Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-17
WHAT WILL THE CITY DOi .
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Last night conference was held at tbs
McKendree church, between the trustees d
the Central University and the special com
mittee appointed BY the Mayor TO act in be-
half OF the city with reference TO the loea
ton of said University, at which meeting
there were present the following named
Bishop McTyeire, Or. A. L. p. Green, DR.
Young, Judge Whitworth, DIR. Kelley, Col
Reese, e. ID. Fite, Mayor Kercheval, Al
dermen Wilson and MeCrea, and Council
men Atchison, Winston and Smith.
DIR. Atchison being calledto the chair
stated that the committee on the part of the
City Council was prepared &c hear what
propositions relative 70 the location OF the
Central, or Vanderbilt University, would
be made by the trustees of said institu.
ton. II s-i ras s1sa 10
Bishop McTyeire, as the immediate rep
resentative ST Commodore Vanderbilt, in
the matter of bis donstioh 10 the proposed
University said that MIR. Vanderbilt had
settled upon this city as being the point in
the South for the establishment of the
University it is proposed to build with the
100000 donation he has made for that
purpose. 0H5 Iu5
I q The Bishop then enumerated the points
he had visited in company with the trus-
tees of the University, being the Houston
hill, the Currey hill, (where 81 acres Of
ground can be obtained for $20,000) and
the WaVerley and Putnam places. MIR.
Rails bad shown the trustees some very
fine places out from the city on the Ohatta-
nooga road; also place on the right of the
Nolensyiile pike, going out, where as much
lard can be purchased as may be desired at
$500 per acre. The William 3. Lewis
place had also been visited and the Barrow
place, on the Charlotte pike. On the
Edgeiield side of the river, large number
of very eligible sites had been shown the
trustees, and the Bishop had concluded, as
the result Of his examining tour, that no
where could mere desirable spots for the
buildings, could be- found than in and
about Nashville and row he felt convinced
that the least this city could do, III recogn:-
ton of the honor conferred upon her in be-
ing thus selected by Mr.. Vanderbilt as the
place to build the central university, was to
purchase the site for that institution.
Mr.. McCrea wanted to know how much
ground was wanted. The Bishop replied
that il the ground is in the city, twenty
acres; if in the edge, fifty acres; but if we
are half mile or a mile out, seventy acres
at least.
DIR. Winston wanted TO know if the col
lege campus, containing twenty-five acres,
would be accepted if the trustees of the
Nashville University saw fit to offer it, to
which question the Bishop replied thai there
To lNa in,
that connection before definite answer
could be returned.
Judge Whitworth thought the better way
of reaching an understanding would be for
the city, throughthe Council, to assume the
purchase Of site, provided it could be had at
a reasonable figure, and the various sites pro-
posed would be offered to the city with
their respective prices. He thought the
people should be afforded an opportunity of
voting directly upon the question of making
an appropriation to purchase said site.
DR.. Winston felt satisfied that the citi-
zens of Nashville would cheerfully vote in
favor of an appropriation, in order TO secure
The location of the University at desira-
be point. He had always considered Mr..
Vanderbilt very saeacious man from the
time he had won $250,000 in the canvass
Polk and Clay, and in this selec-
ton of Nashville, which is to be the Athens
Of the Southwest, as the city wherein to
build his great University, that
opinion had been strengthened.
DR.. Green described az length, the many
advantages which would result to Nashville
rom the location of this great institution In
n our midst. He said that it would &C.
at least 1000 pupils, esch
lne of these would expend during the ses.
ion, $500, making total outlay of $780,
100 per annum, all of Ghich money would
De expended right here. In addition to this,
many families would come and, purchase
homes in Nashville for the purpose of edu-
,ating their children.
DR.. A Gibson thought the University
hould be located at convenient point, so
bat gas and water could be obtained. He
strongly urged the advantages which would |
ccrue by the merging of the Nashville
University with the central university, and
bought that object could be accomplished. |
lie felt warranted in assuring the trustees
# the Lew institution that site for their |
u ldings would be purchased them by the
ity.
Mr.. Wilson fully concurred in what the
Or. had to say relative to the site being
by the city.
After some further exchange of views,the |
Meeting broke up without any hing def
lie being agreed upon, the Bishops init
mating that such site as the trustees desire |
vii not cost more than $4,000.