The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-10-07

AT the meeting of the City Council
last week the final and third reading
of the 100000 bond issue for the re-
demptioin of Black Bottom passed
by decisive vote of fifteen to five.
The City Council of Nashville went
on record as favoring the moral eleva,
ton OF that part of the city that has
so long been an eyesore, and it may
be said, curse to the progress of
Greater Nashville. Political whims
were thrown aside and the Council by
an overwhelming vote, voiced the sen.
timent of progressive Nashville
Notwithstanding some objections to
1ncurring this additional expense had
been raised from some quarters. The
taxpayers are satisfied and the peo-
pie are rejoicing The Council did
more than this, it ratified by the same
vote the proposition, which also
passed its final reading, for the issu-
ance OF $4,000 in bonds as an IN
ducement for the location of a Nor
NAL, Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege for Negroes somewhere in Da-
wilson County. This is regarded in
the same light by the tax-paying cit
liens as the Black Bottom issue. as
it is hoped to render such assistance
to the Negro youths as they have
heretofore been denied.
There is hardly a property holder
in the whole county, and but few In
the city, who will vote against either
of these propositions at the coming
election. The voting strength of forty
thousand Negroes, who reside in
Greater Nashville and who will come
out in full support of these two prop
ositions in November, is a splendid
argument that both issues will be rat
it1ed at the polls. From all that can
be learned, the white citizens are for
once unit in the support of both
propositions, as it met its smallest op-
position and encountered its last
breaker when 1t overcame the five
opposing members in the City Coun-
Gil. 1t is stated, however that these
five opponents hardly objected TO the
main issue of either proposition, but
opposed principally technicalities that
they thought might arise in the le
gality of such issues.
The Central Park idea, which seems
now to be the slogan, will in few
years erase entirely from the mem.
ory of the citizens of Nashville the Of
fensive name of Black Bottom.
Mayor Howse says on the Black
Bottom Proposition:
II want to assure the people of
Nashville that | have given much
time and the best thought Of which
am carahle to the proposed elimina
tion Of Black Bottom. have had
blue prints made of the proposed park
and gone into this place with compe
tent real estate men and roughly es-
imated the value of the property to
ne purchased or condemned, and after
Totrg over the matter with several
nembers of the Park Commission
have no fear in saying that a mag
nificent park con be established for
the proposed sum of $3C0000 which
will in the course of time be worth
Nil'iors of dollars to the City OF
Nashville Here are Just a few of
the many reasons why Nashville
should destroy Black Bottom.
WHAT WOULD FOLLOW.
, Property values would be en-
, hanoed throughout the city and espe-
cialy in South Nashville.
Home seekers with money to in
vest would be more likely to settle
here.
] Health conditions would be im
proved throughout the city and the