Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-27
ELEVEN TO EIGHT.
Passage Of the Redistricting Bill in
the Common Council,
But Not to Take Effect Till After the
Election.
Other Business Transacted by the
Board.


Board.
The Board of Common Council met last
night in regular session, President Pitcher
IN the chair and the following members
presents
Messrs. ROBERTSON, Burgess, Coleman.
TOWles, Martin, Lanier, Adams, Reddick.
Cunningham, Parrish, SlOwey, Underwood,
Mccarthy, Willard, Ambrose, MOcker,
Moore, Smith and President Pitcher. Al
sent. Mr.: CrosthWait.
The reports Of the Water Tax Collector
and Assistant City Marshal (already pub
| lished) were received and fled.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Resolution directing the Street Commit
tee to construct ditch culVart in the alley
between McLemore and Spruce streets.
Rejected.
Resolution directing the Street Commit
tee To have West Gay street graVeled.
Adopted.
Resolution authorizing the Street Com
mittee to gravel Gag street from Park TO
McLNmOre. Adopted.
/ Resolution directing the Street Commit
tee 10 have Broad street grayeled from
Spruce 10 West Carroll street, in the Tenth
ward Rejected.
Resolution to have McLemore street
from Cedar TO Line graded and maoad-
amized. Rejected.
Bill 10 have North Spruce street from
Line TO jefferson grayeled. Rejected.
Petition from a number of butchers ask
ing that the rents on their stalls be reduced
to 500 per annum. Referred to the Mar
| ket House Committee.
Bill apprOpristing 5000 to lay 1900 fset
of water-pipe on Lewis and Lafayette
streets. Passed second reading.
Bill appropriating 500 to lay 400 feet Of
tour-inch wateT-piPe on Union street, from
High to Vine. Withdrawn.
REDISTRCTING.
The bill to Tedistrict the city was taken
up on its third reading.
Councilman Mccarthy moved to postpone
further action on the bill until next meet
ing, Temarking that there was not 4 full
membership Of the Board present.
Councilman Martin moved to lay the
motion on the table, which prevailed.
Councilman TOwles quoted some sections
Of the amended city charter, to show that
the qualified voters must live in the wards
in which they vote thirty days previous TO
The municipal election, and said that by
the highest calculation there would not be
but % days before the next election,
not counting the ten days that the law re-
quire an act to be published. The passage
Of this bill would disarraDga almost half of
the voting population Of the city. Il was
evident TO his mind that the election of
municipal officers under this bill would
amount to nothing, and any action that
they might take would be Illegal. Il
would not be policy to pass this bill and
require 1t to take effect previous TO the cleo |
ton, that was so near at hand, from the
fact tia. it would be clearly illegal.
Councilman TOwles then offered the fol- |
lowing
AMENDMENT,
which was adopted:
Be it further enacted, that the next gen
eral election for municipal officers shall be |
held within the city and wards as they are 1
at present constituted.
Be it further enacted, that the status of 1
the members Of the Boards of Aldermen |
and Councilman elected at the next general
election shall not be affected by the /
changing of the lines Of the different wards
during the timefOr which they shall be elect
ed; provided, however, that the filling Of all
vacancies for Aldermen OF Councilman that
may occur before the next general election
shall be restricted 70 the citizens Of the
wards as they nay then be bounded.
Tae bill as amended passed its third
reading by the following vote:
AyeS-Messrs. Robertson, TOwles, La
nieT, Cunningham, Underwood, Mccarthy,
Ambrose, Mocker, Moore, Smith, and Presi
dent Pileher-l1.
NOes-Messrs. Burgess, Coleman, Mar
lin, Adams, Reddick, Parrish, Slowey,
Willard-S.
Councilman Reddick rose for
4 PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
He said that he had received the following
-ote (Which he ready, and remarked that |
possibly some Of the other members had
received something Of a similar character:
''Reddick, for redistricting tonight, cannot |
ifty dollars by calling at % Cedar street.
No questions asked. Call at Il O'Clock.
The funds will be ready.
Councilman Reddick said that : gentle
nan came to bin and told him that Polk
Brown had offered to bet 500 that the re-
iistTicting bill would be defeated, and in !
mated that he (Reddick) would receive I
fifty dollars if he would vote for the )
III. 4
llr. Brown being present, permission 5
vas granted him to reply to Councilman [
2eddick. Mr.. Brown said that what Mr..
2eddiek had said in reference to his offer /
nc him $50 was false. He never offered | 3
i'm $50 TO vote for the bill a gentleman '
anne to him and commenced talking about | a
he bill, and be told him that be would bet Y
80 that the bill would be defeated. s
sCOuncilman Reddc ok denied that he
lated that Mr.. Brown had offered him $50. O
Brown or any other man dared not offer q
i'm so or 500 to vote for any measure. i
The President then ruled that further c
was out Of order.
Bill to provide for hospital arrangements. r
aSsed third reading. n
Bill taxing certain privileges. Passed
lird reading, h
Bill making it lawful for members of d
le City Council to make bids for supplies | h
seded in any Of the departments in the o.
~. Laid on the table. n,
Bill for the benefit Of the Assistant CITY a.
-arshal. Rejected. N
Bill making the Assistant City Marshal n
'harf Master. Passed third reading.
Bill fixing the rate to be charged by h,
yners Of public hacks. Passed second
aiding.
Bill requiring railroad companies to have
-5ulCA S1a-14oAAcu ~ pJLlltS WllcIt IdllfOaUS
Oss streets, lanes and alleys within the -,
rporate limits Of the city. Passed third y. ".
aiding. -
BUILDING NOTES. 70
The Superintendent Of Buildings report \.
that the structure at the southeast cor ~
r Of Broad and High streets had been ~
lde safe by repairs. He reported that the ~ ~
pearance of the building was not good, "a
d it might be dangerous to those who 10 ~
be fssrsJ 5v 1,a-so1s ,,sSs,-,1 -I-s,.- TO
90 or Broad streets. He also reported 10
It the ehimneys on the Odd Fellows la
nipple had been examined and found to . ~
tied back 10 the roo timbers of the build III
: by iron bolts about two or three feet
low the tops Of the chimneys. Extraor- =
iaTy winds or storms might blow of the ele