Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-05

street graded or rounded up-unfay0rs-
bly,. Adopted.
Ga resolution OF Alderman Clancy
that the Street Commissioner "round
up Front street bridge-favo-sbly, aud
report adopted.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Alderman Woleott, Chairman, re-
ported IS follows:
On the resolution to appropriate the
sum of $500 TO enable She fremen TO
make q proper display on the occasion of
the Commercial Convention. Reports
unfsvorably, aud report adopted.
On the resolution to allow Mike PINE
ten dollars per month SIS rent for Office
room occupied by Robt. Goods, WHAT
master. Reports unfavOrably, and re
port adopted.
On the petition OF Jno. Donovan FOR
the city to donate a purse OF $1,000 to be
run for at the races. UnfavorAOly, and
report adopted.
On the petition OF j. Boro & Co., the
owners Of the Irving Block, who repre-
sent that their block was seized by the
Federal authorities about July, 1862, and
was held by them until December, 1866
without any rent being paid therefor ;
that during that time they were assessed
and were compelled to pay their city
E6AEGg Ah4 lACAGAOA0 pray kA1b A.
amounts thus paid be refunded to them
or put 70 their credit. The committee
would report ~favorably, and moved that
the prayer be granted.
Alderman Dyer said that this petition
ought to have beer put ia two or three
years age. He was not Ia favor Of allow
ing any such claims.
Alderman Hoist said this had been
done over two years ago. The commit
tees had neglected their duties, and that
was the end OF il.
After some sparFing, the motion to
adopt YES Withdrawn and q motion to
refer to q speciafcommittee.
This again produced a discussion, psrti-
| eipsted IN by Aldermen Black, ODE
mel and Vincent. L was finally decided
to refer to q Committee Of Three, consist
ing OF Aldermen Walcott, Moff4tt and
Dyer.
On the resolution to place lanp-posts
in sundry plaees-unfavorsbly. Report
| adopted.
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.
Alderman Duff, Chairman, reported
as follows: Ia favor OF the ordinance
amending the ordinance ia regard to tbe
removal Of careasses Of animals, so ss to
substitute the name of G.. w. HuTlbut
y AnAb1 - a ~ OAIs GAANRsNdH
On the ordinsnce passed IN its first
reading, prohibiting sny city official or
member If the Board from having an
interest in any contract for furnishing
the city with labor or supplies, the com
mittee report that there is already an
ordinance covering the ground, and
therefore aversely TO the new ordinance.
This report caused s WARM debate.
Alderman Old Inuel said the existing
ordinance did not cover the point. The
same was said by Alderman Moffatt,
who said that the ordinance cid
not prohibit aldermen from
furnishing carts to work on
the streets and getting full pay for
their time Whsl others could not. Last
month there were several days lest by
rain, and yet AlderrAn who had carts
working on the streets got full psy for
twenty-five days. Others, poor labOrers,
were only paid for eighteen days.
S)me other sharp things we're said
sb-ut members OF the B0ard-merehaBt5
who sent Barrels Of sour aoQr AID rotten
hams 10 tae hospital, and about the
hospital physician, who approved of sucn
things sim ply bscause the merchant wac
an Alderman. The report was at length
adopted by y vote OF u to 8.
On the prayer Ct cigar dealers and to-
bRcconists, to Keep open on Sunday, the
Committee reports fsyorab'y. Report
adopted.
The Ordinance reported st last meeting
OF the Board fixing the duties OF health
officers in regard TO meats, smallpox,
etc, was reported f6yorabiy upon,
and passed on ias second and
NAL reading, as was, also, the
ordinance ~f0rbiddiug any dealer to keep
In cf0-. mora En Il va hAFa nF n~nf oil |
benElne, ETC., both Of which are now
laws,
The petition Of Druggists to have their
soda fountains released from taxation
was reported adversely, and the report
adopted.
FIRE COMMITTEE.
Alderman Hoist, Chairman, reported
in favor OF building s ej5tern On Trezs-
want greet, between Main and Shelby,
Adopts1.
b. the same, q resolution that the
City E gineer be authorized to advertise
for ten days for proposals - San1 .ae sAiI I
cisteru,
K discussion ensGed ca this question,
but it wss dnally adopted.
MARKET COMMITTEE.
On the resolution to have the markets
vhi.ewSshed the committee reported ia
vorsbly, and the report was adopted.
GAS COMMITTEE.
Alderman Ciealls, Chairman, reported
in favor Of erecting lampposts on the
Bayou bridge on Poplar street, and on
the corner OF Tenne5see and Shelby. Re-
port adopted.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Alderman Black, Of the committee to
whom was referred the proposition Of
Mr. Fontsine, OF the Memphis City
Transfer Company, to lease . building in
the Navy Yard for SIS Per month, re-
ported in favor Of adopting the proposal
Report adopted, and the City Attorney
instructed to draw up ths necessary pa
pers.
Alderman Vincent, Of the Committee
on Warehouses, reported that they had
written to thirty-tg0 principal cities in
this country to learn their systems that
they had received replies from eighteen,
and asked further time. Granted.
Alderman Marshall, OF the Levi &
Borg committee, asked further time.
Granted.
PETITIONS.
A petition was put in by Alderman
DuIu, ITOm Ju4ge OtEugSS anu VT, IL.
G. Trader, but on an attempt to read il
he failed. He hsnded it to the Secre-
tary who Wss likewise unable to inter-
pref the hierogiyphics Of which it was
Alderman Moffatt took the Oc-
cssion to twi5 Alderman Duff q little.
The petition being thus illegible was
withdrawn for the time being.
The petition OF Galloway, Royal & Co.
was referred to the Ordinance Com
A petition signed by two hundred
prominent merchants was presented,
praying the board to afix aud require
some good and sufficient bond from Par-
Gel Express Companies in order that the
mercantile community may have some
security for tbs valuable packages en-
to them. Referred 10 a commit
tee Of three, consisting Of Alderman
Dyer, Walcott and Williams.
A petition from Messrs. Nicholson,
White aud Danberry, Assessors, and T.
+. Car ers, Clerk, was rsfsFrad from the
OF Claims.
Alderman Dyer, having studied the
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