Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14
MUNICIPAL.
Special Session Of the Boards u
Aldermen and Council Last Night


Hoard Of Aldermen.
This body met last night at the oi'y
Building The message OF the Mayor
suggesting the propriety OF employing
an assistant to the City Attorney 50
that the Nicolson pavement cases anu
su;ts for taxes due the city could DC
nushed forward in the courts, was con-
Cured in.
Tho Council resolution, which referred
tho water works question to the ordi-
nance Committee for the purpose oil
preparing suitable ordinances looking
toward the erection of works by the city
wos concurred in by the Board, and the
action of the Mayor = opposing the
Water Company--was commended.
A resolution was adopted requiring
nronerty owners on Calhoun and Main
streets, near Raymond, to lay down SIDE
walks within the time prescribed. The
property owners on Pontotoc, Hnl'ng
and othes streets are to be notified to re-
pair sidewalks.
A crossing at the intersection oil Ala
hama street and Alabama avenue was
ordered to be laid by the engineer; also'
10 build culverts at the corner OF hawiey
street and Jones avenue.
Property owners on Quinby street.
near Robinson, to be ordered to lay
down sidewalks.
Alderman Dryer offered the follow
ing: :, :
Resolved. By the General Council oil
the city of Memphis, that the Gas Com
nany be required to extend gas mains
along Jefferson street extended to the
city limits, and that the action OF the
Gas Company, upon presentation oil the
order. be reported to the Board Inc
resolution was adopted.
A petition was presented from the
police force asking that their uniforms
be donated to them by the city, instead
Of recurring them to pay for said UNI
forms. This was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Permission was granted to Bigley x
MelIersh to erect coal office on Nam
street.
Brick sidewalks were ordered to be
mt down on the north side of Poplar
and Alabama streets.
The ordinance amending the ordln-
ance allowing private cotton sheds with
a license of fifty dollars, and where cot
ton is stored for other parties the license
should be one hundred dollars, was re-
ferred to the Ordinance Committee.
The Board adjourned until the next
regular meeting.
Common Council.
This body also met last night at the
City Building. Mr.. Hubert, chairman
Of committee heretofore appointed, re-
ported that the Mayor had revoked the
licenses issued to runners and drummers,
and recommended the repeal of the
clause prohibiting the Mayor from grant
ING licenses for less time than a year.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Prescott offered the following reso-
luton on water-works:
Resolved by the City Council, That
they fully. concur in the report OF the
Committee on Water Works, as also the
report of the Mayor, and that they be-
lieye II to be the interest OF the city, IN
its fullest sense, to build the water works.
This brought on a general discussion,
and long speech from Councilman
Prescott. in which he charged that the
charter of the Water Works Company
was obtained through fraud. The city
had spent 100000 for surveys. The
Water Works Company had the
IMPUDESCE
to try and purchase these valuable sur
yeys from the city, and offered one-hah
of what they cost the city, but wanted to
nav in stock. Understood that our Sen
ator had the city line drawn in for the
purpose of having the water works
erected on his land. Was in favor OF the
city owning the works, for large reve-
nue. will be gained from these works.
The Water Works Company stated that
they would charge us for the water used
by the Fire Department in putting ont
fires. Certain newspapers have been
Maid well in stock for the numerous arti-
cles published on the subject OF water
works. The debate was participated in
by Councilmen Graves, Chase, Hubert
and Parker. The following resolution
closed the debate and disposed of the
question for the present:
Councilman Parker moved that 1t be
referred TO the Ordinance Committee to
prepare suitable ordinances looking 70
the early construction of water works oy
the city; and that, in the meantime, the
action of the Mayor in reference TO the
suit against the so-called Water Com
pany be sustained by the Board
An ordinance for the protection OF
haekmen, draymen and omnibus drivers
was passed on its final reading, making
it a misdemeanor TO refuse to pay the
rates of fare as fixed by the Board, "a
curious way to collect debts.)
A resolution was adopted instructing
the City Engineer to ascertain the cost
of grading Central Landing.
The Council then adjourned.