Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-16
TOFFICIAL.l
BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL
MEN.
CRY HALL, MEMPHIS, june Is, 1870.

CITY HALL, MEMPHIS, June Is, 1870.
AT a regular meeting Of the Common
Council Of the city Of Memphis, held
Wednesday, June Is, 1870, present-His
Honor John Johnson, Mayor; Chairman
Dixon, Councilmen Kelly, Chase, Graves,
Prescott, Pepper, Duncan, Cohen, Parker,
Twohig, Hallum, Hewitt, Cummins n
Boon.
A quorum being announced, the Chair
man took his seat, and called the Board
to order, and had the roll Of Councilmen
called, when the minutes of the proceed
ing meeting were read and adopted
MAYORS MESSAGE.
To the General Council of the city of
Gentlemen: I desire at this time to in
vite your attention TO the wharf and
landing, from the fOst of jefferson street
to the mouth of Wolf river, and from an
examination of which / am satisfied that
by proper effort upon the part of the city,
this large and valuable portion OF the
landing can be protected and secured at
the present shore line. The first steps to
be taken toward the erection of the neces-
ssry work is to make a thorough survey
/ and borings of the entire river front, IN
der the direction of the City Engineer,
| for future use and reference. These ]
think would be worth their cost, even if
we are not now able 70 progress with the
work; but l am of opinion that if his be
done, satisfactory arrangements can be
made TO nave the work done.
To make the borings, we are very kind
" offered the use of the augers and ma
chinery of the st. Louis bridge
COMPANY for a short time and also a COM
petent man to make the bOrings. l
would most respectfully recommend that
you authorize the City Engineer to make
the necessary surveys n to have the
borings made. the cost of which, l think, |
IN - So. ZTEan - E0aDn - ----l1 I
recommend that an appropriation not
to exceed the latter amount, or say $1,000,
or so much of that sum as may be neces-
sary for the purpose.
Respectfully,
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Referred to Mayor, City Engineer, and
Landing Committee, with power to act.
Referred to Mayor, City Engineer, and
Landing Committee, by Council, with
power TO act.
OFFICE OF MEMPHIS AND OHIO
RAILROAD Co, June Is, 1870.
To the Mayor and General Council of
Memphis:
Gentlemen: Being advised that your
honorable body is DESTROYS of extending
Winchester avenue through the grounds
of this company, we make you the fol-
lowing proposition: we will give the
ground to the city to make such extern
sion, provided that the city will pay to
the Company the actual cost of removing |
from said street the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, including well and
platform, together with cost of placing
said buildings, improvements, well and
platform at any other point on said
grounds, according as the necessity of the |
Company may require; and provided,
further, hat the city will obligste herself
not to open Hill street through the
grounds of the Company.
President NJ. and o. Railroad Co.
J. F. BOYD, agent ~lessees.
Adopted, and the Mayor given power
to make bargain.
Referred to improvement Committee
and City.Engineerby Council.
The Council hen proceeded to the
election of a Councilman for the Ninth
Ward, to supply the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Councilman Doyle.
When Messrs. W. B. Richardet and Jas.
f. Schabel were put in nomination.
On the first ballot Mr.. Richardet re-
eeiyed eight votes and Mr.. Schabel re-
ceived five votes.
Mr.. Richsrdet having received a major
ity of the votes cast, he was declared duly
elected Councilman of the Ninth Ward,
etc, when COuncilmen Cummins and
Heath were appointed a committee to
communicate the fact to Mr.. Rlchardet.
