Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-18
THE MAYORALTY.
Alderman Chamberlain ON ssInner'
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| ward, one night last week, that he would
make public expose this week of the inner.
workings Of the Present municipal admin
istsati0n, which promise he carried into
effect at the Morris rally in the rio ward
last night.
| SOMETHING ABOUT BROKEN STONE.
Col. Chamberlain began his speech by q
showing up Of the broken stone bust.
ness, Of which mention has been saade
in OFT reports OF TIE City Conn
| Gil proceedings. He said that the FL
nance Committee last spring appointed
special committee from its own number,
consisting of Councilman Litterer, Alder
man Wilson and himself to examine into
certain irregularities in the purchase of
broken stone, by the chairman of the street
committee, Alderman Pentecost. The
committee found that broken stone had
been purchased at the corner of College and
| Priestly streets, the corcer of Cedar and
Spruce, at the penitentiary and elsewhere,
which stone had been paid for before it was
measured, and that twice as much or more,
had been paid for it as it was worth.
The committee stated these facts in their
report, ard during the tendency of this
matter, the Mayor appointed Mr.. Pentecost,
chairman of the street, committee. Mr..
Pentecost complained of the acting of the
special committee, and asked re,inyesti-
CATION of the matter, and an other special
COMMITTEES, consisting oftwo from the Board
of Aldermen and three from the Common
Council was appointed, and this committee
not only fully substantiated the charges
made by the former committee, but said the
facts were even worse than reported, and
aaHod hat he oh al.
mittee, Mr.. Pentecost, resign his Office.
This report was passed by both Boards,
but in the face of all these facts the Mayor
retained MIR. Pentecos In Office.
CITY PARK BONDS.
In regard to the City Park bonds matter,
the Speaker said that it was represented
sometime last winter that Sax was the
owner of some $4,000 of these bonds,
which, with the accrued interest, amounted
to about $4,000; that Sax offered to a
member Of the Finance Comm ttee, to sell
these bonds directly to the city for $40, 900
cash.. to be paid at the convenience of the
city. Tha5 after much discussion by the
Finance Committee, that committee
agreed that the bonds ought to be
purchased. Nothing more was heard
of the matter for some time after
wards. when the same m2mber of the
finance committee, represented that the
bonds could be purchased for SIS, 900, the
amount to be paid in cash being mentioned,
and the balance to be paid in bonds. Pre-.
vious to this offer, the city Treasurer had
called uppn the Mayor, tosknow whether or
not he would sanction the action OF the
committee in the purchase of the bonds at
$1,000, and the Mayor said he would not
spprove of said purchase. Afterwards, the |
Mayor convened the two Boards in extra |
session, to lay before them the proposition |
to purchase the bonds at |
$4,000. At the same time the proposition |
of John Porterfeld to sell to the city the |
tax books relative to the taxes due the |
Nashville and Northwestern railroad, for |
about the sum of $500. Both these
questions came before the Boards in con-
vention, and after a full discussion, both
were rejected.
The speaker said his own reasons for op-
posing the Park Bond transaction were the
fact OF the purchase price of the bonds be-
ing raised 10 $4,000, and his conviction
hat the city could not be held responsible
or the bonds or for the taxes due the NJ
\. w. road.
RELATIVE To GAMBLING HOUSES.
About the 1st oflsst March information
vas given the police respecting certain
Toung men who were in the habit of
listing gambling houses in the city,
lumber of these were arrested and fined by
he Recorder. On the night of the Sd it was
for posse of police to make 8
aid on gambling house at the corner of
Union and Cherry, for the purpose of
reaking up this establishment, If possible.
Ibis posse g.ined an entrance
D the establishment but were
BET ct the door by the proprietor, Mr.. Nc
'srthy, who pr, sented an order which ,
cad like this:
Capt. alter: Countermand the order for
ne police to break into the house No. Sc,
c the corner of Cherry and Union streets,
Ir. McCarthy's, until see you in the morn
lg. Respectfully,
THOMAS KERcHEvAL, Mayor. :
MarcA 8, 1873.
THE NINTH WARD SCHOOLHOUsE.
Col. Chamberlain denied in toto the state :
ents made By Mayor Kerche val, to the |
feet that he (Chamberlain) had gone down y y
his Bonded knees aud begged ard =
lplored him to not veto the bill q
aking an appropriation 10 build said school Z
,use, the fact being that he met the Mayor .
| the corner of Union and Cherry and =
lted to him in Straightforward way that -
g people of that Ward were entitled to +
1ool house and that it was bis duty to "
7e them one. He also stated, in reply TO y
3 Mayors statement that the finances of y
3 city would not allow it at the present {,
ne, that q contractor could be found who o.
'uld take bis pay in monthly installments ~ ~
to Jan. LIST, 1874. VI
CITY CHARITY.
More money has been expended by the -,
= ON charity account during the past six w w
eks than during an entire year of Morris ~
and this does not include
} time the cholera was here.
IN looking over papers relating to the Z! -
lrlty expenses of the city, the speaker ~. "
found tie following items: vi Vi
Nay rs, pass was given Allen Roane, a ID ID
* driver, to go to Mckenzie, So; Sc
1e 6, pass fiyen to Alfred Glib ~
to Louisville, 1915; and also ~ ~
to Chattanooga, $3.50; June 9, W
ses given to Mrs. Lyman, two children
servant to Louisville; SIS. Same
e, pSsses given to Mrs. Michael and SER
It TO Decatur, Ala. Same date, pass given
las. Hughes to Louisville; 1915. June
Pass to Mrs. Vaustony to Chattanooga; a.,
80. Aug. s. Pass to same to Evans. IGe
e; $40. July 1st. Pass to David Gu gu
IN to Chattanooga; $3.50. May 1st ne
s to Mrs. Mccarthy and mother to EV- Col Col
vile; 1915. July 3rd. Mrs. Mccarthy SAT
others pass to Evansville; $3.50. Aug. Mo
Pass to Andrew Tate, COL, to Louis S Syys
!; $3.75. This man also Owls house ne
146 s. College. A number of other TO. Ioa
ances of this character were cited. tne
rom June to June 80, orders were up
n on Hurley q Bro, on account of qua
-ity to the amount of S29S50. During slG'
7 to the amount of $16OS6, and during cuI
Just to the amount of $14S45. IaV
be speaker referred to many other aga
its of a similar character, his speech JUS
g frequently interrupted with applause. oIn
THE COURTS. t Tue