Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-18
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Board of Alder
men and the Common Council.

CrTy.HAUu MEMPHIS, Feb. II, 1870.
At an adjourned meeting Of the Board
of Aldermen. held on Thursday evening
Al : o'clock February II, 1870, present
his honor John johnson, Mayor, Messers
chairman Norment, Dryer, Mallon,
Durf Cartwright, Roach, Hoist, Moifet,
Prescott and Rounds, Aldermen.
quorum being announced, the Char
man took his seat and called the Board TO
order, when the roll of Aldermen was
called.
Alderman Mallon moved togo into joint
session, 10 present the report OF the m
provement Committee.
Adopted.
FeSoIrrf. That the Mayor be authorized
20 purchase two horses for the use of the
IRE department; the cost of the same not
10 exceed four hundred dollars (S4OOl
Adopted.
A petition offered bv Alderman Cart
wright, from a number Of underwriters,
in relation 10 Privilege Ordinance, was
read and referred to Ordinance Commit
tee. ThereuPon the Board adjourned, to
meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow evening.
CITY HALL, MEMPHIS, Feb. Il, 1870.
At an adjourned meeting Of the Coun-
CiImen Of the city of Memphis, on Thurs
day evening, February ~, 1870, present,
Hon. John johnson. Mayor, Messrs.
Kelly. Chase, Graves, o.. r. Prescott, Dun
can, Pepper, Smith Cohen, Parker, Two
hir. D6vie. and Miller, C0uncilmen. A
quorum being announced, in the absence
OF President Dixon, Councilman o. +.
Prescott was called to b Chair, and call
eli the Council 20 order, when "a roll OF
Councilmen was called.
By Chairman Prescott:
February Il, 1870.
To the Hon. Mayor, Board OF Councilman
and Aldermen 81 the city Of Memphis,
Tennessee:
Inssmuch as I am in eXtremelyindigent
circumstances, besides being crippled,
and should AVE a legimate Peddler's IL
cense tomorrow, / implOre your Honor
10 grant the same this evening, for htteen
dollars for three months, on condition
that I pay six dollars now, and nine dol
lars more as 500 rs my first month is up.
The goods TO be sold are reading matter
and variety goods. not 10 exceed in value
at one time more than fifty dollars.
DANIEL 7. WHITE.
Referred 10 the Mayor with power 20
act.
When the Board of Aldermen appeared
in the Council Chamber Tor the purpose Of
acting Jointly with Council in fixing new
boundaries for the city by amendments TO
city charter,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OS BOUNDARIES.
General Council of City Of Memphis:
GESTLEMEN-Your committee, to whom
was referred the matter OF memOrializing
the Legislature on the subject of changing
the boundaries of the city, recommend
the following:
Beginning at q point in the west line Of
the State of Tennessee, where a line
drawn from the west end Of BickfOrd
avenue, parallel to the north boundary
Of the John Rice grant, intersects the
same; thence along said line parallel 10
the north line of the John Rice five thou
sand acres, the middle Of BickfOrd avenue,
and the middle line Of Bickford avenue
produced eastward to the middle New
Raleigh Road; thence along the middle of
the New Raleigh Road to the east line of
the own reserve; thence southwark along
the said east line of the town reserve to
the middle OF the Old Raleigh Road, on
JOhnsOn's thence eastward along
the middle Of the Old Raleigh Road 70 a
point where the center line of Dunlap
avenue produced nOrthwGrd would inter
sect the same; thence southwark along
said produced line and the middle line Of
Dunlap avenue to the middle of Union
avenue; thence westward along the
middle Of Union avenue to the mid
die Of Walnut street; thence southwark
along the middle Of Walnut street 10 the
middle of the old Fort Pickering Rail-
road; thence westward along the mid
die Of the old Fort Pickering Rail
road or Broadway, TO the middle
Of Bayou Gayoso; thence southwark
up said bayou and along the middle
of Jackson street; thence along the mid
die OF Jackson street and the prOlOnga-
ton of said street to the west line of the
state Of Tennessee; thence nOrthward
with the west line ofthe State of Tennes-
see 10 the beginning.
PHIL. J. NALLON,
Chm. Imp't Com. Of the Board Aldermen.
J. II. GRAVES,
OF the Council.
Alderman Prescott presented a minority
report on Boundaries:
TO the Honorable, the General Council Of
the oitv Of Memphis:
Tho Undersigned minority o your I'm
urOveuleut Committee. TO whom was re-
lerrsd the question Of designating new
boundary lines for the city, begs leage 10
dissent from the msjority report, which
proposes a boundary, that viii then en-
brace within the city limits, territory out
side Of the limits OF lsb5, without asking
the consent Of The citizens OF that terri
tory. All sdmit, we believe, that when
the legislature in 1857 annexed the Ninth
and Tenth wards, without the consent OF
their citizens, q great Injustice was COM
mitted toward the people q these wards,
as well as to the city. Therefore, 1.-THE Les
islzture nov in session, shall, upon your
petitions, compel any part OF either or both
Of ssid wards 10 remain, or continue 80 9
uortion Of the corporation Of Memphis,
without the expressed consent Of their
qualified voters tor at least a majority OF
Jnsml then a similar Injustice - Sonlull'-
ed.
We woul d therefore respectfully ask
your Honorable Body. tina, in your pro-
posed memorial to the Legislature, asking
il 10 change your present city boundary
Eues, that IT, You design 90 place those
lines outside OF those which existed In
1865. that the people residing in the terri
torp, outside OF said limits of 1855, and
within the newly proposed line, be allowed
10 vote on the question, as 10 whether
they desire 10 be 4 part Of the corporation
Of the city OF Memphis or NOT, under the
conditions OF the present CITY charter, and
that the people OF the Ninth and Tenth
Wards those parts that are TO be Included
be allowed to vote separately upon the
question. Respectfully.
J. P. PRESCOTT.
When the General Council adjourned
until tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
L. r. RICHARDS, Register.