Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

chair. After disposing of the minutes
of the past months meeting Recorder
Bailey read the reports of the several
committees, Treasurer's and City
Marshals reports, ETC., showing the
transactions in every department
during the past month, but the
figures and matter are too vOlumi-
nous for 4th of July issue. We are
too patriotic tie intlict such a punish
ment on our readers to-day.
III. @. Merritt presented petition
asking the right of way over certain
streets for the GAINESVILLE & Dunbar
Electric Railway; passed first read
ing particulars given elsewhere.)
Mr.. Gilbert, from the street COM
mittee, reported the street repairing
directed by the Board last month
completed, and called attention to
some important repairs needed on
Front street opposite the Grange
warehouse-the necessity for a riff
raft wall to prevent the street from
caving into the river. The estimates
of last month were submitted and
the street committee instructed to
build the wall, on condition that
Capt. Gracey would fill the wash on
his lot.
Mr.. Gilbert moved that the Board
proceed to grade, remodel and repair
College street from Third to the cor
porate line, grading the hill in front
of the college grounds, and making
fill in the valley below. The motion
passed by unanimous vote, but some
discussion followed. The Board has
for some time purposed widening
the street ten feet, grading and
making it the driving street of the
city. Some member stated that all
citizens on the north side of the street
had proposed to give the city ten feet
off of their property for this purpose,
except the University; it was I'M
derstoOd that the trustees opposed
the improvement in front OF that
property and would not give the
ground wanted. Mr.. Gilbert said
J. G. Johnson, of Memphis, was the
starter of this enterprise, when he
lived here temporarily; that he APP
peared before the Board asking that
this work might be done. His plea
was in behalf of the University,
arguing the benefit that it would be
to the institution and the city gen.
orally, and that the University
would give ten feet off of the
front of its lot for that purpose,
if other property holders adjacent
would do likewise, and that he him
self would give the University
81, 600 for the improvement of the
grounds. Capt. Smith and G. II.
Bailey who were present, sustain
tiated this. statement. There was a
general expression of surprise that
the University people should inter-
pose the least objection to this i'm
provement and after some further
discussion, Alderman Hurst offered
the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the Board of Trus.
tees of the S. w. p. University be
requested to remove the fence in
front of their grounds on College
street, back 10 feet from its present
location, to conform to the granting
of the same right of way of 10 feet by
all of the citizens on the same side of
the street, from Second street to the
corporate line; this in view of the
great liberality, heretofore shown by
the city of GAINESVILLE to the Univer-
sity.
The recorder was directed to fol-
ward each one of the trustees copy
of this resolution.
Alderman Smith moved that the
engineer be instructed to survey the
street and make estimates fgrading,
etc, from 4th street to the corporate |
line. Carried.
A. B. Phillips was refused permit
to build sheet iron blacksmith shop |
on Sd street.
Proposition from Stewart & Quinn,
to pay 25 cents per day for hands for
city prisoners to work on the sewer,
pay board, guard expenses, etc., was
accepted.
The contract specifies that the city
shall confer police authorities on the
guards and that the prisoners shall
be humanely treated.
Brick pavements and plank walks
were ordered on Franklin street
rom 9Th to the corporate line, also
many along commerce, Sd streets
md other localities.
Petition of steam laundry for the
release from privilege taxes was re-
used. The tax book for 1890 was APP
proved and turned over to Marshal
Stacker for collection. Mr.. Stacker's
for last years collections
vas approved and the proper release
granted.
VIM. Manning was allowed thel