Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-07
CYTY CoUSCEL..
Adjourned Meeting Of tEse Beard
elf Aldermen.
Togal ROut IF the Railroad
Ring.
sale Of ahe E5.,le Rock Bends
knocked Ia tAe Head.
The Pres Triumphant,

The agony is over. We have met tbs
! enemy aod routed them. horse, foot and
/ drsg00ns. Ths columns Of The prea5
e stale though they bs) moved sgainsl
I Uh-ir lines, and tney went down. The
Rsiiroad Ring is Knocked from time
their weli-laid schemes bsve "gsna
agiee," ADD routed a. every point, and
crestfalisn, they viii now iaglOTiousiy
abandon the usid where but eTst they
gaW SO much piundeT and spoils already
apparently within their grasp. The
good citizens Of Memphis can now 60
safely 70 bad, and sleep s0undly, without
having their slumbeT5 vsZed with tor
turing deans o. . ~piundeEei excheguer,
@ betrayed city, and taxes increased t.
swell tbe already bl0stsd pockets OF the
Railroad Ring. For this they owe . hec-
atCmb TO the APPEAL.
PUsUsnt 20 the resolution q adjourn
ue1t, the Board met as four o'clock, and
s. quorum being announces, Aldermen
oTayue sock the cheir, and the Board
proceeded o. business.
The Chsir announced that the matter
under consideration sc ths hour Of sd
]jourumeBt o2 the previous day was the
motion of Alderman PassmOre 20 Tsj5ct
the proposition embodied IN the message
Of the Mayor 10 sell Che CIty's stock in
the Little Rock RallrOad.
Alderman Psssmors ciaiGed the floor,
as he had not finished his remarks when
the Board adjourned, but the Chair i'm
formed him that ne had already occupied
his allotted time, and therefore was not
entitled 10 TIE floor.
Alderman Noffas5 CRlied for the prsvi-
Gus question, aud his demand prevailed.
Alderman PsssmOrs demanded that
the vote be taken by ayes and noes.
The question was then pgt snd resulted
az follows:
Aye.-Al5ermen Goodleg3, Clancy,
johnson, joyce, &agevEey, Brown,
CzTt6right, Hoist, O'Dounsl., Cicslls,
RUfHn, pzssmore, NCfatt and Eliis-l3
Eoes-Alieruao EElScs.
The result came Eize the EEeli OF doom
on several o. the ring" #h0 were pres
ent, and made them wriecia end squirm
Ike worms ina Gled On fishing hooks.
Without giving the members OF the
Board or the nieE6s OF right and hon
time 90 draw q long breath Of re-
lief, the chair proceeded 60 the further
dis pstch Of unfinished business.
Resolutions and miscellaneous business
being iu order, Alderman EufHl called
no the Engineers report as to the grad
OF Tennessee street. Referred % the
Improvement Committee.
Alderman OD0nBsll offered g Tss9lu-
20 reUuUerzts Mrs. Mclean for q
house torn down By The City Engineer
widening Main street. Referred to
The Improvement Committee.
BY the same: 4 petition from
Wells to be allowed 70 get
sut sand from The b'uE, sud requesting
il be referred TO the Improvement Com
with power % act.
Alderman R1hiG opposed the granting |
II any Euol privilege These sand
miners have undermined the bluff Ei- 1
ready 20 that portions Of &c, even & hun
irea yards hzek from the river, have
5avci 10. he therefore moved 80 lay the |
petition on tl5 table.
On calling for The ayes and aoes the
notion Ugg Lest 10y q vote OF s ID g..
On motion, it wss then referred 70 the
Improvement Committee
by Alderman Cartwright RCgclysd, ]
That 2 committee OF three he ay-
by tue chair 90 ascertain
he bsst means TO clean and preserve the
Nicholson pavement, TO report a. s.
5siI=d meeting o. this Board. Carried, 1
md Aldermen Cartwright, Black and
ICflt 90 appointed IS tie committee.
EE Alderman ~NLlgeFuSE: RESOLUTION
looking toward a reformation o; the
manner Of making appropriations. a
preamble showing the necessity of the
most rigid economy, End an ordinance
IS flgIIy recommended, limiting con-
.TEa-s ~ Improvements To 500. Ga
it Ess referred 10 the Ordinances
Committed.
By AIdermsn Renner A resolution
.oc the 4" good" of the First National
Bank. Tabled - q vote OF u 90
By Alderman Johnson: Resolved
That the Mayor aud Finance Go1mittse
be iuetrua,eG 20 see On what terms a loan
can be Effected Tor Inc city, ana report TO
this Board. Car-ied.
Alderman Paszmcra, by permission,
p resolution as soll0Ws:
Ee5ClCe8, That the Mayor and Alder
Iaea Of the city Of Memphis do unite
si.h the Commissioner OF Shelby cOuu-
ly. TO request the LsgjIlstuyo 10 amend
the revenue act, so IS TO extend the term
10Y returning the coulty aud city essess-
mont from the frss Of March to the first
OF july, EsTsied.
The Beard adjourned.