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Domestic News
July 24, 1868
Nashville Union And Dispatch
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
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During yesterday's city council meeting, Councilman Conners remarked on the proposed Assistant Street Overseer position, stating too many council members have personal agendas. Councilman Olsen advocated for hiring diligent workers, not political idlers like John Cackrill, the negro Street Overseer.
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In the Board of Common Council yesterday, Councilman Conners, in speaking of the creation of a new office, that of Assistant Street Overseer, remarked a fact that has long since been in our mind, namely, "There are too many men in the City Council with axes to grind." Councilman Olsen said, in view of the probability of the passage of the same bill, that he hoped that if it became a law, that men who pay attention to their business should be employed, and not those who stand on the streets and spout politics, like John Cackrill, the negro Street Overseer.
In the Board of Common Council yesterday, Councilman Conners, in speaking of the creation of a new office, that of Assistant Street Overseer, remarked a fact that has long since been in our mind, namely, "There are too many men in the City Council with axes to grind." Councilman Olsen said, in view of the probability of the passage of the same bill, that he hoped that if it became a law, that men who pay attention to their business should be employed, and not those who stand on the streets and spout politics, like John Cackrill, the negro Street Overseer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
City Council
Assistant Street Overseer
Municipal Office
Political Remarks
John Cackrill
What entities or persons were involved?
Councilman Conners
Councilman Olsen
John Cackrill
Domestic News Details
Event Date
Yesterday
Key Persons
Councilman Conners
Councilman Olsen
John Cackrill
Event Details
In the Board of Common Council, discussion on creating the Assistant Street Overseer office included Councilman Conners noting too many council members with axes to grind, and Councilman Olsen hoping for employment of business-focused men rather than street politicians like John Cackrill, the negro Street Overseer.