Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08

"On marriage licenses for school pur.
poses, S1.00.
@rhere should be levied a tax Of six mills
on the dollar on the grounds and buildings
Of depots and rOund-hOuses and the road
beds Of all railroads in this county. and a
reasonable valuation on the iron, etc, of
said tracks, TO be applied exclusively to the
payment Of county railroad bonds now
due. The value Of the rOad-beds to be es-
timated per acre, as lands are assessed in
the districts through which the railroads
run. The depOts, rOund-hOuses and the
grounds attached thereto, to be estimated
as the value Of other real estate is estima-
ted
The report was adopted by clauses till
the last was reached, when a debate sprung
up relative 70 the taxation Of railroads.
Options were expressed by various mem
beIs, but all admitted that the right of the
county TO tax railroads was involved in so
much uncertainty that the court ought to
go slow and know what il was about be-
fore taking action. The committee agreed
to withdraw the report for further advise
ment on this subject, and were permitted
to do 50 with instructions to report the re-
suit.
COUNTY AsYLU8Is.
Justice Maxey, from the Committee on
Asylums, reported the following order:
'sFhat one-eighth Of the amount levied for
ordinary county purposes be set apart ex-
clusively for the support and building of
county ssylums for the insane and poor Of
the cOUnty-one sixteenth fOr the sup
port Of the asylums and Onc-siXleenth for
brrsTHfr~r r.rr--,,-1esw AII-HoI
COURT ROO8I IMPROVEMENTS.
The same Justice offered a resolution
providing for repairs and improvements in
the Criminal and Law Court rooms. Re
ferred to a special committee consisting Of
justices Davidson, Creighton and Maxey.
The committee afterward reported favor
ably, and the resolution was adopted.
COUNTY POOR-HOUsE.
Judge Duling offered a resolution in
structing the Commissioners Of the Poor
to proceed at once to sell the pOOr-house
property Of the eOunty-the sum realized
to 90 to the liquidation Of maturing notes
on the site Of the new County Asylum.
Adopted.
COUNTY wORR-HOUsE.
The Keeper Of the WOrk-house reported:
Number Of prisoners on hand Jan. l, 1879,
20; received in February and March, b;
recaptured, 6-tOtal IS. Number released
during the quarter, .; escaped, IS. Num-
Der on hand April 3, 10.
COUNTY ASYLUM.
The Asylum Commissioners reported the
two asylums in good condition. Number
Of patients received at the old Asylum dur
inc the dnarter, "A; discharged, 10; died, Is;
remaining, 90, of which 40 are whites and
Al cOlOred. Number patients in the new
asylum, 10. The Commissioners had two
plans for the building to be erected on the
new site.
Justice Baskette offered a resolution that
the plan drawn up by John J.. Smith, archi-
tect, and heretofore submit. ted to the court,
for the erection Of an asylum on the site
purchased from the BransfOTd heirs, be
adopted and the Commissioners instructed
to advertise for bids and proceed TO erect
the building.
The magistrates now had what they
were evidently hungering after-a bone Of
contention. The subject Of building
new asylum has been before the County
Court for many sessions and has always
been a favorite topic Of controversy. The
dIsputatiOns were never more rambling and
fruitless than on yesterday, when they ter
minated as usual in the pCstpOnemeut Of
all action on The subject till the Jaly term
Of the court.
After the auditing Of parcel Of accounts
the court adjourned till 10 o'clock this
morning.