Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-21
BOARD or ALDERMEN.
THE OFFICIAL PROCE EDINGS
IcoNcLUDED FROM YEsTERDAY.l

TIE ordinance In relation TO Cslsboose fees
was reported favOrably upon by the commit
tee, and the second section being stricken out
was adopted finally, and is as follows:
Be it ord4ized By the Board Of Aayor aud Aldermen
the city Nsmphs
sEc / that in all cases where p-i. oaers are com,
mitted 20 jail tbs city work-aIse the keeper there
OF shall be allow-d compensation a s for every
twsR'yfonT honrs each of the aid prisoners may D,
c'niuet and fed BY hIA IN ssid city prisoa And in a.
cases where prisoners committed an ged OI
shall only charge for each esi that be 'Hruish e
four hours.
SEC. ,. Toat al dnanc.s and parts Of ordinance:
conflicting With II ar-t section ~ this ordinance BE-
| snd the same are hereby repealed.
The ordinance in relation to the expulsion
| OF policemen was referred 10 the Committee
on City Police.
j. J. irotter, policeman, was dismissed
and Thomas Mccormick nominated in his
place and confirmed by the Board.
COMMITTEE ON CITY POLICE.
Upon the case OF W. C. Morgan and n.
johnson, for the charge Of aRssulting Dr.. Bell,
Of Arkansas, the report OF the committee was
as follows, sBd was adopted By tue Board ;
To the Board OF Mayor aad Aldermen:
! GENTLEMEN Your committee, to whom was
/ referred tue charges against policemen Nor
/ gan and johnson, after careful examination,
] find that said policemen were in the discbaTge
of their official duty, bat that the said johnson
I was guilty Of a very great iudiscreti0n In
striking Dr.. Bell after be was dissrmed, and
would suggest that the Mayor be instructed to
| repTimand said Johnson for toe same.
d. H. TOWNSEND,
NJ. E. COCHRAN.
COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Upon the account OF c. NJ. Bennett Tor re-
! pairing cistern, tue committee was favorable
| and was approved BY tbs Board, the accounts
being for 500.
! C3MNITTEE OK PNIETIEG.
! The committee repor ed in favor OF the al
/ lowance Of an account in favor Of the Bulletin
/ Company, for SI7 40 Report adopted and
/ the count allowed By the folio wing vote {:
! Ayes Aldermen Tighe, Cochran, Amis, K0r-
trecht, Patrick, G3iior and Merril,7. Nays
| Aldermen Morgan, Ayres, Farmer, Townsend
/ Robinson and Vollintine, 6.
| An Aecount in favor OF the APPEAL Office,
4 for $40, was allowed.
TIE account OF the .4rgUs ofice was refer
red back to the Committee on Printing, to ss-
lect such items ss had been ordered by the
Board and report the same for allowance.
IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
The follow accounts ot ". B. Greenlaw &
Co. were reported fsvoraby upon by the com
mittee, but DO action was had upon the report
by the Board;
v. Goesnisw & Co, srsvsl.-............s..s8 81
d. do DO ...........-.. & 2o1 20
40 DO d ..---.-.-....- 2.57j Gu
SPECIAL CybIMITTEEs
The Special COMMITTEES 10 relation to dam
ages dons to Mcs. Hi-chler's property report
ed ss follows:
+" That as matter OF sxpsdisncy the city
repair the sewer referred to in former report,
aud that the Street Commissioner, under the
supervision Of the City Englnssr, be instructed
to repair the Sans as early as prdc ica5!e."
Adopted
POOR OF THE CITY.
Aid. Gsilor, Of the Special Committee. Oh
providiny fOT the POOR, submitted tue goiloRiag
report, which was refereito the Finance Com
mittee:
To IN, Honorable arl OF Mayor sni Aldermen Of the
y OF Heuphis:
The undersigned, a minority OF your com
nittes, to whom WAS referred the conmuuics-
tion Of tue Mayor 10 regard to the poor OF tue
city, has carefully consiiere the subject, and
bsgs lsaTe to report:
That the war and blockade having mainly
suspended the employment Of the poor ot Mem
phis, co nposed largely Of v1untseI's families.
and ha a4ncially disabled, in A great measure,
those Who ordinarily relieve tba wants OF this
class, and there being much distress among
them, and more in prospect, it bsbo0ve. the
authorities OF this city 70 adopt some measures
by which immediate and effective relief be ad.
mi1istered.
The undersigned would suggest that there b.
provided 10 central portion OF The city a
room lOr the reception OF such aHiclss IS the
charitsby disposed of our city nay Be enabled
to contribute, as well as the farmers ana plant
ers Of the surrounding country. Your commit
tee also bslisZsthIt the most efeciual method
~ anrcb the charities so obtained could be
distributed TO the deserving, would b. through
tue ciergymen OF the various religious denomi
nations of the city, ana such ladies' as will vol
untser in the acts Of mercy contemplated. The
undersigned recommend the adoption Of tha
following resolutions:
RssOlpei, That the Mayor be and be is here.
by authorizes to procure at as early day as
possible, a rosm suitable to the object coRten-
plated above.
Resoiusd, That the ladies' Of the city, and
cieTg gmen Of the various religious denonina-
lions, be invited 70 solicit contributions for
the relief Of the poor, to take charge Of tbs
same and distribute to such ss they may deem
deserving; and that the Mayor be requested to
consult with them 10 the dispensing sf such
charities. Respectful submitted
FRASg NJ GAILoR,
A minority OF the ComniJte
Upon a petition 10 relation to the grade
of AISbsma street, from Poplar street to the
Raleigh road, the special committee, through
Aid. Volintine, submitted the following re-
port which was referred to the Improvement
Committee.
The undersigned, Aldermen from the Eish,h
ward, 10 whom was referred the within peti-
ton, beg leave 10 report tnat tRs grade On
Alabama street ought TO be changed 90 a 10
convey the water now flowing from Alabama
street down lhofaton svenua, so as to carry it
down Alabama street, aGd that the Ciy Eagi-
nser be instructed to survey and fix the grade
in pursuance of this report.
II. VoLLINTIFE,
T. n. GAILoR.
DEFUTY INSPECTOR
AID. T1ghe moved that E. G. Lemovne be
confirmed ts Deputy Inspector. Aid. GaiIor
moved to lay the nomination on the table.
Lest.
Toe nomination was then voted upon and
confirmed.
STEAM FIRE ENGINE.
Aid. Voilintine submitted the following res
olutions, aBd the same were adopted By the
Bosrd
Rssolved, That the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil OF Nashville be requested 70 loan to the
city Of Memphis one Of their steam fire en-
CINE and such other machinery OF apparatus
as may be necessary to put the same In sdecess-
ful operation.
hssolpsd, further, That ]. D. Dlnbury he
appointed By this Board to repair to Nashville
ard present the above resolution with power
and authority to make all such arrangements
as may Re necessary to procure said engine,
and bring the same to Memphis, and that be