Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-09

I'm Convention.
On motion Of Alderman Cheatham, the
convention proceeded to the election of a
| City Engineer and five Fire Commission
| eTs.
| CITY ENGINEER.
Councilman Coleman nominated Maj.
W. F. Foster for the position Of City En-
gineer. There being no opposition, Maj.
Foster was declared duly elected.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The following named persons were put
in nomination Tor the position OF Fire Com
missioners for the five years term: r. ii.
WOodfn, Oliver Nilsson, Jno. Hollerin,
Geo. Beech.
Mr.. WoOdfin was elected on the first
ballot, the vote standing: WOOdfn, 10;
Nilsson, 6; HOllerin, 3; Beech, 2.
The nominations for the four years term
were as follows: Jno. GeigeT, w. IL. Per-
nv, L. Whorley.
Mr. Perry was elected on the first ballot,
the vote standing: Geiger, ,; Perry, 20;
Whorley, 6.
The following were nominated for the
three years term: Oliver Nilsson, Brad
ford Nichol, Thos. Donahue, a. II.
Roberts, J. Is. Craighead, Vim. Haslem.
Mr.. Craighead was elected on the third
ballot, the vote standing: Nilsson, 3; Don
ahue, g; Craighead, 10; Roberts, Haslem
and Nichol having been dropped.
The nominations for the two year term
were as follows: L. Miller, o. Williams,
W. Sumner, (colOred), W. W. johnson,
John HOlleran, c. p ReddiCk, b. Wood,
John Geiger, Z. Wolf.
Mr.. johnson was elected on the second
ballot, by the following vote: johnson, Is;
Holleran, ); Reddick, ,; Wolf and Sum
ner having been withdrawn.
For the one year tenn, w. c. Butterfeld
and VIM. Duff were nominated.
Mr.. Butterfield was elected on the first
ballot, the vote being, Buttertield q and
Duff 4.
The Convention was declared dissolved,
and the Board of Aldermen returned to
their chamber and Immediately adjourned
until their next regular meeting.
Common Council.
The regular business of the Board of
| Common Council was resumed.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The allowances recommended by the
Finance Committee, We're read and al
lowed.
RECEIPTS.
The reports of the Treasurer and Re
corier, Of amount received during the past
month (already published) were read and
received.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Capt. StOckell reported six fires during
the month, three Of which were stables, set
on fire By incendiarieS, who had since been
arrested. and that horse had been pur-
chased at q cost Of Sl25. The report was
accepted.
NEW POLICE STATION.
The Police Committee reported unfavOr-
ably on the bill for the establishment Of
police station in ,the Eighth Ward. The
report was cOncurred in.
EEOBGANIZING TUE POLICE FORCE.
The Police Committee also reported I'M
favorably on the bill providing for a reo1-
ganization Of the police force. The report
was concuTed in.
SOUTH NASHVILLE STREET RAILROAD.
The special committee 10 whOmwas re-
faTTed the petition and contract offered by
the South Nashville Street Railroad, pre-
scented report recommending the rejection
OF the proposed contract for the following
reasons:
First. That the roads are in such bad
condition that the repairing of them would
require a larger expenditure of money than
the city would Get for all the repairs during
the entire year.
Second. To begin to repair them now
woJld retard other work Of more imEOI-
lance To be done by the city.
Third. The grade of the roads and the
grade Of the streets are Al such great va
rance as to show that one or the other is
out of proper grade, which should not be
the case. for it IS in direct violation of the |
law. IL is deemed imprUdent that the city |
should enter into such contract, |
in view Of possible suits against |
the city for damages, in case Of accidents |
10 persons or property by the streets being |
out Of proper grade.
Fourth. In the original contract with the !
roads, the city reserved the right. after the |
first year to impose a tax of 500 per car |
per annUm, in addition to compelling the /
roads to keep theirtrack in good condition.
The company now ask the city to keep up
their roads for a smaller sum
than it would cost the city to make
the repairs and to relieve them Of a tax of
$50 per carload which they are now pay
ing. All this would put the roads in the
condition Of not paying a cent for the val
liable privileges which they now enjoy.
Fifth. Ii is unjust to other citizens, who !
labor for living, TO tax them for their
privileges, and allow a monopoly of this
kind to pass free of all taxes on their val
liable privileges.
Sixth. 1t will be far better for the COun-
ell to spend more time in forcing the rail-
roads to comply with the present contract
than to spend so much time in endeavoring
TO make new ones.
The report was accepted.
HIGH PRICED FISH STALLS.
Messrs. Z. p. Newton and j. ). Tyner,
renters OF fish stalls in the markethouse,
for reduction of the price of
their stalls, alleging that "a combined
CLIQUE of mOnOpOlists'' who rented stalls in
The marllethouSe had run up the price of
the stalls rented 10y the petitioners, the
members OF the clique paying but SO each
for stalls, whereas the petitioners were COM
PEELED to pay 500 each. Referred to the
Committee, with instructions
10 report the names of the parties COM
planned Of.
NASHVILLE LIBRARY.
\ petition from the Managers Of the
Nashville city Library praying the passage
If an ordinance allowing citizens of Nash
vile to assist said library by pecuniary aid,
.he money thus donated To be expended in
he purchase of books which are TO become |
he property Of the city in case the library
project is abandoned. The pupils of the |
public schools of the city to have free use
If the books under suitable restrictions.
Referred to the school committee.
WATER RATES.
The bill providing for a reduction of wa
er tax coming up on second reading, Mr.. !
Wyatt, Superintendent OF the Water {
works, being granted permission, explained !
he fact that some 800 families are using :
water from the Waterworks without paving ,
or the privilege, by saying that he had
,een instructed to allow families to use I
water free Of charge where they were known S
o be paupeTs, and there were at least 800 ,
antilles of that character in Nashville. {
lie said there are plenty Of people I
STEALING WATER &
n the city, but it is out of his power to /
revent that. @
Councilman Law offered resolution in C
ieu of the bill, appointing a special COM O
littee of three TO investigate and report a L
oTect statement Of the water tax for 1873, $
n order that information may be obtained | c
o as to make proper levy for the present
ear. Adopted, and MeSSrS. Law, Cant.
lOOre and Littcrer appointed said COM O