Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-04
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w. B. YOUNG,
SAM. ]. HoDGsON,
GEO. ID. CROUCH.


is in good con 1ition with
the exception of the engine. This,
the report says. is in bad condition,
due to its long service. The report
also recommended that the balky
horse, heretofore alluded to in these
columns, be disposed of and a good
one substituted. John s. Neblett
and John H. Pettus were ordered to
swap the horse.
The committee on water and
lights was ordered to make con-
tract with the Electric Light Co. for
lighting the city another year. The
present contract expires March %.
A light was ordered at the intersec-
ton OF Clark street and Greenwood
avenue.
The market. house committee rec
commended that the salary of market
master be abolished and that he re.
ceive for his services the stall rents.
1t also reported that all the stall
rent for 1891 had not been paid. The
market master was given two weeks
to collect the same, and unless he
succeeds the city attorney is to take
the matter in hand and collect the
same by law. The recommendation
with regard to the salary of the
market master was concurred in and
an ordinance was passed in compli
ance with the same, which appears
elsewhere in this issue.
The chairman of the cemetery
committee reported $19950 expended
in repairs on the cemetery lodge
The committee was authorized tC
have the same insured.
The bridge committee was
authorized to have the bridge in
sured and to make an estimate of the
cost of certain repairs needed on The
bridge keepers house.
BY resolution the city pound was
moved to the city's property at the
engine house.
II. E. Beach, Jr., was elected city
tax assessor.
Clay Stacker was elected schoo
commissioner.
w. f. Beach and B. w. Ballen
tine submitted their bonds as treas
urer and bridge keeper respectively
They were received by the board.
Jno. Clifton, the blind son of Sam
uel Clifton, was released from paying
So privilege tax on a grocery store
in South Clarksville.
The widening of Eighth street
between Franklin and Main, tool
up its usual space last night. ThC
street committee and city attorney
were authorized to confer with S. J
Lowry as to the price per foot ht
would take for the necessary STRIP
from his property at the corner o
Eighth and franklin, to make thu
street the desired width.
A crossing was ordered put acros.
University avenue, on the south side
of Franklin street.
Washington street was ordered
graded and metaled from Martin t.
Elder street. Repairs were also or
dered, upon the recommendation o
DR., Marable, on Clark and Stafford
streets where they intersect Green
wood avenue.
First street was ordered graded
from main to Marion.
Ninth street was ordered metaleC
from Franklin to College.
Perhaps the most extensive pave
ment resolution ever offered to thu
btard was passed last night. Ii
short, every property owner from
Squire Caldwell;s residence or
Greenwood to The corporation line
was ordered to construct in front Of
his property substantial brick
pavement. In addition to this, DR.
Bailey was ordered to have a pave
ment constructed the entire length 0
the Henry property along Seconc
street Mrs. M. B. johnson was or
dered to do likewise along her prop
erty on Madison street. The heirs o
Mrs. John Bradley received the same
order. III. A. Current was ordered
to put good pavement along his
property on the south side of the
square. Mrs. Theresa Harrison was
also ordered to put pavement along
her property on Tenth street.
DIR. Marable asked for certain re,
Mrs on the new bridge on Front
street. Granted.
The matter of opening Tyler street
anda bridging a gully near the old
passenger depot was referred to the
street committee with power to act.
The board adjourned and recon,
vened to pass the ordinance granting
the franchise to the GAINESVILLE and
New Providence Street Railway Co.,
and the changing the pay of the
market master, on second reading.
Both ordinances passed and the
board adjourned.
Mrs. M .Schaenberger, Beaver Dam