Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-20

three o0uta q line for proceedings. and
fifteen cents a line for local matter, be &C.
ceptedi inst the meyor contract for job
work on the best terms POSSIBLE, As to
the taxlist, we recommend That the mayor
advertise for bids separately, deeming the
olds we nave recsived as too high priced.
H MINORITY REPORT.
The following was submitted by two
members of the committee;
The undersigned members of the COM
mittee On city printing, do not concur in
the report mads by the majority, and
therefore ofsr this our minority report
In the hrst plsce we would call the atten-
ton Of the city council to the following
ordinances
Tins city printer shall supervise ali the
printing for whatever purpose, and in no
Gaze shall another perform his duties I'M
less by his consent.n
Believing this ordinance eoDtemplatas
the election Of only one city printer. as
sworn officers We c9nnot ooucede TO the
election of three or moro. The CITY prin.
ter is 6 bonded officer and is required to
perform all the duties of his Office but |
should the report of the majority bs
adopted, we will have elected a pTintsr
to publish the council proceedings |
and do official advertising for the CITY. |
snd hereafter we will bs required to elect
q printer to do the job printing for the
city and another to publish the tax-list, |
thus electing three city printers, instead
Of one, as contemplated by the law above
quoted. The duties Of q city printer are
multifaTiOus, and we have no more right
to divide those duties aud elect threa city
printers, than We have 70 divide the du- I
ties of the city register, and elect three
city registers, whose duties are as multi
fsrious as those of the city printer. We
believe there is little difference in the
bids, including the whole printing, and
ss the committee refuse to permit us TO
introduce an expert, we respectfully re.
fer the whole matter back TO the council. |
Such a course will save trouble and litiga.
ton; unless the city printer be elected
in accordance with the above provisions,
the former city printer can hold over I'M
til his successor has been legally 5lected.
Signed by Aldermen Pendergast and
Malatests.
The report Of the msjority was adopted.
The following ordinance was passed on
its first reading snd referred to the COM
mittee on ordinances:
SECTION L. That so much of the ordI-
nance now in foTcs as contemplates the
election OF a city printer bs and the
same ls hereby repealed.
SEQ. 2. That the mayor and printing
committee, with the consented the general
council, be anu they are hereby instruct
ed to make several and distinct contracts
with different persons for the printing
and publishing Of the proceedings of the
general council and the ordinances, the
advertisements, the manufacturing of
blank books, and the job work Of this city
or any of thsm separately.
Sec. 3. That TINS ordinances take effect
and be in full force from and after It's pas
sag5, and thar all inconsistent ordinances
bs repealed.
The resolution from the board of al
dermen providing that the city notify the
gas company that The contract bstwesn
the company and the city would be dis
continued was adopted.
FIRE ALARM.
A Communication from r. A. Parker.
secretary Of the b0zrd of underwriters.
wss sent in containing an offer of
the underwriters to loan the city
ten thousand dollars, for two years with
out IL crest to be expended in erecting
the hre. alarm system. The committee 10
whom was referred the consideration of
the propriety of erecting the 1re-alarm
recommending that the system be adopt
ed, provided the underwriters would lend
the city money to put 1t mp, wss read sDd
laid on the table, by a vote of ten to seven.
The resolution Of Mr. Rsdsr, providing
for the purchase of ground to widen Gay
oso street, wss adopted.
RKvIsED STANDING ooMMTTrEEs.
The Chairman announced the following
AAS Al tEb EofAe0us Bkduulu& communicate
ImprOVements-Reder, Foley, Norton.
B2chmsn, White, Gsnette and ColliRan.
Finance, WsYa and Msans-Schabell,
Norton, Halstesd, 5tsinkuhl and Rob-
bins.
Accounts-white, Robbins, Harvey,
Martin and Beehn. J
Wharf and neutrality-suspicious.. White. :
Reder, Norton and Foley. s
Ordinance and Printing-Beehn, Mar.
tin, Harvey, Marks and SohabeIl.
Lights and Lamps-Smitb, Gibson, Hal
stead, Dlckerson and Genstte.
Markets and observation-disclosures.
steinkuhl, Marks, Diekerson and COLL
gan. j
Fire Dspartment--Foley, SchabsII, Glib. i
son, Martin and Genette. :
R9sl Estate and Public Parka-Marks, f
Hslstead, Dickerson, Bachman end Shade. .
Railroads and Railroad Connections .
Norton, Rsder, Robinson, Stsinkuhl and +
O~olligsn. :
Wafer and Wster-W orks-steinkuhl. 3
Harvey, Smith, Beshn and Gibson. t
CEETgR LANDING FOR THE LITTLE ROCK '
RoAD \
A contract which was drawn up puT- q
suant to the resolution given below by Q
Mayor and City Attorney, oediuR to y
the Little Rock Railroad compspv an the q
privileges asked for in the following ps- q
tition WIS ratified by g unanimous vote: n
MEMPHIS n LITTLE ROCK RAILRoAD,l b
Presidents ONCE, January IS, 1871. O
To the Honorable General Council: n
The Memphis and Little Rock railroad il
respectfully ask that the city of Memphis L
give them tho right of way for q piled Il
5restle-track OF The south margin of Wolf p
river from its mouth to 9 point on the u
Jurve OF the Memphis and Ohie railroad. u
Town Fulton str5ss to and through Center In
and also to ereos q temporary q
wooden building on said landing. not to ok sc
,ssd 5Ox259f feet, and not to interfere with p
street; also, the right to locate their
Fharfboat snd elevator at said landing. "
These improvements or tracks are to be n'
10 located as noE to interfere wHhthe nav %
CATION of Wolf river, or to interfere with
log-WayB of any mill located on that m
The privilegs to occupy said 81
round OF Osnter landing is not to excaed
I've years.
mat long II said railroad shall sooner /.
Ibtsin permanent depot grounds on the 81
asst side of the Mississippi river the city "s
eserying the right to collect wharfage on 6
il boats landing there, as at any othsr he
Tharf. The right to occupy the river =,
ront with the Whar..oozt and elevator ia "a
My asked until the general plan of con- {
eoting all the roads In front of the city 70
nth the public elevator at Bsale street is ne
srried out and completed. When that IA 20
UAO W. a 49, N4aAA 10GG aLA 1
and while we occupy the land Z
II we Will do all the work necessary and sa'
ask the city to make any expenditure
lere on for our beneit--.he railroad com. ]
any to psy for al damages to private In
and not to interfere with any ph
of Center landing set apart for Nj
MON PASSENGER depot. an
SAM. TATE. pei
President n, and Z R r. r 90.
On this application, the following reso.
was drawn up and attached 70 IL:
Resolved. That Inc proposition of the
-emphis and Little Rock railroad COM
nv. as sst forth Ia the foregoing appli. Ne
bs and the sam9 ls hereby 90
,pted by the city of Memphis; and the
ayor and oity attorney Dc and they are
sreby authorized and Instructed to enter &
to a o0ntrHcs with said company on the cat
of said application, with such add
opal olsuses as they may desm neoss- G
~ to properly protect the city agsinst ser
/ damages at
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