Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-08

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the undersigned, propose to run the Ten
nessee and Pacific Railroad at $500 PEI
annum less in salaries than it is run at the
present time, or we will give $1,000 PEI
annum rent for the road for one year, with
the privilege for three years, and will give
a bond Of $4,000 to indemnify the Board
or Assessors against loss while our lease
lasts. In case the State should enforce her
lien and sell the road, the lease will term
mate, and we viii pay $1,000 per annum
for the time we may hold and run the road.
The various propositions were referred
to the Railroad Commissioners with in
structions to confer with the County At
torney in relation thereto.
EXPLANATORY AND HISTORICAL.
Mr.. W. II. Vaughn addressed the Court,
giving an outline Of the history of the
GAINESVILLE and Nashville road, saying in
substance, that the enterprise of building
said road wa immensely popular all along
the line, and that $514,000 will build the
road from Nashville to GAINESVILLE, to be a
three foot track and to use nine ton engines.
The amount Of dead weight the ordinary
railroads carry, would make any railroad
company rich. Speaking of the necessity
OF the road, he sai0 that citizen Of Clarks-
vile wishing to come to Nashville By rail
would be carried north to the State
line, and would there be compelled to wait
eteren hours, six hours more time than
would be required to put him in Louis
vile, and n hour more time than would
be required to land him in Cincinnati. An
effort had been made to get the Louisville
road to give Nashville merchants the adj
vantages of through freight, but this propo-
sition had been treated with contempt, and
the representative of Nashville snubbed
and informed that the Louisville road had
been built by Louisville money and for the
benefit Of Louisville, Notwithstanding the
fact that a large amount Of stock had been
taken by every county in Tennessee,
through which said road passes. He held
that it was the plain duty of Nashville to
lend assistance to every railroad project
seeking connections at this city.
THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Mr.. Wise a. Cooper was invited to adj
dress the court on behalf of the Tennessee
Central Railroad Company. He said he
was commissioned by the President Of the
Tennessee Central road 10 petition the cit
liens of Davidson county to transfer GER
tain stock of the Louisville and Nashville
road, for stock in his road. He came en-
dorsed by the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis road. This last named road pro-
posed the transfer of S150,000 of Louisville
and Nashville stock in exchange for a sim
liar amount In the Central road, guaran-
teeing therefor to stock and equip the Cen
tral road its entire length Of 81 miles, at a
cost of nearly 100000. Railroads have
made Chicago, st. Louis and Cincinnati,
and Nashville must not sleep. By the
construction of said road the products of
West Tennessee will be brought to Nash
tille. The Central road will be operated
as a branch OF the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis road.
Justice Maxey moved TO receive the pro-
position of the Tennessee Central Railroad
Co., and postpone action thereon until the
July term. Agreed to.
ABATING A NUISANCE.
Justice Powers offered the following:
Whereas, when the recent epidemic visi-
ted our city and county, several thickly set
tied portions of the districts Immediately
adjoining the city suffered more severely
from said sickness on account Of the bad
sanitary condition of those localities than
places within its limits, and for the purpose
of guarding against the future recurrence
of such fatality,
Be it resolved by the County Court of
Davidson county, that the Judge Of this
court is hereby authorized to appoint an in
spector who shall visit said places and re-
port back to the Judge any nuisances or &C
.cumulations Of filth calculated to generate
disease, upon which the Judge shall call
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same may be located, to have said nuisan-
ces sbated and to put those localities in
good sanit5ry condition, the expense there
of Il be paid out of tie county treasury on
the order of the Judge.
Judge Ferris ruled the resolution out Of
order, saying that it was the duty of the
grand jury to investigate the matter.
fCOUNTY INDEBTEDNESS.
Justice Maxey presented the follow ing as
the amounts the county owes ontbe various
railroads ~centering in the county: Louis
Vile and Nashville, S9S,OOO; Tennessee and
Alabama, $4,000; Northwestern, STA
900; Edgefeld and Kentucky, $685. 00; to-
tai, $4,000.
TO ELL THE PEST-HoUsE.
Justice Maxey offered a resolution in
structing the Pest-house Committee 10 dis
pose of the Pest-hOuse and grounds for
cash.
The resolution was strongly opposed by
Justices Meachem, Paul, Walsh and
Cheatham.
Justice Treppard offered in lieu a resOlu-
ton directing the Pest-house Committee to
sell the Pest-hOuse property, and invest the
proceeds in the establishment Of a Pest
house in a more suitable locality.
Pending a discussion of these resolutions
the Court adjourned until ten O'Clock A. II.