Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-19

Wnen not eGaploYeQ WIKI SCI Cauaeht Lnt CdlLuA % LuoBe
cases would be resumed psrsmptOrily. PsrtiesOn bail
VIII therefore appear in court and renew their recog'
nizanees for continuance Of heir cases. The court viii
only try such cases as itmuE necessarily ny. as parties
in jail The court would at once adjourn If allowed by
the Legislature to do 80, or by the requirements Of hu-
mAniiy and the safety Of The community. Desperadoes
must be dealt with. for the security Of life and properly
and men in prison sbould, il possible, have a trial. 1t /.
more than likely, however. as the court thinks, that II
win not be able TO do the business, aud when this appears,
It VIII adjourn. This wiz be unfortunate, but # neces
STATED It must be submitted to. Much business, however
has been siready done, aud # possible, to continue lie
transaction the functions Of this important court ought
not TO be suspended even for E time. during its sessions
SAYINGS n DOINGs OF COUNCIL-CounciI
met in regular sessions last night the attendance was
not large, and the business was dispatched by an esrly
hour.
Taesndiarisa--Before Council entered on their duties,
Col John Martin, formerly a member Of Council stated
that he had been desired to call the attention Of Council
TO the fact that threats had been made by various citizens
that In certain contingencies they would Sc. fire 10 their
houses. He said the attention Of Council should be
turned toward the necessity Of providing an extra police
to prevent useless and eulpsble incendiarism
,Pu6He SehOOk-A resolutions was offered that single
drays be taxed SIS a year aud double ones $50 a year.
the proper proportion to be paid over to the city schools.
Aid Vclntine moved TO strike out that portion Of the
ordinance which sPpsopraies 8 portion Of the dray IL
cense to the city schools. The motion vas carried, and
the schools - not get the money.
UHiog Sns-.-Ad Farmer moved 20 change the
name of Union street to Belmont street. On motion of
AID Kortrecht the motion was laid on the table.
@T1s Polics-Ald Townsend offered a resolution that
n future she city officers, whose duty It Is to be present
IA; the sitings Of Council, be required to do 20. The
police, including the chief appeared careless about per
fOrmilg The duties laid upon them by Council. Il was
the same in the station house. At roll call there 1t was
common for the chief and often the captains and ueutsn-
ants and portions Of the men, 70 be absent at that time.
AID Nerril said frequent statements had been made
il Council that the Chief Of Police failed to do his duty
II that L. the case, and also the case with members Of the
police, such parties must Be discharged, aud men who
Wild their duty put in their room Was Councils TO be
m~esIy-moUthed about this matter Do not permit the
police to walk about the streets inattsnGve 10 their
dutieS The Chief Of Police has often been complained
Of; If he fails to do his duty, discharge him; it is certain
he IS not At his duty here to night. 1t was his opinion
that the Mayor was Tue proper man to discharge I'M
worthy policemen It was not for the Chairman of the
Police COMMITTEE to run about 70 ascertain the character
u BllitNuAou VIZ NNG N4EAh W nave VNNAH4rA hAh OulNts
The Mayor should be made responsible il he knowingly
put men on the police whose character, made them
unfit for the Office. He objected to Council going on with
its business without paying proper Intention to the fire.
quent complaints made against the police. He thought
there was plenty Of good honest men in he city. who
wOulddo the duties well for the pay, witch was not bad
Aid Townsend, who IL the chairman Of tie police
committee, said that IN an experience Of two years be
hsd never known the Chief Of Police, to GENE TO this
Board, or TO himself as chief Of the police comnittee, to
report any police officer a. failing to do his duty. His
duty requires his presence on many occasions IN nspy
places, bat be was not found where his duty required
him 70 be. II was the anne at rol call he was rarely
there, and there were captains IeutenRuts and many Of
the men that were negligentin that respect There were
men on the police 50 degraded and 50 low down that 10
gentleman would associate with them. There we're gen
lemen on the police, good men who attended diligently
and faithfully 10 their duties, and some Of tRem had told
him they could not remain In their places If disrspaiable
persons werv allowed to stay as members Of the force.
He had been compelled TO turn of various improper
Persons for doing which he had been tainted IN the
streets BY them. cursed and threatened He was tired Of
Il and some change mustbe inside.
Aid voIlntne said a petition had been drawn up by
the Mayor, which had several names Of Aldermen NJ
tached, 20 add twenty-five men 70 the police, 70 watch
against persons setting FIRE to their houses in the city.
be had signed IT, but be was convinced, from the stste-
ments made IN DE Board BY the chairman of the police
committee, that the matter wanted looking into. If it
was made 70 appear TO him that the Mayor put men on
tbs paHcs knowing them to be improper persons, be
would vote to r~epnnsnd him for 20 doing be Il as re-
| spouhble for his acts as any ether officer Of The city. II
be was not doing his duty In this respect be for one
would vote TO dismiss him from bib Office. He thought
1 4ha aFnvo-s nevId eou-sI4 81 eh.Frn-r ~ fLr -olf.a a-.
1lses n making his nominations. and not 10 have per.
sons put on the faFes whom tht gentleman thought im-
proper. Under the circumstance, he should oppose the
Increase of the police foFes,
The resolution requiring tho officers whose duty ii Is to
be present at the meetings of the Board was adopted
Iaoerdiarisa Again.-Ald KoTtreeht of. red . resolu-
ton expressing regretthat any citizens should talk Of ret
ting IRE 70 their houses under certain circumstances, and
presiding for calling upon citizens to enrol themselves as
. voluntary police, 30 protect property IA thr city. q
such protection should be deemed necessary in view
Of threats most members Of the Board had heard
Aid. Farmer thought it a vain effort to legislAte @ings
70 be done in case the enemy came into the city. Theirs
would then be no power TO prOtse, the Pity BY citizens
IN such 3 case. he asked, what man would be p~rsFsntes
frou applying the torch % ha own premises, or ans
prsnisss adjacent to bis own, by any police He CNr
Fsrne) would not be so deferred h would say, how
ever. do as they have done IN Nashville, If necessary
leave the city to the enemy and ay to the woods h
was opposed % the resolution.
AID Kortrecbs made some change in his resolution
and in thai form It Nas adopted.
Msrba Hsass.-Ad Amis offered a r~osolaten to In
QuIre rhether Mr.. Hills had complied Fith bis cCntrsc
IA covering the market housos stor be he'd removed th
tin. The market houseswer e0mpIeined OF as lsskinl
very bsdly. The resolution ives sdopted
Publie Seksob AsdiR-A resolution was adopted E
Fcindings resolution passed some time ago, allowing
me payment OF sehsol TeTrsnis and permitting then
to be ps5d only as tie iaE IS paid ia We Dgpstt'
Sc thls Discrimination against public education Th'
school payments should be 1t Least pot upon pa With Tx
other sxPendittrrS q The city.
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