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

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held them in utter contempt.
| FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE NOT
WORTH A SNAP.
| The companies in Nashville don't pay Mrs.
Allison, they don't pay Greenfield, Atwell
& Sneed, they don't pay the speaker; but
| compel him to fight them to get his dues.
1t is then to the interest OF the people of
Nashville to protect their own property
and trust nothing to insurance compa-
MES.
Alderman Cheatham answered the May
or's intimation of a ring being formed
among insurance men, in case the bill
passes, by saying that in that case our citi-
zens can get their property insured in for
eign companies.
Alderman McCrea moved that the bill be
passed over the Mayors veto.
The yeas and nays were demanded, and
the bill failed by the following vote:
Yeas-Aldermen Nilsson, Pentecost,
Cheatham, Considine, Breen and President
McCrea-6.
Nays-Aldermen Douglas and Eakin-2.
ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE.
A message from the Mayor, vetoing the
bill ~exempting from taxation small hotels,
was read. The veto wa sustained.
AND STILL ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE.
The message from the Mayor, vetoing the
bill which provides that no money shall be
expended by the city, except in strict COM
pliance with law, was read and referred to
a joint committee, Alderman Douglas be-
ing appointed on said committee.
A oURTH MESSAGE FROM Il MAYOR.
A message from the Mayor saying, In
answer to certain inquiries by the City
Council, that the street force is increased
from time to time in compliance with the
law, and claiming that in the absence Of
instructions from the City Council, the
Chairman of the Street Committee would
have authority to increase the street force,
if necessary. The message was referred to
the joint committee to which Alderman
Douglas had just been appointed.
CITY EXPENDITURES.
The following list of accounts for the
past month was presented by the Finance
Committee with a recommendation that
they be allowed:
Street department, S4,70S.02; springs,
$3.50; coupon department, SO, 100. 10;
commission, $146.6S; gas, Sl,277.35; law,
s13O.50; markethouse, SHOPS; police, ST.
$40; charity, s41s.1 {; salary, s1,919.50; mis-
cellaneous, 1926; interest, $417.25; old
debt, S229.50; advertising, etc, $174.90;
dispensary, S210.30; workhouse, $449.27;
sanitary, S36S.99; fire, S3,O61.75; schools,
S13, 710.51; bond, S2,674.50; waterworks,
S3,719.15. Total, S47,127.
RECEIPTS.
The following receipts for the month of
March were reported: Water tax collector,
S2,321.99; revenue collector, S5,544; county
clerk, S1,S54.32; wharfmaster, S39S.40; city
sexton, S25; cityrecorder, (from all s~ources)
S22,52S.57.
The city treasurer reported the sum of
S769.65 in the treasury.
COUNTY ASYLUM.
Alderman Cheatham called up the bill
appropriating $4,000 in aid of tie County
Asylum and the resolution offered in lieu
in the Board of Common Council by Coun-
Gilman Lindsey, which resolution was
adopted. He claimed that it was entirely
without precedent that a resolution should
be introduced in lieu of a bill. He moved
that the resolution be ruled out of order.
THE FIRE ALARM BILL AGAIN-A NOBLE
FIGHT.
Alderman Gleaves having come in since
the vote Oh the fire alarm bill was taken,
said he wished to cast his vote on that
measure and to vote in the affirmative. To
this objection was raised by those voting
against the bill.
Alderman Gleaves then moved a recon-
sideration of the vote by which the bill
failed TO pass.
Alderman Cheatham insisted that Alder
man Gleaves had a right to vote on the
measure.
President McCrea called Alderman Eakin
to the chair, and then moved that Alder
imam Gleaves be allowed to cast his vote.
The Chair ruled the motion out of order.
Alderman Cheatham appealed from the
decision of the Chair, which appeal was
sustained, the vote standing 6 to 4.
Alderman McCrea moved that Alderman
Gleaves be allowed to cast his vote.
Alderman Pentecost moved in lieu that
the subject be referred to a special COM
rtittee of three to decide upon the right of
Alderman Gleayes to vote, under the cir
cumstances, and report their decision Of
the case to the Board at a special meeting
tonight.
Alderman Chatham insisted that Alder
man Gleaves had a right to vote, according
to the rules of all parliamentary bodies.
Alderman Pentecost stated that if Alder
man Gleayes be granted the privilege of
voting, he should claim the right to change
his vote to the negative.
In lieu of all other motions, Alderman
McGavock offered a resolution authorizing
the calling of an election and submitting
the question directly to the voters of the
city, on the first Saturday in May. The
resolution was adopted.
Alderman McCrea then claimed that
Alderman Gleaves still had a right to vote
on the fire alarm bill.
The chair decided he had not, and this
decision was appealed from by Alderman
McCrea, but before the question could be
decided a motion to adjourn till halfpast
seven o'clock Thursday night Vas adopted.