Your Committee on Accounts report
favOrably upon n recommend the al
lOwsnce and payment of the following
accounts against the city of Memphis, to-
wit:
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
McCombs, Keller & Byrnes, spikes,
same, s6oveis, tools, etc, March, iS7a-- q q
same, locks, etc, March, ISTO---- 10 20 )
C%ubbins, Gum & CoOver, grade stakes, !
etc, Mar,h, Is 80 {
street pay rolls for May, R7O.---.~--- NIB 50
POLICE -DEPARrHENT. q
Wilder & Simpson Jocks, etc, t
in February, March. April, May, 70 20 IS
A. h. Mckiernay, sundries, May, 1870 Il IS I
y. Nealis, boarding chain gang, May % IS 7
same, board ordinary prisoners, May 4O3 80 :
: Bruce q Co., three bolts, May 2 10 1
Jas. L D. Butt, agent, matches, PEN
holders etc, May, lS70-..--..---..-.-.-- Il IS
sl MAY as s:55 Day roll May VS. Ts551 2-s .e s sess IS g :
W. O'DOnnell, chief, pay roll, May lob "A c
FIRE DEPARTMENT.. g
Cubbins, Gum & Coover, sundries In 5
January and February, lS70--.-.. l9 10 s
CITY HOSPITAL. !
5. Bruce Co, hospital ambulance l
IN May ~ W '
EXPENSE ACCOUNT. )
s. Maddox, keeping horses OF ser
geant-at-arms and sanitary sergeant
IN May 40 % =
". :. Bruce & Co, city wagon, May, 70 So 90 :
COMMISSIONS ACCOUNT. =
1. W. Robertson, commissions, May 2B ~ :
bObt. GOOD, do 5Z Is ?
WHARF AND
Good, Wharfmaster, pay roll S
pIOyeeS IN MAY lB W {
p HOUSES I
Tohn Waters, repairs North Market in t
Davis, painting North Market in 8
May yiS70.1.a--.~--s,-~@--..--.~--- 81 D S
COURT SQUARE. T.
dcCombs, Keller & Byrnes, nails, etc, v
in February, April and May, B70--.. IA IS
MARKET SQUARE. E
Iartfn Shea, services as supecinten-
dent, in May, 50 .
LIGHT AND LAMPS. A
. Stalls, lighting z oil lamps---...-. "a so n
10 the Honorable Board of Mayor and +,
Council: n
Your Committee on Claims would re- Z
as follows: Edward ToOhiil, claim
W. ?. Proud6t, NJ. j. Wicks,
doses Levy, NJ. C. DeVasss and NJ. Sui h
ivan. Claims referred to the City Engi- n
.eer. Messrs. Finnerty, Robertson TOpp,
=. Levy, Chas. Levy.
Adopted by Council. h,
By Councilman Boom =
Be 70 ordained By the Mayor and General n,
OUgciL Of the city Of Memphis, That lamp s.
osts and lights be placed on South, h
lay and Georgia streets, where they ~
orner on DeSotO street.
Adopted by Council and concurred IN
v the Board. III
BY Councilman Hewitt: ~
The petition of sundry citizens, viz: y,
Irs. c.. Slippy, Mrs. L. Koerper and di- "
others, in relation to paving Poplar 90
rect ca. from the Nicolson pavement 10
J, the corporation line at the expense of 10,
le property sbutting thereon. 90
Referred to City Attorney to investi- he
ate and report. T
BUSINESS FROM BOARD OF
ALDERMEN. y,
An ordinance passed second and fnal f
aiding by Board of Aldermen, thai all NJ
hereafter erected upon lots not
.-eviOusly built upon be exempt from
for the next five years, but not
apply to ground upon which said
iildings are placed. I
Laid on the table by Council. A.
ordinance passed second and final IL,
aiding by the Board of Aldermen that 10
buildings erected for manufacturing
together with the machinery
in said building, be exempt ~.
I'M taxation for the next five years.
Passed first reading by Council and re-
red to Ordinance Committee.
By Alderman Roach: Of
Be 70 ordained, ETC., That all snack rul
fuses or stalls that dispense or vend hc'
oked food at the msrket-houses, or on
y property belonging to the city, shall 1
removed and not allowed to exist. r
lis ordinance to take effect in thirty
June 1, 1870. Passed first reading;
les being suspended, passed second and
lal reading. S
Passed second reading by Council by Lo'
spension Of the rules.
BE q ordained, ETC., That article II, sec
IN s, be amended by inserting the word
between the words bowie \
life " and dirk, 4" in order that it shall JAG
considered "a deadly weapon" and Law
Ridden to be carried concealed; " and are
" one found carrying the same con- -.