Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-15
FACTS AND FIGURES
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luc past IMO Weeks nave witnessed con-
activity in building and erecting
additions to dwelling houses, principally
in the suburbs of the city.
The Odd Fellows have advertised for bids
for the erection of handsome building on
Church street, directly opposite Christ
Church. The plan and elevation, as drawn
by Mr.. Williamson, indicate that the build
ing will be model of architectural beauty
and finish. The bids are to be opened to-
morrow, and work win be commenced as
soon thereafter as possible.
MODre Memorial Church will be ready
for occupancy after this week. The work
on the inside of the building has been
pushed forward rapidly, and workmen
have been engaged in placing the seats in
position. The interior presents a much
more attractive appearance than the ex-
terror.
Work on the Cumberland Presbyterian
church has been suspended during the past
few weeks, but will soon be resumed. This
church is composed almost entirely of
young people, and has but few wealthy
members. Their new building will cost
about $4,000 and its erection has e n at
tended with difficulties. The building
committee are entitled to great praise for
the energy and vim they have manifested
in the prosecution of their labors.
There can be no doubt but that another
line Of street railway to West Nashville
will be in operation within few months.
Two companies are moving in the matter,
and competition is always desirable. West
Nashville is building ND so rapidly with
first class residences that the wants of its
citizens cannot be overlooked. They are
DESTROYS of securing a line of street rail-
way down Church to Walnut, thence to
Cedar and along Cedar TO Watkins Park.
The Nashville and Fair Grounds street
railway company propose, in opposition to
this, to continue their line from the Fair
Ground, along Church to the intersection
of Church and College.
The location Of the
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
will be determined by the Board of Edu-
cation at their meeting tomorrow night.
The sum of $4,000 has been appropriated
by the City Council for the erection of said
building, and it was to have been erected
on the Hume lot, corner of Spruce and
Broad. Then an amendment was tackled
on the bill making the appropriation, pro-
viding that the building should be put up
in the tenth ward, on condition a suitable
site were donated the city by residents of
that ward, Within i.:.rty days. This pro-
vision was complied with at once, beau
tiful site, valued at $1,000, and centrally
located, being offered by residents of the
tenth ward, with the understanding that
the entire appropriation be expended on
the proposed building. The choice be
tween this site and the Hume lot was left
with the Board Of Education. All meet
ing held some ten days ago, a vote was
had, and the members found to be evenly
divided on the question. The President of
the Board held that he had the right to
cast the deciding vote in cases of tie, and
voted in favor of the tenth ward site,
though he had already voted once. Those
members of the Board who favored the
Hume site naturally objected to this pro-
cedure and at a subsequent meeting it was
agreed that another and final vote on the
matter be had at the next meeting.
There are several advantages TO result
from the selection Of the Tenth Ward site.
Ii is in the center of the ward, occupies a
commanding position, and will not cost the
city dime. That ward is building up so
rapidly that a schOOlhOuse will be an ALSO
Lutte necessity within a few wears, and
Ia IlNpCAAAOAA va NAAN pups NV eNNOAAA-
mOdaied at the Hume school reside in the
Tenth Ward. IL is urged by those fayOring
the Hume site, that some hundred and forty
Of the pupils now in the mess house on the
Hume lot, would be left unprOvided for if
the-new building were erected in the Tenth
Ward. The Board of Education is COM
posed of fair-miDded, honest men, and
they, we doubt not, will fully consider all
the points involved.
WHAT ONE MAN HAS DONE.
Mr.. Alfred Kayne, who owns considerable
real estate in West Nashville, is a citizen Of
whom We may be proud. If the Nashville
CAPITALISTS who own the tlreire million dol
lars worth of United States bonds nov on
deposit in the banks Of this city. and from
which immense sum the corporation re-
csives not a cent Of revenue, could be i'm
bued with some of Mr.. Haynes spirit of
enterprise, our city could be made one of
the leading inland cities of the continent
within ten years.
In January, 1871, Mr.. Kayne began his
building operations in this city and by the
1St of August of that year had six brick
cottages, large double brick residence, and
a beautiful villa completed and occupied by
desirable tenants. The six cottages are
models Of convenience and beauty. They
are precicely alike and each contain a sit
ting-rOOm, parlOr, two bedrooms, dining
room, kitchen, stOre-rOOm, bathroom with
hot and cold water, and a cellar. AdjOin-
ING each cottage is a small brick building
containing a comfortable servants room
and wood-shed. The grounds surrounding
each of these cottages are large, and are
taStefUlly laid off and planted out with
flowers, shrubbeTy, grape-viueS and trees,
carefully kept in order by a French gar
dener, at Mr.. Haynes expense. These
buildings are rented for about $3.50 per an
mum, and the premises are thoroughly
drained.
Mr. Kayne is now improving other lots
in the western portion Of the city, with a
view of erecting other buildings, 10 be
rented to young business men of small
means, and has now force of fifty men
employed in blasting rock, building sewers,
grading, etc.
\ NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.
There is a strong desire on the part Of
residents in that vicinity to have NcNairy
st rect extended to the Granny White pike,
on account of the danger in driving over
the tunnel with skittiSh horses. Many of
those living near the corporation line in
that direction keep carriages for the con-
venience of their wives and children, and
it is enough to scare a high spirited horse
into fits to have train Of cars rumbling
and roaring beneath his feet. The expense
attending this improvement would be
trihing compared with the benefits which
would follow.
GREAT MISTAKE
The greatest impediment in the way of
improvement in this city, is the fact that
her capitalists have their money invested in
United States bonds which are not subject
to taxation by either State, county or city.
The taxable property Of Nashville is es-
timatcd at Sl6.OO0,G39 and from this
amount all the city revenue is derived. If
this SI2,UO0,O00 now lying idle in bank
vaults were put in circulation and utilized
in the building and running Of needed
manufactures, erecting business and dwell
ING houses and improving city property, the
revenue of the corporation would be
doubled in two years, and if judiciously ex-
pended the owners of this Sl2,OOO.OOO
would receive 4 much higher rate Of inter-
est than the six per cent they get from the
government
4 course similar to that pursued by our
own capitalists and heavy real estate own
ers. Characterized the solid men Of st. Louis