Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-12
MUAICIpAL.
Regular Meeting OF the Board Of
Common COuncII.

Regular Meeting OF the Board Of
Common Council.
The Boa Il Common Council met in
in regular session at 4 r. NJ. yesterday,
President Winston IN the char.
REPORTS,
The usual monthly reports (already pub
lished In report or Aldermen's proceediHgs)
we're read snd approved.
REPAIRS IN THE OLD CEMETERY.
The Sanitary Comnittee presented re-
port recommending The putting In thorough
repair the old cemetery, the building OF a
durable fence around the same, aud re-
imbursing the sext IN for money he has ex-
pended N repairs on that Gem terry.
CITY HOSPITAL.
The special committee ppointed to take
INTO consideration the propriety of establish
ing suitable city hospital, reported that
tAey had received the following proposition
from the Faculty Of the Nashville Uniger-
sity:
The buildings and grounds known SIS the
Medical College are offered 20 the city for a
term of twenty years, the entire building TO
be so let TO he city with the exception Of
the museum room and the vestibule an
stsirway on Market sire t. The Faculty
give their services as consulting physicians
and surgeons and the required number Ct
resident physicians and Internes free Of
cost.
The consideration being: 1. That the
city shall remodel and refit the building 50
as to make of it FIRST class hospital.
2. The city shall build an Imphitheatre
or lecture room according to plans and spe-
cifcations forwarded with this proposition,
adjoining the present college building, and
on the college grounds.
The committee introduced the following
bill:
Be it enatted by the Mayor and City
Council:
Section l. That the lease on the Medical
College buildings and grounds as tende ed
by the Medical Faculty, be accepted and
confirmed and that The same be converted
into city hospital az soon as practicable
Sec. 2. That said hospital shall contain
separate wards for white male and female,
colored male and female, and for pauper
insane.
Sec 3. That there shall also be provided
suitable rooms for at least fifty pay pa tents.
Sec 4. That there shall be a lnually
elected superintendent of the hospital in
the same manner as Other officers of the
corporate are elected, who shall hold his
Office for one year and who shall receive
- dollars per month aid board in The
hospital.
Sec. 5. That all o. her employees required
in the business and management Of the
hospital shall be employed by the Superin-
tend5nt, by ard with the advice of the
Mayer and Hospital Committee md whose
salary shall be fixed by the City Council.
Sec. 6. That it shall &c the du y of the
Superintendent to tske general control of
he hospital see that the wards sre kept
clean, to look after the comfort aud alth
Of the Cd, see that th y ia proper food,
nursing and attention; 10 control and irect
employees and see that they faithfully per-
form their duties nee ssary to toe success
Jul cOn6uc Of frst-clsss HOSPITAL.
Sec 7. Th9, the Medical Facnlty shall
annually sltcL one of thsir own humber IS
Resident Physician, TO servo for the term
IF one year, without cJmpensstibD, who
SD ii daily visit aud pre,cribe FIR The sick
in each ward, and formally direcl their
med cines, diet and trea-me t, and VIII
before entering upon the du is Of his Of
c., shall eater into bond with The city for
vidad hat, j. the Neoica z Guilty fail To ell ct
a Resident Phys',iar, as hrrein above pro
vi'e it shall be- the duty uf The City CUun
Gil to elect on4, in the same manner as The
other Ulcers Of the corporation are elecJe :.
Sec. s. I a. il is unders cod and agree d
that as pat Of the contract the hospital
fee of s. charged to each student, shall be
paid into the city treasury as a hospital
fIn1.
Sec. o That It is hereby made part of
eh s contract, that the Medic | Faculty of
the University Of Nashville shall perform
tbs duties Of consulting surgeons and ply
siciaUs OF the hospital.
Sec. 10 "That the sum Of Sl5,0 900, or so
much thereof as may b. necessary, te and
is hereby appropriated, to Fit the building,
erect lecture room, and procure furniture
and beating apparatus.
Sec. IL. That the city 6ispensary be re-
moved to said hospital and served by an
Inferno to be furnished y the Faculty free
Of charge, and hat all Internes serving in
this hospital shall be graduates of meiiciu Z,
chosen by competent examir alton f-r high
moral character and sGientif, at ainm hts.
Sc. II. That the county Of Davidson
may, if it 80 elect, come in and share the
benefits and expense Of said hospital on
just and equitable basis.
Sec. 10. That each member o. the Medi-
cal Faculty shall have free access to any of
the wards except those appropriated TO pri-
vate patients, for purposes Of clinical in
structioD; provided, however, that students
and others will not DO permitted to enter
wards, uules' accompanied by Professor,
AMI provided further, that it shall be the
duty of the Professor in charge of students
to enforce proper decorum while n the
wards.
Sec ion A. That this act take effect
from and after its passage, the public good
requiring it. Passed second reading.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO MANUFACTURERS.
The i'll exempyiDg from taxation for
term of seven years all Hast furnaces and
rolling mills estsblisbed in Nashville, passed
third reading by an almost unanimous vote.
NO ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
The bill proyidiI G for the appointment of
an assistant City Attorney, was rejected.
WATER PIPE.
The bill apJropri.tinI Sd, 245, TO lay Wa
ter pipe on Broad street from Vauxhsn -
Carroll, passed third reading
BUSINESS FROM THE BOARD OF ALDER.
MEN.
The petition of residents of Park and
Summer streets, praying for the bailding of
a sewer on Summer, back of Park street,
was rejected.
The bill allowing Arson Ne so7, City
Treasurer, 81, 900 for services rendered as
city treasure. from Oct. /, 1869, to Oct. l,
1870, pa SEQ third reading by unanimous
vote. Tits bill provides that the am)unE
appropriated shall be drawn quarterly.
The bill apprOpristing 500 to lay water
pipe On North Vine street, from Monroe to
the corporation line, passed third reading.
he bill spprOpTia'ing 500 TO making
a survey of the shortest route bS' hich
wafer can be pro urei from the CLIMBER
land river above the mouth of Ss"ne's river,
and the cost Of lest .blishiug a new reservoir,
passed third re- iii 9.
Ghe resolution iastructing the Superin-
tHnuent of the Wa.erwOrks 10 visit ,IsrreJt's
Lake on NJ rrloo cree and report upon
The pracicablity If IMPLYING the city wi
water from sair lake. " cOncurred III.
The bill spprop i4SingSl20 to the rection
Of four las posts IN Knowles street, pNsed
third readiI G.
THE HOG BUSINESS.
The bill allowing th- people to vote up
on 'be question Of allowing nogs to run at
large in the streets of Nashville, passed
third reading by the following 7ote. Yeas
Perry, Hamilton. S Owden, Seifried,