Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-21
Important Meeting OF the Board of
Aldermen Yesterday.
The Mayor vetoes the Resolution
Adding to 5alaries-Veto
Sustained.
Main Street Railway to be Taken
up and the Work OF Paving
to Proceed.
Tho Question of'water works-In-
teresting Report Of the Com
missioners

Hon. H. J. Lynn, Mayor pro tenn, Chair
man Hubert, Aldermen Clancy, Powers,
Cochran, Wickersham, Amis, Boiling,
Hoist, o'Donnell, Shaw, Lemon, Smith
and Passmore. 1|FI |gU .o
MAYORS MESSAGE.
Acting Mayor Lynn sent message 10
the Board relative to several matters.
One was vetoing the recent action ofthe
Board, allowing city officers and EN-.
ployes 335 per cent from November l,
1866, to August /, 1867, to cover losses
on scrip. Subjoined are the Mayors
reasons for the action:
feel constrained to disapprove this
action of your honorable body. The en-
ployes of the city, including sGlaried oii'
GERS, have from time to time settled their
accounts with the city on terms satislac-
tory TO all parties. The city has paid its
employees as fully and on as fair terms
as any one had right to expect from
the embarrassed condition of its finances.
| think the salaries of our officers are
| fixed at n higher rate than they would
have been if it had been settled fact
| that the city could always pay them
cash; and up to the lst Of July last salts
factory settlements have been made with
all city employees. They have regu-
larry receipted for their pay, and think
these settlements ought to stand. The
resolution provides that "present en-
ployes should receive this 1913 per cent.
L. a.,.Io &, cvaoI Oh 1nop
to understand why any man who has been
in the employ of the city since Novem'
Der last, should not receive this extra
allowance, also, even though he does not
happen to be present employee" All
should be treated alike, for all make
their claims upon you for services rem
dered. If it had pleased your honorable
body to provide that all officers and en-
ployes Of the city should receive cash or
its equivalent, beginning with July last,
l should have approved it. The large
public work which is about to be begun,
will certainly enhance the city's credit
and we can much better afford to pay
cash than heretofore.
The sale of one hundred surplus cots
and mattresses at the City Hospital was
recommended; as we're also some regu.
lations relative to admitting paupers into
the City Hospital. DR.. Rives having de
clined the appointment of Assistant Sur
gCon to the Hospital, and DR., Kellar, the
Surgeon, being willing to devote his en-.
tire time to its duties, the Mayor declined
making any nomination to fill the va
cancy. The Mayor alluded to several
other matters of interest, one of which
related to the pond nuisance on Shelby
street Physicians had strongly advised
against attempting to drain the pond
during the sickly season, and the Mayor
coincided in their views.
THE VETO SUSTAINED.
After spicy discussion, an effort to
pass the salary resolution over the May
Or's veto failed = eleven votes being
requisite. The vote stood: Ayes
Messrs. Powers, CLANCY, Amis, O'Don-
nsll, Shaw, Rufin, Lemon, Smith and
Passmore; nays Messrs. Cochran, Wick
ersham, Boiling and Hoist
Alderman Rufiin appeared was quail
fed and took his seat.
WATER WORKS.
The report of the Water Works Com
missoners is important, aud we give the
text:
MEMPHIS, August 90 1867.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
men:
Your Board of Water Works and Sew
erage have the honor to report that they
have put into the field two corps of en-
gineers, one on surveys for water works
and the other for sewerage
The water works corps will take about
the same time to finish their survey, as
it is designed TO thoroughly investigate
all sources of water supply for the city,
and report on each, so that when your
honorable body comes to the final choice
of location, you may have all the nior-
nation before you, with costs of the diff
ferent projects as well as the points in
their favor, as well as those against them
In addition to the two field corps
mentioned, there will be a corps of
draughtsmen employed for Office work.
The party making surveys for the
water works have finished the line around
the city made to determine the highest
point for the location of a distributing
reservoir, and have run a line to Wolf
river, and are now engaged in making a
survey of the river from Webb's station,
on the Memphis and Ohio railroad, to a
point opposite Whites station on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, ia or
der to determine the fall of the river,
volume of water, etc.
The corps engaged in making surveys
for sewerage purposes are progressing
finely. 1t will require from three to four
months to finish this survey, as it requires
to be done with great accuracy, in order
to make a proper map Of sewers for the
city.
We estimate that it will require an APP
of FIVE thousaEd dollars
($5000) in currency per month in order
TO pay the engineers, draughismen, and
to pay the salaries of the chief and con-
sulting engineers and contingent bills /
You will perceive by referring to sche-
dule "B that of the five thousand dol
lars (S5OO0l city SCRIP, heretofore appIo-
priaied by you, there remains on hand G I
balance of only one hundred and seventy :
seven dollars and twenty-five cents
(Sl7T 25) The pay rolls Of the two
corps of engineers, contingent bills aud ]
salary Of the chief engineer, to the 18th '
day Of July, have been paid, leaving the ,
salary Of the consulting engineer still
unpaid, amounting TO three hundred and
sarnntr five dnllar. lS9I5l for one and | s