The Nashville City Council met Thursday night and they approved motor fuel tax bids for the upcoming season.  Glen D. Snead, Incorporated was awarded three bids, including $44.34 per ton for 200 tons of bituminous mixture #1 for a total of $8,868; $5.25 per ton for 1,200 tons of rock to be spread on city streets during oiling for a total of $6,300; and $5.25 per ton for 100 tons of re-swept rock to be spread on city streets for a total of $550.  Beelman Logistics, LLC was awarded two bids, including $17.10 per ton for 1,200 tons of sealcoat aggregate to be delivered to the city for street oiling for a total of $20,520; and $11.69 per ton for 700 tons of CA-6 rock to be delivered to the city for a total of $8,183.  Don Anderson Company was awarded a bid for 39,429 gallons of emulsified asphalt for street oiling at a cost of $1.6119 per gallon for a total of $63,556.05.  And, Christ Brothers was awarded a bid for 200 tons of bituminous pre-mix cold mix used for patching streets at a cost of $73 per ton for a total of $14,600.  For the month of March, 342 residents used the city’s recycling truck bringing in 11.4 tons.  In February, there were only 200 residents that recycled 6.81 tons.  Also, the compost site is now open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 AM until 4 PM.  All Trash Days are set for April 16^th, 20^th and 23^rd.  The spring flushing of the city’s water main/distribution system is underway and will continue through April 15^th.  The city is flushing the north side of the system first and then progressing to the south side.  The council also approved the purchase of a new aeration system for the city lagoon from Municipal Equipment Company of Chaska, Minnesota for a cost of $10,444.  In a related move, they approved the purchase of powder activated carbon for the Nashville Water Plant at a cost of $23,760. The city purchases the carbon in bulk each year to save on costs.  The $0.775 per pound cost for the 28,800 pounds of carbon is the same as last year.  The council then approved a contract with Greg Session for mosquito spraying services.  Session will spray the city 12 times from now until October for a cost of $5,400, which is the same as last year.  The council approved a donation of $500 to the Simply the Best program sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension Office, which was held this past Saturday.  It was the same donation as last year for the annual program for area sixth through eighth grade students.  The council approved the transfer of $42,837.77 of local video gaming tax funds from the city’s general fund into the video gaming tax fund.  The money collected was from deposits made from May 2015 through March 2016.  All future receipts for video gaming will be deposited into the video gaming tax fund.