Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-08
Of the hoard of Mayor
and Aldermen.

Board met Nov. 4, 1879. Regular meeting
All present except Alderman Jackson.
The Board passed resolution fixing al
/ the officers salaries for this year at the same
they were last year except the Aldermen s
I which was put at sI.5o for each meeting.
The Board passed a resolution authorizing
the Treasurer 10 charge of all accounts
standing on his book that have been settled
by suit or compromise and do not constitute
any part Of the city's liabilities.
An ordinance was passed amending the
water ordinance so as TO allow the water
company 10 use $3.50 feet eight-inch pipe
and 1880 feet six-ineh, and 2,64O feet four
inch, instead of any ten-inch pipe
An ordinance was passed to prohibit hack
men, hotel runners or peldlers from tres
passing on the platform ut the passenger
depot. said ordinance makes il lnisyla-
DeanOr Tor the class Of persons above named
10 occupy the platform at the said depot
during the arrival or departure of trains,
under q penalty of not less than IS nor more
than SO, and the Captain of Police is 10 see
that said ordinance is enforced.
An ordinance was passed requiring a
budget TO DE agreed upon by resolution of
y
among the different departments of the
city, 50 that the amounts set apart to each
shall not in any event be exceeded except
upon a three-fourths majority vote of the
Board providing that the tax levied for
railroad and other purposes should be held
by the Treasurer in a separate account, TO be
applied only for the purpose for which lev
led. The ordinance requires the Marshal to
a.. -. n
said Marshal on the Treasurer's book, a
statement Of the tax levy of each year, and
also the City Attorney is required TO deliver
to the Treasurer a list of the uncollected tax
In his hands, which is to be charged to said
Attorney ON Treasurer's book each year
The ordinance requires the Recorder to
furnish the Treasurer, at the end of each
month, list of the checks dawn by him
for the month, the names of the persons in
whose favor drawn, the amount, and for
what purpose drawn, said list to be posted in
a book kept for that purpose by the Treas
ur'r, for the inspection Of the Finance Com
mittee at any time. Said ordinance requires
the Treasurer to keep separate accounts Of
the coupons paid by him, giving the date
TO the proper year in which said coupons
are due.
The following accounts were ordered paid
Gracey & Bro, for coal, $50 81; DR.. J. NJ.
LarlSin, for services, 81 90; Z. Gaiser, for
work, 81 80; John MeCauley, for hauling,
50 50 Fox & Smith, for goods, IS 70; c. NJ.
Barker, for goods, 81 s.; Tim. Kelley, for
hauling, Soc; Bloch Bros, for goods, 50 90
Tarpley & Mcclure, for painting, 50 81 ]. ].
Crusman, for goods, SO %; G. Holleman, for
Board of prisoners, etc, So so; r. b. Wal
thai, for removing dead stock, etc, SIG D /; ].
E. Rice and r. y. Rhodes, attorneys for
arguing motion In Circuit Court TO quash
execution in case of d. Weaver VS.. City,
$500 90.
II. Frech's petition asking the Board to
pay him 500 90 in cash and $50 90 in check
for city stock in wharf company, purchased
at sheriff7s sale by said Freeh under an exc
cutiou against the city, was referred to FL
nance Committee to report on same.
W. a. JACKSON,
City Recorder.