Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-03

crossings over the bayou on Hawley
street. Adopted.
By the same: Resolution 10 allow the
Street COMMISSIONS to employ fifty men
and the necessary carts. Moved to adopt.
Alderman Cicalla moved to refer to the
Finance Committee.
Alderman DYER thought that the force
should be increased Immediately.
Alderman Walcott hoped that the Board
would no order an increase of force.
There was no need for it.. The streets are
in a splendid condition. No city of the
same size anywhere had its streets 50
clean or so well paved, and he hoped the
Board wouldpostpone increasing the force
until next month.
Alderman Williams said he agreed
with the gentleman from the Eighth ward
as to thestreets of the city being clean and
well paved, but that was right here in
town; but there was olksalivin'out in the
sirbirbs, and there b streets wasn't so
clean and was almost totally completely
unpassable sometimes always in bad
weather. he was for a WOr6in' Of the
streets in the spring of the YER, and AO3C's
the accepted time, and in the summer
months when its so hot that they
can't hardly work, TO cut down the force
to virtually nothin at all. It's a matter of
economyto swell up the force in the spring
of the YER, etc, etc.
Alderman Clancy called the attention of
the Board to a pond of water with green
scum on it, and said the force ought to be
increased.
The mOtiont TO refer to the Finance Com
mittee was put and lost, and the original
motion was carried.
By Alderman Moffatt: y motion TO al
low Mr.. Dean to lay a sewer. Granted.
BY Alderman Moffatt:
ReSOlUed, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed in hiring teams to work on
the streets, to give the preference, as
much as possible, to those who are will
ing to take pay intax scrip. Adopted.
REDUCTION OF WAGES.
By Alderman Walcott:
ResoIued, That the wages OF The street.
laborers be reduced from two dollars to
one dollar and a half per diem.
Mr.. Walcott said the reason why he
offered this resolution was, that he was
down on the-levee q few days ago and saw
the hands of Mr.. Lawson loading a barge
with stone. There were about hun
dred of them ut work, and he asked what
price they were receiving, and was told
one dollar and a half. The gentleman
further informed him that, being in need
of sixty workmen a day Of two
before, he let ii be known, and inn
mediately had application from a hundred
and sixty. This shows that men can be
obtained at a dollar III a half, in any
number, and he was not in favor OF pay
ing two dollars when such was the ease.
Alderman Gallagher i~nformedthe Chair
that he was astonished at the gentleman.
He thought the Board ought TO set the
example to the people, and raise wages
instead of a cutting of them down. He
was aware that ~indeveegials that im-
ploy all sorts of men could get them for q
Iahem1 dollar and a half. They could get
men that come down from Kero, he q
no doubt, TO work for q dollar and n half,
or even a dollar a day. But sc couldn't
get any such men as the Memphis street
force to do it. Them was young men, but
the street force are all o fthem got several
wives and children to take care of. lie
hoped the board would lay the motion on
the table, and moved to do so.
The motion to table was lost, however,
in spite of this burst of ~eloquence, and
the question required on Alderman Wal
colts motion to adopt.
Alderman Dyer said that he was not Tor
depressing the poor. He was poor him
self. and a working man. BE had always
worked for q living-many 2 time for less
thar TWO dollars a day-yes, for thirty
cents a day, but the duty Of this Board
to refrench. 1t was very we'll for
gentlemen who are candidates and run
ming for Criminal Judgeships to be con-
stantly getting up in the Board and be
making bombastic speeches about work
ing-men, but what is wanted is economy.
He hoped that the Board would cut down
the wages.
Alderman Gallagher again goa4e floor.
and holding a paper in his hand said he
had been igerin' a little. Mr.. Chairman,
two dollars a day is just hiyty-Stc dollars
a month, and thirty-siX dollars
Alderman Dyer corrected Alderman
G~aIlagher's arithmetic, and told him that
w dollars a day would make fifty or
ffty-twO dollars a month.
Gallagher for nee was stumpcd. While
he was mp, however, he toe occasion TO
inform Alderman Dyer that he was not
a candidate for the Criminal ~Judgeship.
Alderman Williams thought the Board
orter think over this yer business. II was
sorter serus. Those gentlemen that's n
hirin gentlemen mt a dollar and a hall 2
day pays them a Saturday evenin's cash
down Their money, while the Board didn't
pay them no cash at all, but given en- &
order here or there. He thinks cutting Of
Their wages down is a hardship at this here
present time. Why lOok'y'here at us.
We come here a two or three times q
month and blow awhile, and sit twenty
and morn that a month. Six dol
aday we're a gittin, and we're mighty
ready to say cut down to a dollar and q
half. Six dollars a day we're gittin, and
say go We with yer little dollar and a half
to the pore hard workin men. lie was
it.
Aldermen Clancy opposed the reduc-
ton, and moved to refer to the Finance
Referred.
Alderman Walcott presented 4 cOmmu-
n~ication from the City Engineer request
ing the Board TO modify or amend the ord
relating to street cars running on
Nicholson pavement so as TO allow
them to be moved from N track TO the
other in ease of obstruction like those
are now occurring at various places
where the Nichol;on is being repaired.
Alderman Marshall said he hoped the
Board would do 10 such thing. I'll
Street Railroads deserved no favors st
their hands. They refused to pay their
and their President, burlington,
acted more like he owned the streets thar
anything else. He hoped no favors would
be granted them and moved that the COM
munieatiOn be referred to the Ordinance
The reference was made.
ByAlderman WalcOtt: 4 resolution TO !
put a lamp on each end of the bridge
the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad at the head Of Madison street. |
to Gas Committee.
BY Alderman Gallagher: An ordinance
DfOnlD1llnS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ON the /
city limits, and making it a mis- |
lemeanor, punishable with not less than
or more han twenty-five dollars 20
or run in the city limits.
Passed first reading and referred to the
ordinance Committee.
BY the same: A resolution prohibiting
of cattle on the streets and alleys un-
Ter a similar penalty, Laid oiftabIe.
BY Alderman Cicaila:
ReSOlUed, etc., That the Street Commits
TONER be instructed TO grade Wellington
treet from Beale to Union.
BY Alderman 0'Donnell; 4 resolution.
Erecting the SeFgeant-at-A Arms to have
he cupola of the City Han painted, and
he ceiling ofthe Council Chamber white
Referred to the Finance Com
nittee. .-f
BY the same: Resolution referring the
ccount of James NASH for eleven dollars
nd fifty eents6 to a special committee of
hree, Reference made; committee 20
ensist of O'Donnell, Renner and Durff.
BY the same; Resolution ~instructing
he Sergeant-at-ATns to purchase two
Oxen chairs for the use of the Council
'hamber and Mayors office. Referred to
be Finance Committee
By the same:
PeS0Eged. That the CITY purchase for the