Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-20
MEETING or THE BOARD OF
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
LAST NIGHT.
important Proceedings.
CITY Hospital Affairs to be
Inquired Int.
The Main, Poplar and Jefferson
Street Cars Declared q
Nuisance.

a.
Street Cars Declared q
Nuisance.
The board met last night pursuant Il
adjournment: Present, Mayor Holland
chairman, Hubert; Aldermen Clancy
johnson, Cochran, Wiekershan, Amis
Lynn, Boiling, Hoist, O'Donnell Town.
send, Lemon, Smith and PassmUre. The
minutes Of the last meeting were read
and ordered to stand as recorded.
Alderman Boiling, chairman finance
committee, presented the petition Of W.
a. Griffin praying that s382.36 of taxes
be placed TO his credit, being the amount
paid while his property was in the hands
of the U. S. government.
/. The committee reported adversely on
the claim Of the original hook and lad
der company for $1,000. Adopted.
The petition Of the heirs Of Jacob
Thompson, proposing to sell to the city
certain lots on the Pigeon Rcost road,
was referred
The committee reported adversely on
the claim Of Mrs. Price for an allowance
on condemned property.
Reported favorably on the resolution
Of the board ~instructing the mayor to
issue the note of the city to the con
tractor of the Linden street s~choolh0use
for $500, the same to be charged to the
school fund. Adopted.
The petitions Of several persons pray
ing for the remission Of taxesoa property
held by the United States government,
wefe reported favorably upon and the
rerorts adopted.
The account of Mr.. D. Cockrell,
amounting to $500, for entertaining the
congressional committee, was ordered to
be paid.
Alderman Johnson reported favoTBbly
on the adoption of the ordinance fixing
the grades Of several streets. Passed to
its seeoud and final reading.
By the same The soda water ordi-
nance was reported favorabIy upon. and
finally passed, the ordinance amending
the privilege ordinance SO as to compel
commission merchants to pay the anne
tax as other merchants wlen selling
goods.
The landing committee reported favor
ably OF the petition Of Mr.. Williams to
keep asnack stand on the Wight wharf
boat.
Alderman Wickersham reported hav-
ing examined the bonds Of several city
officers, which the committee approved
of. Report received.
Alderman Lynn, chairman Of the gas
committee, was compelled to report adj
versely en- the resolutions of several
aldermen requiring several gas posts to
be erected. inasmueh as there was no
service pipes on the streets where the
extra lights were required.
Alderman Amis, from tie committee
on improvements, reported favorably on
various matters referred to them at the
last meeting; also favorably on several
small accounts submitted ID them.
BY the same: The petition of Mrs.
Susan Holland, asking for a duplicate
for a lost warrant for ffty-six dollars.
Prayer granted.
Alderman Lynn: The petition of
H. Dunning & Bro, asking the city to
lay a water-pipe on Il Of the main
streets, which they would supply with
water from their machinery on the
bluff, thereby keeping the cisterns on
such street constantly filed for the eity's
use, and ask in return that they
be allowed to erect wafer plugs for
the purpose Of supplying their watering
carts, agreeing to relinquish all claims to
the same at any time that the city may
erect wster-works in the city. On mo-
ton referred 20 the Improvement com
mittee.
A petition from citizens asking that
the pond between Main and Shelby
be filed. Referred to the i'm
prOveme7E committee.
AIderEGn o'DonneIl presented the
petition Of P. r. Hughes, asking that his
pump be put down at the eity's expense,
the same having been taken up to pro-
cure water while a fire was raging near
the r of BeaI and Second streets.
Granted.
Alderman Smith presented a petition
setting forth the grievances OF the city
hospital, which was signed by Drs. Pitt
man, Creighton JoEec ami Raig.
Alderman Smith moved a special COM
mittae be appointed to investigate the
state Of affairs at the city hospital.
The chair appointed Aldermen Smith,
Cochran and Boiling as such committee
to report at the next meeting of the
board.
Alderman Townsend desired to know
why this state Of things existed.
Alderman Smith presented the petition
Of several citizens asking that several
negro shanties on Tennessee street be
removed, the same having become a
nuisance. Granted.
Alderman Passmore offered a resolu-
ton declaring the street railways on
Main, Jefferson and Poplar streets a
nuisance, giving as his eason that the
Memphis city railroad company bad
failed to comply with certain provisions
of their charter.
Alderman Lynn suggested that the
company be made TO pay a fine daily till
the provisions of the charter were COM
piled with. Resolution adopted.
On motion Of Alderman Smith the
street commissioner wai instructed to re-
pair the bridge on Bed street beyond
GayOs0.
BY the same Thattae city engineer
advertise for bids to build a bridge over
the bayou on the extension of fernando
street.
Alderman Townsend offered a resolu-
ton i~nstructing the removal of all pa
TENTS in the city hospital to the state
hospital, and that no more patients be
received at the city hospital. A motion
to lay the resolution on the table was
lost.
Alderman Wickersh am, who had n
talk with Mr.. Bickford, who told him
there was room enough at the state hos
pital for all patients offered a resolution
abolishing the city hospital. Laid on
the table.
Alderman O'D0nnell offered A resolu-
ton directing tie building OF a
cistern to hold 400 barrels OF water
for the use Of steam fire engine No. 4
the same to be built uader the direction
of the fire committee, On motion, re-