Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-09
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of the City Council.


The Board of Aldermen met last night, Mayor
JnO. S. Van Glider, presiding
Present-Aldermen Shepard KoSs, nEHueL-
son, Swan, Glass, Stephenson, Nd. u. ouIlly "a
Boyd, Mitchell, Kennedy, Waters, Kayl, Fat
Sullivan, Newman and Livingston.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The MAYOR made some remarks on the prompt
pavment of the taxes, as.follows:
GeutIeme,a of the Civ Council: The first i'm
portant question that desire to call your atten-
lion and that of the citizens to, is the necessity
| of prompt payment by the people of their taxes.
! We cannot meet our obligations and the cur
rent expenses of the city, unless by their united
| efforts We do not ask or claim it before they
are due, but desire to remind them that all was
due the 10th of May last and we have been as
lenient and patient as possible under the crcum-
stances. We have no desire to add cost, &c, to
any one; neither do we wish it understood that
q revenue collector is bound to call or dun per-
petually; but that it is their duty to call upon
him and pay their taxes, and by this means the
Treasurer is ready and DESTROYS to pay the Ia
bllltles of the city on presentation.
Mayor Van Glider also made the following
statement in regard to the
KNOXVILLE AND KENTUCKY RAILROAD.
I'm connection with the Finance Committee,
we met by appointment the commissioners OF
Knox and Anderson counties and the officers OF
the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad, and after
deliberaton it was resolved that we, as the
representatives as above stated, would petition
the commissioners of the State, to give the pre-
ference of the purchase of the Knoxville and
Kentucky Railroad to the counties OF Knox and
Anderson and the City, and that said counties
and city have the privilege of purchasing said
road on the same terms, as they had sold
other roads in Middle Tennessee by which the
counties and city could control the sale, so as to
save them portion at least of their stock, and
put the road in such hands as would guarantee
Il f1y7Tch with he
West in a seasonable time, and thus be mutu-
al benefit to the counties, city and State
The sum of 81, 7O was reported collected by
the city tax collector
BILLS PRESENTED.
The following bills were presented and order
ed paid:
Ra1nage & Co, printing .......... ........ $50
Rule & Kicks .... 2O3@
Thos O. Conner, harness. .................... 8.35
G. II. Cook, laying pavement"".......... 7l.50
Ellington IL Co., curling .................. l,92l6O
VIM. Lewis, moving fences......."...... 11.85
Nancy Hill, care of pauper............. 1OO0
An ordinance was adopted, vesting power in
the Recorder and Treasurer to receive and dis
burse all monies belonging to the school fund.-
and to make settlements with the county officers
when necessary, which was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
1t was stated that Mr.. Chas. Seymour has
offered a lot 20 feet front and running back. l3
feet, in the 18th Ward, on Hardy street, for $500
on which to erect a school house.
On motion it was accepted, and it was resov
ed to purchase the same.
FIRE AND POLICE.
\ petition was read from E, j. Sanford &
Co., asking permission to construct cistern on
Union street, between his new drug store and
tne wholesale house of Gov an, McC1ung SC Co.
The request was granted.
Alderman Shepard read proposition from
Mr.. E. Flenniken to build cistern for $1,000;
also proposition from Mr. Cook to build the
same for 81, 500.
Alderman Henderson moved that the Street
Committee be instructed to construct said els
tern Carried.
Alderman Henderson read an ordinance
to promote the peace and quiet of the city
crowds and imposing fine of not less than So
nor more than $50 on conviction of offences of
drinking, dancing, swearing, or other riotous
and unseemly conduct. The ordinance was
adopted and goes into effect at once.
Alderman Shepard thought it advisable to
purchase new hand fire engine.
Alderman Swan thought an alarm bell was
needed, as the one now in use was not sufficient
for the purpose for which it was intended. Re-
ferred to the Fire and Police Committee.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Alderman Henderson reported that the free
schools we're in successful OperatiOn-the num-
Der of scholars in attendance being about so;
that in a short time four more schools would be
commenced and the number largely increased :;
a great deal of work had been done and there
was more yet to do.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
Pemberton's compound extract of Stillingia