Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-11
CLOSING UP BUSINESS.
Meeting Of tile Board Of Common
Council.

Defeat of the Propositions 90 Number
N sfreetsAThe school Bill Passes
First Reading.
The Board of Common Council met in
regular session at s o'clock last night,
Councilman Luck in the chair, and the
following members present. Councilmen
Cullom, TOwles, Coleman, Adams, Red
dick, Litterer,.. Slowey, Miller, Haley,
Moone, Ambrose, Beierlien, Law and Mar
tin.
The various accounts of the different de-
partments Of the city government for last
month were allowed.
The reports of the several city officials
for the past month were read and received.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill providing for the restraint OF lewd
women. making it unlawful for any woman
or girl VIGOROUSLY abandoned to lewdness
10 walk the streets or stand upon the side
walks in indecent attire. Passed second
reading.
Bill to open Walnut street from Cedar
to Broad, appropriating for this purpose the
sum of S1,2i6. Passed second reading.
Bill making it illegal for saloon keepers
to rent rooms to bawdy women, or give
balls for their benefit. Passed second read
ing.
Bill to allow Mr.. Burns a credit of $500
on taxes paid the city, being one-half the
amount expended Pin building on Market
street. Referred,
Bill ~spprUpriating SIS TO erect one gas
post in the Eighth ward. Passed third
reading.
Bill imposing a fine of s. on all persons
detected in defacing newly erected build
ings. Passed third reading.
Bill 10 designate streets running north
and south by numbers instead of names.
Lost on third reading.
Bill ~appropriating $3.50 to lay six3 hmm
dred feet Of four inch water pipe on Cedar
street. Passed second reading.
Bill i~nStructing the Chief Of Police to
furnish policemen with blank-bOoks in
which to make note Of defective sidewalks,
distractions, etc. Passed third reading.
Bill TO widen the grade three feet on
each side of Jefferson street, between SuIil-
mer and Cherry. Referred.
Bill providing for the laying of water
pipe on Locust street. Passed third read
ing.
BUSINESS FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
Petition of Henry T~rauern:cht, praying
that advertisements for contracts by the
city be inserted in the Tennessee Post,
a weekly German newspaper published in
this city. Granted.
Bill appropriating SOS to pay one-half
the cost of building a sewer in the rear of
st. Bernard Academy. Passed third read
ing.
Petition of citizens praying for the dona-
ton of a small tract Of land TO the Asylum
for the Blind. Granted.
Bill providing for the government Of the
public schools of the city. Passed first
reading.
Petition of citizens asking for the reno
val or repair of the smoke-stack Of Dickey's
mill. Granted.
Petition Of tax-asSeSSOr w. F. Meacham,
asking that the free territory be Surveyed.
Granted, it could be done without addition
al cost TO the city.
Resolution :nstructing the City Treasu-
rer to pay Jefferson Page for broken stone.
Adopted.
Resolution instructing the Chairman Of
the Street Committee TO construct a small
sewer on High street. Adopted.
Resolution instructing the Street Com
mittee to purchase a sufficient quantity of
Macadam 20 repair South Cherry street;
also, TO purchase $500 bushels of broken
stone for the repairing of Claiborne street.
Adopted.
Bill apprOpriating SG6 to reimburse the
Recorder for that amount paid policeman
Lawrence Kuhn before his discharge. Pass
ed first reaGipg.
ResOlUtiOntO pay clerks and judges of
municipal elections $ per day for their ser
vices. Adopted.
The Board then adjourned until the next
regular meeting.