Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-19

who paid the ptice were ice owners OF the
agticls.
COUNCIL P-RocEBDINGs Cornell met 10
regular session last evening, thirteen Of the
sixteen members were present. lac principal
matters Of discussion we're the following
Capt. Ham gon.-AId. GaIior, with ssme sp-
proprists remarks, offered resolutions respect
ing the loss the city has sustained by he death
of Capt. Hamilton, Of the Southern Guards,
which were adopted. Aid. Merrill, as a mem
Der Of the Military Beard, bore testimony to
the sagacity, prudence, and integrity which
had Characterized the coaduct Of The de-
ceased in Lis connection with that Board.
AID. Farner offered a resolution a Propriating
one huadred dollars pay for music and other
outside expenses, iHcsrred b. The Mayor at
tie funeral Of Capt. Hamilton, az a testimony
of respect from the city to the deceased. AID.
Y3lliDine objected upcn the ground that The
city charter conferred upon the Board no power
to appropriate the eity's money in the manner
proposed. he was willing 70 contribute lie
five dollars toward dsfraying the expenses, if
the effort was made TO raise the money BY subs
scription. AID. Farmer said be would with
draw his resOlutionif 81 oPpositOn was made
The resolution was Withdrawn.
Pauments.-The vexed subject Of paying &C
counts contracted by e4heers OF the city, with
out the authority Of The Board, was once
more discussed. AID. GailOr made a PROPOSE
ton which, if adopted, would reduce, if not
prevent. fudher difficulty on this point-it was
shat past bills, contracted at the time the
Board sanctioned the practice, should be paid,
aud Council should turn over a new leaf, and
allow no future accounts OF the kind. AID.
Farmer said a bookseller in the city had tod
hin, that the city WAS nor using bis station
erv. fer which the Board refused to pay. AID.
Morgan protested against raging any Of these
accounts: they were contracted without the
authority OF Jaw. Hs Wss for justice, but it
was Justice uotin opposition to, but in accord
anee with law-thAt was bis principle. AID.
Patrick commended that these accounts were
contracted by the former Board, which had
sanctioned the officers in making purchases in
the manner objected to, BY passing accounts
80 contracted. Aid. Ayres cOntendsd that
vshen the city received articles purchased in
tie manner objected to, and used them, it must
nav for them notwithstanding tie infornality
attending ths manner Of making the purchase.
Aid. YoIiiniae argued that the law said debts
Should not be contracted in toe manner OBJ
iscted to, and BY the law Council was not
bound to pay those debts.
AID. Robinson, in reply to AID. Ayres, said
Council did not know thai the paper or books
II was using, ct any particular time, had been
purchased in defiance Of law, ard OF notices
given in the newspapers, and therefore was not
bound for them There was a difference in an
account presented for articles purchased by
fbs street committee, for the previous Board
had decided that an order given to an officer
20 DO certain work, carried with it authority tt
make tie EYEGLASSES necessary to complete the
work TO bs done. The Beard decided that the
accounts presented By AID. Patrick should b
Maid. The President, DR.. Merrill, c~onsratu-
lated Council upon It's determination 10 adhere
TO the law upon this subject, for a great por'
ton Of the debt now weighing upon the city
mad been contracted by It's officers Illegally
Erdorsers had been illegally obtained to notes
usuTfous interest had been paid for thousand
o. dollars which were borrowed without au
thoriiy Of law.
C,y Inspsaor-Ald. Robinson offered a re-
port against confirming The City InspactoI'
appointment OF two deputies, as the charte
conferred no power in Council 70 appoint sucl
officers. AID. Morgan showed from the ordin
ance that a @dsBuly" is spoken of there. Aid
Robinson feared thatif Council recognized To
deputies it would be oblgedto recognize tbei
acts. Tie report was by a vote laid on th
table.
S0atkern Mothers-Ald. Robinson repOrte
that Cogncl haze no authority to remit th
city tax on the building occupied BY the South
ern Mothers (; Council sanctioned the decision
Of the report, and the hospital must pay take
SlaUc Deeler's Licen8s-The question 0
reducing tie amount Of license paid by dealer
in slaves from $500 to 500, for the next yeaI
assiseassed. 1t was stated ibY those VII
favored the measure, that this class Of me
were doing but little business at present, an
If the full OK was insisted upon, some Of ther
would close their establishments, and the cit
would lose several hundred dollars. On Ii
ether bard it was eontenaed that eommisslo
merchants, those especially engaged in ths cot
ton business, and other business men In th
city, were in the same pooition as the Parde
in question, and must be INDUCED with a cor
responding reduction. To this it vas reptile
that that class Of merchants are taxed on
sliding scale, the amounts Of their tax varying
within certain limits, with the amount G
business they de, while the slave dealers Ia
Is fixed at $500 per snnnm in al circumstan
ces. Il was then argued that while insistin
upOa the payment CT the full license could q
worst Only lose the city a few hundred dollar
TO make thereduction asked for would derang
the existing system Of licenses, lesdto simii'
applications fron other business, aud in Il
end reduce The city income by thousands
dollars. The Board declined to reduce Il
slave dealers license.
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