Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-11

DIsPENsARTES.-The last meeting o.
the Board of Aldermen abolished the
Stable Keeper and D~ispensaries. Per.
haps the former was wise enough, II the
horses are 10 be fed by contract but il
the contractor lose 10y the arrangement,
will not the Board, like the last, with
regard 10 scrip, make good his losses 9
In a spirit OF economy, the exceedingly
useful aud benevolent Dispensaries were
swept by the Board, off the board with
Cut an u or why. Before electing the
officers, il would not be amiss 10 recon-
slider the vote by which the salaries were
fixed, and the use of the drug store and
physicians, North or South, for the bene-
ut Of the poor, ~theneefJrth abolished.
Somehow the salary of City Attorney
does lot in our humble estimation COM
port with others, where mere labor is
performed. IteXceeds that Of the Mayor
fully twenty per cent, and is more than
double that Of any other officer, though
the whole time be required, and his Is
bat little interfeTTed with in the practice
OF his profession. The city may be re-
garded In the light of al Influential eli
emf whose business is remunerative, and
important as Recommendation to other
clients. or course first-rate ability IS
needed in the city adviser, but when
retreuchnlent is the order Of the day, il
should begin st the right end. The
small Offices may also require experts,
and uOt be susceptible Of being managed
correctly and advantageously by cheap
hands. The Dispensaries may be dis
peussd with altogether, aud the citysave
thereby some money but have they not
bsen properly conducted, and being so
conducted, have they not been of invalu-
able seryice2 Drs. Early and Thornton
have been unremitting in their attention
TO their respective departments, and the
distribution Of medicines to the needy
msy be considered peculiarly onerous,
by close c~alculatOrs, but it is d species OF
charity that a city ought always to most
willingly undertake TO bsstow.
COUNTY CoMMIssIoNERs.-The follow
ing - the latest official action of the
Board
The following bond having been pre-
scented to the Board by J. r. Robertson,
Esd, attorney for c. +. Griffin and s. B.
Hanna, was, on motion, approved, and
the Clerk instructed to issue license to
said Griffin and Hanna on payment Of
the tax hXec by the Board.
state % Tennessee, shelby County:
Know all men 10y these presents, that
we, c. +. Griffin, :. r. Hanna, John +. |
Mills snd W. l.. G~rjfing, Of the county
Of Shelby aud state of Tennessee, are |
held and firmly bound unto the State Of
Tennessee in the just and lawful sum of
5000, good snd lawful money OF the
United states, FOR the payment Of which
well aud truly to be m2de, We bind our |
our heirs, administrators, execu-
tors and assigns, Jointly and severally by
these presents.
In testimony see our hand and seal
this 9Th day OF January, 1858.
The condition of the above obligation
Is such that, whereas the above bOunden
4 HaEna we're on the - day OF
., 1861, granted the privilege of keep
ing q ferry on Wolf river, at or near
EIding's mill, now IL the said Griffin &
Hanna shall vel aud truly pay and Sat
isfy all such damages as may be assessed
against them Tor any derelictioa of duty
as said ferry keepers, then this obligation
shall be void, but otherwise to remain in
full force and effect.
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