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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-02
BOARD OF ALDERmE
OFFTCEAz PROCBBDE~G $.

At a regular meeting Of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, held yesterday, April 1, ls62-Present
Hon. John Park. Mayor: Chairman Merrill; Aldermen
Farmer. Ayres, Morgan, Patrick Amis, Hubert, Town
send, Voiiintine, Kirby, Gre-Eiaw, Robinson, Iighe, Drew
and Cochran.
A quorum being announced the chairman took bis seat
and called the board to order, when the roll Of Aldermen
and city officers wss called and the minutes Of the pre-
oeding meeting read and approved.
OFFICERS PORTS
The following reports OF officers for the past month
were read and ordered fled
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Honorable Board Of Mayor aud Aldermen, of the
city Of Memphis
LEMFN report az the expenses of the Fire
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ReeapitMatign

The fines as 'essed for ohenses against the orders Of the
Provost Marshal are not Included in this report.
Respectfully,
H. J. KLISK,
Captain Day Police.
T-REAsURER'S Export.
Henry r. Pugh, Treasurer, In account with the City Of
Memphis:
March 81, 1862. DR..
To amounts received this month. --..-.----S 1896 50
prevly and since July / 3lL19 60
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A LEV MOD
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Tanning Leather.

TIHE subscriber has q patent process for Tanning
i Leather, that will tan heavy Sole Leather in eighty
days, Upper Leather in ten 70 fifteen days. Calf or
other Skins in three to five days The process is fay
per cent. cheaper than the old process, and the Leather
Is heavier. batter and more -dmsble-sli Of which Il
done without bark, and theIs is any quantity Of the In
gredient in the country.
TERhs-SiO0 for the right Of G county. $50 for an
an individual right War Bonds, Treasury Warrants,
Confederate Notes, or any money that is current n
home il the Southern ConfedersCy, taken at par.
Address l. o. HATTOX,
TfffIa Rnck Ak
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Cavalry Wanted

FEW more companies wanted to complete my
"A Regimen. of LANCERS for the war.
The corps will De armed with lance, pistol and sa0er,
which / have seeU' ed, Is well as other equipments. ]
am anxious TO get the Regiment full! before taking the
field. Address me at Memphis, Tenn, or Capt J. b..
Kaufman, at Baton Rouge, la
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CoMMrTTEE ON FIRE DEpARTMEKr.
HosPrTAL sTE

The following accounts were reported f%svOrably upon
and allowed
BoaIen. Wilson & s 1925
d 81 Crsvcraft 1860
Robinson & GOODYEAR. I72.56
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT
The following is the report Of the superintendent of
the City Hospital
pasients admitted. o
City patients
State patients
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STREET COMMISSIONERS REPORT.

STREET CDMhISStONEh > hEPOhI.
Amount of work done in the month of March, is as
follows:
First Ward-For cleaning cutters and repairing
side walks on Promenadesstreet ...-......--- $1,000
For hauling centers on Chickasaw street go
For lsyiag a plank crossing at Auction street. 1000
Second ward-For laying down a cedar crossing
on corner Of Washington and Fourth streets 1900
Third Ward-Nothing done.
Fourth ward-FOr cartng brickbats to Madison
street 100
For laying down three cedar crossings, one on
Second alley, one on Second street, and one
For carting brickbats and filling holes at the
4SOG
Fifth ward-For cleaning the alley between Gay
oo and Union, and filing holes at the same
piace-------.-. 100
sans s.s.-... 1900
For opening cutters and filing holes on Fourth
street, from Union to Madison street 2a.oO
Sixth Ward-For laying four cedar crossings, one
on the corner Of Vance and Main, two at Tai
bot and Main, and one at Huling and Main
Main street from Vance to Huling street -. o. 90
ing cutters on Butler street. .si-- l2.Oo
Seventh Ward-For repairing done on Lauder
dale street and laying cedar crossing at the
intersection Of LaUderdale and Main streets,
and filing holes on Union street.---------. 1000
to fill boiss 1900
For earting brickbats 10 fill holes on Charleston
avg uues sss-.-.--.~ss.s -...ss----------~- &IUu
Repairing done on Beal street. 1000
...~,.-. 1000
Eighth Ward-Opeping cutters and rounding Of
Brinkley avenue. 24OO
Repairing Poplar and Washington strvets...... 1000
Total. .502O5
AL OF which IS respectfully unlimited.
s. NJ THOMAS,
TAX COLLECTORS REPORT.
To the Honorable Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
Ny collections for the month of March, from all
sources, was S22, 10O.45.
Respectfully, JOHN H. BowEs,
Tax Collector.
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ITO KNNTUCKEANS!

