Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-20
BOARD OF
THE OFFICIAL PROcEEDINGS.

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At an adjourned meeting Of the Board Of May
OF and Aldermen held yesterday evening, Sept.
10, 1861, at 4 O'Clock, present Hon. Jn0. Park,
Mayer, Chairman Merrill, Aid. Volliutine.
Cochran, Morgan, Robinson, Farmer, Anis,
Gallor, Patrick, Ayres. Townsend, KoTtrecht,
Iighe, Greeniaw, and KIRBY.
A quorum being announced, the Chairman
took bis seat and called the Board to. order,
when the roll Of Aldermen was called and the
unfinished business was proceeded with, by
reports from the COMMITTEES on
ORDINANCES.
Upon the ordinance repeating the ordinance
making 1t the duty Of the Tax Collector 70
make out the tax book aud empowering The
Mayor to employ some sui able person 10 DO so
at an expense OF 1920, the COMMITTEES reported
ia tayer Of its passage upon tue second read
ing. rhe;report Of the COMMITTEES was nom
coucurred IN BY the Boa1d, and the ordinance,
upon motion, was laid on the table.
STRAWBERRIES, ETC.
Upon the ordinance In relation to the sale Of
strs UbeFries, etc, through the day on the pay
msnt u q license Of Sl5 per snnun, the report
Of the committee wac favorable, but was nou-
concuued fl by the Board, and the ordinance,
upon motion, laid on the table.
HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN.
Upon an ordinance in relation to the cleo
ton end compensation Of a Hospital Physi-
cisn, the report Of the committee was favor
sble and Ess received by the Board, and the
ordinance disposed Of by the passage Of the
following resolution By aid. Kortrecht;
Resolvsd, etc, That The proposed ordinance
on physician 20 city hospital, be referred to the
Chairman Of this Board and the Board Of
Trustees Of the city hospital, for them to re-
port such amendments to The present ordinance
on tie subject as are deemed necessary.
PAVING ORDINANCE.
Upon the ordnance In relation TO paving
sidewalks and cutters, the report OF tbe COM
mittes wss, that the same be passed finally, as
reported back by them. Aid. Robinson offered
The following as a substitute, end tbe same
was laid on the table by the following vote 4:
Ayes-Alds. Cochran, Morgan, Amis, Ayes,
Kortrecht, Kirby, Greenla y, TOWNSEND, Far
nsr and Merrill. Eays-Ald Tfghe, Robin
soE, Patrick, Gailor and YollIntine.
e # ordained " the B ard Of Mayor and Aldermen OF
Che city or Memphis:
Tbs wherever suffers have been put down on any OF
ths So ests or alleys q this city, ard paid for cut u the
city treasury. that 10 future wien sad cutters hall
need YepaIT- or F%CsyiuE. N all such Instances the "a
pairing or T,lAyins OF sueh cutters shall Be Gore 81 ih'
s1sF nss Of he propeTty holders where such gutteriuE OF
r-psising Is done, sad where 10 gutter has ever been
laid, tn same shsAl be done ct the expense o. Tire city
o. 8rnpAis. snd theFesfter any repairing or RELAXING Of
holdsI S. IS above.
And be il further ordained, That al tho provisions OF
the ordinance regulating the Fuiling down % psvl1E
sidewalks is hereby adopted and msde a part Of This or
dIosuoe.
AID. GailOr offered as an amendment the fol-
lowing
And bs it further ordained, That ths parties who have
bee t~enedttei ~ Eu;terins paid 70 ~ the city, b re-
Ga red to Bay fhs smsuut so rxpsn' ed In o tho CITY treas
urv, and fha Tax Collector is h-rabv required 20 sscer-
tain the bCS meth-d o. collecting the same. %ITs5ied.l
AID. Robinson moved to refer the ordinance,
as reported by the committee, back TO the
sane, and his motion was lost.
Aid. Yollintine moved 70 refer the ordinance
to a special committee. Lost
The ordinsnce, as reported, was then passed
finally By the following vote: Ayes-AId.
Cochran, Morgan, Auis, Ayres, KoJtrecht,
Kirby, GTesnlaw, Townsend, Farmer aud Mer-
rlll-l0. Nsys-Ald. Tighe, Robinson, Pat
rick, Gsllor and Voilintine-5.
The ordnance, as adopted finally, is as fol-
lows
Be it ordained by the Brsrd Of Mayor and Aldermen Of
the CITY Of Memphis:
That froE srd after this date it shali be the duty OF
an p'o9crty holders Of the city, in constructing or re-
pairing sidewalks sul Fids-Wnlk psvements, in pursu-
sacs q orders OF this Board, 20 construct and psve the
necessary cutters, aud furnish the proper cuvbiug, aC-
clrdinr 10 ihe orders which the Board may from time TO
tins mskr UIder the ssnls obligations end penalties he
prescribed by ordinance for Compelling paving OF side
walks.
B- IL further o~r1sined, That 81 ordinances in conflict
with This Be, and the same ave hereby repealed.