Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-17

the board in its position as a precedent an
ordinance could not be partially vetoed it
must stand OF fall as a whole. He contended
that the salaries as fixed were not too high.
On a vote ten voted to retain The ordinance
az it stands, and FIVE against it; one vote
wanting Of two-thirds, the mayors veto was
sustained.
e On motion Of AID. Kortreeht the salary Of
the street commissioner was reduced to $3.50,
and that Of the engineer to $1,000 per annum
by a vote Of 9 in favor and 6 against the
motion. The subject Of the recorders clerk
WIS referred to the police committee and a
resolution passed to have the message printed.
A communication was read from Dr.. Peyton
announcing that be had been appointed secre-
tary Of the board Of health. The communica-
ton was referred to the special committee to
report whether the board should confirm the
appointment.
Aid. Patrick reported a nuuber.of accounts
which were acted upon. Among other &C.
coHnts was a gas bill, to which AID. VolIen-
tins objected that the money would go Nor,h,
as the greater part Of the stock Of the gas
works was owne! there and the account ought
not to be paid.
Aid. GresDlaw said that about tws-tbirds
Of the stock was owned by a party in Gin
~cInDati; be had offered to sell it to Captain
Church and others, to pay for it out of tie
profits of the concern, but he AID. Greenlawl
was Of opinion that the city was the right
party to hold the stock. The account was
laid over.
AID. Robinson, from the committee en-
finance, reported an ordinance that certain
bonds for funding q portion of the cily's debt,
which had been signed but not issued, should
be burned. Adopted.
The same reported a resolution refusing per-
mission to the school visitors to draw beyond
the amount of school tax collected.
Aid. KOrtreeht explained that there remained
S22,O94T Of the school tax uncollected, and
be moved that the school visitors be permitted
to Issue scrip to the amount Of $3.50 to pay
what was due of last years account. He
showed that if the city had paid over TO tie
schools its proportion Of taxes in cash, instesd
Of in the deprecated paper of the city, worth
only eigity-hve to ninety cents on the dollar,
nothing would now be owing by them.
AID. GTeenlaw objected to give one dollar 10
the schools until the board Of visitors had pub
lishsd a full report Of their finances. he OBJ
jected also to the great loss Of time by long
speeches in council.
AID. Robinson said the law required the tax
collector to pay over the school tax as It is COL
lecied.
AID. KoTtrecht's resolution was lost, and
that Of AID. Robinson carried.
AID. Morgan moved the final passage Of an
ordinance forbidding any officer Of the city to
put a man on the police in the same corporate
year as the one in which be should be dis
charged for any misconduct and that every
policeman appointed should be reported at the
next meeting Of council for confirmation.
Passed.
The same gentleman moved to finally pass
an ordinance authorizing the mayor TO adver-
tise fer proposals to remove dead animals from
streets and alleys. Passed.
The mayor nominated NJ. O'Brian and P.
Brannan for appointment as night policemen,
and ]. T. Collier as day policeman.
Aid. Townsend did not ike to see SO many
foreigners put on the police be had no obJec-
ton to a fair proportion Of both Americans
and foreigners.
AID. Greenlaw asked how many Americans
were on the force.
The Mayor said when be nominated a man
for the police be did not know Of what country
the men were, nor did he care be asked, not
whether they were foreigners, but whether
they would make good policemen.
AID. Townsend said that Of eighteen men
eleven were foreigners.
Aid. Tigbe thought the talk about foreigners
out OF place under present circumstances q;
when We got rid Of the Yankees be thought
we had got rid o. all that. No such distinc-
ton was made in taking men into the army.
He did not, however, object to a fair proper
ton. The subject was then laid over.
Aid. TOWNSEND reported an ordinance allow
ing the recorder to employ a clerk at $50 a
month. Aid. Farmer moved to make the
salary SIS a month. Aid. Kortrecht thought
the recorder could get along witheut clerk,
and moved to lay the subject On the table,
which notion was carried.
AID. Farmer offered q protest against the
action of-the board in sustaining the veto Of
the mayor on the subject Of the salaries Of the
engineer and Of the street commissioner, on
the ground that the veto was Illegal, being Of
the nature Of an er post 'fact0 law; that the
mayor was sstoPPsd by his own acf in nom
, mating candidates for these Offices, after the
salaries be now objects to were fixed, and that
, it was a bad precedent. The protest was
signed by one half the whole board, Messrs.
Farmer, VoIlentine, Patrick, Durree, Morgan,
, Greenlaw, Robinson and Kirby.
) Adjourned until this evening.
II Oh, such a cold, sore throat, headache
and bones ache, with infsmed eyes, that tell
their own tale by the dripping waters. Well,
, 90 and buy bottle Of smbrosial oil, and you
will have a speedy relief. Read the evidences
in special notices.
+ ATTENTION, C~oNFEDERATE GUARDs.--You
5 will meet in your rnew drill rooms in the
D Adams block, on Second street, one door from
the corner Of Adams street, Tomorrow night,
at s O'Clock. a punctual attendance Of all
the members is requested. By order Of
I. ]. T. BEGBIE, Captain.
Holly WooD, July 16, 1856.
By request Of a gSeatnumber of ny friends
T l will speak at the drill room Of Chelsea Home
Guards, North Memphis, on next Wednesday
night, commencing at S.o'eloek. Opposing
: candidates for the legislature are invited.
J.. L. HARRIS.
e SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn, July 10, 1861.
If our able representative and true southern
man, VIM. 7. Farley, will consent to repre-
e sent US in the State Senate be will receive the
rnraial annnnrt Of MANN Nnrrpa