Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-08
n CITY COUNCIL.
Another Meeting of the Board.
GonnyhroOk Fair not s Patching.
The Cart Ring Fiummuxed for Once.
The Little Rock Railroad Stock Sold
at Last.
Another Meeting of the Board.
Ths Cart Rina FIummuxed fOr 0nce.
as Usual"

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monthly meeting, Alderman Dyer being
in the chair.
on taking his seat the Chair said that
the first thing in orierswas to decide tho
question submitted 10 him on the Preei-
Gus evening az to the right of certain
Aldermen to vote on the resolution of
Alderman O'DOnpell, reducing the street
force to five men. The Chair stated that
be had given the matter his most earnest
consideration and had consulted the first
legal talent of the city, who decided, and
he then announced il as his ~Opinion-that
the resolution as IL read, did not put the
Aldermen alluded to in such a light rs to
exclude them from voting on il, under
the ordinance prohibiting a member OF
the Board from voting on any bill, resolu-
ton, or measure in Which he Is directly
or indirectly Interested. The fact of an
Alderman or his wife owning a cart
which is working for the city is so remote
nom the resolution that he should decide
that such member was not excluded.
Alderman O'Donnell said in order to
meet the decision he would beg leave to
amend his resolution so as to include
carts, and instruct the Street Commission
er to discharge those that he now had and
hire no more for the present, using those
owned by the city only.
Alderman Cartwright moved TO amend
bv inserting ten instead of FIVE.
The Chair said hat the amendment of
OiDonnell altered tho case. The amend
ment Of Alderman Cartwright could not
be entertained because 1t was made pend
ing the decision of a question.
Alderman Moffet called on the Chair for
his decision on the question.
The Chair said he should rule that the
resolution as 1t now read would prohibit
all Aldermen who had carts on the street
from voting on It.
Gallagher said he would appeal.
O'Donnell said IN order to md out who
the cart-ow ming Aldermen were the books
of the city should be brought in.
Moffst called tor the 3yes and noes on
the question. He said that the parties
who had no right to vote had no right ID
appeal. Suppose the ring were 3 majority
Of the Board, how was a question OF his
sort to be decided. The ordinance WIS
plain and explicit, and it could not be got
around. Thisthing ought to be looked at
How WAS il that some of these
parties were getting three dollars per
diem for labor wheni IL could be gotten for
twOf This difference was given with the
understanding that it was 10 be
paid to them in taxes, yet in ome way
they managed to get cash for 1t. lie ap-
10 he Chair to remain firm in his
decision.
Gallagher declared that so far az he was
concerned, he intended to VOte-he had no
cart.
o'Donuell called him to order. The gen.
said he did not own a cart. He
.O'Dounell) was prepared to prove that he
lid one He had bought 1t from Mr..
Firzgibbons and paid ten dollars on il in
.awyer's fees and gave his note for the
balance, which lie had not yot paid, ana
was trying to collect ii.
Laughter.)
Jimmy started 70 make some reply. but
D'DOnnell kept on, and said he would not |
q falsehood about a cart.
Gallagher said he wished to have il un-
thAt he had appealed FROM The |
ioUisiOu or the Chair. lie was going TO |
tote in favor of reducing tho street force.
lie was in favor Of ~discbargiug the carts, |
)ut ha WIS determined % assert his rights.
Board must he careful how they act
. this thing. To deprive a m6p OF lis
-otC WAS 10 disfranchis6 him. lie was Il
rec white man. There was heavy dam
.ges, and he could prove 1t II he wouldn't
G laughed At, for DISTINGUISHING 4 white |
nan. lie did not assail the motives of
ny man, and he honored those of O'Don-
iell and MOfIet. He might be wrcng-
lay, lie acknowledged that he was wrong,
TGo Chair called him TO order, and said
bat lie would rule that ali those who
carts working for the corporations,
hould not vote on the question. lie
would noe entertain an appeal.
Gallagher said the Chair had better see
whether the DISTINGUISHING of these MEM
would leave q quorum.
The Chair said that that could be seen
'hCu the question came to a vote.
Clcslla WIS astonished that any gentle
nan should a TO vote under the cir
u-lnstances.
Mofet said It was strange that such
should be made Of office. That robe.
oWever, was used nowadays like charity,
0 cover a multitude Of sins. Here is a
Of the Board who acknowledged
hat he knew he was wrong, and vet
for an appeal from the deeIs-
that tells him 30.
Gallagher withdrew his appeal.
O'Donnell said a few words of explsna-
were due from him in this mater.
{ wss a delicate matter TO mention a
name in such connection. He said
3 could prove Gallagher did own the
art which WA ut work in his wife's
sme. It had been bought from Mr..
by Gallagher with the pro-
seds Of his own work
Gallagher interrupted the speaker with,
l say, / say -
The Chair called him to order several
mes, and raped the gavol on the table
igorously, but Jimmy was determined
, speak. The Chair at last called on the
ergeant-at-Arms TO preserve order.
While that official wac looking for aclub
Gems subsioed,
O'Donnell then :3nishsd his remarks bv
syiDg that he had ~uallagher's due bill
'r the cart in his possession at that very ,
me.
Clancy thought that this Board had bet
T adjourn altogether.
Williams did not think that Aldermen
lght to be excluded from voting because
have a car. ut work on the corpora
Gallagher said that as far as he was con-
he would retire from the Board
the discussion Of tho matter.
The Chair said "a he had No means of
moving what Aldermen did or did r0.
Sn carts in the employ OF the CITY, aud
each one who did, of cOurse was him
il oognizant of the fact, ha would ap-
-eeiate any such courtesy. +,
Marshall said he had two carts on the
Iblic payroll. g.,
declared he had none, and he an
that he would hold any member 4
the Board personally Responsible
en- were II tho Chair himself vino made 4
" such assertion.
The Chair hoped he was responsible for
3 remarks, there or at any time.
Clancy said he had been a member OF
q Board i've or siA years, and would be
member Of 1t long after many Of them L
him were not. lie had a right to
tie and INTENDED 10 vote. h
gallagher did not admit that he owned y
,art, but he would take no part in the
te. he wanted TO know il the paw
lis of last month were TO be taken as the
Iterion 81 ownership. n
0'Donnell said he might have trans !,
red his interest that morning for aught
knew. he called on Helm, the Street
'mmissioner, who WIS present, to state
ofthe Board did own carts.
named Marshall aud Clancy a.
g only ones that rOrked oarfs IN der 3
~ ~ II
said ~ long az he lived and q
'ned anything he would own il in his II
n name. (Laughter.]
he amendment was then put, the ayes s,
ii nays being demanded. The Chair in "a
ructed tho Sergeant-at-Arms not TO call
aney's and METshall's naIne. Ia accord- Y
ce with the law. The following IN the ei
suit of the vote: X
AyesEfOr dlschsrgiugl Durf, Black. II
Hoist, O'Donnell, Cicsua "
olcott, Moiet, Vincent, Ellis; 10. CT
ays-ogden aud Williams; 2. Declined
1ting-jcyee and Gallagher.
The resolution az amended was thon
Before a vote was taken Marshall asked
" rs fellerS (the cart or could lC
t. on II. He was answered no,
moved to amend bv adding. u
md further, discharge two fire compa-
NofFet moved 60 table, bat tho Chair
led that N%incent's motion was out Of
Ter.
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