Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-15
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ABOUT A NUISANCE.
Called Meeting Of the City COunciI-A
Bill Passes Three Readings in Each


Called Meeting OF the City COunctl-A
Bill Passes Three Readings I'm Each
Board.
Both Boards Of the City Council met
last night in response to a call by the
Mayor, to take action with reference to a
nuisance on the Decatur depot grounds
near the southern limits of the city, A
message from the Mayor, and report from
the Cemetery Committee concerning it,
were read, and bill meeting the case, in
PRODUCED by Aid. Bransford, was reported
upon and passed three readings in both
Boards. No other business was presented
for action.
The character of the nuisance and the
reasons for immediate action are set forth
in the Mayors message:
NASHVILLE, Aug. IA, 1S75.-Gentlemen
Of the City Council: A serious nuisance
exists at the City Cemetery, which has, l
am informed, been a source of annoyance
for some years. A large quantity Of water
runs into the northeastern portion Of the
grounds, and is conducted by ditch made
for the purpose, TO the southern, and from
that point is discharged through a culvert
under the ground in the rear of the De-
catur depot. This culvert is Lot large
enough TO carry of the water that comes
down when the heavy rains fall, and the
| consequence is that the water is backed up
on the lower part of the cemetery;
] and from five hundred to eight hundred
graves are overlooked. Efforts we're made
\ in various directions to remedy the evil,
/ without mourning much expense, until II
was found impossible to do anything with
out an enlargement and deepening Of the
| culvert. II is alleged, and have no doubt
| correctly, by the Louisville and Nashville
| Railroad Company, that this work was done
| under the direction of the City Engineer,
| and that they are under no legal obligation
| to make any charge. But for the benefit
| of the city, and voluntarily, that company
will paw four hundred dollars towards
| the expense of making the change. The
| whole cost is estimated by the City Engi-
! neer at eight hundred dollars. The neCes-
slty for immediate and prompt action is Oc-
| casioned by the fact that a large and eE-
! pensive cotton warehouse is being built d.
Teetly over this culvert, and what is to be
| done must be done at once. For further
| information l refer you 10 the report OF the
| Cemetery Committee, and the ordinance
| recommended by them for passage.
Very Respectfully,
MORTON B. HOWELL, Mayor.
! What the Cemetery Committee had TO
/ say on the subject was as follows:
"To the Mayor and City Council ofNash-
| Vile: A. a meeting of the Cemetery Com
| mittee, held this day a. the City Hall, at
| ientiou was called to the fact that the cUl-
| vert under the embankment west of the
| Decatur railroad depot, and east Of the
| Nashville and Chattanooga railroad depot,
| is entirely inadequate to pass the water,
| which now collects in the lower part Of the
! CITY Cemetery. That in consequence
| thereof the said lower part Of the cemetery
| grounds is flooded with water at every heavy
| rain. thus causing much damage to said
| grounds. Ii is, therefore, absolutely neces-
| sary to enlarge said culyert, in order tO
| remove the serious trouble which exists. Il
! is furthermore represented that the ware
! house company are now erecting expensive
/ buildings Immediately over said culvert
| and it is important that the enlargement Of
said tulvert be made before said building
| is erected.
"The Louisville, Nashville and Great
Southern Railroad Company, while claim
ing that it is no par. Of their duty to make
| said improvement, still Ofsr to subscribe
] PtuJ ~ tootos ia AAA AeA VIZ same ~
| City Engineer, after survey, reports the
| total estimated cost of the improvement al
$500. TIE Cemetery Committee deeming
| the matter an important one and requiring
immediate attention, for the reasons above
stated, recommend the passage Of the &C
companying bill.
"The railroad company is in condition
TO prove that the said culyert was built II
| accordance with the instructions and under
the direction of Maj. J. r. Willett, City
| Engineer, and for that reason said railroad
company insist that they have discharged
| their entire duty and are no more RESPONSE
bic for the trouble which exists, and are NJ
more bound to change said culvert than j!
any private citizen bound to change The
grade Of his curbing after having once com
! piled with the instructions of the Cit
Engineer"
After the adjournment of the two Boards
| the Cemetery Committee held a meetin!
and awarded the contract 10 Walden q Gar
| rett.