Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-02
CITY COUNCIL.
What The City Dads Did and
Did Not Do Last Night.
Another Month Paases and The Limlted
Paid Fire Department Doesn't
MaterinliEe.

men met III regular monthly session
in the city hall last night, with
Mayor Mayor Smith in the chair, and
all the members present but Mr..
Gilbert, who was sick.
Monthly bills amounting to $685.. go
We're approved and ordered paid.
The treasurer's report showed a
balance on hand last month OF
81, 48l.67. The total expenditures for
September were $2,78O.76, and it was
shown that the city's bank ac-
count was $49S.03 overdrawn.
1t was moved by Mr.. Hurst that
the Mayor be authorized to make the
necessary arrangements for money to
meet present demands. Carried.
BY DR.. Beach, that the Recorder
and Marshal turn over their collec-
tons as soon as they came in. Car.
rIed...
The :Sewer Committee reported
that in very short time the sewer
would be entirely completed. The
chairman stated that the engineers
original estimate of the cost was
1886, 474.46; to date the expenditure
had been $27 ,58O.66; it would be fin
ished, he thought, for something like
$1,000 less than the engineers esti.
mate.
The petition of Mrs. Mary Keesee
for release of tax On her property was
adversely reported upon by the Re-
lease Committee.
Mr.. Hanehan petitioned for a re-
duction on his home place from
$4,000 to 1880, the same as last year.
Granted.
Jas. Henratty asked that the as
sessment be lowered each on his
property in the Arlington
block and his residence to
the same as last year. His petit
ton was granted.
The Mayor stated that the negotia-
tons for a new hose reel had been
finished. The same will be fur
nished by the Silsby Co., at cost of
1925. 1t will be delivered in about
thirty days. Six hundred feet of
q inch hose, couplings, nozzies, etc.,
had just been received, the city pay.
ing for the hose $1.00 per foot.
J.P. Y. Whitfield came before the
Board with II petition signed by
number of citizens, asking for an ap
preparation of $4,000 for new
bridge over GalIows Hollow, in the
new territory, on Front street. AL
derman Marable had been down to
examine it. He declared it unsafe
and favored an appropriation.
The Board disposed OF the matter
by referring it to the street commit
tee, with DR.. Marable added, with
power to build a new bridge at a cost
not exceeding $4,000.
A communication from Col. House.
was received asking the city either to
put stone crossing opposite his resi-
dence on Commerce street, or
grade the property between him, on
the south side of Commerce to
Fifth street, so that pavements could
be laid, and it was decided to grade
the property.
1t was moved by DIR. Northington
that the lower bridge be made free
on the day of the Confederate Re
union. Carried. BY Mr.. Beaumont
that it be made free to all parties at
tending the Fair October %, 80, 80,
81. Carried
DIR. Northington moved that the
Board go into the election of officers |
for a limited paid fire department..
The mayor explained to him that
there was clause in the ordinance,
passed two months ago, providing for
a limited paid department that fixed
the time for the election of said Off
GERS at the first regular meeting night
in February next. DR.. Northington
thought that the chief and his assis-
Lants might be temporarily appoint
ed by the Mayor, with the Boards
and thus provide the
,ity with paid fire service without
further and unnecessary delay. AL
iermen Beach and Hurst opposed
such arrangement, and called for
copy of the ordinance, which was
1ot to be had, the original copy hav-
ng been burned. This they regard
I'd as indispensable to further progress
u the matter. w. B. Young took
he floor and made a strong speech in
avor of Immediately electing a
thief, engineer, etc, and If not at this .
meeting, at special meeting for
hat purpose. He saw no good in
Iuibbling or evading the issue in
natter of such vital importance to
he city. AS chairman of the fire
ommit,ee ii was his duty to have
lad with him all documents bearing
n the case, but had been unable to ,
tend to the matter, owing to illness 6
nd absence from the city. Alder
len John Young agreed with Messrs.