Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-13
EDGEFTELD.
Proceedings of the Board of Mayor
and AIleEmeD-The Officers of Ihe
NeTY Board

| and AideEmeD-Ehc Officers Of IhS
New Board.
An adjourned meeting Of the Board OF
Mayer and Aldermen was held last night
| Mayor Brooks and the entire Board being
present.
The inaugural message Of the Mayor was
| submitted, which appears elsewhere.
On motion Of Alderman CrHnk the mes
! SAGE was received and referred to COM
| mittee Of three consisting Of MeSsrs.
! Campbell, Williams and MclntWm
STANDING COMMITTEES
The Mayor announced the following
committees, to Wiz:
Streets.-Canfeld, Lesseur, Benson,
| Hudnall, Hutchinson, Langhani.
Finance.-Benson, Campbell, Hutchin-
SahooIs.-Wene, yIcInturE Crunk.
Improvements and Expenditures
| Campbell, Williams. LcSseur.
Police.-CruHk, Miller, Laugham.
Gas.-MCIntUrl, Nenc, Garfield.
Fire.-WiiliamS. Hudnall, Miller.
Alderman Garfield. from the committee
| appointed on officers and their salaries,
submitted a report recommending the fol
lowing named sums for the respective off
| GERS: Recorder. $3.50: Collector, , per cent.
on all collections: Treasurer. per cent. on
moneys paid ont, except borrowed money;
Assessor, 500; City Marshal, $3.50; Street
OyerSeer, 5000.
Alderman Benson moved that the rules
governing the old Board be adopted, which
motion prevailed.
Alderman Garfield then offered a bill 10
carry out the report OF the Committee on
Salaries, which, under a suspension Of the
rules, was passed on three several read
ings.
The Board then proceeded to the election
of officers.
For Revnue CollectOr-Alex Joseph and
Samuel Lanier were placed in nomination.
and on the first ballot the vote stood, 10
seph 10. Lanier ,.
For Treasurer-T.iJ. Merritt. jill. DOdd
and Y. @. Weakley were nominated. Mr..
Merritt was elected on the second ballot.
the vote standing as follows: Merritt I,
Dodd +, Weakley 1.
For Assessor-W. r. DcmOnbrUen. Alex
NovCll and J. b.. Patton were
nominated. Mr.. DenonbrUen was elect
ed on first ballot, the vote standing: De
monJruen I, Patton ,. Norvell ,.
For City Marshal. p. Hutchinson.
John Floyd. Jas. NAYS, Z. Clemens and ".
4. Miller were nominated. On The sew
eulh ballot john Lloyd was elected. the
yltS vote s;anliug LLOYD :, Miller ,, Hutch
insou >.
For Assistant Marshal, sam Green. Tom
Humphreys and i. Crutcher We're uomina-
ted. Mr.. Green was elected on the first
ballot, the vote being Green s, Humphreys
?, CrItcher2.
For Street OyerSeeY-T. :. Blair NJ
Grizzard, W. I. Wright, B. NJ. Price and
John Myers Were nominated On the fifth
ballot, Mr.. Price was elected by the follow
ING vote: Price : Myers >, Blair l.
Alderman LesSeur offered a resolution
providing that II. c. Thompson and J. P.
Barthell, the Building Committee for the
new schoOlhOuse. be continued until the
work is finished, and That Alderman Hud-
nall be added TO said committee. Adopt
ell.
Alderman Mclnturtf offered n resolution
authorizing the Building Committee 10
contract for furnaces for new schoOlhOuse.
and that they be put in at once. Adopted.
Alderman Campbell introduced a bill
appro. rating 500 Is a charity fund,
which shall be placed in the hands Of the
Mayor to be disburse1 to the deserving
poor within the corporation. Passed on
first reading.
Alderman Crunk offered a resolution to
have a crossing at the corner Of Tulip and
Russell streets. Referred to Street Com
mittee.
Adjourned