Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-04
The CITY BOARDS.
Adjourned Needing Yesterday Al.

ternoon.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Board met yesterday afternoon
pursuant TO adjournment, and business
was resumed.
More lamps we're ordered for Gayoss
and Alabama streets.
The privilege question came up. Tn,
saloon keepers tax was fixed at 500 fol
$500 invested; $50 between $500 and
$1,000, and for all over $1,000, 5000.
The boarding tax was referred back to
the Ordinance Committee. 5
The draymens tax passed as it stood.
Game sellers license was reduced from
$3.50 to $50 - W. > - -
The Mayor was authorized tosemploy
a clerk at $50 per month to attend to the
police record.
q Adjourned. 180 Cd ll8iTBf Do
BOARD, OF COMMON COUNCIL.
y. This Board also met, pursuant TO adj
journment, yesterday afternoon.
\ A petition from the hackmen asking
for more room at the depots and steam
boat landings, was referred to the Ordi-
nance Committee. ars
A petition from General Beanregard,
asking that his tax be refunded on a
piece of burying ground, yas referred.
The Controllers report for February,
shows Receipts, SCI, LOG Il; expendi-
lures, $52,657 rs; excess of receipts over
expenditures, $s4ss a. Placed on file.
The Mayor was authorized to rent the
market stalls the same as last year.
Councilman Hallum offered the follow
ing:
RESOLVED, That the Police Board be
and they are hereby instructed to enforce
the laws and ordinanees,of the city now
in force, providing for the suppression of
gaming houses and houses Of ill-fame.
Tabled by 10 to 3. Sa4uaq1 ue4 ln
Mr.. Hallum offered the following pro-
test 10 ttf
Councilman Hallum-As had good
idea what the action of the Council would
be, / have prepared a protest" which
wish spread upon the minutes, and re-
quest that it be read.
The following protest was then read by
the Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr.. James New
som: ft4H bUtea af
As member of the Common Council
of the city of Memphis, | beg leave to
inter this, my solemn protest, against
TIE official action of the Board of Police
inNcensing gambling houses and houses
OF hl-fame, for the following reasons:
First The action of the Board is with
out authority or warrant of law; it is an
unauthorized and unwarranted usurpa-
zion of power, subversive of fundamental |
principles and destructive to the best in
trests of society.
!lSecond., No government that suffers or
iRites crime to take shelter under its
objection can either prosper or com
mind the respect Of the citizens.
bird. The city, through the action of
itsAPoice Board, participates in the
wass of sin and crime, and thus be-
cons particeps criminis to the deeds
of u evil-doer
Firth. Our city had better remain
penless, forever bankrupt, than to re-
plenA her Neasury at the expense of
the malls of her citizens. The spirit of
tempdl and the voice of divine law
unite iproclaiming " Lead us not into
temptfpn, but deliver us from evilnoh
JoHN HALLuM.
Presipt Dixon took the floor, and
said the had done what seemed best
under . circumstances. The evil
could nobe suppressed; !. could only
be regulat.
Messrs. witt. Duncan. Miller. Cohen.
Prescott Hallum, all had some
thing to sayh the prolific subject The {
discussion " lively and occupied con-
siderable TIN The protest was finally
laid on theable Mr.. Hallnm dis $
claimed anyersonality. The social e
evil can nowlurish like green-bay- b
yellow-gourd !, at one hundred dol h
lars per month
Councilman lscott moved that the
Police Board bethorized to rent from E,
Mr.. Adams bulng on Adams street, y
between Nam Second streets, at W
$1,000, and with Per to fit the same up C
as a police statloMse and Recorders
Court. Carried.
Councilman freatt moved that no
proceedings OF hePuncil be printed :,
unless the same is Died by the Board "
of Aldermen. Refeh 10 .ba pr;nt;n te