Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-10

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All the accounts were allowed with tn,
exception of those of the Fire, City, Dis
pensary and MarkethOuse Departments
which were referred back to the Financ,
| Committee for examination.
Capt. Stockell, Chief of the Fire Depart
ment, reported that during the past month
there had been three fires at a loss of $50
and that the Eclipse engine had been thor
! Oughly repaired and was now in a good
49, fitiOn for work.
D,,sr~v FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
Resolution dlrec,.,n the Street Commit
los to grade and macadaml4..r Liberty street
Rejected.
Bill to appropriate 81, 200 20 lay Wster
pipe on McNairy street, from Broad to Pits
street. Passed third reading under a sus-
pension Of the rules.
Resolution providing for the cleaning out
OF hcNairy spring. Adopted.
Resolution TO grade andimacadamize Nc
Gay6ce street; from Lawrenes street to the
corporation line. TeIected'
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Aid. Cheatham-Bi' ! to repeal section
10, chapter 6S, of Lellyett's Digest, and to
reduce the license Of pawnbrokers to 500.
Passed third reading under a suspension Of
the rules.
Petition from the citizens Of the Tenth
ward, praying for the removal Of a nuisance
ri the residences Of Jas. Fielding. Granted.
BY Aid. Decentralization to grant
Samuel Manning the privilege Of using
water from Judges spring, on condition
that he keep il cleaned ont. Referred to
special committee consisting of Aldermen
Il II.
BY Aid. DISQUALIFICATION direct
ing the WOrkhouse Committee ~ take into
consideration the practicability OF renting
or leasing the wOrkhOuse, or to devise some
more economical method Of conducting the
same. Adopted.
BY Aid. Observation-Disclosures direct
ING Waterworks Committee TO investigate
the condition Of the engines used at the
waterwcrks. Ad pied.
\ communication was read FROM the
Mayor giving an explanation why he re-
leased a number of hogs from the work
house. He said the hogs were the proper
ty Of individuals living beyond the corpO-
ration limits and that he acted upon the
suggestion Of the City Attorney, who re-
sarded the Jaw IS being nall and void.
The communication was received ard
filed.
Adjourned until its next regular session.
Common Council.
The Board Of Common Council met in
regular session last night, President binds
lev in the chair.
The accounts approved by the Finance
Committee at its last regular meeting were
allowed.
A communication from the engineer OF
the NsterzwUrks, Getting forth the condition
Of the engines at the WateF-works, was read
and referred to Water-WOrks Committee
with instructions 10 examine and report 10
the Council.
Bill apprOpriating Sl,2OO to lay water
pipe on McNairy street, passed three read
ings.
Bill to reduce the license on pawn-brokers
passed first reading, and referred to Finance
Committee.
Resolution inStructing the WOrkhOuse
Committee 10 examine into and report
some more economical plan for running the
city wOrkhOuse, was referred to WOrkhOuSe
Committee.
A resolution returning thanks TO the
Mayor Of Evansville for 4 hOspitable re-
ceptiOn was adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Councilman Reddick-Bill TO have
streets running north and south designated
by numbers. Passed first reading.
By Councilman Litterer-ReSOlGtiOn in
structing the city engineer to ascertain the
cost of bringing water from Manchester,
Coffee county, to Nashville.
By Councilman Hailey-Bill appropriate
ing 800 to lay water-pipe on Moron street
from Franklin to Humphreys streets.
Passed first reading.
By Councilman Litterer - Resolution
providing that all bills passed and contracts
advertised shall be given to the two papers
having the largest circulation.
BY Councilman ADMINISTRATIVE in
the chairman of the Street Com
mittee to put the north Summer street
bridge in order. Adopted.
Adjourned to the next regular meeting.