Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-24
BOARD or ALDERHgy.
SP OIAL NJ E ETING G..

Hit and R1fina 81
I Present: President Hulburt IN d
chair, w. o. Lofand. Mayor; Alderme
1 Powers, Clancy, Johnson, Cochran
Amis, Beown, Hoist, 0'Donnell, Shaw
, Rufin, Lemon, Smith and Passmore.
Alderman Hoist, from Gas Committee
reported In favor of erecting Il gas lam
on tie northwest corner o. alley Oh
L Third, between Court and Jefferson.
Alderman johnson, from OfdinancD
COMMITTEES, reported adversely TO an or
= dinance requiring parties to give q lis
Of personal property for assessment. Re
port agreed TO.
By the IN in favor Of an ordinance
recurring parties taking out license to d,
{ an insurance business, to pay S25 TO b.
c deducted from h e first quarterly settle
ment. Agreed to. Ayes s. Nays
, Amis, Brown and Smiths.
! Alderman Shaw, from the COMMITTEES
on Claims, reported a number Of claim;
for loss on scrip, directing he Comp
! troller to place the proper credits TO the
; respective parties.
: Alderman Clancy moved to amend by
allowing the captain OF the chain-gang
; for the month Of November.
: Alderman Shaw said il had not been
before the committee, and he objected.
The report Of the committee was agreed
to.
The same reported in favor Of Mrs. o.
Cdrtis' claim for change Of grade. That
/ the Finance Committee and Comptroller
be authorized to settle the claim Of Louis
Wundermann Tor services.
In favor of the resolution to place $500
to the credit of Capt. Waldraven, Alder
man Cochran objected.
Alderman O'Donnell would state that
Capt. w. was indebted for mest stalls,
etc, some $500 was this amount to be
deducted ?
The matter being explained, the report
was agreed to; II ayes, noes l.
The COMMITTEES on Claims could not
report on DR.. Keller's petition without
g definite statement Of his loss.
The FiBance Committee and Comp
troller were authorized 70 settle the
claims Of L. s, Burr d Co, which had
been allowed hut no scrip issued.
The claim ofCubbins aud Gun, Of 1868,
was ordered to be paid when q sworn ae-
count should be presented.
The Finance Committee aud Comp
troller were authorized to provide for the
payment Of the claim Of J. @. konsdaie
for $500 loaned 10 city.
The Committee on Claims recon-
mended to reimburse Mrs. Caroline
Hardy, the amount paid by her for ferry
privilege, which had been stopped by
the military authorities. Agreed to.
The Committee reported adversely to
The claim Of T. ?. Sullivan for three
months services as Market Master.
Sustained.
The same Committee reported in favo=
| Of allowing John E, Burke, City In
/ spector, $3.50 in scrip, ia full Of his claim,
for fees which he would have received
had he not suspended operations by the
advice OF the Mayor.
Alderman O'D0uRell objected to pay
ing for services never rendered. be
wished a thorough examination.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Clancy, Shaw, etc, for, and
O'Donnelt against sustaining the report,
when, on motion Of Alderman O'D0n-
nell, the claim was Te-cOmmitted.
The Committee reported in Y of
/ granting the petition Of tie city hremen,
Tor the amount Of loss on city scrip.
a running deJste was kept up some
time, when The previous question was
pressed by Alderman Smith, and lost
by ayes 8, nays Z, when her report OF the
Committee was sustained. Applause
Alderman PassmOre, from Special
Committee, reported on the investiga-
ton of the charges against Thomas Ma
lone, late Street Commissioner that be
had been guilty Of m~aife-sance in office,
in drawing money for Others, not claimed
by them, and having feed taken to his
residence that belonged to the city. He
read the evidence before the Committee.
Alderman Shaw thought the evidence
did not sustain so grave a charge. be
thought the matter should be recommIt-
ted for the purpose Of further eZaaina-
ton.
Alderman Passmore defended the re-
port OF The Committee, and thought the
charge was fully sustained.
