Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-24
COMMON COUNCIL.
Bill Re-Or=aniz:nS folfse Force he.
ferred to Police Committeeman to
Relieve ex-POIieeman PIummer,

Bill Re-or=anizsnx folise Force He.
ferred TO Police Committeeman to
Relieve ex-POlieeman PIummer,
etc, etc.
The regular session Of the Do--rd OF Com :
mon Council was held last night.
A number Of petitions for reduction of
assessment were read and referred.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill establishing a Board Of Health pass
ed second reading.
Bill to settle outstanding liabilities
against the city, passed third reading.
Bill establishing the office of Street Com
m~issisaeTs wa referred tn the Street Com.
fnittee:
Bin relating to the sweeping of nave
ments and sidewalks passed second reading.
Bill amending the act OF Decefubsr,
1870, regulating water tax, was amended
in a few Of its details and passed third
reading.
Bill a%ppropriating s4rT.2 to pay North
ern and Howell passed third reading.
Bill to extend water pipe to McCann
& G~Oldberg's mill passed second reading.
Bill re-organizing Police Department
passed first reading and vas referred to
Police Committee.
Bill to erect two gas posts on South
Union was amended so as TO read one post.
and PASSED third reading.
Bill appropriating 5000 to grade and
macadainizd McGavOck street was amend
ed so as TO strike out the $1,000 and assign
the work to the street force, and passed
third reading:
Resolution to pay VIM: Chambers $40 in
compromise for damages sustained during
the flood was referred to Street Commit
tee.
Bill amending ordinances regulating
street railways deferred till next meet
ing.
Bill to have the sanitary officer cleanse
the premises Of INDECENT widows, his action
to be supervised by Police Committee,
passed third reading.
Bill to have a gas post placed on east
side Of Public Square and one on North
Front street, pissed thitd roadines
Bill to change the hours of the night
Waterman at the ~wOrkhouSe was laid on
the table.
Bill to place three gas posts on Cherry
street passed third reading.
Bill to grade and macadamize McNairy
from Locust street to Granny White pike.
Referred to Committee on improvements
and Expenditures.
Bill to erect gas posts on Shankiin
Gay, and Gray streets, was referred 10 Com
mittee on Improvements and Expenditures,
with the Gas and Finance Committees.
NEW BUSINESS.
Bill to relieve =. y. Phummer,. a veteran
policeman, disabled in the service OF the
city by a pistol shot, by assigning him to
such public service as is suited to his abili-
ties, at a salary Of So per month, passed
first reading and referred to Police and FL
nance Committees.
Bill 10 place gas post in Sth ward refer
red to improvement End Expenditure Com
mittee.
Resolution for raising North High street,
requesting persons, who can with convent
enee, to deposit debris in the depression.
was adopted, with the amendment that the
Recorder shall advertise the m
Resolution 10 drain Q pond at tie corner
of North College and jackson Streets was
to the Street Committee with pow
er to act.
Resolution to allow the State to get gray-
ell from the city's island for the improve
ment of the Capitol hill. Adopted.
Resolution TO have inquiry made into
the expense Of laying the water pipe be-
JOnd Tie corporate limit to Vanderbilt
University and into the warrant by which
it is being laid. Adopted.
: Resolutions 10 grade and maeadamiZe
OF Claiborne and College streets,
were referred to Street Committee.
Adjourned till e regular meeting.