Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-04
IOFFICIAL.l
COUNCIL.

GENERAL COUNCIL.
Proceedings Of the Regular MOntbI
MeettEg-COntfEusd-
CITY HALL. MEMPHIS.
November !, lS7lsg
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
mPoRYEaEsT ~coMnuTTEE.
Atarezuiar meeting OF the mayor and CON
mon council or the city OF Memphis, on Wed
ufslay evening. November /, l6Tl, present
Hon. Ohm johnson, mayor; Messrs. Pnesiden
Fetigrew, Malatesta- Bachmans Huu1nr HaI
Vey- TwOhig. Genuette, Grehau Schabell
Eseier, smith and Boland, councilmen. /
quorum be- g ~annouuoed- the president tool
hs scat, called the members present to ordol
aud hal the rul OF c1uucLrAel called, Whel
the minutes were read and adopted.
Upon q resolution by Councilman aGiealla
thai the clly engineer round up and put IL
pISable condition Clinton street. from Vase
10 Linden street and PoBt1toc street from
shelby 70 Clinton street, adopted by boar
OF aldermen aud referred by council 20 thei
AEpIot sHieat c9MhLaee, CCt.oa . 18Th you
councils improvement COMMITTEES. report u
work be deferred Tor The present on sal
from the country above.
streets Adopted by council, November !, ISL
Upon a resolution that the property owner
on Old Madison street, north side, from u
bayOutothe Memphis and charleston railroad
@&M a4AA AA@ * &AAE a. AAA - = aAAs
those who nov have sidewalks repair III
same in thirty days. The committees repsr
favOzaoly. Report sdopted by council No
Your c8mmittco 70 whom was referred tn,
urOposit on of W GrgeniaW, Tor the purchas
Of Tue ~nasy-ya7d property, would reoommens
that the same rejected Adopted by a
November l. ISL.
Y5ur e5mal5tes 70 whom was refelrd 70,
suEja C. % The unl0n Depot ard raj roEd con.
nG-JiJn, ru-st1eE with making contrasts fol
SANE, report progress al AK Tor furthel
time. The AaalLg Of the contract ts o
IN the hzaCE OF the mayor aud city attOT-
uey and wu be ready 10 present % the gen
era c57Eclla g short tine for theT aJprOv'
Al or RECESSION.
Time granted by council
FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
IEz1racLl
Resolved, LhEt the mayor, city ccmptrOIlel
and finance COMMITTEES report 20 The mex
msCting o. this board tie amount Of gold
Interest bonds disposed o. And the amOaEi
Of pssI due Indebtedness thereby retired.
IN cJmpizEcs with the above resolution
tue una3ce committee epOrJ that We IND
tEe EnCunI OF gold bonds Issued 10 De 8 2
OL- We also n4l IN me Eaccs o. the city
com7troleT: sold b1a1s signed, S& 90; gold
bonus. not signed, s6U30; total S5U,O0. be-
lag the ruL amount OF bonds au nor zed 10
be issued by the ordnance We LAT the
amount o. past due Indebtedness thereby re-
tired 70 uste IS s-ZtO, ne respective
amounts and kinds OF Which Is fully shO WI
in TIE accompanying statement from She
books Of the comptroller. from when 1t will
De sen LnaL 10Y NhEEE BONA AsS1HQ a IKE
amount Of city Indebtedness has been re-
CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
Memphis, ROvenbsrI, Is7I
To the Honorable General UouEcll.
As a part OF the committee, acting under
tle resolution o. your honorable board, IN
der dste Of sep eUosr q, 1871, ana referring
u Inc accompany 8 report we WOu-dr re
Bpllt-ullF ASK that . special COMMITTEES be
RpP0iuied 10 ezsmins a books an vodch-
ers o. the cry OF Ae4phs 6, rom January
4 $50 70 tdE S-ih day o. eeptembsr, ISL.
Respectfully,
JOIN Johnson, Mayo.
a. SHEPHERD, CITY Comptroller
BEAD, resolved and sdopts1 ~ c0anCil. Nc
vsnbeT J. ISL. Bead received and adopted
bT board o. aldermen, November 81
Upon a resolution that the pay of Mr.. HeTe-
ran, bridge foreman be raised 10 SmJ per
month, the same as oiher iOrenneu working Tor
The city Of Memphis, rsfeued by their finance
committee. October 8, ISL, and councils action
r1ucurred Al by board Of aldermen by q ike
reference % tneir finance COMMITTEES, OgJO0er
: 1871, your Joint council ana board OF alder
mems finance committee report unlaForaoly.
Adopted Dy council, November J. ISl.
FzoN ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
UpOa an ordinance masius T. = misde-
meauor 10 Ptsce straw, caps, shells, iron
glCss. fruit GelLgs mellon riu15, o. other
refuse RUBBISH, etC e5c ia q CT tAeEEn8sLs
Of the Clly- Inc ~uriiuancs rCnortsa faw1r-
sBly upon and passed 4 second and nuai
residing by council, November lsL iG7L. Eor
particulars and the ordinance e. length, see
Proceedings o. abe board Of aa1erMel. .
Upon an ordinance tha. every person or
proprietor o. e shea tIt or Oihef place used
Ior the storage Of cgGtOn or other articles
where q Zee Is chaTgs1 ihereior, either d.
r,cuy or ladrscty-puoda saeds not IN
cluded-shaL Ply z ely prlvilsgs lax o. $50
per auuEm etc. The crmmltlee report fRV-
brady and the OIdinEues passed anrst III
second reading b. council under a sUspe1-
sion OF nc Iu.ss. e.es Scyemoers lelL See
procedures Of board o. aldermen
lpO1 al ordinance ihEt OF the
general city prtvllaEe ordinance be anended
hT EfwHEHrE ont sd IS tho nHEE privilege Tax On
the vending Of nsH, game, oysters, pgultry,
etc, q IS inserted heferrodi With accom-
nance COMMITTEES, Dut1ber5 ), ISL. COUNCILS
action eoncurrsd IN By The board OF Elder-
meu, by ike reference 70 thJis ordnance
COMMITTEES, october 8, 1871.
