Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-22
Cry MArrras-clILsD MrrrIHo Of

meeting Of the Board Of Mayor aud AL
dermen was held at the City Hall on Sat
urday afternoon. A message from Mayo
Leftwich calling the attention OF III
Council to the employment Of account
ants to assist in examining the staiemes
Of the Controller and revenue officers
whose salaries are still going on; recon
meuding the employment Of an assisian
accountant in the CONTROLLERS Office
nominating Bryan Hurley for the posi-
ton of Hospital Apothecary, and Jame'
Kimball as Hospital Steward; and
finally, asking leave Of absence 10 or
der that he nigh, attend the New YorI
convention, and disappointment of AL
derman Rufiiu as Mayor pro tenn, wal
read and received. 80 f
On motion, the accountants employed
TO examine the Controller and revenue
officers books were discharged.
A motion to appoint an assistant fol
the Controller was tabled by vote Of siz
to five.
The nominations for Hospital Steward
and Apothecary we're referred to the
Hospital Committee.
A leave OF absence, as requested, wa'
granted, and Alderman Rufiin appointed
Mayor pro tenn. N ~
IA lengthy petition relative TO the
privilege tax on groceries, etc, was re.
ceived, and referred to special com
mittee and the City Attorney.
The privilege Of removing the car
cases of dead animals from the city,
with view to manufacturing the same
into soap, on condition that bond should
be given for the faithful execution
thereof, was granted ARR De Jong. /
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Tax Collector to report to the next
meeting of the Board the amount that
has been paid into the City Treasury by
the City Railway Company, and what
amount is due and unpaid. ~
A proposal for boarding patients at
the City Hospital was received from M.
Nealis and referred to the Hospital Com
mittee.
A communication from DIR. Keller, re-
garding the condition of the City Hos
pital, was given the same reference.
After disposing Of the above, together
with some unimportant business, the
Board adjourned.
TRANSACTIONS IN CRY REALrY.-The
following transfers Of city property were
filed in the Registers Office last week:
]. J. Smith to Hugh McDonough, 24i
by IT'S feet, part lot l, block 81, south
side Beal street, Sl7l5. hi
Amos Woodruff to Mary Maloney, lot
10, Woodruffs division of city lots 5l8
and $40, SllOO.
K. J. B. L. VIM TO Robert Fl. 0ber,
200 feet, south side McLemore avenue,
and extending through to Trigg avenue,
$3.50. ns
James 7. Doyle to Michael Manly, 4
by $50 feet, part of lot %, north side Of
Bradford street, $l75
A. P. Curry, sheriff, to Henry Laird,
60 by $50 feet, west side of fernando
street, north of Beal, SIG IS.
David Kaufman to Wallace Hyde and
Rogerson, undivided quarter, 80 by $50
feet, south side of Browns avenue, 60
feet east Of Causey street, $500 e4
VIM. B. Galbreath to Sam'l P. Walker,
DR., administrator of Wyatt Moye'S es-
tate, lot 10, block 10, South Memphis,
$l7,5OO. ~ -
Dan. ,Ableto Missouri Benevolent and
loan Association, two acres, north side
Poplar street, extended, residence lot,
$4,000.
John c. Parker to F. S. Davis, undi-
vided half of lots ii and Ii, Parker and
Davis subdivision, $2025.
Chamberlyn Jones, jr., to L. B. Sto-
vail, lot 5, Jones subdivision, part of
Dunn estate, 5000. ....., .
Same to Stovall & CO., lot 7, same sub.
division, 5000. .ssas
Aaron Drummer to Whitkowsky and
Lissheimer, 81 by 10. leasehold interest,
west side Of st. Martin street, $4,000.
Patrick Flaharty to Ellen Flaharty,
"A BY "a feet, southwest corner Second
and Winchester streets. II ss0 snN (
Same to same, 80 feet, part lot SO,
Memphis, $500 = A'''
John w. Smith TO Benjamin P. Smith,
lots 81 and 32, division 4, P. Stewart
estate, $4,000 2 'll ''
r. G. aud Elizabeth r, Wintersmith to
Sophia Handlan, 594 by $50 feet, south
side Linden street, 70 feet east of Desoto,
$4,000. 1851 sM Be- s'aiao rle
Geo. E. Stahl, trustee, to John Dut.
linger, leasehold, "a feet front, Charles
ton avenue, S225. tra1 sos ai llos b
Pitser Miller to James B. Harris, As
feet front, south side old Madison, west
of Wellington street, $4,000. oo
c. N. Martin, trustee, to Christian
Speigle, east half lot.l6, Armour's divi-
sion of c. L., 1876. $3.50. I'D
Fine cashmere suits, Goat, vest and
Pants) all wool. latest styles, at ten
dollars. Must be closed out. J. III.
d Bros, No. 23I Main
street, Clay Building. 1
Cororltrn WEAPoNE.-Colonel s. h.