Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-01
REDISTRICTING THE CITY.
The Adjourned Meeting Of the Board
Of Aldermen.
Amendment and Passage Of the Orig
inal Bill by to 3.

An adjourned meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen was held at O'Clock last night
TO take action on the bill providing for the
redistrieting Of the city, President McCrea
| in tie chair and all the members present.
Aid. BransfoTd, chairman Of the special
/ Joint committee to whom the bills were re-
ferred, presented the following report:
A MINORITY REPORT.
To the City Council of Nashville-Gen-
tlemen: As chairman Of your 'Joint special
/ committee" to whom the two bills for ssre-
| districting" the city was referred, 1 beg
/ leave to report as follows: After having
stated to the committee what L conceived
TO be its duty, viz: 20 consider the merits
of the two respective bills and recommend
one or the other for passage by your honor
able body, a majority Of the cOmmitte de-
cided to reject both Of the bills referred to
them, and to consider and recommend for
/ passage an entirely new bill. Believing
that the committee had trannseended its
authority and duty by their action, With
drew, and submit the above as an individ-
ual Or minority report. Very respectfully,
WALTER l.. BRANsFoRD.
Aid. Black thought Aid. BransfOrdis re-
port was out of order.
Aid. McGayOck was Of the opinion that
the position Of Aid. BFansford was well
taken. He thought he had the right to
make such a report.
Aid. Bransford said he had called the
committee together and remained with
them till they took action on the bills and
rejected both. He then thought the COM
mittee had performed the duty for which
they had been called together and with
drew.
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
The special joint committee consisting
Of Aid. Black and Councilman Mar
tin, Adams and SlOVyey, presented a report
in which they stated that they found Sc
nous objections to both the haley and the
TOWles bills, and recommended the passage
of bill that was introduced into the
Board Of Aldermen by Aid. Black last
year. On motion Of Aid. Ryman both re-
ports were received and ordered filed.
A POINT OF ORDER.
Aid, Mc(IavOck rose to a point of order
and objected 10 the reading of the bill in
trOduced by the special joint committee.
He moved TO lay tie bill on the table. The
motion prevailed and the bill was laid on
the table.
Aid. McGavOck moved to into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
saying he thought it would meet with the
appreciation Of the Board, as it was fair to
all, and would bring about harmony.
Aid. HALEY thought they had too many
committees already. He thought the bill
denOminafed the Haley bill was accepta-
bic to the majority Of the people.
Aid. McGayOck was surprised that any
one should oppose proposition so fair as
the one he had made.
Aid. Thompson spoke in favor Of Aid.
McGavOCk's motion.
The vote having been taken, Aid. Nc
GayOck's motion prevailed, and the Board
went into Committee of the Whole.
PASSAGE OF A BILL.
Aid. McGaVOck made some remarks IA
voring the passage Of the Towles bill, and
Aid. Black took the floor against it, holding
that it did not meet the requirements Of
the charter.
Aid. McGavOck offered some slight
amendments to the TOweles' bill, which
were adopted. The amendments did not
materially change the lines Of the wards or
the number of voters therein.
The committee then arose aud Aid.
DaT moved to pass the bill as amended,
on its third and final reading. The mo-
ton was seconded by Aid. BransfOTd, and
a vote was taken with the follOwingresult:
Ayes-Ald's. Dix, Darr, Bransford, ThOmp-
son, McGavOck, Smith, aud President Nc
Crea-7. NOes-Alds. Black, Ryman and
Hailey-3.
The Board then adjourned.