And on The pstiuon o. sundy ksepers OF
oysLEr saloons, praying Tor u G6
city privilege tax on th5ir buSness nom 80
20 IS per Gnnum, SIC 4e1eIrsd By council
10 their ordnance committee, Octooeg F, ISL.
Councils seton C~occurre1 In o. the board Of
aldermen - sllAeleeESLco q metserto
their ordinances oommtttca, OcsoDs- ., 81.
lDlnt CEulnEnce c0nll5i5e report a.
verseIy on above. R~eportHd0pted by couu-
Gil, N5veubsr Ist, ISL
Upon the f)luwInE amendment, tGat SCI
tion 4, article S, page 3o,E Bridges d-Eest Of
city ordinance, De amended ss I0HoWs, VIZ:
ANY person who Fhall be found guilty o..
carrying on, OF IN aay manner siding, sbet-
ting or assisting either Gsprinclpal OF agent,
in carrying o. keeping NJ or IN suy man
ner sustaining 2 mock auction with1n TIE
limits OF TINS city, such person or persons
snail he guilty OF a mfs1s-ueauur and on
conviction thereof before It's recorder, shgn
bC n1Cd In q Eum NOS less tuua TWEEN y-hye
nor more than nffy lClaI6l and shall there
by 5rsssth his license IS a~uctioneer.
sec z Every auction IS whoa the auc
uoueer cr.es bids thas &o EgLia Gsct msce
by bnnG nte bidders shall be deemed anCck
auction within The meaning o. the PTeced-
Sec 8. This ordinance shall take eject and
be in fo.ce from and after It's passsse- Passed
mrs. nesaing by council oeto2eE ~ ena,
referred by c1uleuto the-E or1snsnee com
mites snd the cry attorney, Ortobsr 5. E7l;
passed met reading by board Of sderuen
and refer 81 to tueir ~ordlnancs committee,
OrtobsE s. ISL. Your JOIN. ~c-cfaanes com.
mfttee, c1uuciis u beard or G1dcrmcn's,
report advsrsely 20 t1e adoption oIthe same.
Rsffrraa back 70 ordinance cOmUittse and
city attorney for further Investigation and
repOrf.
the city prlvlfge ordnance in relation 70
the cts taxes on drays, &c. The committee
report toat the ordinance be 20 amended as
10 read: FOR every Two horse tray, wagon,
drawu by Uwo OF more EOfses. So; fer aacn
addftfoEal morse SIC" Fhe Teporf was received
and c0ncorrsd IN, and re ordinance passed
ahrst ana second reartrg BY ccUncu uncer
-as1spenEiOn q he rules. Tor furiEer par
ticulars reference Is made 10 the publisued
proceedings OF IA board OF AldsrEen. No
FR0N rms COMMITTEE OK Claims.
sYouT committeeOn claims upo1 the petition
Of John d. Young, asking compensation Tor
engineering services rendered the city IN Is6S,
reports Ia favor OF allowing MI. Young ten dol
lars Report concurred la by Council, No
vember j ISL
Upon tie petition OF. II. Speed, I'm relation
% Central PARK referred 60 uoaui OF alder-
mems real estate oommlttgC, Jun z. iSI:
your board OF aldermen real estate commit
Zee report as folluW-= They FLaliet The ground,
found u uclu1f1 bT a very good fence, at a
heavy expense 10 The city tle grounds areDe
ing cnluvated as a mar6et gaulen. Your COM
wnkHHaa Hr1.nNI Hn.aHnTnHnI that tho n"HU nHHaH-
dol 10 - q PARK. and 3 cOmml1ee Of tnres
with a committee Of from the council 10
coufer via owners and dispose 81 the ciy's
Interest 70 TIE best advantage. Report
noneUrned n by boaut OF aldermen,
ACgust ., lSL. COMMITTEES appointed Cart
XVrtg.sL Dwyer and Belts Report received by
council, aud q -c0iuulIttee OF five appOinted 10
uvezficat aud report back 70 uuc HE best
mode OF action touching the PERMISSION their
continuation or reLcuOn- August = ls3- Coma
mittee: smith, Harvey. Eshmann, chase and
Zent On motion the special commlttee was
discharged, and this matter reported 70 Lheeity
attorney for investigation ami report NoVem-
FROM TIE PRINTING o~oMxIrrEI-
Upon the account Of the APPEAL Pub
fishing company, amounting 70 SizE - for
publishing the delinquent tax list, etc, the
-rhafrman ofthe committee reported fayorably
ia layur OF paying the claim. Reiered back
10 the committee Tor further investigation and
report. November ], IS7l.
FRoM THE HOSPITAL COMMITTEE
That they recently visited the city hospital
aud found everything there IA as good a con-
diion as could possibly be expected under al
Inc circumstances; that there are blankets,
eheetiug, etc, etc. needed IOr the comfort OF
ne numerous inmates The COMMITTEES re-
cowmend mat the city hospital physicians
port ooneurSsd 10 BY council, November /,
FROM rHE GAS COMMITTEE.
Vpon a RESOLUTION thai the mayor Advertise
for tids 10 c,ean, put In glass, repair and Keep
constantly In good burning order AL TIE paD-
HNa eos IA nnrsaH IN rhAFffN. the fuIm rtlnIt-