Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
GONE GLlMMERlNG.
The Free Bridge Resolution TIA
bled by the City Council.
Several Interesting Items Caught From
The Proceeding of the Knowing
Ones Last Night.
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
m last night subject to adjourn
ment and Immediately took hold Of
the free bridge question. The RecOr-
der read the resolution offered by AL
derman w. b. Young the night pre-
viOus. Mr.. Hurst saw no way the
petition could be granted without in
creasing taxes and he moved to
ameLd the resolution so as to allow
the Board in 1892 to increase the val.
uation of real estate twelve per cent.
to meet the expense. He thought il
would take that much "raise" to pay
the So, 300. This createda discussion
and brought out the point that the
resolution, if passed.. would have nc
effect whatever on the succeeding
Board and the whole thing was put
on the table.
Mayor Smith then took the floor,
with f. S. Beaumont in the chair,
and madea lengthy argument against
the measure, and when he had con-
Guided DIR. Northington took his feet
of ofhis desk long enough to move to
table the resolution. The motion
carried and the resolution was tabled
The regular business of the Board
WAS then tlkan nm
A petition from the GAINESVILLE Ice
u Coal Co., asking that they be re.
leased from taxation on their ice fac
tory plant was read. City Attorney
West gave it as his opinion that un-
der the ordinance, exempting manu
factories from taxation, the petition
should be granted. His opinion was
concurred in, and they were released
II. G. Merritt was given a permit
to repair a shop on Third street be
tween Madison and Commerce, by
putting thereon an iron roof and by
making the sides of iron and brick
III. f. Johnson was refund d 81 81
of ST. paid TO get his pigs out of the
pOu lad.
The citizens of South GAINESVILLE
asked for so to build a foot bridge
over gulIcy. 1t was granted and
the money ordered paid to p. Farrar
DR.. Marable, from the Tenth, called
attention to the miserable condition
of the Street car track on Greenwood
avenue. Referred TO the street com
mittee.
Five dollars was appropriated to
Mr.. Welch for taking care of sick
man who was put off IA train here
some time ago.
FIRE DFPARTM ENT.
The ordinance for the limited paid
fire department was called up and
passed final reading. 1t provides for
the election of chief, engineer, hos
reel driver and stroker, who are to
be paid stipulated salary per month,
the salary to be fixed by the Board.
The chief, when he is elected, is or
dered to employ fifteen men at
each fire in addition to the regular
force, and to pay them at the rate OF
so cents an hour for actual time
worked. The department i5 to be
under the control of the fire commit
tee of the City Council. No eloc-
tons were made last night, but the
volunteer company will continue in
service until The new department is
put in operation, which will be in
a short while.
f. S. Beaumont, r. f. Gilbert and
DR.. NOrthington were appointed Il
committee to buy horse and harness,
a hose reel and sufficient hose to fully
equip the department.
The Board adjourned, after thank
ing M. II. Clark for supply of palm
leaf fans.