Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-12-10
municipal matters.


on last Tuesday night the 9Th inst.
Mayor Crusnlan III the chair and |
all the board present except Alder
men Faxon and Ely.
The minutes Of the previous meet |
ing were read ~ Recorder Read
and adopted.
City Treasurer .liuine's monthly
report was handed in, read and ac-
cepted.
City Marshal WaIthall's report
met with the same action.
Alderman Moseley, chairman
street committee read a report Of
what had been done on streets dur
ing the past month.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to confer with cora
mittpc from the directors of the gas
company and receive prol ositions
from the company to furnish gas for
lighting the streets had not done
anything and aske;kfor further time
-granttsl.
A proposition was read from the
gas company stating that they
would take the forty-five lamp-posts
ALI that the city now has on hand
and place them in position ana
furnish gas at the rate of $500 per
thousand feet, the city to pay for
lighting and extinguishing same,
but the company would take this
contract at 500 per year. This prop
osition was referred to the gas COM
mittee to act upon.
Capt. Tom Smith, Superinten-
dent of the Water Works came be-
fore the Board and requested them
to take some action in regard to
using the water for fire protection
and resuming the payments for the
use of same. He stated that for the
last two months the water in the
stand-pipe, had been up to, and ev-
en- above the required standard as
the record kept by the city would
show; that the pump, which had
been broken, had been repaired ana
would be placed in position in
few days and the works would be
in perfect order. He thought mas
much as the water had been kept up
to the required standard for the
past month the company ought to
be paid for that month. The ques-
ton was discussed at some length
by the board and finally upon mo-
ton of Alderman Kendrick, the
matter was referred to the fire COM
mittee and the chief of the fire de-
partment to examine and report if
the works were in proper condition
and then payment would be resum-
ed.
A numerously signed petition
from citizens of the city in regard to
grading and metaling the extern
ton of Commensurate leading to
the new depot was read and dis
cussed at length. All of the board
thought the street ought to be gra-
ded and macadamized, but some
thought the city did not have the
money just now. Others were IN
favor of grading it right away and
wait until next spring to metal it.
They could not come to any definite
conclusion about what ought to be
done, and finally the matter was re-
ferred to the street committee to
look into the matter and receive
bids from contractors in order to see
for what the work could be done
for, and report to the board.
City Attorney Rhodes sent in
: report stating the amount of back
taxes claimed by the city from the
L. & N. railroad. He stated that
the railroad proposed to settle at
: 81, 789. 81 cash in full for all claims.
He recommended the acceptance OF
: this compromise. The matter was
referred to the finance committee,
with the Mayor and City Attorney
o added, with full power to make
, full settlement.
Alderman Mosely stated that the
Recorder had been enormously col
q Letting 81 privilege license on two
, horse wagons when, under the law
he could not collect but 81 and NOV
ed that the city's warrant for 50 b'
i given to all who had paid the ST
If carried.
/. The resignation of Alderman, j
n w. Faxon was read, but there wa'
IS very decided inclination not t
j. lose so valuable a member OF thel
h body and upon motion it was lai'
a upon the table, with the understan
:. ding that the Mayor would see hin
le and try to prevail upon him to re
d main in the board.
D. After transacting good deal
s. other routine business, not interest
n ing to the public, the board &C
journed.
W.