Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-06

to the Ordinance Committee. The mo-
ton failed, and the resolution was
adopted. fnn
Adjourned to next regular meeting.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board of Aldermen met in regu-
lar session, and there were
Presentation. John johnson, Mayor;
President Dent in the chair; Aldermen
Walsh, Mallon, Makall, Pettigrew,
Malatesta, Cicalla, Burke, White, PEN
dergrast.
After the usual routine of reading
minutes, and other preliminaFies, the
Board proceeded with business.
The reports of city officials were
taken up in detail and passed without
debate.
Reports of committees were next
taken up, and the action of the lower
board pretty mach all aequieseed in,
which embodied a voluminous amount
of petitions and orders in reference TO
repairing and building sidewalks, i'm
proving Streets and alleys, and a species
of petitions asking permission to build
houses and other improvements within
the fire limits specially prohibited by
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documents are very numerous, and are
as regularly rejected as presented from the
fact that the fire laws specially make
make provisions In the premises, and
all the Boards a do is to receive and
refer them to the Fire Committees, who
in turn refer them back to the Boards as
reported unfavorably," and that is the
end of it. Not one of this class received
an approval.
The petition TO reduce salaries of city
.artizans mot officials, which was re-
ferred to the Committee of Finance,
Ways and Means, was returned by that
committee, recommending a change in
the salary of certain of hat class, and
the report of the committee was handled
without gloves. 1t is creditable to the
members of the Board to say that friends
of the a~rtizans were largely in the ma
jority, but the importance of the posi-
tions held by them were weighed with q
financial exactness that wOuldhavedO done
credit to Shyloek with his scales and
fiesh-knife. Some of the gentlemen
were particular to call attention TO the
vote on the point of raising the salary of
the Street and Bridge Carpenter-when
a division was called, and the reporter
herewith gives the result of the vote:
Ayes-Mallon, Mackall, Malatesta, CT
Gala, Burke, White, P~endergrast. Nays
Walsh, P~ettigrew.
The matter of the City Tax-Collector
receiving past-due coupons in payment
of certain taxes now due, and which
will hereafter become due, was taken up,
and a spirited debate was about setting
in, when one of the gentlemen called
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page 63I, chap. III, sec. 3-that taxes
shall be paid in gold and silver coin or
legal money of the United States.
A mass of minor business was here
presented from the Common Council,
the action of which body was concurred
in. Embodied in this latter were petit
for reduction of taxes on property,
opening and repairing streets.
The petition from the insurance peO-
pie asking a reduction in the recently
rates of taxation was fayorably
received, and their prayer needed to
the result of fixing the taxes at five hum
bred dollars annually, and two per cent.
On all business, payable quarterly. The
petition passed first reading unanimous
IL, and under suspension of the rules,
second and final reading.
liz OIullldllGE W tNAdDllsn Il DtILlh-
nent sinkinS-fund for payment of the
bonded debt came up from the Common
Council and passed first reading, and
ordered published. One of the fea-
lures of the ordinance is the employ
nent of three Commissioners at the rate
If two hundred and fifty dollars per an
num-, as long as continued in office, said
salary to be paid quarterly.
The order to the Improvement Com
to open all streets leading to the
liver was referred back with the indorse-
nent that it wasSpexpedient at present
do so, but Ebmmended that the
collect rents from parties for the
Ise of the same, which was Endorsed by
he Board.
The contracts to be made with the gas
lighting the city'slumina-
les came up, and otter the reading of
he regular report of the bids, Alderman
oettigrew presented a schedule of rates
If contract. a spirited debate ensued,
which resulted in a concession by the
majority of the committee that the bids
be opened in p~resenceOf the Cen
raj Council, instead of by the Mayor.
t was also added that the Mayor, City
Engineer and Gas Committee should use
heir discretion as to whether the lights
hOuld be kept burning thirty days per
month or alternate with the moon in
light to benighted pedestrians.
This latter point was warmly debated,
md it was easy 10 determine who of the
members of the Board kept late hours.
The Committee on Railroads and Rad
Dad Connections reported favoTably to
the Memphis and Paducah
Company to lay their track
long certain streets in the city, with
he restriction that they will in no way
interfere with the grounds already al
Gifted for the Union Depot, which report
vas adopted.
The Committee on Warehouses have
made inquiry, through correspondence
nd otherwise, for information in refer
nee to the building and sustaining of
hat mueh-needed institution, but as yet
ave not received information sufficient
o justify a definite report, and asked
lrther time, which was granted.
Alderman PettigTew was called on for
final report on removing the bluffs,
which he rendered in a few words, the
UNI of which were that all attempts
made were without practical results.
The Chief of the Fire Department
sked for his full salary, uponthe ground
hat it had been reduced in view of the
of an Assistant Fire-ehief.
he latter had not been employed,
therefore, he claimed that he was enti-
led to his original salary. The matter
vas referred to the Finance Committee.
After a batch of business from the
Council was dispensed with,
he Board of Aldermen adjourned till
light o'clock in the evening.
Evening Session.
The Board met and proceeded with
he regular order of business.
Alderman White put in a petition
that Manassas street be opened
nd widened, which was discussed pro
nd CON with much animation, the oppo-
ition being so bitter that the petition
withdrawn.
The remainder of the time of the
Board was taken up with business from
he Common Council, which embraced
uilding sidewalks, opening streets, re-
.uction of taxes, bids for feeding prison.
rs, and a large mass of minor matters,
Or details of which we refer to the re-
'Ort of the Common Council.
The Board was in session up to a late
and we presume got through with
he regular monthly business.
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