Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-09
CITY AFFAIRS.

Proceedings Of the Common Council
Last Night-The Fire Department
Bill Goes ThrOuEh-The street Com.
mIttee Asked 30 step Down and Out.
The Board Of Common Council met in
regular session at : o'clock last night,
President Pitcher in the chair.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
The message from the Mayor making
sundry suggestions relative to the new city
charter, was Icad recei-ed.
REPORTS.
The reports Of the Finance Colamiie.
and OF the various city officials, we-e read
and ordered Gled.
PETITION.
Petition Of Israel Myers, asking TO be
allowed to peddle few small articles with
out license. Granted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
PetiOn Of citizens IN the Fourth Ward,
asking to rave a sewer Constructed. The
committee to whom the petition vas re-
ferred recommended that it be granted.
The report Of the committee was ordered
filed and the petition granted.
Bill to appropriate one hundred dollars
to grade an alley in the Eighth Ward.
Passed first reading and referred.
Resolution TO put an alley in the Fourth
Ward insa passable condition. Adopted.
The petition of Bridget Mullen asking
for a reduction of assessment on city
property was granted.
Resolution to have West Gay street re-
paired. Adopted.
Resolution to have plank sidewalk on
| Jefferson street repaired. Adopted.
Resolution TO have Lewis street repaired.
Rejected.
Resolution to repair an alley in the
Seventh ward. Adopted.
Resolution instructing the Chairman of
the Street Committee not 10 advertise for
bids for the construction Of a culvert on
DemOnbreun. Lost
Bill for the regulation and government
Of the Fire Department. Passed third
reading.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
Bill prOviding for the redistricting Of the
city. Passed third reading under sUs-
pension Of the rules, and referred to a spe-
cial joint committee consisting Of Council
men COrder, Coleman, Martin, Adams,
Pitcher, Slowey, CrOsthwaiJe, Willard,
Mocker and Moore on the part Of this
Board.
Petition Of citizens protesting against
using the Trimble school building for col
Ored school purposes. Referred.
Bill TO prohibit bodies from being de-
posted in the public vault between the
both Of April and the 1st Of October.
Passed third reading under a suspension Of
the rules.
Bill to abolish the office Of City Tax
Assessor. Passed third reading under q
suspension Of the rules.
Resolution providing for a revision Of
the law granting building permits. ADOPTED.
Resolution to have the washes in the
city cemetery repaired. Adopted.
Resolution to appoint a committee to
draft bill in relation to the sidewalk law.
Adopted.
Resolution to drain ponds near Overton
street. Referred.
James p. Dale and Geo. Lumsjen were
granted a reduction Of assessment on city
property.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Councilman Cuuningham-ResOlu-
ton % put an alley in the 9TH ward in a
passable condition. Referred
By the same-ResOlutiOn to haze Union
street repaired. Referred.
L By Councilman Smith-Bill apprOpria-
ting 800 TO lay water pipe on McNairy
street. Passed first reading and referred.
BY Councilman Observation-Disclosures
instructing the Street Committee to have
a sink-hOle filled on Claiborne street.
Referred.
By Councilman Willard-ResOlutIOn d.
recting the Street Committee to macadam-
ize Ewing avenue. Referred.
By Councilman NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. re-
Quiring the Nashville, CHATTANOOGA and st.
Louis railway to place a Waterman at the
crossing Of that road and Stevenson ave
nue.. Adopted. "a
BY Councilman Administration to
have a wooden crossing put down in the
Fourth Ward Adopted.
By Councilman MO0re-Bill to build a
sewer in the Tenth Ward. Passed first
reading and referred.
BY Councilman CrOsSthwaite-Bill regu-
lating the licences Of travelling statesmen.
Passed first reading and referred.
After adopting a resolution requesting
the members of the Street Committee to
resign, the Board adjourned till the next
regular meeting.