thompson, p. Walsh, Tim. Brick, j. II.
Eakin, Robt. Jennings, J. w. Manner, T. s.
Hall, j. c. Ezill, j. ID. Reginald, j. ID. Mason,
f. p. McGaughey, E. II. Pigue, w. C. Dib-
rell, J. NJ. Gray, NJ. p. Petty, Timothy
Kelley, Morris Fishel, Hunter 4 Warren.
j. L. Fare, w. G.. NJ. Campbell, Jno. Nor
gan, F. r. Whitney, w. p. Stone, Sam
Langham, John Langham, II. Timothy, J.
T. Timothy, O. J. Timothy, John Dyas, J.
NJ WinStead Nathan IaDd