Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-25
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Board OF Common Ceuncil.

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| Board Of Common Council.
/ The Beard Of, Common Council met lssl
ln;ebt. President Winston and eleven mem
| hnTs' r5fesent, tzE asl-sssi AE Is ~ zaol
Petition.
vBg Dr. AtchsOn--Fr FROM certain property
l,tsideFs pya4fric Tor she PUTTING IN Of a sew.
| or from Cedar street along High To UnionI
ireferred to the committee on expenditures
and improvements. aeH asgoz g
/ BUSINESS FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
| The bill approprlating $4,000 for the
erection of school building in the 9th ward
having been amended by the board of com
mon council by substituting $500, for
$4,000, the board of aldermen refused to
concur In said amendment. On motion OF
DIR. Atchison, the board of common council
fecsied from its amendment, and the bi
passed third reading, without amendment.
Bill sppropriatihg 81 500 for the pur-
chase OF mules for the Street Department,
passed third reading. "a lsia .aaA
The actto amend the act to regulate The
Waterworks,. passed third reading. -,
The resolution adopted by the Board OF
Aldermen, providing Tor the appointment
of twenty-five citizens to procure subscrip-
tions for the ar cunt necessary to purchase
site for the Vanderbilt University, was
concurred in. '''- - goa
Resolution requiring property holders
owning property on the West side of North
Sumtfier,' between Line and Crawford
streets, to put down sidewalk5 in front of
their property, concurred in. q as
Resolution providing for the letting CT
curbing, guttering, etc, to the lowest bid
der, concurred in. $50
Resolution allowing the children of the
10Th ward to attend the public schools for a
term of thirty days from the date of the
withdrawal of the 10th ward suit eoneurred
in. % @
Resolution to lay water pipe on Gay
street from Cherry to the alley between
Cherry and Summer concurred in.
NEW BUSINESS.
The COZ mittee composed of Messrs.
Reed, Atchison and Litterer, offered the
following as amendment to the resolution
adopted by the Board of Aldermen, proYid
ing for an election to be held in relation to
the 10th ward matter:
That if a majority of the qualified voters
shall indicate at said election in favor of
annexation, the said territory shall
be known as the Tenth Ward.
That the citizens and property owners of
said territory shall pay all taxes on proper
ty, privileges, stocks, polls, ETC., that other
citizens of the corporation are now required
to pay, commencing with the present year
and under the assessment now being
made.
That no part Of the revenues or moneys
of the corporation of the city of Nashville
el,on do Al, e
portion of said ward commonly known as
Stree Territory" and being part of the
tract of land conveyed by the State of North
Carolina to the Davidson Academy and
Cumberland College, except as hereinafter
provided.
That the revenues and moneys actually
collected from the citizens and property
holders in said free territory only, shall be
expended therein, or so much thereof :
may be necessary, first, for schools; second,
for repairing and keeping up the streets in
said free territory; third, in furnishing
the gas lights used therein; and fourth, in
defrsying the expense of maintaining the
police for the safety of the people and prop.
erty thereof
That it shall De the duty of the City Rev
enue Collector to report to the City Re-
corder all moneys coming into his hands
from the taxpayers having or owning prop
erty subject TO tax in the free territory por-
ton of the said Tenth Ward.
That it shall be the duty of the City Re-
corder to keep an accurate account ia a
book to be kept for that purpose, of all
moneys coming into bis hands, as taxes on
privileges, ETC., together with the moneys
reported to him by the revenue collector
from that portion of The said tenth ward
described in the 9th resl Luton, and further
10 ascertain as near as possible all moneys
hat may be expended in. the manner and
Tor the purposes mentioned and described in
he fifth resolution, and report the same to
,he Mayor and City Council monthly.
Adopted. ... --
Mr.. MCGOWAN offered the following:
Whereas, the colored citizens of this dis |
riot has placed in my hands petition, or
memorial in behalf of thars greviances and |
heaped without cause and |
being presented to this honorable Mayor |
md City Council EgEsEEI
Be it resolved, That said memorial be re-
urned to lis proper owners, with proper ex-
use, if eny to be made. Adopted.
By Mr.. Atchison-Bill to increase the pay |
# the Recorders clerk to SIS per month.
Rules suspended and passed third reading.
By Mr.. Willard-Resolution requesting
be citizens of Nashville to heartily coop
rate with the managers of the Nashville
Exposition, in their efforts to make said ex-
osition a success, and instructing the city
fficials to also aid in that object. Adopted.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING to appoint
committee to inquire into the practicable
y of the city purchasing Wilson's Spring.
adopted, and Messrs. McGOwin and Viii
.rd appointed said committee.
Adjourned.