Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-10


Federal Court, rendered at the October
term for twenty Alden bonds at $500 each,
$4,000, and forty Alden coupons at SIS
each 5000, half Of which coupons were due
Oct. -, 1910, the other half April -, 1874,
and interest to January /, 1875, S445.15,
making in ali SIl,055.l5. This Judgment
was paid as follows:
% CITY Bonds for $500 each, Tearing
interest coupons from Jan. :, 1875,
and falling due July /, 1855. S1l 10000
Cash paid him. .................... 55I5
Total. Sll,055.15
On the 18th of December 1874, the COM
mittee settled with p. j. Cruise and wife
for damages to the person o. Mrs c. Cruise,
wife Of p. J. G. use. They obtained 4
Judgment in the Circuit Court of Davidson
county for 81 200 at the September term,
1874. The committee settled this case
with the advice Of the City Attorney, Mar
tin, with bonds Of the city for $1,000, to
fall due July l, 1894, with interest coupons
attached. These bonds run nearly 20
years.
On the 9TH day Of December the COM
mittee settled the old ami long litigaied
case Of Charles Morley, for numbering the
houses Of the city during the Matt Brown
administration, by the issuance Of bonds
to the amount Of $, 600, to fall due July l,
| 1890 and 1891. This compromise was rec
commended by the City Attorney, Martin.
On the Sth day Of December the commit
| tee settled with Andrew Hamilton, the
| bona fde owner of certain Alden bonds, for
| S2I0 of coupons past dUe, cut from said
bonds. They paid him two city bonds for
500 each, to fall due July l, 1889, and SO
in cash.
On the 18th Of December the committee
| settled two judgments in the Federal
| Court rendered at the November term,
/ 1874, against the Mayor ard City Council Of
Nashville, in favor respectively Of n. II.
/ Thomas and Chds. Parsons, one for
! SS,IIT.50, the other for SLOS2. II, amount
/ ing, together with interest added, TO the
sum of Sl2,2SG.10, after deducting 20 per
cent, on 81, go which our attorney obtain
| ed. The judgments were for Alden checks
and were paid IS follows:
City bonds falling due July /, lSS4...S 6,1OO 90
City bonds falling due July I, 1So5.... 6,l00 %
sI2 20 o.
For the remaining $500 the Treasurer
gave a memorandum Of Indebtedness to be
issued in subsequent settlements and which
was afterwards so used, "a will be seen be-
low.
On the 18th Of December the committee
settled with +. ". Brown, $500 of Alden
bonds, due April -, 1874, by giving him
city bonds for $500 to fall due July /,
| 1885, and paying him in cash for taxes, the
accrued interest amounting to Sl4S- -; and
which was allowed by the City Council.
On the 18th December, the committee
settled sixteen judgments for Alden checks
in favor Of VIM. Watkins, rendered on the
18th November, 1868, AMI amounting with
interest to s., 100. The committee gave
Mr.. Watkins s., 100 in bonds to fall due in
1913 years, which is July !, 1894. On the
2Sth December, the committee settled with
J. II. Carsey for a judgment in favor OF
Thomas johnson on the docket Of W. II.
Wilkinson, Esq, and which judgment was
assigned to said Clrsey The judgment
was for an Alden check for 500, and was
rendered on the Sth Of April, 1868. The
debt amounted, including interest, to 1852
on the day Of settlement. We gave Mr..
Carsey bond for $500, due July l, 1890, in
full for the judgment.
On the 2Sth December the committee
made a settlement with Il. F. FarquharsOn
for Judgment IN the United States Circuit
Court, rendered at the November term,
1874, for Alden checks. One check in the
lot was scaled by Cooper and Lellyett, at
tOrneys Tor the city, to SC cents in the dol
lar, but the others were ut par. The debt
was, on lst January, S2.Gi4 SO, and the
committee gave him 200 in bonds due
July ], 1884, and July l, 1885, and getting
credit on the Treasurer's memorandum Of
Indebtedness, heretofore referred 10, Of
$500.
On the 18th Of January, 1875, the COM
mittee settled with Ms. Delilah Thomas,
for damages to property On northeast cor
ner Of Public Square AMI Bridge street,
paid IN taxes Of herself and Michael
Vaughn $1,000, compromise by City At
tOrney Martin.
On the 10Th January, the Judgment Of
S. y. Macy on Thur eck's docket for
Alden checks, was settled in fifteen-year
bonds, the checks and interest amounting
to S5GO.TS. We paid 5000 in bonds and
agreed TO pay the SCOTS in taxes next
July.
On the 18th of January, the claim Of
John Ruhm for damages TO family-hoTse
and barouche, was settled by the commit
tee, after considerable investigation, by the
issuance to him of a bond for 500, due
July l, 1859, made by City Attorney Mar
tin.
On the 23d Of January, a settlement was
made on judgment in the United States
Circuit Court against the Mayor and CITY
Council at Nashville in favor of II. b.
Payne, Z. Jackson, W. e.. Barrow and II.
Lindsey. These four cases aggregated.
with interest as for the decree of the court,
the sum Of Sl2,647 for Alden checks. In
these cases bIeSsrs. Cooper q Lellyett, at
tOrneys for the city, bad deductions made,
or checks scaicd, as follows: 20 per cent on
$3.50, making a reduction Of l,47O. AT
ter this deduction the total Of these claims
was, Jan. 1, Sl2,64I, IS stated. These
judgments were settled a. follows:
Bonds falling due iIulv 1, Isis C-2l1OO
Bonds falling due July 1, lSs5 ....... C,3aOOJ
Cash paid. .............,........... 400
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
On the 10Th Of January, We settled by
compromise the case Of damages on which
we were sued by Mrs. Eliza Spaun, by the
payment Of 5000 in cash, $500 to her and
500 to her physicians.
On the 18th Of February we settled the
following judgments in the United States
Supreme Court: One, in favor Of the Ma
lloLlal Dduh u OOlliuc4Nc, u NillCds0s Tor
Alden bonds 5000 and Alden checks
amounting to the sum Of S1,2T5, the inter
est on which, to Jan. l, was Si37.39, max
ing the debt amount to $9,712.39; and an
other judgment, in favor Of the same bank,
for Alden coupons amounting to 81 $50, and
interest to Jan. /, 1S-5, S22S.4l-tOtai
Sl,IoS.4I; and judgment in favor Of the es-
tate Of @. II. Hudson for Alden coupons
81, rs and interest S4O4.O5-t0tal =, I2g. so:
one judgment in favor Of George Bull for
Alden bonds S2,OG0, Alden coupons SGD.
interest SI2j.4 o-t0tal S},OSJ.40. All these
judgments made a grand total Of l6.7l5.75. |
aud were paid as follows:
Bonds falling due July /, 1873 ........S 1870 90
Bonds falling due July /, lSSL........ 4gl0 90
Bonds falling due July ], ISL. 1880 %
And Cash. .....,.,.........,.,...s... 10 20