Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-15
PUBLIC Meeting.

called ana assembled at the Market
House at II P. NJ.
The Hon. G. A. Henry was unan-
imously called to the chair. Mr.. NJ.
V. Ingram, of the Tobacco Leaf,
and DIR. d. F. Wright, ofthe CARoN-
ICLE, were on motion appointed
Secretaries.
DIR. Cobb moved that a committee
should be appointed to draft resolu-
tions appropriate to the occasion.
Carried unanimously.
The Chair appointed DR.. Cobb,
w. J. Ely, B. w. Macrae, F. p.
Gracey, d. T. Kennedy and j. p.
Y. Whitfield.
The city ordinance reported in an
other place was read, and the room
being too small the meeting adj
journed to the public square.
Here were read kilograms from
the directors of the St. l.. & S. E. r.
r.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Is, 1873, 1890 p.
Mn T. Ingram: Havejust learned
of the fearful calamity to your city;
accept my sincere sympathy for
your personal loss and for the de
struction of your beautiful city. Can
we be of any service to you in the
transportation line? If so, please
indicate it. C. III. CROSBY.
EVANSVILLE, IND, April I'm.
7. Ingram: 1t is with sincere re
gret we learn of your great calam-
ity. Only wish we could have got
ten assistance to you earlier, but did
the best we could.
J. NJ. SHEPARD.
Judge Lurton was then called for
and took the stand. He alluded to
rumors that were being circulated
seriously affecting the peace Of the
city and the amicable feeling of the
two races inhabiting it. These ru-
mors related to the killing a black
man by the police on the night of
the fire and to the idea that the fire
was the result Of incendiarism in
revenge for the killing. He con-
tended that public feeling needed to
be satisfied on the subject and that
both transactions ought to be inves-
tigated by competent and impair
tial tribunal. He therefore moved
that committee be appointed to
consist of ten members, in which
both races shall be represented.
The following was the committee |
Hon. II. II. LurtOn, p. /
G. Johnson, Ex-Mayor Sullivan,
John Rick, d. Kincannon, John
O'Brien, j. A. Jackson, a. Ewing
and John Bailey. The last three /
are colored men.
DIR. Cobb then read the following
as the report of the committee az
pointed upon his motion:
Whereas, The disastrous and la
fire of Saturday night and
Sunday morning last has demon
strated to the citizens of the city of /
ClarksvilleandMontgomery county, T
Tennessee the lamentable errors
and defects committed in the past T
in building up our city, and the re-
cent fire having given to us Occular
proof of what should be done and .
what 0uOided in the future, in the
Of buildings. Be it
therefore
Resolved, That it is the impera-
tive duty of our city authorities now
to pass such city ordinances as will
and avoid, in the future, the
of any building within
certain city limits, to be designated
by them, as shall not be so built as
to be fire-proof, or which shall not
be constructed or built otherwise
than under ordinances passed by the
city, and which ordinances shall
conform to well ascertained rules
and regulations as adopted in the
best regulated cities of the United
States for prevention of fires and
other defects in buildings.
Resolved further, That the county
Court House destroyed by the recent
fire, unfortunately located and con-
structed, should be, and our county
are hereby requested, to
at the earliest possible moment take
such steps as will secure an eligible
site for our Court House that shall
be every way commendable and
the consideration and APP
probation of the citizens of said
county.
Polk G. Johnson then spoke. He
said he was not here to weep over
but to go to work;
what we have to do is to build up
the city again and build it up right.
He was prepared to go to work re-
his office on the old site
this morning, but he found that a
shop of kindling wood was going up
in its rear and waited to see whether
the city authorities would not pre-
vent it.
Mr.. Jackson, colored school teach
er, was then called for and spoke.
He said that the great body Of his
race was mis- represented when they
were spoke of as lawless and vindi-
cative; he said that there were law
less whites and lawlesS blacks, but
that respectable men of both races
them and wanted them
FURNISHED by due process of law
he added that he would give his
best efforts to the Investigation of
both the matters which had been
as exciting discord bet
ween the races. His speech was
much applauded.
Mr.. w. A. Jackson, Recorder,
was theu called for and spoke. |
Some merriment was excited by
the identity.of names; he said that
he did not feel at all humiliated at
being associated with his colored
predecessor for whom he avowed
the highest respect. He thought
that there had been too much talk
of diScOrd between the races, which