Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-19
CIIY COUNCIL.
Called Meeting Of the Hoard Of
Mayor and Aldermen.

80 aAAALe A1A - CRG
meeting, where the following business
was transacted:
The Secretary read a communication
from r. ID Bsugb, CITY Comptroller,
which stated that Mr., Leland had made
q statement of the amounts overpsid by
him in city notes to be s6344 IS, and Nj.
l. 1gnd ssks further time to make full
q report. r quest, on motion, granted.
: A communication was read from Jas.
: KimoaiI, Hospital Steward. rendering
ms resignation, 10 take effect from the
10 b inst. Received, filed and resigna-
Alderman RenHer offered the follow
. Ing resolution
Resolved, etc., That the city VIII loan
Msssrs. 7 E. Brown d Co, the contrae-
tors of the Nichols0a pavement, one
hundred and fifty thirty year one thou
sand dollar pavement Bonds for eighteen
months, upon condition that said con-
tractors viii place In the hands OF the
City Attorney paving bilis against the
property holders TO the amount Of the
faee value Of said Bonds and upon tue
further consideration that said coEtrac
tors will release the city from all liabiiI-
ties upon said paving contracts, unless ii
should be decided by the Courts of lssC
resort, that the property holders sre not
liable FOR said pavement. The interests
upon said Bonds should be paid by the
said T. E. Brown & Co, and at tie end
Of said eighteen months said Bonds shall
be returned to the city, principal and in
teresE, unless said interest has been pre-
viOGsly pSid.
Moved, Ss sd amendment, by Alder
man Passmore, that huDdred and
ssventy-hye be inserted instead OF one
hundred and fifty.
Trnrrac = DoaaFTaFo IN MAKING This
melton said he understood from Mr..
Blown that that amount would exactly
bring them through.
TneameDdmeDEof Alderman Passlnore
was accepted. and the resolution as
amended wa then passed unanimously.
Alderman Moffst offered two resolu-
lions looking 20 the reduction of taxes
and abatement OF g nuisance. Referred
% the proper committee.
THE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
being now in order, Alderman O'Don-
mel, OF the Improvement COMMITTEES,
| reported fEversbiy on the following peti-
tons, passed on first reading and re-
ferred to the improvement Committee :
The petition of the property holders
] on Second street to have 5 plank side
elk put down from Bayou Gsy0s0 to
the Boundary line.
The Setition to have Besl street
1unded no frSu Charleston avenU to
the Pigeon R0ost foSd.
n Suow Dennis gluArd to take sand
from tn bluff at the foot Of Pontotoe
Petition Of citizens to have Fifth street
Petition OF propcrty owners to have
Alabama street gradeS.
Petition of NJ. NJ. Milisr for damages
done by the rising Of Bayou Gsycso TO
his property.
All OF which were granted.
A report 10 favor Of paving the land
iog was referred to The Landing Com"
mittes.
Alderman MeDavitt presented q letter
from Charles Mclean, setting forth the
unsafe snd Wretched condition Of the
State Line road, near the corner OF
SOphis street, and urging action from the
Board. Referred to the Improvement
Committee.
Alderman Ciealla, from the Gss Com
mfttee, reported in favor OF the EesOiu-
ton "to Eet the hotels tOverton and the
Peabody pay for the lamp posts Uhich
sgsTe 10 Be erected, 6y resolution, an front
Of the LGGies' entrance Of each"
Adopted, with laughter,
A petition Was presented from Col.
WIN II Harrington 70 allow the Street
Railroad Company TO ereets wooden shed
opposite the WslCran Block, and 3 mo-
ton was made TO grant the prayer. :
Alderman Moffet opposed IL because
il wcud eDdaugsr the Wsldran Block,
and also be setting 3 bad precedent. Il
was alec opposed by Col. MEgsveney, ,
and finally referred to the Fire Commit
tee. A.,
On permission of the Board, Mr.. Bow ,
en-, City Tax Collector, reported that
Laurence Shot, who had been examining
assessments to J. J. Andrews, ksd
discovered tgo eTrors, amounting to 500.
In examining them fuTtber another error f.
~ 500, made by carrying out $500 for :
SI7U0, was found. ThIs made $500 too :
much, which he had paid. He requested :
the Board would take some sctson IL re-
gard to the matter. :
Alderman Moffet moved that the aS- :
fair be referred TO tie Committee on :
Claims and City Attorney. Carried, and I
the business 81 referred. :
A motion was made to the effect, when i
the city is Indebted to q party, and that :
party owe taxes, snd shall not have paid +
them By the time specified by law, the J
per cent. sdditiOnsl shall be re- :
I
This created considerable discussion, >
and was at length Withdrawn, !
By Alderman 0'Donnel: I
ResolUed, That Robert Gcode, Wharf Z
master, be allowed SIS 90 per month, for :
he foTty-frst snd fOrty-second corporate :,
years, 70 hire an assistant. !
Alderman Mofet opposed the allow >
aDce, and said IL was only a pretext for {
the same cid game over the peO- q
pie. Men took positions in the city Gov ;
ernnent on 3 percentage OF the receipts !
- 80. rhzoaa ard NJ thu odd Of fha uzap y
the percentage did not happen to !
be large enough, tBey came TO the Board >
for clerk hire and assistants ,
Alderman O'DOnnel explained that the :
peTQuisitss of these offices do aOt admit :
Of hiring clerks. .
The matter was then, on motion, re- Z
ferred to the Finance Committee. =
Alderman O'DoDnel presented sealed =
bids for the building Of a cistera on the :.
of Wellington aud Beal streets. =
Objection was made to opening them, :
but il was oyerEuled, and they were q
found to be as follows: VIM. Ford, :
1850; a. p. Grant, $40; Jaseph HaiDes, =
1856. 4
On motion Of Alderman 0'DonDel the a
was awarded to Joseph Haines, a
be being the lowest bidder. \
At this point Alderman Mofet stated y
that be had just learned that al the last q
session OF the Board q resolution was '
passed, allowing the WhaTfmsster, City
ComotroIIgr, Tax Collector, etc., CLERKS.
Such being the case, he begged leave to
introduce a resolution repeating that res
Seconded, and on calling for J
ayes and noes, wa carried, and tbs res il
of the former meeting repealed. C,
A series of unimportsnt motions and b
resolutions we're made, which, amid mo- 10
ions 60 adjourn, took up the remaining Il
aae Of the Board. II
4 resolution in regard TO the market ii
4 meat house Licenses, and to in Il
ou. Nc Mayor to enforce the laws in >,
tuct ea5iic property were referred ii
'SAfo w. NSs, II
T Son' 3 Iva zen adjourned. II.
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,ooa ao,d PIanteTs' Hats, at 81, at 2S3 Il
street. Rice q Engei. ii
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