Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-02
CITY ooUHcHL.
Regular Monthly Meeting ef the
Beard Of MAJOR and
Aldermen.
Reports Of City Omcials.


The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
met yesterday evening Tor the regular
monthly transaction Of business. A
quorum being present. Alderman SwRyns
took the chair and called the Board C
/ order st three O'Clock.
The Secretary announced thst the
minutes Of preceding meetings now uR-
read ran back over TIVE months, and hac
feaoaed over two hundred pages, and
should be read.
On motion OF Alderman Passmors. the
Secretary vas instructed TO read them,
which be accordingly proceeded 20 do,
the reading occupying two and u hall
hours.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
r. J. Baugh, City Comptroller, reported
the receipts and disbursements for the
month OF November, viz: Receipts,
S22O, l57 A; Disbursements, $50 1923 SO /;
excess OF receipts over disbursements,
t64 S33 81. He also submitted 2 report
OF the list Of city property destroyed by
the burning OF the City stables, which
amounted in the aggregate to $3.50.
j. Z. Helm, Street Commissioned, re-
ported 1874 Is expended during the
month.
Charles Bonner, Marketmaster Of the
North Memphis market, reported $3.50 20
collected during the month.
Peter Connolly, Marketmsster, report
cd 1885 collected during the month al
Che South Memphis market.
Dr.. Alexander Erskine, Dean OF Mem
phis Medical College, reports expenses
of the City Infrmary and Dispensary,
SI9S "A, OF which amount Sl47 "A was
for medicine, Sl2 so for stove, prescrip-
ton clerk S3 50. The diseases treated
wsre chiefly intermittent fevers and cys.
entery. Sickness has greatly decreased,
there being only 1875 patients registered
during the m8nth.
J. L. Chandler, Tax-Coileotor on priv
ileges, reports SIS, S3I % collected during
the month.
R1bert Goode, Wharfmaster, reports
S55U4 SO collected du-ing the month.
Dr. u. B. Thornton, the pbyEieiaB liz
charge of City Hospital, reports /; Pa.
tients remaining in Hospital last report,
70 admitted during month, 66i treated
during month, las discharged, 81 died,
10 remaining ia Hospital November
50th, 70. Two of the patients reported as
having died during the month were
brought to the Hospital dead. Amount
received from BAY wards during the
month and turned over to City Treasurer,
S38 IS.
!. 81. Cash, City Inspector, reports
500 received from Weighing coal, Sl0l
sundries total $206, during the
month.
James H. Bowen, City Tax-CoIlector,
the collections Of his office during
the month at Sl00, 597 36.
The City Attorney, r. Morgan, Esq
reported On several petitions for reduc-
ton OF assessments. he also called the
attention of the Board 10 the difficulty in
the matter Of pavement in front and
rear of the Exchange Building, and re-
1uessed some definite instruction in re-
gard to what tG DO with the lessees Of the
property who refuse TO have the pave |
repaired.
All of which were received and CON-
in, with the exception of the re-
port Of the City Attorney, which, On
Of Alderman McDavitt, was re-
'erreG to the Committee on Claims.
REPORTS CT STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman O'DOnnel, of Improvement
Committee, reported in favor Of the Pc
Iition Of Mrs. Gaylor and Mr.. Caskin, |
Do the petition OF T. II DUff1n & Co., in
the Water Works OF the Bluff.
The COMMITTEES reported f~avOrsbIy. Re |
lsived and adopted.
Alderman Passmors, Of Committee on
Accounts, reported ~fAvorablyOn the vari-
rolls of city officers, salaries, etc also
several individual bills and accounts.
Report received and adopted.
Alderman McDavitt, of Committee OF
Finance, reported adversely on petition of
Edmonds, PetSigrew Il Co, in regard to
Bluffs; the Committee fur
her recommend that there be no
outlay Of public funds
or any purpose Of Improvement,
except for keeping the streets in a passa-
Die condition. Report received and
Alderman Johnson. of the Committee
u Ordinances, moved that the ordi-
lsnse ia regard to the imposing Of a tax
II 1856 on oil those selling meat in
Quantities of a quarter Of beef or more
,e enforced. Motion carried.
Alderman Hoist, Of the Fire Depart
nent, reported in favor Of q couple OF
,etitions for permission to build wooden
heds. Received and adopted.
Alderman Lemon, OF the Market
Committee, reported in favor Of petition
( Mrs. Mary L. Flood and the Market.
master OF North Market.
Alderman Eoffet, of the Committee on
,iaims, reported fsyorably on several
laims, referring several, and reducing
eversl. Received and fled.