Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-07-25

would hereafter be opened during the after
noon, a. wei a. in the morning.
AID. Hughes ID this connection stated that
be was Informed that there was q bill q
Msssrs. F~arnswerth \ Co. for $500, for msdi.
cines furnished the poor, and offered a rssolu'
ton to establish two disPsnsariss, one in th'
southern and one in the northern portions Of
the city, at which prescriptions from any
regular physician should be filed for the poor
70 at the expense OF the city.
AID. Forrest stated thai during last year
medicines for the poor had cost the city about
$1,000. To prevent 50 great an outlay, the
board had made a contract BY which the poor
were furnished with medicines at the city dis
pensary for $500 per aunum. He was op-
posed to annulling this contract with the dis
psnsary, and hoped AID. Hughes resolution
would not pass.
AID. Morgan thought the contract with the
dispensary did not justify the bOardin reject
izg the account Of Msssrs. Farnsworth & Co,
who had acted in good faith, under an Ordi-
nance establishing a dispenssry in the south
srn PoFtion-o Of the city.
AID. Hughes was not willing TO trus. the
lives and limbs Of citizens, just because they
were poor. He wanted the pOorto get the best
Of medicines, prescribed By the best Of nsdi-
cal talent, no matter il it did cost the city a
larger amount than it did under the present
contract. He wished he system Of farming
out - the medical treatment Of the unfortu-
nate poor to a contractor discontinued.
AID. MolIoy advocated the cOntinusBss OF
the present system as the best for tie city and
the unfortunate poor. He would vote to con-
tinue the present system.
After some other debate, AID. Hughes, at
the request Of AID. Frazer, withdrsE bis resell
utiOn.
An ordinance in relation to contracting ae-
counts against the city was taken up and
passed on its second and final reading.
Tie ordinance fixing the fees Of the city in
speetor, giving him all the perquisitss OF the
Office, was taken up and was rejected on its
second and 6nsl reading.
On motion Of AID. Hughes The question in
relation to the Inspectors fees was referred to
the wharf committee.
The ordnance in relation to the paving Of
Poplar street was passed upon its hnal
reading.
/. AID. HuEhes, from The committee on ae-
counts, presented the account Of Jno. Gum
FOR si211 for building the inspectors Office,
and recommended It's payment.
On motion Of AID Forrest, the account was
rsferredto the improvement eomuittss-
AID. Hughes from the sam committee also
presented the accounts Of the city assessors,
city attorney, FIRE companies Nos l, 3 and 6,
G. L Penn, ovsrsesT Of tie ehain-gang, J. H.
Humphreys, city engineer, Edmondson 4
Armstrong, for repairs on hose Of FIRE engines,
J. J. MeMurry, Captain Of day police, Milton
A. Car, Young & Bros. FOR stationery for city
engineers ohee, Clesves & Walden for sta
tiohsry for city, Jackson gusrds, FOR quarterly
salary, S. Mausfeld6 Co, H. Dow for grease
and whisky barrels, A. NJ. Warner, black
smith to the steam FIRE engineer, A. B. Jewell,
chief Of fire department, John Ovsrton for
rent Of station house, =. A. Park & Co., for
gas fixtures for city prison and Court square,
and c. K. Hoist, city ssxt-H, FOR burying
twenty-e'ght pauPsrs, al Of which were
allowed and ordered 10 be paid.
AID. VoIlintins, from the COMMITTEES on FIRE
department, presented The report Of A. B.
Jewell, chief Of the are department, which
was received ana fled without reading.
AID. VoHinens sbo presented from q. chief
OF tie IRE department. a statement setting
forth the amount Of losses sustained BY fires
within The city FOR nine months Of the last cor
porste year.
AID. Vollintins presented Communication
from J. D.. Danbury in regard to the owner
ship OF the Ere steamer J. D. Dsnbury, Stating
that the city was the real and legal owner of
the steamer engine.
AID. VoTintiue, from the committee on the
fire department, reported adversely on the petit
ton OF the Memphis and Ohio railroad con-
pany, to allow them to erect wooden sheds at
their depot in the navy yard. The report Of
the committee was adopted.
Aid. Robinson then offered a resolution, pro-
viding for a conference Of the wharf commit
tee and contractors, at an early day, for the
purpose Of settling, if possible, the matter in
dispute between the city authorities and the
contractors for the wharf pavement. To re-
port il the work hes been done according to
contract.
AID. Morgan offered an amendment, to enter
to the credit Of Jno. LoWden & Co., the whole
amount allowed BY the last beard for paving
the what's.
AID. Hughes moved to lay the amendment on
the table. Carried.
The resolution Of AID. Robinson was
adopted.
AID. Joyner, from the committee on market
houses, reported a discrepancy in the account
Of the market Hastsr Of the north market.
ALI. Morgan offered a resolution ap7ropr-
ating $3.50 TO pay the expenses of W. J. Nc
Alpine, Of New York, to rome to Memphis
and make estimates and plans Got The water
works, the amount to Be held subject to the
order Of the water works commissioner.
AID. vonintine moved to amen the rssoIu-
ton, 30 as to place the amount named to the
credit Of the chairman Of the water works com
missioner, to be expended for plans and speei-
f~cstions, which smendmsnt was accepted BY
Mr.. Morgan, and the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
AID. Worsham, from the vigilance commit
tee, offered an ordinance fixing the uniform,
insignia and badges Of the police force, which
was passed on its first reading, and referred
to the committee on ordinances.
Ala. Forrest submitted the report Of th.
south Memphis market master, which, on
motion, was ordered to be returned for eorrec-
ton.
Aid. Forrest submitted the report OF the city
tax collector, FOR the month Of June. The
amount reported as collected for IL ncath is
81, 26277.
AID. MoIloy, from the special committee to
receive propositions for the purchase Of the
eity's stock in the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad, submitted a proposition from F. NJ.
White and associates, for the purchase OF the
stock in said road, they offering to take the
same at par, and pay for it in The post bonds
Of tbeeitF, the first payment Of $1,000, with
the annual interest on the bonds, to be made
In 1s65, and the sans amount to be paid snnu-
ally thereafter, until the whole amount Of
s250,O0o is paid up. They also propose, il
the board prefer &c pay FOR the whole amount
% the stock, in cash, at the tate OF fifty cents
Oh the dollar.
AID. Yoliintine and Martin (Ald. Frazer in
the chair sirsnuouslY opposed TIE sale OF the
stock.
AID. Molloy preferred that TIE proposition
should not be acted upon at this tims. He only
submitted it as chairman Of the committee, for
the consideration Of the board.
AID. Forrest thought that it was the eity's
interest 20 sch the stock on the tsrmspropOssd
in the first part Of the proposition.
AID. Molloy vsntured the prediction that
the sock in the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad would never reach eighty cents on
the dollar.
Ara. Martin thought that the proposition Of
fly cents cash on the dollar was infinitely
| better than the first proposition Of White and
associates % pay in the post bonds Of the