Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Another All-Night Me- citing At
Thd City Ha, /.
Aldermen Hodeson and Smith Throw a
Bomb Iuto the Stree Committee
Other Importa at Matter.


GARD were present with the excep- b
ion of Aldermen Neblett and a
1oung. I
The minutes of the preceding C
meetings were read and approved,
md bills to the amount of $784.56 e
we're ordered paid.
The reports of the officers were
read and approved. /.
The report of the treasurer showed
a balance on hand of 81 ,503.8l.
The Committee on Assessments
and Releases reported a petition from
Mrs. Strother, asking release OF
5000 on taxation. Granted.
Sid. c. Batson was released from
taxation on $3.50 stock in the Farm
ers & Merchants Bank.
The Street Committees report was
the first matter that brought up any
discussion. The report showed that
about 800 had been charged TO TINS
account during February and March
and that the greater part of it went TO
crossings. Alderman Hodgson asked
If the Street Committee had the
power to do work without tlrst haV
ing an order from the board for the
same? This proved bomb, when
was entirely unexpected. Mr.. Hodg-
son took the position that no WORK
should be done without first having
an order and an appropriation from
the board for it. In short, he held
that it was the duty of a committee
to first get estimates on work ana
ask for an appropriation. He was
seconded in this by Alderman smith
and lengthy discussion ensueo'
During this discussion an ordinance
J was read from the City Digest, which
sustained Messrs Hodg5on and
Smith in their position. The bill for
the crossing on Madison, at the inter
section of Seventh, was therefore lef'
3 as a legacy to the Street Committee
and they were ordered to do no more
work without first having an order
and an appropriation for the same
The chairman of the School Com
( mittee recommended repairs on the
roof of Howell school building. Inc
recommendation was received ant
the repairs will be made.
The report of the chief of the mr.
If department showed the apparatus II
, good order.
The Committee on Lights reporte'
q a proposition from the Electric Ligh
!. Il Co. to light the city for another year
The proposition was substantla'i
the same as the one made year az
K and it was accepted.
IS While on the subject of the light
the inefliciency of the service we
. discussed. Alderman Marable sal
~ that he had been told by two ele'
tricians that the dynamo was not su
ficent to give the power to the ligh
re as specified in the contract. A con
H. mittee was appointed to look into II
matter and report to the next NEE
70 ing of the board. Alderman Marabl
70 Childers and Pettus are the con
70 mittee.
> The chairman of the Bridge Cor
IN mittee was ordered to get estimat
ter ON repairs needed on the bridl
g" keepers house.
The Street Committee was order'
~ to establish the line at the corner
nd Commerce and Third streets, so
ri C. Merritt would know where to p
the walls of his building. The col
mittee was also instructed to
lty toblish the line on the east side
in Front street, south to the corporate
at line.
OF. DIR. Bailey petitioned to the boa
ON to allow him time, indefinite, in &C
his structing a pavement along his pre-
;tb erty on Second street. Tabled.
,et The bonds of the recorder and CT
marshal were occepted.
rn- The ordinance creating the office
ne city engineer after lengthy cons
D a GRAFTON was laid on the table until
nat next meeting of the board.
Alderman Hodgson was put on
committee as an assistant in ov
md hauling the ordinance and getting
,ng in shape to come before the board
rhe its May meeting. The entire boa
is in favor of employing city
gineer, and the only points on VIII
ster thew differ are the duties and sal;
the of the officer.
stty Alderman Crouch came to II
tur- last night with orders for paveme
ter for the Fifth ward. 1t took Recor
Bailey twenty minutes to read
-. resolution and it is therefore
WI. ~, lengthy for publication, in this iss
nm A pavement is ordered, however,
race every place where one is need.
VIE A larger pipe was ordered pu
Z 40 the intersection of Second and ia
disc streets.
The corner line was ordered est
Vile lished south of University avenue
4.