Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-11
MEMPHIS 70 CHICAGO.
the City APprOPrsases $1,000 for the Re
lief of the Chicago Sufferers.

The General Council was called togeth-
er yesterday afternoon by the following
message from the Mayor:
Gentlemen Of the General Council:
In view Of the appalling calamity that
has befallen the city of Chicago, by which
more than one hundred Thousand OF hsr
citizens are to-day houseless and actually
suffering the psngs of hunger and cold, I
have thought it right and proper TO cali
you together, as the representatives Of the
city, that o might, in POUR official ca
pacity, express the deep-felt sympathy OF
every citizen for the sufferers by this IN
psrallsisd destruction by FIRE of q mag
nidcsnt city, and, also, SO far as n your
Judgment you may think it proper,
of the limited means at your command,
to contribute TO the material relief 30 ur-
gently required by these sufferers.
Respectfully,
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
At the suggestion of the mayor, a joint
session was agreed to, and both boards
met at the Common Council hall, where
the message OF the Mayor was read.
Councilman Lightburne submitted q
resolution sppropristing $1,000 for the
sufferers of Chicago, to be raised In three
days and forwarded by the mayor.
Alderman Dwyer offered to amend by
making it 5000
Councilman Walsh thought that 5000
HuuAu 10 ADJub rs IhuCO as bQ0 COTDOTh-
ton could spare now.
Councilman Pettigrew rsad q section of
the city charter which ne thought was a
legal bar to any such appropriation.
Alderman Dryer made a speech in favor
of helping the suffering people of Chicago.
he mentioned the fact Of other cities con-
~tributing literally. He believed in sue
corning those who needed help. There was
charity in that. It would be unbecoming
tho hiareriaal rpnnuyn IF MonaHhTa 70 anf
nlggsrdly at this juncture.
Councilman Walsh submitted q resolu.
ton spproPrtsting two months salary of
the members of the board. It was imme-
diately amended by making it four
months, snd then by six, and then by a
year; but was finally Withdrawn, because
1t might not be SO easy to vote away q
mans salary il be did not choose to give IL.
Councilman Bachman spoke at length
in favor of appropriating 5000.
Councilman Rufhn spoke in favor of
giving $1,000.
The mayor, in reply to an inquiry, said
that on tomorrow morning lto-daYl there
would be about $40 COO. They were shaw
ing along very closely. This morning one
taxpayer came in and paid 5000, pur.
poseiy that the city might be in q condi-
Eion TO make some appropriation torelieve
the sutferiDgs of the people of &icago.
The mayor further said tnst he had eug-
gested 20 some members of the Council
mat in visw of all the circumstances, that
perhaps $1,000 might be contributed with
nut any embarrassment.
Alderman Mslion thought that an ap-
preparation Of 5000 was perfectly ridicul-
GUS, it was a meekery. Our city had q
reputation abroad for liberslity, and she
ought TO keep it up. Let is act dscentlY
and literally, er ROT at all. Let us drop
the whole thing, wash our hands OF il
and let it go, or do something respect
sble.
Mr.. Lightburne said in reply to a speech
o. Mr.. Pstiigrew, that he would be the
first one in the body who would squeai
for help If he happened TO be In a fix like
the Chicago people. Here is the fire de-
parsment Of your city, composed Of poor,
ho~rny-hsnded w~orkingmen, nave made up
q purse to-day Of $1,000. If we can't do
something bstter than 1900, let Us 20 and
hide our diminished heads in q sand
bank.
Alderman Dryer made a feeling speech
in favor of 5000. He thought it would
not ipjure the city a bit.
Several votes were taken upon The
question of voting nothing, $1,000 or $40
900, all of which failed. Finally it was
agreed to vote 5000.
UNION DEPOT.
After the business for which the
meeting had been called, a propo-
sition from W. B. GreenlaW was
read N created a lively debate. The
proposition offers to take the navy yard
property snd make a depot there for the
Little Rock road, all other roads to have
s1 equal privilege, and TO pay $500, 900 in
Little Rock road bonds, that were issued
for the construction of its Pine Bluff
branch, and 5000 600 in second mortgage
now drawing Sl4, 600 interest annu-
ally, regularly paid provided the city will
cancel the $500, 900 known as navy yard !
bonds |
The proposition was referred to the
on improvements.
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