Alderman Smith ran q parallel be-
tween the present investigation and thar
ST the negligence of the City Engineer,
and thought as in that ease, the Com
mittee should be sustained.
Alderman Shaw wished the matter
recommitled that Mr.. Malone might
have s chance TO be present aud answer.
There may be some explanations, or
further facts. The evidence spread before
us is not sufficient to justify me to vote
that be Is guilty of malfeasance in Office.
Alderman Powers sgreei with the Al
dermRn from the sixth Ward. Ought
20 Civ him all the chances to offer his
defense.
AIdermsn Passmore reese 70 an explaDa
ton. Nj. Malone was in the room. and
was requested to know If be had any
questions 10 ask. He did not nave aUght
to ask Of the principal witness even.
When be says he has no questions to
ask, Is it evidence Of his guiit2 He does
not offer a single witness to besr testi-
mony i'm his favor. What other report
have heeu made? Mr.. P. further
ia defense Of the report OF the
committee, and stated thsJ further iu-
v~estigation would multiply the evidence
Mr.. Malone,
Alderman O'DOnnell thought il this
conraittee, with a little investigation,
could stir up so much mud, with further
investigation it could stir up more. Mr..
was 8 friend OF his, but if he was
guilty as charged, he should take the
consequences. s
On motion Of Alderman Shaw the
was recnmmitted.
Alderman PassmOre reported from
Ssecisl Committee OF Preamble and
Resolution, relative to certain financial
operations, the evidence before the COM
TO be left to the action Of the
/
The evidence of VIM. E. Bridges, !
Treasurer, L. :. Richards, Register, and
VIM. Clark, Comptroller, was read, as
also q communication from the Mayor to
he committee, IS he was not present at !
he committees investigation. !
Alderman Shaw offered the following
or the consideration Of the Board: |
Res0kUed, That the evidence before the |
Committee shows there vas some |
regularity in the action OF Mayor Lot '
and, acting Mayor Lynn, and Mr.. Clark, !
he Comptroller, but II is not shown that !
here was any wrong intention, or that .
he city has suffered any loss. |
ResOiUeG, That this Board recommend :
city officials and eujoin upon them l
he exercise of greater care 10 conform :
to the laws and ordinances in the l
discharge of their duties. I
Alderman Passmore did not know that l
he city had incurred any loss yet, but
the Mayor and Comptroller had
lied. In that case, they would have
leen without any knowledge Of the
transaction. He had 10 doubt the r
Mayor had acted in good faith, bat it
be admitted the whole transaction G
had been very loosely done. I
The resolutions were adopted. Petit +
from Piummer, Curry q Co., Mrs. {
]. II. Young, r. D. Baugh, three other J
of losses on scrip, John York and +
Benz. Farley, were seyerally read and I
{
Alderman Passmore moved TO dis. I
,harge the Ordinance Committee from 4
he further consideration of the ordi- }
relating to market and meat Y
Carried. D
Being put upon its anal reading, it J
opposed BY Alderman Rufiin, who +
opposed TO monopoiies. Y
Alderman O'Donnell has been author 4
zed to notify those purchasing stalls, :
hat they would be protected, He took v
round that the guarantee should be sus, 3,
aimed. y
Msyor Leland had sdvised the guar y
.ntee under the Impression that II would y
e sustained by law. Il was after the y
rdlBaDce allowing msat; houses had 3
cen repealed. Th9 had hunted up b
ONE provision that enabled them 70 R
etail by paying fifty dollars license. r
Alderman Ruffin urged that the mon j
poly at high prices should not be sus- J
aimed.
Alderman Passn1ore commended that !
hose who hsd rented stalls should be y
rejected. He defended the market G
.Ouses as matter Of revenue. n
Alderman OiD0nneii said, to his n
knowledge, thai grocery keepers bought y
hog and sprinkled on it a little salt 70 q
wade the law. It would be An act Of m