Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-08
EDGEFIELD.
Ncetfng Of the BEARD Of Mayor and
Aldermen.

H00fI0X Oh tkEB l101oEM VI NlUYWE 0MU
Aldermen.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen was held last night.
PERSONAL---VERY. Glenn and Aldermen
Brooks, Parker, Morrow, Thompson, Coop
or, jenkins, Murray, Coleman, Hales,
Hutchinson and Horn.
Aid. Jenkins from Finance Committee,
submitted the reports of the Recorder and
Treasurer, which were received and fled.
He also recommended the payment of SUI
dry claims for street wolk, which were al
lowed.
Aid. Thompson from the Street Commit
tee submitted report slowing the amount
Of street work up to the present time to be
$702.63.
tee, reported that DR.. Cheatham was anx-
ious to lease the Russell Street Academy
for term of years. Report received.
Aid. Cooper, from the Gas Committee,
reported progress and asked for further
time, which was granted
Aid. Hale reported another fire In Edge
field since last meeting, and attended with
a heavy loss to the whole communicable
destruction of the saW-mill of Sutherland
& Co., the largest of the kind in the State.
AID. Jenkins, from the special committee
appointed to consider the matter OF erect
ing a schoolhouse, reported billion the sub
iect, which was laid on the table for the
present. Is.
A petition was presented from Drs. w.
NJ. Vertrees, g.. K. Williamson and @. E.
Ristine calling attention to the pressing
necessity of sanitary and hygienic re-
form in Edgefeld, and suggesting the ap-
pontment of competent sanitary com nit
tee to inspect and cause to be disinfected
all alley ways, backyards. sewers, etc. Re-
ceived and laid on the table for the present.
The petition ola committee appointed st
citizens meeting, asking an appropria-
ton for the Vanderbilt University was re-
ceived and laid on the table for the present.
| Aid. Brooks offered resolution author
| izing the appointment Of committee OF
| three to confer with the officers Of the st.
Louis and Southeastern and Louisville and
| Nashville railroad companies in regard to
selecting suitable grounds for the building
of passenger and freight depot in Edge
| field. After some remarks by Maj. Lock
hart the resolution was adopted, and Aid.
Brooks, jenkins and Hales appointed on
said commi ttee.
Aid. Thompson offered q resolution re-
turning thanks to Capt. Stockell, the fire
men under his charge aud the Nashville
city officials for their exertions and kind
ness in aiding in suppressing the lire at
Sutherland's mills.
| Aid. Thompson offered bill to amend
the pavement act, which passed on three
regular readings under a suspension OF the
rules.
AID. Thompson offered a resolution it,
structing the City N ,rsh to notify owners
| of property on Wetmo'e street, between
Stewart street and the L. q n. railroad, to
open the same at once. Adopted.
Aid. jenkins called up the school bill,
which provides for the issuance of bonds to
the amount of $1,000, with interest coupons
attached; and payable nine years from July
1, 1873, the interest on said bonds to be at
the rate Of ten per cent per annum, payable
ssmi-snnually, and also appropriating
$1,000 to be raised by regular taxation for
the exclusive purpose of purchasing suit
able LOT Of ground on which 70 erect the
school-house, making total appropriation
of $4,000. That said bonds shall not be
| issued unless the same shall be authorized
as required by law, by the qualified voter
in the town, at a general election to be held
on the 10Th day of April, 1873. Tn, bill
was passed on three several readings under
a suspension of the rules and approved by
the Mayor.
Aid. Thompson called up the memoir al
from meeting of citizens with regard to
the Vanderbilt University, and offered a
resolution, which was afterwards amended
by Mayor Glenn, providing that the me-
mortal be received, and as soon as they
make a report of the selection Of location
and the cost of the said, this Board will
take the matter in consideration and give
it that attention that its importance de-
mards. It was further resolved as follows:
That we hail with pleasure the idea OF
the location of the Vanderbilt University in
the town of Edgefe'd, and We hereby
pledge ourselves to do all in our power to
aid the erec. ion Of said building, believing
that 1t will rebound to the growth and
prosperity of our town. That committee
be appointed to act in conjunction, with
further power to ascertain how much any
citizen owning good sic is willing to do
nate to such purpose.
The resolutions were adopted, and Aids.
Thompson, Morrow and Horn appointed
said committee.
The petition of physicians IN regard t.
The suggestion of sanitary measures was
called up and discussed by DR.. Vertrees'
Aid. Morrow moved that the petition be re-
ceived, and that the Mayor and Cha rmaI
of the Street Committee act in premises a: