Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-08
MUNICIPAL ArrArRs.


Saunders Clark & 90
Mfr. Craighead, for services rendered in
settling with j L., Hudiburg, late city
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Alderman Shepard read the report of the
Chief of Police for the month of March,
Number of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AZ
Number of fwhites.- u. Z j.. M 80
Number of colored.. ~
/ Number of males ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
1 Numoer OF females.......-.................
Amount OF fines. $347 ~
Drunkenness the prevailing crime
Alses . letter Of inquiry from tAepolice force,
| asking that the uniforms be made double
breasted, and asked if they must be surrendered
on Withdrawal from the force. 81 r. - -
Alderman Shepard stated that the cloth for
police uniforms had arrived, and could be made
| for $1S per suit
On motion..of Alderman Boyd. the coats were
ordered made as the members of the police force
desired.
Alderman.M..D. Sullivan moved that if the
policemen served ont their full term Of Office
they be allowed to retain their uniforms.
alderman Pat Sullivan thought thatif they
retained the uniform they should be dyed.
The vote was taken and tie resulting, the
Mayor gave his voice in favor of the ordinance
as il now stands-to be the property Of the city,
as unprincipled persons might use police tIni-
forms as blind for evil deeds.
On motion, the Police Committee were in
structed to make up.the uniforms for such of
the police as wonld accept them.
Alderman Shepard called the attention of the
Board to Mr. Bells livery stablees being with
in the IRE dictrict, and of wood, which he con-
sidered violation of the ordinance or if not in
violation of any ordinance, there certainly
should be one prohibiting it. If
After considerable discussion, i Alderman
Shepard moved the adoption of the following
ordinance:
BE it ordained by the hoard of zildernss Of
the City of KsorriLe, That hereafter all roofs put
on new buildings exceeding eight feet square,
within the fire district, be covered with metal
or slate.
The ordinacewas adopted on frstreading.
Alderman Shepard called the attention ofthc
Board to the frequency Of chimneys taking fire,
and suggested that steps be taken to prevent.
fires from that source. A motion to refer the
matter to the Fire Committee was defeated
A petition was read from citizens residing on
McMullen and Vine streets, asking that grade
be established through what is Known MS the
McMullen property. It was stated that the
city engineer had been examining the street,
but had not yet reported.
Alderman Atkin thought it would not pay
enough taxes to pay for the expense in forty
years.
Alderman Swan thought that twas due tax
payers to put streets in order and keep them so
Mr.. AtlNin was willing to-sestablish the grade,
if the corporation would not adopt it as q street.
and seconded motion of Mr.. Shepard to that
effect. Carried. zF9skn
The report of the City Treasurer showed the
amount oftaxes collected to be 81, 400.
/; Alderman Swan, from the COMMITTEES on
Market and Buildings, stated that number of
stalls were being erected in the Market House.
Alderman Boyd, from the School Committee
reported verbally that no money had yet been
collected for school purposes, but $1,000 had
been obtained from the Peabody fund, with
which the COMMITTEES proposed to begin, and
read letter from Mr. Henderson, asking
the Board to order immediate action. The taxes
from the county would double the city, school
tax, and wished the city authorities to take the
lead. s
Alderman Kennedy was afraid there would
not be enough children to attend both county
and city schools. He was in favor of having g
number of schools. The people could try the
city schools awhile, and if that didn't suit, why,
they could then try the county system.
Alderman Shepard thought it was important
that the city should take Immediate action so
as to prevent being placed under the caro- of
the County School Commissioners
D.
ton of Mr.. Akin that preliminary arrange
ments had been made with the. Catholic school,
a colored school, ard the Trustees of Temper
ance Hall, the old ME- Church, and tho
church in North Knoxville, and thought that
it would be best to act before tile regular time
for the fall sessions of Schools
Mayor Van Glider vacated the chair and
stated that it was always best to begin anything
right He was in favor of commencing the
schools in August so as to have two full sessions
per year. If they were started earlier, there
was only money enough to run two months,
which part of o season swonld be Involvement
to report on. Taxes would not begin to come
in until after the July sales, and if commenced
then the teachers would not have to wait long
Tor their money. The law wasrnot very clear
but could be passed through fhe Legislatafe
without difficulty, as fast as read-ten days
would SUFFICE If the County agreed to begin
the schools at a certain day the corporation
could begin little earlier. He did not think
1t expedicnt to name definite time, and was
opposed to undue. hastess AldermansiK Kennedy
moved that. the School Committee be Instructed
to push the matter so as to begin the city
schools about the LIST of August, OF earlier, il
possible. Carried. z ,s4,5-@.s EKaT 3ssf.l5l
The Mayer called ieattentionEo Of the Board
to the question of peddler's license There was
no ordinance specially covering the case and he
asked that the Beard Jake. some petionsin the
matter.
Quite an animated discussion ensucd on the
question Of selling goods hy--sample--