Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-07
CITY MYERS.
An Afternoon with the Board Of
4 6N3i81 Aldermen. Gf
A Few More PeIsonalities-5peok
of War-Business


appointed. Upon the least effort the
cauldron boils, bubbles and overhows,
soiline with lis muddy waters tempers
intended as the sunniest Our readers
who have seen mad bulls lock horns and
push each other backward, can form
some idea Of the Fitness Of things as
constantly illustrated by the Board.
Whenever an opportunity offers, the
champions, with knit brows, advance to
the charge, to the no little amusement OF
the auditors, who couldn't be prevailed
upon to miss the show. We have read
in Alison and elsewhere of the terrific
locking of bayonets between the French
and English at the Bridge of Nivelles. 1t
was trivial circumstance compared
with the charges which are gradually
preparing the City Hall for a colossal
nicae in the pantheon Of history The
war opened yesterday by Alderman
Passmore throwing down the gauntlet
in the shape of proposition TO fill the
vacancy caused by Alderman Townsend 8
resignation. Messrs. +. j. Conner, }. ID.
Ruffin, Paul A. Cicalls, r. W. Creigh-
ton and Thomas Fisher were put in
nomination, and the balloiing proceeded.
Mr.. Thomas Fisher received plu :
rality of votes on the first ballot,
but was unable to exceed three after
ward. 1t was moved and carried after
the second ballot to drop the lowest can
didate, but seven ballotings failed to
produce that result There were twelve
members in their seats. On the first
ballot Ruffin received three to two, but
after the third the contest was very close.
Neither could reach seven, the number
requisite for an election, Had Wicker
sham and johnson been present, Conner
would have been chosen. The chief
combatants in the little war growing out
of the balloting were Aldermen Shaw
and Boiling, who had not forgotten the
bitter personalities of the paving discus
sion. Boiling insisted on not counting
the votes for the lowest candidate. Shaw
said such an absurd proposition could
only have emanated from the brain OF the
distinguished member from the Fourth
Ward, whose brilliant propositions he
had heretofore had occasion to admire.
He also sprung the question Of Boiling s
eligibility. This brought Boiling to his
feet. He retorted something about
Shaw inability to hold his seat if the
white people of the Ward could vote,
Sensation. After another balloting,
Shaw arose to a question of privilege,
and ventured the unpleasant insinuation
that Boiling held his seat because OF
pledges which he had violated. This
was pretty rough, but Boiling did not see
fit to reply, and "the gentleman from
the Sixth Ward got the last shot as
usual. Shaw has an inexhaustible sup
ply of sarcasm and irony at his tongue S
end, and generally comes out of such
a contest victorious. Later in the session
the chairman delivered himself of a joke
which was relished more by the auditors
than the member whom it was designed
to squelch. The chairman likes his little
jeu d esprit, whatever that may mean.
The ethereal member from the Third
Ward was enveloped in disgust by the
Sixth Ward election failure and the Shaw
Boiling Pelopohnesian war. He endeav-
ored to scatter the clouds by resolution
providing for the sine die adjournment
of the Board, for " the good of the city. &"
He advocated the proposition in one of
those electrical speeches for which he is
is pre-eminently conspicuous. The res
olution fell on the table with crash, and
the Board, unlike the through passengers
on the Camden and Amboy railroad, can
say--"I still live.
MONTHLY REPORTS.
u VIM. Keho, Fire Warden, reported five
fires, with total loss of $lO4, l2O, insu-
rance of $66, 100, and loss to individuals
of S38, O2O, during July. j. D. Davis, Col
lector on Privileges, collected $3.50.
Frank G. Capers, City Inspector, col
lected S24 80 between the 18th and 3lst
S. W. wilkins, Wharfmaster, collected
S34l4 10. The City Engineer expenses
we're Sl6,577, Sl4,ll2 being for park
fencing. NJ. Dutlinger, South Market
Master, collected $3.50 so. VIM. Spaul-
ding, North Market Master, collected
S4O6 IS. John H. Bowen, City Tax Col
lector, collected $llS,S37 05. w. c.
Clark, City Controller, reported the city s
receipts as $l3l ,769 81; expenditures,
S48, O9s IS.
The ordinary accounts were allowed.
The Bulletin was chosen city printer
the contestants being Bulletin, Ava
lanche and Post Martin Bollard re-
ported the measurement Of 1900 feet of
lumber.
The Board Of Health reseinded the
late action of resigning, and appointed
Drs. Taylor, Knode and Rogers a com
mittee to confer with the Board Of Alder
men relative to sanitary measures. This
action prevented the course, mentioned
BY us Monday, as contemplated by the
latter. Two dispensaries-one in North