Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-16
those Of the xarions sarronnding

cities.
AS there were some points on which the
report was not quite full enough, Alder
man Renner moved it be referred back to
the Committee. Adopted.
ESQ PETITIONS. $40
Alderman O'Donnell presented a pc
tition which lie wished to have
read. The Secretary commenced to un-
fold it, and when he had about ten
or twelve feet of it unrolled it was moved
TO measure il instead Of reading, aud vote
upon it by the yard.
1t was at length unrolled, and was
found to be a petition TO have fernando
street opened from Beale to Union.
Alderman O'Donnell moved to refer to
the Improvement Committee, with power
to act. The "pOwer to act I" being OBJ
iected to, was Withdrawn, and the motion
to refer to the Improvement Committee
was adopted.
BY Alderman Renner: A petition from
II. G.. Dent and Others to have lot and
sidewalk filled up. Referred to the Inn
provement Committee.
By Alderman Ogden: To furnish lamps
to portions of the Seventh Warden Mad
ison street extended and on Pigeon ROost
Road. Referred to the Gas Committee.
By the same: To place a eistern ON the
corner of Beal and Wellington. Referred
to the Improvement Committee.
By the same: Prayer of Mrs. Golay, a
poor woman, to be allowed TO keep a shop
without license. Referred to Police Com
missioner.
By Alderman Vincent: 4 petition to
put a crossing at the crossing of Greenlaw
and Second streets. Granted.
BY the same: Petition to put a culyert
on Fourth street between Saffarans and
Looney. Referred to the Improvement
Committee.
RESOLUTIONS y MISCELLANEOUS.
BY Alderman Williams: Resolution in
| stTucting the Sergeant-at-Arms to order
property n on Rayburn avenue to
| set back their fences in accordance with
the ordinance widening that avenue.
BY Alderman Vincent:
ResOtUed, That Art. /, Chap ofMemphis
City Ordinances, be so amended that the
numbers on Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
| Sixth. Sycamore, Mill, Greenlaw Saffa-
ans LOony, Keel, Kerr, Chelsea streets
and Randolph road, commence at Auction
| street, and that Front street be a base for
the numbering of those of the above
streets which intersect it, and they be des-
ignated as East, West. or North. as their
position might be. Adopted.
BY the same: The appointment of a
Special Committee, to consist of one AL
derman from each ward, to establish new
boundary lines to the wards. Referred to
the Improvement Committee.
BY the same: A resolution to fill va
eaneies on special committees. With
drawn.
By Alderman Moffat. To put fifty gas
lamps in various parts of the Tenth ward.
Referred to the Gas Committee.
BY Alderman Renner: An ordinance to
have the first alley south of Howard's
Row graded and paved, and that the City
Engineer advertise for twenty days for
sealed bids for the same. Passed first
reading and referred to the Ordinance
Committee.
BY Alderman Renner:
ResOIred, That His Honor, the Mayor,
be instructed to iSsue fifty school bonds
OF $1,000 each, in accordance with the act of
Legislation creating the same. Adopted.
BY the same:
Res0lred, That a special committee of
three be appointed to investigate and re-
port the amount Of taxes to be levied on
the citizens for the fortv-secOnd corporate
year. Adopted, and Aldermen Renuer,
O'Donnell and Black appointed on the
committee.
By Alderman Gallagher: To repeal the
ordinance granting an assistant to Robert
GOOde, Wharfmaster.
Alderman DuTtf moved TO table.
Gallagher called for the ayes and noes,
on taking which, the vote was declared
tied-uine and nine. The Chair voted
aye, and tabled the motion.
\ resolution to refer that portion of the
Mayors message that related to finance
to a special committee of five, was tabled.
Alderman O'DGnnell presented a COM
munication from DIR. W. Il. Rogers, in the
name of the Board Of Health, which was
referred to a Committee of from each
ward, viz: Aldermen Marshall, Clancy.
Joyce, Durff, Dyer, Hoist. Cicalla, Ogden,
WalcOtt, Vincent and Ellis.
\ ridiculous and characteristic squabble
here took place, which occupied the time
OF the Beard and reporters for nearly a
half hour, and which had no other result
than that Of lowering the dignity of the
Board very considerably in the eyes of
every IOoker-on,
BY Alderman Dyer:
ResOfre3, That the Mayors message be
made the special order for tomorrow
this evening at 4 o'clock. Adopted.
BY the same: An ordinance regulating
the posting of bills, sticking up Of signs,
or painting the same around the city, thus
advertising patent medicines, Quack nos
trums, offensive alike to the sight and
everything like decency or d~elicacy OF
feeling. Il makes it a misdemeauor TO
put or paint the saIue ON the bridges or
other public property of the city, and or
derS the police to hlyeallSuch now stand
ing removed.
Alderman Dyer, in advocating the ordi-
nance. spoke Of The APPEALS notices of
the outrage on the stone Gaping of Beale
street bridge.
The ordinance was then passed on the
first reading and referred to the Ordi-
nan Committee.
After some further unimpOrlant bust
ness the Board adjourned until this even
mo af fpur O'Clock.