Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-13
COMMON COUNCIL.

Police Headquarters 20 be Removed
90 the WOrk-hOuse-The Finance
Committee, Mayor and Treasurer
Empowered 10 Compromise Suits
Against the City-The Dog Law Again.
The Board of Common Council met in
regular session at Z O'Clock last night, Pres
ident Pitcher in the chair, and the follow
ing members present: Counc!lmen Cullom,
Corder, Coleman, Allen, Lanier, Cunning
ham, Litterer, Underwood, CrOSthwait,
Mccarthy, Ambrose, MOcker, Adams and
Willard.
REPORTS.
The report of the Finance Committee
recommending the payment OF the accounts
against the various departments of the city
government for the past month was adopted.
The reports of the several city officials
were read and ordered to be filed.
PETITIONS.
Petition of citizens asking that water
pipe be laid on Gay street from Summer to
Vine. Referred.
Petition of b. II. Cooke and other citi-
zens, asking that a sewer be built on North
Vine street. Referred.
Petition of citizens, asking that Cumber-
land alley, from Summer to High streets,
be macademized and graded. Referred.
Petition of James Thomas, Jr., asking
a reduction of assessment on city property.
Referred.
Petition of J. F. Gheen, asking to be re-
imbursed for money expended in cleaning
the city cemetery. Referred.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill to erect two gas posts on High street
between Line and Crawford. Lost on
second reading.
Bill to empower the Mayor, Finance
Committee and Treasurer to compromise
suits against the city. Passed third read
ing.
Bill TO reorganize the city work-house.
Councilman Litterer moved TO amend the
bill by providing for the removal Of the
Recorders Court to the wOrk-hOuse. Re
jected.
Councilman Reddick moved to amend
the bill by having tie steward Of the work
house elected by the Boards Of Aldermen
and Common Council IN joint convention.
Rejected.
The bill passed third reading under a
suspension of the rules.
Bill TO provide the street oyerseer with a
horse. Laid on the table.
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Bill providing for the appointment of a
Mayor pro TEN. Passed second reading
under suspension Of the rules.
Bill TO repeal the law authorizing the
Mayor to license private detectives. Passed
first reading and referred.
Resolution instruCting the City AttOr-
ney to commence suit against ali parties
who have not paid for curbings placed upon
their property by the corporation. Re
ferred.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Councilman Administration in
Stuucting the Street Committee to advertise
for bids TO lay gathering. Adopted.
BY Councilman Slowey-Bill to repeal
chapter Il, section 5, of the city laws.
Passed first reading and referred.
By Councilman Slnwey-ResOlutiOn in
stucting the chairman of the Street Com
mittee to lay a wooden crossing in the sixth
ward. Adopted.
BY Councilman Reddick-ResolutiOn TO
have the names of the streets painted upon
the gas posts. Referred.
By Councilman Reddick-Bill to desig-
nate the streets running North and South
by numbers, instead of names. Passed
FIRST reading and referred.
BY Councilman Litterer-ResOlution to
have wooden crossing laid in the Sixth
Ward. Adopted.
BY Councilman Willard-Bill apprOpri-
ating 800 to lay water pipe on South
High street. Passed first reading and re-
ferred.
By Councilman Cullom-Bill authoriz-
ing the Committee on Public Property to
contract for the painting and repairing Of
the market-hOuse and city hall. Passed
two readings under a suspension Of the
rules and referred.
BY Councilman Coleman-Bill appropri-
ating $500 to place a new pavement in the
Passed first reading and
referred.
By Councilman MOcker Bill to tax dogs
and restrain them from running at large,
fixing the tax at 81 per annum for each ca
nine. Passed first reading.
By Councilman Reddick-Bill providing
for the raising and filling of North High
street. Passed first reading and referred.
By Councilman Cunningbam-Bill to
repeal an act passed last March, increasing
the compensation of the street force. Pass
ed first reading and referred.
communication from w. w. johnson,
in relation to the Water-WOrks was received
and referred.
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