Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-08
CITY COUNCIL.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The ST. Louis WharfbOat Question
Again Raised.
Alderman Dyer Goes into the Finan-
CiaI Statistics of the Comp
trOller's Office.
Who is Oyerdrawn7- Breezy Times
Memphis Without aMayOr--
ETC., Etc.

n q ~ ALA&N
ment. Alderman Renner took the
Chair, and business was recommended
where left off the previous evening,
resolutions and miscellaneous busl-
ness" being in order, commencing at
the Seventh ward.
BY Alderman Cicalla:
ResOlUed, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to order the prop
erty owners on the west side of We'll
lington, between Union and Beal
streets, to lay down plank sidewalks
in 'front.' of their property within
thirty days. Adopted.
By the same:
Resolued, etc., That the ordinance,
section 6, page 24l, City Ordinances,
prohibiting the letting out of contracts
or ordering work done when there are
no funds in the treasury, shall be
strictly adhered to in future. Adopted.
By the same:
ResOIred, etc., That a committee
Of three be appointed to ascertain
whether a street of one hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE feet wide can be obtained
BIZ dedication, to extend all around
the present city limits.
Adopted, and CicaIla, Black and
Ogden, appointed.
BY Alderman Gallagher:
ReSOIred, ETC., That a committee OF
three be appointed in pursuance OF
section 8, City Ordinance, who shall
witness the burning of The city bonds,
coupons, scrip and other evidences OF
indebtedness that have been cancelled,
and shall give the Comptroller a re-
ceipt for the same.
Adopted, and Alderman Gallagher,
Vincent and O'Donnell, appointed.
BY the same:
ResOlred, etc., That the owner of
the lot on the northwest corner OF
Tennessee and Carolina streets be
ordered to fill up an open cistern or to
fence the said lot in. within ten days.
Adopted.
BY the same:
ResoIred, etc., That the Market Mas
ter be required to prohibit the sale OF
iee-cream, cooked yictuals and tin
ware in themarkets on Saturday even
ings. Referred to the Market Com
mittee.
BY Alderman O'DOnnell: \ petit
ton of Jesse w. Page, Jr., and broth
er. Referred to the Committee on
Claims.
By the same: That the Street Com
missioner be instructed to round up
Main street to Carolina. Adopted.
BY the same: That the property
owners on Main street, between South
and Ridgeway, be required to put
plank sidewalks down in front Of their
property. Adopted.
By the same:
ReSOlred, etc., That the City Engin-
Ger be instructed to sell the brick at
the old city stables to the highest bid
der.
Up to the Offering of this resolution
had gone on smoothly enough,
and it really did seem as if the Board
had learned and determined TO prac-
tice the morals inculcated in DIR.
Watts beautiful hymn:
-" Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For tits their nature to,
Let bears and lions grOwl and fight.
For God has made them So.
Aldermen should never LEI
Then angry passions rise;
Their honest hands were neycr made
To tear each others eyes
One would have imagined, to see
the lamb-like manner in which things
were going on, that the golden era
sung by u morning cOtempOrary,
the official organ, had indeed come.
But alas-nOt yet. The lion and the
lamb were not quite ready to lie down
together. This resolution of Alder
man O'Donnell was the keepers pole
stirred up the menagerie, and in
less time than it takes Us to tell it, the
pile of bricks that O'DOnnel wanted
to sell were (fguratively) flying
around the Board, being hurled by
each member reckleSsly at his neigh
head.
Alderman Cicalla moved to refer to
the Improvement Committee.
Alderman O'DOnnell said that i'll
they did, and the Improvement Com
did not act very quickly, there
would soon be no bricks TO sell-as
they yer being stolen by the cart
.oad.
Alderman Gallagher moved 10
amend by giving the committee power
% act.
This power TO act did the bust
less, and for thirty minutes the clause
vas argued pro and con, hot and
leaVy. Amendment after amendment
vas made, and each called forth fresh
discussion. Alderman Marshall
wanted TO amend so as to include the
'OckS at the north market. This and
he other amendments were discussed
mother fifteen minutes, and finally
Alderman Joyce moved to postpone
IctiOn until the next meeting Of the
Board. This was lost. and the amend
nent of Alderman Marshall was put
carried. a motion to refer to the
finance Committee was then made
nd adopted, after having spent the
part of an hour in the discussion.
THE WHARF BOAT.
The ball was now opened, and eve
that come up was argued.
he next cause of a fight was a resolU-
by Alderman O'DOnnell as fol-
1Ws:
Resoteed, etc., That the Wharfmas-
II be directedt TO enforce the ordinance
emoYing all WharfboatS from thepub-
landings, and enforce the same
-ithin twenty-four hours after the
assage on this date, July 9TH.
Alderman 0DOnnell stated in offer
* this, that an ordinance was passed
year ago removing from the landing
u wharfboats. Three Of them were
emOved, but the NJ, Louis Packet !
Ompany saw fit to enjOin the Board. I
he Injunction has been dissolved, and {
G did not see why the ordinance {
Mould not now be enforced. Allowing s
AIS boat to remain there was all ia c
Orltlsm, and he was for removing '
I. II one packet company was en- /
tied 70 the privilege, all were. In J
.)nnectiOn with this matter, Alder t
ODonneil said chat he had a t
tier about a circumstance which Oc- |
Irred on Sunday, and which had \
nee been clOaked over. He then q
reduced a letter from Capt. Frank n
licks, of the steamer Magenta who n
ated in substance that on Sundav n
forming last he wished to land slo
nall amount of freight, and had a
,ked permission of Mr.. Clarke. i'm "
large of the boat. Permission %
as not only refused bat Clarke i
Id Capt. Hicks that he would G
III him if he tried to do so. v
apt. Hicks took hold of the door and
led to open it. when Clarke put q a
st0l to his face and said he wotad G
Ow his brains out fine attempted 1t. a
arke stated these were the orders of 4
Company. .
Alderman O'Donnell said further O
at he understood that a similar let d
z to this was sent to the APPEaAB, q
It was afterWard withdrawn. la
Alderman Gallagher said that the b
o,,rht not 70 Lot that Iatfar n