Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-30
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Special Meeting Of the Board Of
Aldermen.

Adjourned TIL Tonight without Ae.
ttOu-Vfeas OF several Members on
the Bills-Alderman Dix on the NIX
in the COcOanut.
A called meeting Of the Board of Alder
men was held at S O'Clock last night for the
purpose Of taking action on a bill to redis-
trict the city. President MeCTea occupied
the chair and all the members were pres
ent.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
The following message from the Mayor
was read and received:
MAYORS OFFICE, June %, 1S75.-Gen-
tlemen Of the Board of Aldermen: A spe-
eial session Of your Board is called, in or
der that you may take action In the matter
Of redistrieting the city. The act Of the
Legislature in regard to it is plainly imper-
alive, and requires that the city shall be
divided into wards, which shall contain, as
nearly as practicable, equal numbers of
qualified voters.
Much time has already been consumed
in fixing the lines, and as such differences Of
opinion appear TO exist as TO where these
lines should run, it seems best that YOU
should devote this evening to this particu-
lar subject, and thus arrive at a certain and
satisfactory conclusion. Very respectfully.
MORTON B. HOWELL, Mayor.
On the reading of Aid. Hailey's bill, that
gentleman moved its passage on the third
and last reading. AID. MeGavock moved
in lieu that the original bin be passed on
its final reading. The motion in lien was
lost, the vote standing: Ayes-Ald. Brans-
ford, DaTr, McGaVOek and Smith.
Noes-Ald. Dix, Thompson, Ryman, HALEY.
and President McCrea-5.
AID. MeGayOck spoke in favor of an ad-
journment, and referring the bills back 10
the special joint committee.
AID. Thompson saidhe hoped they would
not adjourn without passing one or the
other OF the bills. The special Joint COM
mittee, TO whom they had been referred,
had failed to make report, and he thought
It was the duty of the Board TO carry out
the will Of the people. He had little choice
between the two bills, but thought Aid.
Hailey's bill gave better division of the
voting population. They were now nearer
passing redistTicting bill than they had
ever been.
Aid. Black said he wanted to explain to
the Board that sickness in his family had
prevented him from attending the meeting
Of the special joint committee, of which he
was a member.
Aid. McGayOck wanted 10 say a word of
exOnerstiOn for the special joint committee.
Some Of the members did not attend its
meeting, but they might have had good
reasons for staying away, as in the case Of
AID. Black. He thought the selection of
the committee little unfortunate as its
members had been chosen from extreme
portions Of the city. If this had been 9th
eTwiSe there would have been no conflict
between North and South Nashville.
Aid. Bransford, chairman of the Special
Joint Committee, thought that if the Board
would adjourn till tomorrow night some
definite action would be taken by the COM
mittee.
President McCrea then took the floor
and said he favored an adjournment till to-
morrow night, in order to have a harmo-
NOUS vote. If the committee failed to
make report the Board would then be
prepared 10 take action in regard to the
matter.
Aid. Haley saw no good to be derived
from an adjournment, and thought there
was no need Of pOstpOning action on the
bill.
-AAAs LIZA oeAlAA A4G cCANDl4 lDDh LLc uQOE 70
indulge in any remarks, but be wanted to
say that about this matter be thought they
were acting very Silly. He advocated the |
passage Of Aid. Hailey's bill, as he thought |
It met with the appreciation of q majority |
of the people. He had seen no one opposed
to it except some member Of the Board |
who wanted to be reelected.
Aid. MeGayOck moved to adjourn till |
S O'Clock tomorrow night.
AID. Bransford seconded the motion and |
the vot2 was taken with the following re- |
suit: AyeS-Aldermen BransfOrd, Dor,
Black, McGayOck, Smith, and President |
RNOes-Aldermen Dix, ThOmp- |
son, Ryman and Haley.
Aid. Bransftrd will call a meeting Of /
The committee at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The following is a list Of the voters in /
the wards as laid of by the two bills:
Wards. Original Bill. Hailey's Bill.
First ward 637 500