Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-19

consumed considerable Time, ths board
adjourned 20 open meeting. where the
following business was Transacted;
The Secretary read communication
from n ID. Baurh, City Controller, which
stated that Mr.. LoAAnd had made state
ment Of the amounts overpad by him 10
city notes TO be 1914 30, and Nj. Lot.
land asks further time 10 make full re-
port. Request, on motion, granted.
A communication was read from Jas.
Kimball, Hospital Steward, rendering
his resignation, TO take effect from the
18th inst Received, filed aud resigna'
ton accepted.
Alderman Renner offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved. etc, That the city will loan
Messrs. T. Il. Brown a Co., the conirac-
tors Of the Nicolson pavement, one hun
dred and fifty thirty-year one thousand
dollar pavement bonds for eighteen
months, upon condition that said con-
tractors will place 10 the hands OF the
City Attorney paving bills against the
property holders TO the amount Of the
face value Of said bonds; aud upon the
further consideration that said contrae-
tors will release the city from all liabili-
ties upon said paving contracts, unless 1t
should be- decided by the courts Of last
resort, that the property holders are not
liable for said pavement The interests
upon said bonds should be paid by the
said T. L. Brown a Co, and at the end
of said eighteen months said bonds shall
be returned to the city, principal and
interest, unless said interest has been
previously paid.
Moved, as an amendment, by Alder
man Passmore, that one hundred and
seventy FIVE be inserted instead Of one
hundred and Fifty.
Alderman Passmore in making this
motion said he understood from Mr..
Brown that that amount would exactly
bring them through.
The amendment of Alderman Pass
more was accepted, and the resolution,
as amended, was then passed unani-
mously,
Alderman Moffet offered two resolu-
tons looking to the reduction of taxes
and abatement Of nuisances. Referred
to the proper committee.
The reports of committees being now
in order, Alderman o Donnel, of the I'm
provement Com mittee, reported favors-
bly, on the following petitions, passed on
frst reading and referred to the Improve
ment Committee:
The petition of the property holders
on Second street TO have plank side
walk put down from Bayou Gsyoso to
the boundary line.
The petition to have Besl street round
ed up from Charleston avenue to the
Pigeon Roost road.
To allow Dennis Stuard to take sand
from the bluff at the foot of Pontotoc
street. ,.
Petition Of citizens to have Fifth street
graded.
Petition Of property owners to have
Alabama street graded.
Petition OF NJ. NJ. Miller for damages
done by the rising of Bayou Gsyoso to
his property.
All of which were granted.
A report in favor of paving the landing
was referred to the Landing Committee.
Alderman McDavitt presented letter
from Charles Mclean, setting forth the
unsafe and wretched condition of the
State Line road, near the corner Of
Sophia street, and urging action frsm the
Board. Referred to the Improvement
Committee.
Alderman Ccalla, from the Gas Com
mittee, reported in favor of the resolution
Ito let the hotels (Overton and Peabody
pay for the lamp posts which were to be
erected, by resolution, in front of the
ladies' entrance of each" Adopted, with
laughter.
A petition was presented from Col.
VIM. M. Harrington to allow the Street
Railroad Company to erect wooden
shed opposite the Waldran Block, and
motion was made to grant the prayer.
Alderman Moffet opposed it because it
would endanger the Waldran Block, and
also be setting bad precedent. 1t was
also opposed by Col Msgevsney, aud
finally referred to the Fire Committee.
On permission of the Board, Nj Bow
en-, City Tax Collector, reported that
Laurence Shot, who had been examining
the assessments to j. j. Andrews. had
discovered twoerrors, amounting to 500.
In examining them further another error
of 5000, made by carrying out $1,000 for
=
much, which he had paid. He req vested
the Board would take some action in re,
gard to the matter:
Alderman Moffet moved that the affair
be referred to the Committee on Claims
and City Attorney, Carried, and the
business so referred.
4 motion was made to the effect, when
the city is indebted to party, and that
party owes taxes, and shall not have paid
them by the time specified by law, the
two per cent. additional shall be remit
ted
This created considerable discussion,
and was at length withdrawn.
By Alderman O Donnell:
Resolued, That Robert Good, Wharf-
master, be allowed seventy-6ve dollars
Der month, for the forty-Grst and forty
second corporate years, to hire an assist
ant.
Alderman Mofet opposed the allow
anee, apd said it was only preleyt for
coming the same old game over the peo'
pie. Men took positions in the city
oovernm ent on a per eentage OF the rs,
ee;n,s of the Offices, aud at the end OF
the yesr, because the per centage did not
happen to be large epeugei tney came 70
the Board asking for CLERK hlFe ana
assistants
Alderman O'Donnell explained that
the perquistes OF these Offices do not ad-
nit of hiring clerks.
The matter was then, on motion, re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Alderman 0'Dounell presented sealed
bids for the bpiIding of cisterp on the
corner of Wellington and beal streets.
Objection vas made to opening them,
but it was overruled, and they we're
found to be as follows: William Ford,
$3.50; r. P. Grant, S740; Joseph Haines,