Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-22

the house recognized from the upper win
dows as boy discharged from DR.. Ward s
employ only yesterday, beat a hastY re-
treat His familiarity with the house had
doubtless enabled him to instruct the
holder robber as to the proper method of
effecting an entrance. Mr.. Bryson's
prompt action will have a more salutary
effect on burglars than dozen prosecu'
tons in the courts, which are simply
farces if the prisoners have money. He
has rid the community of one daring bur-
glar, and set an example which will in
timidate others of that character.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
YESTERDAY AFTERNooN.-A special
meeting of the Board was held yesterday
afternoon. The proposition to increase
the tax on tippling saloons to $3.50 was
tabled.
The city engineer was authorized to
advertise for proposals to furnish 5000
perches of stone to protect the landing.
That officer made a report on the condi-
ton of thu landing.
John Kelly & Co. desired loss by
scrip depreciation to be made good,
Referred to improvement committee.
A communication was read from
Messrs. Lawrence & Carter, 223 Front
street; w Bender 205 Main street. G W
Benham & Co, FOG Front street; Plum.
mer, Curry & Co, 1876 Main street; L o
Plummer, 43 South Court street; Harris,
Hunt & Co, 224 Front street; Black,
Cannon & Co, Charleston avenue; W
Dickinson & Bro, 2l0 Front street; d l.
Sullivan, 348 Front street; Homes &
Burbank, 274 Front street, and asking
that the ordinance relating to the reno.
val of freight from the landing, be so
modified in its application as to allow
forty-eight hours from the time ofreceipt,
or noted of its readiness for receipt in.
stead Of twenty.four, as required by the
law under its present construction. They
presented arguments in support Of the
belief that the enforc ement of the ordi-
nance as it now exists will seriously
injure the commercial interests of the
city. The question was referred to the
Landing Committee.
Messrs Thos Doubleday, L P Keefee,
A II Brown, ID L Gleason, L Lafontaine,
Terence Mcguire, d p Karney, G Magee,
C L Leer, Powers & McGeoy, p B Wills,
President Bulletin Publishing Company,
M Kraus & Co, Avery q Burnham, Frank
Rice NJ d, Richard Warner, I A Austin,
S Gulick, Edgington & Halsey, o F
Prescott & Co, Edmonds, Pettigrew & Co,
V d Fuchs, VIM H Warrington, Kaui-
man & Bro, Brown & Jones, b f Muir
phey, Geo L Freeman, Rosenbaum & Co,
0 H Lide & Co, II Harder, Nathan Bros
& Co, John A Dickinson, Thos H Hunt,
John Cawell, B II Capps and NJ Neals
asked the abatement, as nuisance, Of
the museum and snakeshowist institution
on the corner of Second and Jefferson
streets. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Messrs. Vinson & Donahue asked
permission to locate whsrfboat at the
foot of Court street Referred TO the
Landing Committee.
A correspondence between Acting
Mayor Lynn and Col Beaumont was
read. 1t appears. elsewhere
The sum of $1,000 was ordeted to be
placed to the credit of the Water Works
Commissioners.
1t was decided to pay city officers SS4
per cent additional salary for July, and
to pay cash or its equivalent hereafter
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It has been used in the Memphis hos
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