Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-27
ORDINANCE PASSED.
The Houses Will be Numbered as
Soon as Possible,
The Street Committee Has the Work in
in Hand-The Meeting Last Night.

The Street Committee Has the Work in
in Hand-The Meeting Last Night.
The Board of Mayor and Alder
men met in special session last night
to consider the Free Delivery Sys-
tenn. Mayor Ligon called the board
to order and all the aldermen except
Frank S. Beaumont and Capt. Smith
answered to the roll call Mayor
Lyon stated that the board had been
called together for the purpose of TAX
ing steps by which the houses of the
city should be numbered and other
preparations made for the introduce
ton of the Free Delivery System of
postage in the city.
City Attorney John j. West had
prepared an ordinance covering the
case, which he read to the board. 1t
provides that the numbering of
houses and the posting of streets be
done under the direction Of the street
committee. The expense of the
work shall be paid by the city, but
if any person wishes a different de
sign of lettering from that which the
city will furnish he can have same,
provided he pays for it himself and
accepts the number the street COM
mittee shall designate. If man wants
letters of gold put on his glass front
he can have them, at his own ex-
pense.
When the ordinance came up for
passage Alderman W. b. Young
made a motion to amend it by plac-
ing the work in the hands of special
committee. The motion was second
ed by r. f. Gilbert, but was voted
down by the beard. The ordinance
in its original form was then put on
first reading and passed. The board
then adjourned for five minutes, and
was called to order again and the
ordinance put on its final passage. 1t
received all the votes and was signed
by the Mayor and Recorder. The
question at to how the streets should
be numbered was sprung. 1t was
generally agreed that this should be
left entirely with the street
committee, as the ordinance
provides. There is only one way,
however, that the numbering can be
properly done. Begin with Front
street, taking Franklin as the central
street running east and west and
number north" and "sOuth' from
this street. The numbers from
Front to First should be from one to
one hundred, and from First to Sec
ond they should run from 100 to 200
and SO on for all the cross streets.
When this question was disposed
of Alderman Hurst said to the board
that he had some electric light news,
but, smiling around at the reporters,
he thought it best to hold up on it
awhile.
The article in yesterdays LEAF
CHRONICLE regarding the dirt that
will be removed by the excavations
for buildings put the city solons to
studying and general dirt discus
sion was had. The outcome was that
the chairman Of the street commit
tee was instructed to close contract
for the dirt from the foundation of
the McKeage factory that will be
built this spring. This dirt will
probably be put on Hitter street.
After slight discussion, it was
agreed that Mrs. M. b. johnson be
released from taxation on 1000
assessed on the property on Madison
street and Greenwood avenue.
An ordinance pertaining to sewer
age was called up and passed its final
reading and ordered printed. Atull
text of same may be found else
where.