Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-27
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and received. ' "'-' i0.'''
a communication from Drs. Eieioi.
briggs and Madden, and Councilman Mar.
tin, relative 10 leasing tie Nashville MeJ;-
cal buildings to the city IS a hospital. was
read and referred. '''' "'''
| SEAA-ANu CIGARS on SUNDAY--A DIFFER
ENCE OF OPINION.
A petition from the following named
cigar dealers, praying for a repeal Of the law
granting to cigar and tobacco dealers the
privileges Of selling the same on Sunday.
was read: HOLSTER Bros, Il. +. Moore.
Ed. Reece, John Langham, John 4. Rein,
prig, George Hutchison, w. S. Duckwortb
u Co, G. l.. Hollister, r. P. Jenkins &
| Co, w. il. d r. l.. Ar1nstead. Byan &
Ryan, 7. A. Desor-12.
The following named gentlemen present.
ed petition praying thai the bill be not
repealed, so that they may continue to sell
on Sunday: ROsenheim & Bro. Samuel
Landauer, ). Kirschbaum g. Co.. Davis a
Gallagher, III. Lorb, Martin II. Miller. b.
EverS, V. Machrensheim, Renald V. Rick
ardy, VIM. NJ. Butler, 4. Levine, l.. Mehr-
enstein, Edw. PeynadO * Co., George A.
/ Dickel & Co, Shwab; o. ". Baker, James
Price, J. II. Bren,elman, Chas. Nelson, j.
+. Mehlhope, John Hess, Jr.-2I.
The two petitions were received and
flied.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The bill providing for a refunding to
Judge Halle Of $500 he paid the city for
certain lots. and for which he has failed to
seciire a valid title, passed second reading.
The bill appropriating 1924 for the pur-
chase of eight fire plugs, passed second
reading.
The bills appropriating 500 each to lay
ing water pipe on Shankland and Gay street,
passed third reading.
The bill appropiating $50 to the pay
ment of the monthly salary Of the keeper of
the public pump in the Seventh ward, was
laid Upon the table.
The bill providing for reduction of the
license tax on small hotels, passed second
and third readings.
The bill appropriating $500 for the COM
pletion of the repairs on South Cherry
street, was laid Upon the table, the Chair
man of the Street Committee explaining
that the appropriation would not be
needed.
The bill appropriatins S225 to laying
water pipe or Line street, passed second
reading.
The bill providing for the adoption OF C.
II. GartrelIs Gas burners on the city gas
lamps coming up for final action, tIr. Gar
trell, being granted permission to address
the board, said he was willing to put his
burners on the city lamps at his own ex-
pense, and if they did not cut down the
city's gas bill % per cent, he would not
charge a cent, on condition that if the
burners accomplished what he claimed they
would do, then he should be paid S1.j0 per
burner.
The bill was referred to the Gas Com
mittee.
The bill providing for an enforcement of
the pavement law, and designating certain
localities wherein the city shall at once
proceed to lay down sidewalks, if the
property holders refuse TO do so, was
amended so as to include the entire city,
and the bill as amended passed third read
ing.
The bill providing for a removal, By rail-
road companies, of all O5sJructiJHs said
companies may have placed on the streets
and alleys of the c ty, passed third reading.
THE MAYORS VETO.
The bin prohibiting the expenditure of
money excepting in strict compliance of
law, and with the sanction of the City
Council, and which bill was vetoed by the
Mayor, was, on motion of Councilman
ToWles, referred, together with the Mayors
veto message, to q Joint committee, consist
ing Of two from the BOorl of Common
Council and one from the Board of Alder
men, Councilmen TOwles and Slowey
being appointed on the part of the Com
mon Council.
FIRE ALARM.
The bill providing for the erection of
fire alarm telegraph passed second and
third readings under suspension of the
rules, COuncilmen Luck, Law and Haley
voting in the negative.
COUNTY ASYLUM.
The bill apprOpriating $4,000 in aid of
a county asylum, coming before the Board,
Councilman Lindsey offered a resolu- |
ton in lieu Of the bill, which, af-
ter setting forth the fact that the |
proposed county asylum is to be
located some four miles from the city linn
its, and that one-half of the $4,000 to be
given in aid of said institution will be
raised in the city of Nashville, and that an
additional donation of $4,000 would be
unjust to her citizens, suggested that the
$4,000 could be better expended in pro-
viding for hospital accommodations for the
poor of the city, within the city limits
The resolution in lieu was unanimously
adopted.
GAS INSPECTOR.
The bill creating the office of gas inspec-
tor, was rejected.
THERE'S YOUR MULE
The bill appropriating $500 for the pur- |
chase of mules and carts was referred to a |
special committee Of three, consisting of |
COuncilmen TOwleS, Miller, and Adams.
REJECTED.
The resolution approving the selection |
made for a county asylum, was rejected. |
WATER FOR MANUFACTURES.
The bill allowing 10 all manufactures |
outside the corporation, with the exception |
Of the penitentiary, water from the water
works at the same price charged similar /
establishments inside the corporation, |
passed first reading.
PETITIONS.
4 number of petitions praying for a re-
Guction of assessment on city property, |
were granted.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Councilman 1Owles-Bill providing
for funding of the city debt. Passed first
reading and referred to Finance Committee.
PUBLIC PROvENDER.
Councilman Luck introduced the fol-
lowing:
AN ACT To PROTECT THE PUBLIC PROV
ENDER.
Whereas, il is an incontroveTtible fact
that unauthorized persons are daily appro-
pIiating the hash and other eatables pro-
vided by the corporation for the keepers,
guards and prisoners at the wOrkhOuse,
without rendering any equivalent for said
hash ard eatableS; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Mayor and City
Council of Nashville.
Sec. l. That the keeper of the workhouse
be, and is hereby directed to submit a
written report to the City Council at their
first regular meeting in every month, giving
the name, residence and occupation of every
person that may regularly or tTansiently
FEED, or RE FED
from the workhOuse crib, or table, without
the sanction of law, and upon what
he permitted said persons to put
themselves outside Of the corporation
provender.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the work
house keeper to procure a printed copy of
this act, and keep the same posted up in
part of his Office.
Sec. 3. This act TO take effect on and
after its passage, the public interests and
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