Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-09

members had no influence he was
sur upon the action of any member
present.
An ordinance was then read a sec
md and final time making the tax
500 instead of Sl400, as heretofore.
A petition asking permission to
build a shed upon the bluff was re-
ierred to the Fire Committee.
c. b. Galloway q Co., formerly of
the Worsham House, asked that a
part OF the tax paid by them on above
hotel be refunded. 1t was referred to
the Metropolitan Police. lGuess they
won't refund.-ED.
A petition from the fishermen To-
Gated at the mouth of Wolf was read,
asking privilege to retain their pres
ent location. This petition created
some discussion, in which Capt. John
Ford, of the tug Nettie Jones, got a
turning over. 1t was referred to the
Landing Committee. and the Wharf
master was instructed not to modest
the petitioners until the matter is dis
posed of by the Committee.
A petition from the sale stable
keepers was then read, asking protec-
ton from transient or strOlling traders,
who pay no taxes. Referred to Ordi-
nance Committee.
The petition of r. P. Boiling, ask
ing permission to inclOse a portion Of
the bluff, for the purpose of repacking
wet or damaged cotton, was referred
to the Wharfmaster.
Petition for privilege of putting up
a shed on Union street WAS referred to
Fire Committee.
A petition to erect a COW shed in rear
of house No. Y Front street, was OBJ
jected to by Alderman Clancy, who
owns the adjoining property. A live
Iy skirmish sprung out of the request,
but it was tabled by a vote Of 5 TO :.
This petition was finally granted in
another shape.-ED.
The petition of j. II. Cash regard
ing the condition of a bridge near his
office, and from citizens about the
condition of the pavement in front of
j. NJ. Tighe's lot on Promenade street
were referred 10 Street Commissioner.
The petition of NJ. Z. Eddins and
others, asking permission to build a
slaughter-hOuSe on Beal street, was
referredt to improvement Committee.
The following petitions were re-
ferred to the proper committees: Mr..
HitZfield, for portable gas. Mrs. Leech,
asking pay for filling up street
in front of her property, caused
by change of grade. Chamber Of
Commerce, relative to selling of
loose cotton by other than regular
merchants. Improvement of Bull
Run street. Restricting sale OF pro-
duce on fiatboats by transient traders
who pay only a light privilege tax.
W. IL. Stevens relative TO taxes as
sessed against the house lately Occu-
pied by Bishop Quintard, which is
church property, and not liable to
taxation. Managers of the Refuge of
the Good Shepherd asking the use Of
a portion of Exchange Building, the
Navy Yark or other building for pur-
poses of the institution. Citizens of
Jefferson street extended in relation
to gradingand paving that street; and
some other petitions which were re-
ferred without being read.
At this point Jeemes Gallagher
moved to adjourn, but no attention
was paid to the motion.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
That a committee of three, consist
| ing of Aldermen Moffet, O'DonnelI and
Joyce be appointed to confer with Mr..
| Woodruff OF the Memphis and Ohio
Railroad, in reference to the right of
way through Winchester avenue,
lately ordered opened by the city;
that four lamp posts be erected on Adj
ans street, between the bayou and
Boundary avenue; that Lauderdale
street, between Vance and South be
repaired; that the Wharfmaster be
empowered to employ six men to re-
move the stone pavement likely to
slide into the river; that the present
grade of Tennessee street be adopted;
that patent roofing be permitted to be
placed on the Ledger office.
Col. Marge read to the Board a petit
tion from John H. Speed, asking the
Board to make no further improve
ment on 100 acres of land donated by
him to the city and known as Central
Park. The petition claims that the
conditions entered into by the city
have not been fulfilled, and that the
land reverts back to the donor. Re
ferred to Park Committee. THE city
has spent over $4,000 on this prop
erty.-ED.
a petition of the liquor dealers of
the city was referred to Ordinance
Committee without being read.
The Street Commissioners was, upOn
motion, ordered to repair the NichOI-
son pavement at corner of Main and
Monroe streets.
A resolution directing the Landing
Committee and City Engineer to
visit Cairo, st. Louis, Louisville and
Cincinnati to examine into the means
adopted by these points to prevent
the caving in of their respective land
ings was lost for want of a second.
An ordinance prohibiting the sale of
less than a whole sheep, hog or goat
from wagons, except upon payment OF
a tax of $1,000, was very properly lost
by a vote of 6 to g..
AT this point Gallagher was full. He
had a scheme to ~promulgate about
inanees-the weather, crops, stern
wheel steamboats,, ferries, or some
thing, but a motion to adjourn, which
was carried, cut him of and he quit
the hall thinking he was stability
treated-persecuted for the sake of the
Union and his beaten ticket securely
pinned in his inside vest pocket.
LARGE AUCTION SALEl!! of
Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps, ETC., this CPhursdayj
morning at 10 o'clock, by
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