GAPT. c. BOSOHE desires about thirty men to MI
up his company IN the 5h Kentucky Regiment,
Col Hunts. The Regiment has YET about eight months
to serve, and men viii be received for that tire. All
Kenfuekisns who are no in the service are earnestly
requested TO come forward end tase part in thu great
struggle fer our liberties. All who have the courage
and determinstion 10 come forward and fight for our
old Kentucky homes" will apply to the undersigned
at room $40. Gayoso House, or A. J. Kniels meat store.
mh3O q GORSUCH.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-02

JOHN PARK, Mayor.
II. VOLLINTINE.
RECORDERS REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Aldermen Of the
City Of Memphis
The undersigned, Recorder Of the city Of Memphis
would respectfully submit the following as his report for
the month ending March 3lst, 1862
Amount Of fines assessed .S2I43.OO
Amount of fines collected and paid to City
Treasurer lo04.-0
No. Of persons sent 10 WOrkhOuse
Al of which is respectfully submitted
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W. C. ANDERSON, N. N. sEAY,
J. w. BEASLEY.
HAVING opened at No. I6I Main street. in the Web
II ster Block, an
Auction and General Commission House,

We are prepared TO store and ship al goods consigned
20 us. VIII sell goods Of ali kinds st auction or a. pri-
vste sale, Real Estate, Negroes, and snything in our
line. We ave authorized &c nay cash for all good Pork,
At market prices, delivered 81 oar house.
We have a large quantity Of Arkansas Lands for sale
or g. trad1 for Lfvee Bonds. We have also several
good Dwelling Houses, in the city for rent. We solicit
3 shsre Of pubic pa ronage, believing We can give sat-
isfsctiOn. Give NJ a Rial
i-2L3m ANDERSON. sEAY & 90
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NN|EWNNT "W|NI'-
S. A. MOORE, Recorder.
BY IL. B. S. OLIN, Clerk.
TAlTFR'S RFpORT

wHARFNAsTER'S P
MEMPHIS, April l, 1867.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
City Of Memphis
GENTLEMEN: The receipts in my Off &c during the
last two months Of February and March, for wharfage,
was from steamboats, 72Z75
Respectfully yours,
TOBIAS WOLFE, WharfmasteE
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NIGHT POLICE REPORT.
A POLICE REPORT.

All Of which is respectfully submitted
r. G. TUCKER,
Captain Night Police.
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(PUBLIC-No. 53.1

AN ACT making Additional Appropriations
5or the Naval service for the year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty
two.
BE enacted 6y The Senate and House of Repre-.
sentdtires Of the United States Of America in CON
gyess assembled, That the following sums be and
they are hereby appropriated to be paid out
Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the service of the year eigh
teen hundred and sixty two:
For the purchase of vessels and necessary
alterations incurred in fitting them for service
two million five hundred and thirty thousand
dollars
For the purchase of additional vessels, two
millions of dollars.
For the purchase of nautical instruments,
books, maps, and charts, twenty thousand
dollars.
For repairs at Observatory, freight, and
transportation. three thousand dollars
For the ordnance foundry at the Washing
ton navy yard, fifty thousand dollars.
For ordnance, one million dollars
SEC. 2. Aad be ii further enacted, That the
sum of seven hundred and eighty three thou.
sand two hundred and ninety four dollars, be-
ing the amount necessary to be provided, as
estimated by board appointed for that pur-
pose, to pay for and finish the Stevens Bate
ny now partially constructed ut Hoboken, New
Jersey, be and the same is hereby appropria-
ted out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the immediate COM
pletion Of said battery: PrOridcd, That in the
contract for the completion of said vessel il
shall be stipulated that no part of the money
claimed by Edwin A. Stevens to have been
heretofore expended by him upon said vessel
shall be refunded until the amount of said
claim shall Ike established to the satisfaction
Of the Secretary of the Navy, and the pay
ment of said sum shall be contingent upon the
success of said vessel as an iron-clad, sea-
going, war steamer, to be determined by the
President, and such contract shall stipulate
the time within which the vessel shall be COM
pleted: PROVIDED, nseytheless. That said money
shall not be expended unless the Secretary Of
the Navy il of opinion that the same will Sc.
cure to the public service an efficient steam
battery.
SEC. 3. And be Il further enacted, That the
sum Of thirteen millions of dollars be appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, 10 enable the Secreta-
~ of the Navy to construct iron-clad steam
vessels of war.
SEC. 4. And be Il further enacted, That the
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the extract of coffee combined with milk and
sugar, TO be procured in the same manner and
under like restrictions and guarantees a. are
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[PuBLIc-No. 52.1

AN ACT to authorize the Postmaster Genera
to establish Branch Post Offices in Cities.
BE IL enacted blythe Senate and House If Repre-.
sentatices Of the United States Of america in Cbn-
gress assembled That the Postmaster General
be authorized and directed, when in his judg-
ment the public interest or convenience may
require it, to establish one or more branch
post offices, to facilitate the operation Of the
post office in any city or place which, in the
opinion of the Postmaster General, may re-
quire such additional accommodations for the
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be the duty Of the Postmaster General to pre-
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SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the
tenth section of an act entitled IAN act to
establish certain post-r0utes, and for other
purposes" approved March third, eighteen
hundred and forty-seven, be and hereby is re-
pealed.
Approved, April 16, 1862.
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