Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-22
PETITIONS.

Alderman DuFf presented a lengthy
petition signed by Taylor q Rutland, T.
B. HAYNES & Co, and all the other cotton
factors in the city, praying for the use of
the blnH or a portion of il to concentrate
and prepare cotton for shipment, i. e., to
weigh, mark, mend, packing, etc. The
petition sets forth that the factors as a
class have no desire to evade the pay
ment of a proper and just tribute for
storage, etc, but there are operations
which cannot be performed in warehouses
without great trouble and expense, and
after cotton has been once taken out of
store for this purpose, they do not think
ii fair to make the shipper or buyer pay a
second storage. They ask to be allowed
to keep cotton on the bluff one week after
a bona Jide sale.
Alderman Durff moved to refer to the
Landing Committee.
Gallagher moved to amend by granting
the petition.
williams thought tha the matter ought
to he thought over, and ought therefore
to be referred to the Ordinance Commit
tee. He thought the warehouse interest
ought to be protected.
Gallagher thought that a very illiberal
policy. If the motion were referred
to any committee they would he
weeks in reporting, and meanwhile
the business men were calling for this
accommodation. He was for listening TO,
and granting all petitions that came from
the solid business men of the city as a
body. They knew the commercial inter
ests of the city, and their wishes ought to
be consulted. The bluff was lying idle
and they might he using it. The Board
allows the water tank, lumber piles and
gravel to b. on the bluff; why not cotton?
Cicalla insisted on referring the matter,
II had already been squabbied over in the
Board time and again.
MOffet said these gentlemen who were
so anxious to grant their request, wanted
to do a thing they had no earthly right to
do. The bluff was donated to the city for
a specific purpose-a promenade-and the
city has no right to allow a few merchants
to use it as their storehouse. Ifthey
can't make enough out Of their legitimate
business TO pay storage they had better
quit. They knew very well how to do
that though, for many of them had got
rich. They send in this petition and will
laugh at the Board tor granting it,, The
members are anXiOus To serve them for
they are rich: but there is a petition be-
fore the Board from some poor men who
want to use the bluff TO fix up loose cot
ton-wil you vote for that? Not much!
Rich men have always got their tools.
He should hereafter insist that everything
that was offered in that Board should go
before a committee and be thoroughly
sifted. He wanted to see who was getting
the tariffs. He moved the reference of
the petition 10 the Ordinance Committee.
AMER a " few words " more from several
parties, it was finally so referred.
Alderman Hoist presented a petition
from Mrs. lane A. Gray, which was re-
ferred to the Improvement Committee.
Alderman O'Donnell: A petition from
G. II. Bracket in reference to a shed.
Referred to the Fir Committee.
BY Alderman Vincent: A petition with
over one hundred names attached to have
a bridge leading to Chelsea repaired.
Granted, and the Street Commissioned
ordered to do the work forthwith.
BY the same: To have Randolph road
and Mill street worked. Referredto Inn
provement Committee.
By the same: From the citizens of the
Ninth ward TO have a crossing put at the
intersection of second and Chelsea streets.
Referred to Improvement Committee.
AND MISCELLANEOUS.
By Alderman Ellis, resolution author
izing the Chair TO appoint two members
of the Board to cast, along with the
Mayor, the vote of the city at the election
for Directors of the Memphis and Louis
willie Railroad on the 4th Of October.
Gallagher moved 10 amend by balloting
for the members to be designated.
MOffet wanted TO know eChich Mayor
was meant, the Mayor proper or the
Mayor eypher2 (Laughter.) He moved
to table the resolution and amendment.
At this there was a visible commotion in
the Board, and two or three members
arose TO their feet. Amid the confusion
the Chair put the motion, whether as
amended or the original, or Moffet's mo-
ton to table, no one, neither he nor any
body else, knows, and declared it carried.
Vincent declared he would appeal from
the decision of the Chair. NftN
Moffet moved 70 lay his appeal on the
table.
Here four or five jumped up and com
menced talking at once. The chair raped
his gayel on the desk and called order,
but there was no abatement of the confu-
sion.
Gallagher desired 10 state something,
when Moflet sung out that he was out OF
order, and renewed bis motion to table,