Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-25
EDGEFIELD.
Meeting of the Board OF Mayor and
Aldermen.


Aldermen.
An adjourned Injecting Of the Board of
Mavor and Aldermen, Of Edgefield, was
held last night.
Present-Mayor Glenn and Aldermen
Brooks. Morrow, Thompson, Bartheu.
Cooper, Jenkins, Murray and HlitehisoH.
Aid. jenkins Submitted the reports of
the Revenue Collector, Recorier and Treas
urer. which were received.
Aid. Brooks, from the Street Committee.
submitted the report of the Street Commits
sioner, showing the expense of street force
since last meeting. He also reported the
amount expended on streets this year at
S5,66t. 40. Report received.
Aid. Brooks also submitted a proposition
from NJ. I. Grizzard in regard tothe metal
ing the streets of South Edgefeld Re-
ceived and laid over.
Aid. Morrow from the special commit tee
to whom was referred the question of levy
ing taxes in the future made verbal re-
port, and asked that the committee be al
lowed to employ legal advice. Received.
and action deferred for the present.
Aid. Cooper, from the special committee,
to whom was referred the resolution to IA
cilitate the collection of delinquent taxes,
reported progress, and asked for further
time to report, which was granted.
AID Morrow offered bill providing that
all railroad companies, the track of whose
road passes through the town of Edgefield,
shall at the crossing of any street by such
road, grade the approaches of crossing
so as to make the ascent to
the railroad track not less
than - degrees. That said companies
shall so construct the bridges over the
tracks and the approaches to the track as to
make them at least 80 feet wide, at the
crossings aforesaid. That said railroad
companies shall so construct the approaches
aforesaid as to make them the same width
from the track to the terminus of the de-
scent. That said railroad companies shall
securely enclose the sides Of said approach
es from the tracks to the terminus OF
the descent with good wooden BAN
listers, or picket fence at least four feet
high above the earth. That said railroad
companies shall so construct and keep in
order the bridges across the tracks at the
crossings aforesaid as to make them safe
and convenient for the passage and travel
of vehicles and footmen at all times. That
said companies shall have sixty days from
the notice of the passage of this ordinance,
which it is hereby made the duty of the Re
corder of the town to give them by furnish
ing them with a copy of the same to put said
bridges and approaches aforesaid in the
condition required by this ordinance. That
for a failure to comply with the require
ments of this ordinance, such railroad COM
panies aforesaid shall be subject to fine OF
five dollars per day for each and every day
that it so omits and neglects to comply, and
shall in addition be liable for any accident
that may arise from such neglect or omis-
sion.
The bill was passed on first reading and
the rule being suspended, passed upon a
second reading, and then laid over until
next meeting. ...--..
Aid. Morrow offered resolution author
izing the Special Committee to employ
legal advice in regard to taxation. Carried.
The Board then adjourned.