Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-04

Main, to the corner of Market and
Third streets. Adopted.
To allow Chas. Seigritz to move the
roof Of a wooden building and re-
place it. Report favorable and
adopted.
To allow an account of s. for saw
dust. Report favorable and adopted.
The Gas Committee asked for more
time. Granted.
The Hospital Committee reported
as follows:
On the petition of j. X. Baxter to
keep a slaughter house in the city
limits. Reverse. Report adopted.
On the petition of the citizens Of the
neighborhood of the corner of GayOsO
and DeSOtO streets to have the house
of Sarah Grainer declared a nuisance,
the Committee reported favOrably,
and recommended that an ordinance
to that effect be passed. Report
adopted.
PETITIONS.
BY Alderman Joyce: Petition Of r.
c. Brinkley to reshingle a house.
Granted.
By Alderman Cartwright: Petition
of J. NJ. Hill, to be allowed $40 COM
pensation for damages. Referred to
Committee on Claims.
By the same: Petition of c. W.
Baxter to establish q wood shed and
office on Second street, west side. be
tween Madison and Monroe.
\ counter petition from the inhabi-
tants of the n~eighborhOod was handed
in at the same time, and, on motion,
both were referred to the Fire Com
mittee.
By the same: A petition from NJ.
c. Galloway Il Co., prOprietors of the
1rdi0nche, 10 be allowed to print the
tax list of property advertised for sale
for city taxes. They claim this as a
right, inasmuch as they are the regu-
larly appointed City Printers, and
also because the advertisement, if
placed in their paper would be seen
and read by those interested, which
would not be the case so long
as it is printed simply where
it isl. e. in the P0St.)
They further state that their contract
with the city, as the city printers dates
prior to the legislative enactment
which gives the printing to the desig-
mated paper.
Alderman Cartwright, in Offering
the petition, moved that it be granted,
and supported his resolution with
about the same arguments advanced
in the petition.
Alderman Cicalla opposed the mo-
ton on the ground that the city, if it
give the printing to the AUdJdnche,
would be compelled to pay two papers
for it.
Alderman Vincent moved to amend
to include the APPEAL.
Aldermen MOffet thought that the
Board owed an obligation to the ArO-
iGRche, and ought to give this list to
them. 1t could not be taken away
from the Post, for it was given to ii
by a State law.
Gallagher said he would not vote
for any of these Memphis) papers.
He thought they were all a nuisance.
Alderman Marshall would like to
see the APPEAL get the printing too,
il IL needed IL. c. Fhanky, sir.'D He
thought the Ar0iURche ought to haveit
1t was moved to refer to the Com
mittee on Printing, and the question
being called the Chair was unable to
decide and a division was called for.
This resulted in a tie. The Chair
voted aye, and the matter was de-
clared referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
The decision did not suit the movers
of the resolution to give the printing
to the ArdIGnche, and the ayes and
noes were called with the following
result:
On the motion to refer to the Print
ing COMMITTEES:
Ayes: Black, Hoist, Cicalla, Gala
CHER, MOffet, Ellis and Williams.
Nays: Clancy Marshall, Joyce,
Durff, Cartwright, Ogden and Vincent
A tie being again announced the
Chair again cast his vote aye, and the
petition was referred.
The petition of Louisa Garrow to be
to peddle fruit without a
licence, was referred to the Police
Commissioners.
The petition of Mrs. Eddings was
referred to the Improvement Commit
tee.
A petition was presented signed by
Harris, Cochran q Co, 4. A. Nelson,
+. N. Apperson, and nearly all the
principal merchants of the city, pray
ing that every line of packets having
Memphis as a terminus be allowed to |
Keep q wharfDoat at the city landings,
TO such rules and regulations
Is the city see fit to adopt in regard to
hem. Referred to the Landing Conf
and the City Attorney.
BY Alderman Hoist: A petition
rom r. V. Rambaut and Others, to
nave DeSOto street put in order. Re
erred to the Improvement Commit
ee.
BY Alderman Mofet: A petition
Dallas, in regard to opening Ex-
street. Referred to the Com
nittee on Claims and the City Attor-
lev.
By the same: A petition from the
itizens of the Eighth and Ninth
Yards to open Winchester street.
By Alderman Williams: The petit
of John Finlay, who at some 61-
dag, while in the employ of the
ity, broke his leg, asking for assist
nee IN work or money. Referred To !
he Committee on Claims.
.EsOLCTToNs AND MIsCELLANFOUs i;
BUSINESS. +,
By Alderman Vincent: A resolu- I
ION to put lamp posts in front Of GER
ain churches in Chelsea.
A motion to adopt was the cause of
Characteristic debate, during which
alderman Vincent remarked that {
hose gentlemen who opposed the mo-
We're in all probability not in the
abit OF attending church. The affair