Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-03

1900, who paid eighty-fve per cent taxes,
only twelve representatives.
This was exactly what this bill proposed
to do. During the last municipal year
there was $4,000 spent by the Street De-
partment, including the 10Th ward, and of
this amount $4,000 was spent south of
Broad street. The reason why the
1858 voters south Of Broad street
did not pay more than the LIP voters
north of Cedar street was because One-half
of the territory south of Broad street did
MOI pay any taxes at all, yet under the
Haley bill that territory would be given 662
per cent. of the voting population in the
four wards that would cross Broad street.
l behOOved gentlemen from the central
part of the city to look carefully into this
matter. They were the parties most deeply
interested, because they had 10 pay seventy
ige cents on every dollar to the fiddler.
The aggressive movement would be fair if
tde pa tres aggressed could stand it, but if
they had tie power they would certainly
resist il. Ii Lad gotten to be q we'll de-
mOnstrdted fact in this city that in
order for the taxpayer to succeed in
the control Of his own affairs there must
be great unity Of action upon tie part Of
timent in our popular elections, no two
candidates in the field occupying the same
grounds. If the 2,440 voters were given
eighteen representatives in the City COun-
ell, what would be the consequences when
the convention TO nominate candidate for
Mayor would be called? TIE result would
be that the aggressive movement wOlld
stand high aud its controlling influence
g Ts
else, because the movement would CON-
mence there and would ascend
TO the top Of the structure.
That would be done in the interest Of the
parties who paid only fifteen per cent taxes
to the detriment Of those who paid eighty
five per cent. He closed by expressing the
desire that each member on the floor would
express bis views fully upon a question
which be deemed OF such material impOr-
tance TO the welfare Of the city.
Councilman Martin made 9 few remarks
in which he said that he did not think the
election Of the Mayor had anything to do
with re-districtinE the city.
Councilman Underwood said that be
believed Mr.. TOwles was opposed TO any
re districting OF the city, because he had
drawn lines between South and North
Nashville, and the . central potion Of
the city that would certainly tend to arouse
the personal feelings of the members Of
the Board, and hence nothing would be
done. The idea Of the Board was to do
away with all these things, yet the COun-
Gilman from the second ward had taken the
floor ard made half hours speech for the
purpose Of arOUsing sectional feeling Of
members. He was satisfied that they were
further fgOm Iedis.ric-iug the city now
than ever before. They had a law by
which they were to be guided, and the
question was how 10 carry it out. One
view Of redistricting was the shape Of the
wards, and ia the TOwles bill could be
found one ward five hundred an1 fifty feet
wide and a mile and a half long. He could
see no reason or common sense in anything
like that. The people would only be
clamOring for more TediSLriCtiDg next year
il such a bill was allowed 10 pass.
Councilman Cunningham withdrew his
motion 10 substitute the Haley bill and
Councilman L Underwood renewed his mo
ton, but subsequently withdrew it.
The bill then passed lis second reading
10y the following vote:
Yeas-COuucilmen Robertson, TOWles, |
Adams, Reddick, Cunningham, Ambrose, |
Mocker, Moore and President Pilcher-9. |
Nays-COuncilmen Burgess, Coleman, |
Martin, Ialterer, Slowey, Underwood, |
CrosthwaiJ and Willard--S.
Tie Board then adjourned until eight |
O'Clock tonight.