Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Monthly Meeting OF the Board
Of Mayor and Aldermen.
Message If the M-ayOr-RepOrts
of 0mcers. etc.

AAGE J LA@A4 ~ G&gA ~ E4O ~
pal Court hail for the regular monthly
discharge Of business, Judge Swsyne in
the Chair
! The minutes of the preceding meeting
, were read and approved, when the Sec
rotary read the following message from
the Mayor:
MAYORS MESSAGE.
t MAYORS FFICE, CITY HALL, /
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 2.
f To the Hon. Board OF Aldsrmen;
To provide for the financial wants OF
) the city, and to make tle most Of the
railroad crisis now upon Us, overshadows
all other questions, and must engage
your careful attention, both now and for
some time to come.
Ny own financial views were clearly
defined in nay two last messages, and
while they gained strength by investigs-
ton and thought, | consider them as
hSViDg been rejected, and hope your
combined wisdom will develop q better
and more acceptable policy.
In the mean time, l have temporarily
sileuced the demands of cur creditors
with q promise that at this meeting
some measures for their relief would be
adopted, and the redemption Of the
promise depends on your action,
Without hoping to influence your
/ IBtsASNH Il @ ~ * A1OCAoNA o. - ING e
" This year is evidently to be marked
and remembered IS the Railroad
era, during which combinations
aud connections will be formed
that will both make and unmake
cities, and opportunities lost to us
now may never be recovered. Toe sale
Of stock in the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad, aOhjcb WOuld haze given
as the money 80 urgently needed
and insured its completion du-
ring this year, and its perHad-
the prosperity of Memphis, was rejected
ostensibly TO retain controlling influence
ia the management of that road. New,
if under your management the year is
allowed to pass without It's completion
and the grand results desirable therefrom
be lost to Memphis, yOu will be held
/ rigiuly responsible for the failure, and il
within that time q new issue OF stock
shall be made, and thus its control
wrested from your hands, or if
the bonds Of the road which have
the precedence over the stock, shall be
made to claim that precedence, |
and thereby cur stock become vsfueIess, |
those who have been loudest in their
clsmOr against the sale will be I'VE
louder III condemning you because 1t vas
not sold when it could have been.
On the 18th Of January, 1868, you
empowered the Mayor snd Finance Com
mittee to make such financial arrange
ments for the benefit of the city as they
might think necessary. Whether this
authorized them TO sell and convey city
property is q moOted question, and needs
an explanatory ordinance; and as all I'M
limited power in the hands of 8 few is
liable TO abuse, l would recommend that
- ha co CuaannhnA &C 70 m Ia fha annFn-
val Of the Board OF Aldermen necessary
to the perfection of such sale.
Though the ADVICE has been more than
once d~isregarded, l am again constrained
by 3 sense ef public du;y to call your at
tentiOn to the urgent necessity for a per-
manent and thorough accountant in the
COE0ptrolleI's e%fice, the duties Of which
are such that Ia one man car satisfac-
tOrily perform them.
In sympathy with the beTeaved family
aud comrades, We are called upon to
mourn the loss of Capt. J J. Reed, q most
JEALOUS and efficient member of the Fire
Department; and, inasmuoh as he lost
his life in the active discharge of his duty,
it would De but simple justice for the city,
which he 30 devotedly served while liv-
ing, 10 make q reasonable provision for
those who depended upon him for sup
pert. As the soldier guards the national
life and honor, SO the fireman protects
the life and treasure OF the citizen, and to
both alike are due q ganerOes recognition
of their services. The underwriters of
the city WOgid literally imitate your ex-
ample in a messpr Of this nature,
AS trustees for the custody CT the sink
log fund, heretofore provided for, / APP
point, and respectfully ask you tOconfirm, {
MessT5. McDavitt, f. w, Smith and J. {
NJ. Hill, snd fOF Captain of Fire Com
pany No. 2 / appoint ~ -.
1 have respectfully TO request . lesEe
OF sussnoo Tor + few weeks, and the APP
p5iu,ment OF your honorable chairman
10 act as Mayor for that time. {
IaTeFith present 8 communication
from Gen. Upton, commandment of the
post, for such action as you may deem
appropriate.
Yours, very respectfully,
JOHN W. LEFTWICH, Mayor. ,
Message received and fled. ,
The Communication from the COM :
manGant Of the post WAS requesting the
passage Of an ordinance preventing the /,
selling OF liquor to soldiers. The COM
mu~uicstiCn ststs5 that the disorderly
conduct Of soldiers Is due TO the liquor
scid them, Il requests an ordinance
regulating such sales. 1t was received
anu filed.
OFFICERS REPORTS FOR JANUARY {
being then ia order, the following were s
received and filed: S
The City Attorney reported the only
Judgments against the city o standing {
are JSmes Simpson vs.. City amount, !
principal and interest, SI1 ,000 II, Amy
& Co. VS.. City, principal snd interest, |
f439 Is; PdstOn & Humes, $1,000 s. u. {
$50. {
Robert Goode, Wharfmsstsr, reports
SCOT 10 collected. {
q. 3. Thornton, NJ. D., reports as fol- I
lows for City Hospital Number Of pa I
tents remaining last reporf, 81; received
during the month, rs trea5ed, 1853 /; dis
charged, So; died, IS; remaining Janu-
airy 3lst, 90; expenses Of the same for {
month, S642. {
For the Marine Hospital Number Of |
patients remaining last report, 10; re-
during the month, Is discharged,
Il; died, 2 remaining TO date, 81. .
Peter Connolly, Msrketmaster North !
market, reports S2G9 collected. :
Market MISTER Warner of South mar !
ket, reports 1916 % collected.
The City Inspector reports receipts for g
Inspection Of coal, SllS 80; inspection of \
suHdfies, $lS2 10; total receipts, $500 A. I
K. ID. BSush, City Comptroller, reports. l
expenditures for the month S92, 1876 rs q
receipts fer the month, $40 81 56; ex- G
cess Of expenditures, sic, 1854 20. I
J II. Bowen, Tax Collector, reports 4
S5049 90 collected. L
The annual report of the Comptroller T
wss, on request, read and held over for I
examination. q
That portion Of the Eogineer's report Q
which refers to the protection and preger. Z
Of the Nicholson pavement was Z
called for. The Engineer states that the y
pavement is in general in excellent con- q
with the exception Of q portion OF
Main street. The defect there was caused
By the excavation for the laying Of the g
Gas Company's pipes. The whole Il
Of this defective pavement could be re- II
paired for $1,000. To prevent premature
decay, the report suggests that the mud, q
is not only Injurious but very I'M I
to foot passengers, should q
be removed. 1t also recommends G.
an ordinance prohibiting the throwing of G
garbage, ashes, etc., on the payements y
also, that carts should be provided to 8
carry away all accumulated dirt, dust, g
iith, etc. An ordinance is also recon- 3,