Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-12
THE CITY.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

Proceedings Of the Board OF AIdermeu
Petitions, Resolutions and Other
Business, New and Old.
The Board of Aldermen met in regular
session at O'Clock last night, President
McCrea in the chair.
REPORTS.
The report Of the Finance Cammiste re-
commencing the payment Of the accounts
against the various departments Of the city
government for last month, was read and
received.
The reports Of the different city officials
were received and ordered filed.
Aid. @. O.. Black, chairman Of the special
committee 70 whom was referred the petit
ton Of citizens asking that the Trimble
School building be used for white pupils,
reported in favor Of granting the petition.
COuncilmen Lanier and Underwood, mem
bers of the committee, submitted a report
which favored the pOstponement of grant
ing the petition. The report Of the chair
man was concurred in.
PETITIONS.
Petition Of the Capitol Commissioners in
reference to laying a pavement on Vine
street. Referred.
reduction Of assessment on city property.
Referred.
Petition Of citizens in the Seventh Ward
asking for the laying Of water pipe in that
ward. Referred.
Petition Of David Gardner asking for the
refunding Of an amount expended in reset
ting curbing. Referred.
Petitions of a number Of citizens praying
for reduction Of assessment on city prop
erty. Referred.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill providing for the better regulation
and government of the Fire Department.
Passed third reading.
Bill fixing the terms Of the various city
officials at two years. Referred to a special
joint committee, consisting Of Messrs.
BransfOrd and Smith from the Board Of
Aldermen.
Bill to lay eleven hundred feet Of water
pipe on Jefferson and Front streets.
Passed second and third readings under a
suspension Of the rules.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
Bill providing for the better enforcement
Of the sanitary laws Of the city. Passed
three readings under a suspension Of the
rules.
Bill providing for the re-districting Of
the city. On motion Of Aid. Black the &c
tiOn of the Board relative to the bill was
recOnsidered, and the action Of the Com
mon Council, which requires the Reds
tricting COMMITTEES to report their action
TO the City Council, was cOncuTed in.
Resolution to repair an alley in the
fifth ward. Adopted.
Resolution to repair Union street.
Adopted.
Resolution to I'LL holes on Claiborne
street. Adopted.
ResOlutiontO repair an alley in the eighth
ward Adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Aid. McCrea-Bill to regulate the
erection Of buildings. Passed first and
second readings under a suspension Of the
rules.
By Aid. ThOmpsOn-Bill to make it IN
lawful for any one to engage in PRIV clean
ing without permission from the Board Of
Health. Passed first reading.
BY Aid. ThOmpsOn-Bill to regulate the
erection of PriVies. Passed first reading.
A communication was received from W.
H. Perry rendering his resignation as a
member Of the Board Of Fire Commission
ers. The resignation was accepted.
By Aid. Hailey-Bill authorizing the
Mayor to appoint some competent person to
finish the assessment book Of the city.
Passed first reading.
By Aid Hailey-ResOlutiOn inStructjng
the City Attorney to examine and report
the nature Of the contract between the city
and the Alabama and Tennessee road in re-
lation to the donation Of ground for the
erection Of a depot and workshops.
Adopted.
BY Aid. Hailey-ResOlution to release
Mrs. Walter Cain from paying taxes on
her property for the year 1873. Referred.
Aid. Dix stated TO the Board that he
had temporarily become a resident Of the
Third Ward, and would remain such until
the erection Of a certain building in the
First Ward. He desired the Board to de-
eide whether he should still represent his
ward or not. Aldermen Black and HALEY
were appointed a committee to look into
the matter.
The Board then adjourned.