Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-07
CITY couNc1L.g
What Was Done by That Body Last
Night.

last night was ueV0ld Oh any Speclhl
textures. Accounts to the amount of
about 5000 were ordered paid. City
Attorney Jno. j. West, who was in
structed, at the last meeting of the
board, to examine into a bill brought
against the city by the GAINESVILLE
Water Co. for lowering mains on
College and Main streets, reported
that the city was not liable for the
money. The report was accepted
and c0ncurred in by the board.
At the last meeting the city attOr-
ney was instructed to draft a bill to
be presented to the present session of
the Legislature empowering the city
to issue 100000 in sewer bonds.
This bill was read and discussed sec
ton by section. In short the city is
20 issue bonds for the above amount,
to be used exclusively for the con
struction of system of sewerage
The board of aldermen are to elect
three persons residents of the city
who shall be known as sewerage
sinking fund commissioners and who
shall have the management of the
money so collected. The bill was re-
ceived and will be presented to the
Legislature.
An ordnance passed second read
ing which is designed to comply with
the original contract of the city with
the Southwestern Presbyterian Uni.
verify in regard to free scholarships
in that institution.
The ordinance imposing a penalty
for any interference with the city's
present or future sewerage system
was called up and passed second
reading.
DR.. NOrthingtOn moved that the
city attorney be instructed to draw
up "A bill, to he presented to the
Legislature, to incorporate that parl
of the city, recently voted i'll the cor
poratiOn. DR.. Beach moved that the
whole matter be referred to a special
committee of three who should take
alton and determine upon the num-
Der Of new wards needed. The mo
ton carried and Aldermen Beach,
NorthingtOn and Beaumont, and by
motion Of the mayor, We're appointed
on the committee
A resolution was passel instruct
ing Mrs. j. e, Bailey to lay good
brick pavement along her property
from Madison to Union street.
The report of the finance commit
mittec was read and the treasury was
reported in healthy condition, not
withstanding the fact that it had been
pretty hard work to col ect the taxes,
owing to the recent financial troubles.
The committee was confident, how.
ever, that the city marshal would be
able to make a good report in Febru
airy. The committee recommended
that exp nses be curlaied as much as
possible until spring.
The report Of the sewer committee
shoWded the sewer business to be in
a better fix than people generally be-
ieve. There is about $4,000 avail
able as sewer money and the engin
GERS estimate says it will take only &
little over $1,000 to complete the con
tract
f. S Beaumont reported specifica
tons for building stone crossinl
which was received by the board
On morton of DR.. Northingtou
the city engineer was ordered to e.
tablish line on the south side Of
College street.
A fire plug was ordered put in On
College street between Fourth and
Seventh, the committee to decide
where it shall be located.
+. $. Beaumont moved that the
market house committee in con
junction with the mayor be ordered
to purchasc a good bell for the mar.
ket house. Carried.
BY motion IL. G. Merritt was in
structed to repair pavement along
his property on north side Of Third
street between Commerce and Madi
son.
Col. House was instructed to repair
his pavement on Madison street.
After passing a cow ordinance Oh
first reading the board Adjourned.