Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
MONTHLY MEETING.
Proceedings of the Board Of
Mayor aud Aldermen.
Quite an Interesting Meeting Of the City
solons. and Several Important Meas
ures Discussed Extensively


All the members of the board
were present at the regular monthly
meeting last evening.
After the routine business was
transacted the first thing of interest
was the resignation of w. M. RollOw
as policeman. The resignation was
accepted and ]. +. Robinson was
elected in his stead on the Tenth bal
lot. The fight for the place was be-
tween j. E. Robinson, s. E. Wilcox
and J. w. Williams.
The report of the street committee
showed that considerable street re-
pairing has been done within the
last thirty days, and said that, with
pretty weather, the streets of the city
would soon assumed different appear
ance.
DIR. Beach, as chairman of the
sewerage committee, reported the
facs that the contractors, Pease d
Metzger, of Nashville, had gone
back on their contract to construct
the sewerage and had forfeited their
check for 81 900. This check had
been turned over to the treasurer of
the city and was included in his
monthly report.
Messrs. Stewart & Quinn submitted
a proposition to construct the sewers
for the city for the sum of $2S,O5O 90,
provided certain changes could be
made in the specifications. The
board deemed it ill-advised to allow
the specifications changed in the least
and did not take the proposition I'M
der consideration. The sewerage
committee, however, was authorized
to investigate the question thorough
ly and report to called meeting OF
the board as soon as practicable.
A communication signed by +. P.
Gracey was read to the board. This
document conveyed the intelligence
that certain parties were contem
plating the erection of 1OO-tOn blast
furnace within the city limits, and
they wanted to be exempted from
taxation for a period of ten years
from the time said furnace is put in
operation. When the petition was
read there was a scramble among the
aldermen to see who should get fhe
floor first and move that the petition
be granted. They had forgotten per
haps that there is already law in
the city digest exempting all manu-
featuring enterprises from taxation
for the above mentioned period.
Anyway the petition was granted in
a WhoOp.
Alderman Hurst presented an Or
dinance making it misdemeanOr
for any person or persons, whose
duty it becomes to repair streets, to
put any substance thereon except
broken stone and gravel. The pen
atty for the violation of said Ordi-
nance is fine of not less than $500
nor more than $500. 1t passed first
reading.
A proposition was read from l. N.
BeIote, in which he proposed to pur-
chase a stone crusher at cost OF
about $15, 200, and to furnish the city
stone for street purposes at four and
One-half cents per bushel, provided
he would be given the contract for a
period of two years. The PROPOSE
ton was accepted and John Hurst,
T. III. Smith and F. G. Wake were
appointed a committee to draw up a
contract with Mr.. Belote for the same
and to report at the next meeting.
Mr.. Hurst had previously offered a
resolution to contract for 100000
bushels of stone for street purposes.
The Belote proposition coming up,
Mr.. Hurst's resolution was passed
over.
A communication from Berry
Lyle, of New Providence, asking re-
duced rates of toll on wagon which
he expected to run regularly this
summer between GAINESVILLE and
New Providence, brought up heat
ed discussion of the bridge question.
The result was no change in the laws
governing the bridge. The board
adjourned.