Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-04
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storm was preTailing out doors at the
time, so that it was dark, and the lamps
in the Council chamber were lighted up,
and made the placelook less dreary than
it otherwise would. The minutes, which
might appropriately be termed hours,
being finished, the reports of officers
were gone into.
THE REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The ComptroIler's report shows that
the receipts in June were, on account of
taxes on real estate, S24, sos; costs and
interest, SSs72; privileges, So, 967;
wharfage, S2373; fines and forfeitures
Recorders Court S2043; fines and pen
aIties Police Board) 1885; markets,
$500; Marine Hospital, S419; Fire De
partment, SO; interest, So. Total,
S4S,031.
THE DISBURSEMENTS.
Appropriations and ledger balances,
S34, 49,; bills payable, S1335; judgments,
S62, interest, $265S; expense, 1884; re-
venue refunded, SIC 50; coupons, S2535;
past bonds, $4,000; City Treasurer,
$1,000; streets and alleys, SS1; fines and
forfeitures, SIS. Total, S52,527.
: The Treasurer's report shows receipts
of I,527; credits, S45, 5O7; balance on
hand, 5000.
The Recorders report indicates that
he tried 500 cases during the month;
fined 81; discharged us, and collected
lSS54.
The statiOnhouse keeper made a re-
port, showing all about his prisoners,
the facts of which may be gathered
from the Recorders document.
The City Hospital admitted during
June, 167 patients; discharged lis liv-
ing, and 80 dead, and hadremaining 1l9
on the first of July, 1872.
The City Engineer made a long report
Of his operations on streets and alleys,
bayous, bridges, ~culverts, sidewalks,
grades and all that sort of thing.
The Ia~mp-eleaner says he kept clean,
466 lamps, and put in 246 lights.
The City Inspector collected S216 dur
ing the month.
The fire chief says there were four
fires during the month, entailing a loss
of $50.
The Chief of Police makes a long re-
port, showing that there were I2l lamps
mot lit' during the month; that there
was SOS worth stolen propertyrecovered
and that the feed Of prisoners cost S2S4,-
20. The day arrests numbered 2S5 ;
night arrests, pa; total, 529; natives,
3S5; Irish, 90; German, A; Italian, 10.
Three Of them were yer fifty years, and
seventeen were under twenty; assault
with intent to kill, 4; indecent expo
sure, l.; slight crimes, $50; wife-whip-
ping, 4.
The requisition of the City Hospital
Physician called for a barrel of liquor,
and Councilman Harvey noticed that
the reQuisitiOn calls for a barrel of liquor
each month. He would freely allow the
other items, but not the drink. 1t being
explained that it was necessary, Coun-
Gilman Harvey withdrew his objection
and the requisitiOn vas allowed.
RESIGNATION OF COUNCILMAN FOLEY.
The resignation of Councilman Foley
was read. He is a candidate for County
Trustee, and in leaving the office, he
took pleasure in recommending as his
successor, John S. Sullivan. The resig-
nation was accepted, and on motion Of
Councilman Harvey, John S. Sullivan
was elected by ballot, getting fifteen
votes and no opposition. He was de-
clared elected and was sworn in by the
Mayor at once.
The Committee on Accounts sent in
their report recommending the payment
of salaries and bills generally, which
was adopted with the exception of one
item for brushes for fourteen dollars,
which a member thought was not all
He moved that it be
referred to a special committee,
inasmuch as it was wrong by
fifty cents. He wished an ordinancep pass
ed to prevent anything of the sort in flu
ture. This fifty cents caused ten dollars
worth Of discussion. The report was
adopted.
JOINT Session.
The members of both boards met in
Joint session to consider the bids
for supplying the city with gas, which
had been advertised for by the Mayor. |
The bid, put in for supplying the city
for ten, fifteen, twenty and thirty years.
The Mayor read the notice he had
caused to be published, and said that
representatives from both gas companies
10 his Office on the first of July
with their bids and expressed a wish 10
have the bids opened and discussed. The
bids were handed in and opened by Nh.
NewsOm and read by him. That Of the
Gayoso Gas Company was as
the Honorable Mayor and General Coun-
Gil:
GENTLEMEN-We propose and agree
10 furnish gas to the city Of Memphis in
accordance with the specifications, al
copy of which has been furnished us by
-he City Engineer.
First-Term, ten years.
For places other than public lamps
per thousand cubic feet, two dollars and
twenty-five cents; public lamps per
month, three dollars and eighty cents
each and by the thousand cubic feet,
.hree dollars and eighty cents; and
the city direct the lamps to be
lighted only twenty nights in the month
/ pro rata deduction to be made on the
Seeond-Term, fifteen years.
For places other than public lamps,
.wO dollars and fifteen cents per thou
and cubic feet; for public lamps per
month, three dollars and sixty cents
,ach, and by the thousand cubic feet
hree dollars and sixty cents. A pro
alta deduction to be made for public
amps as stated in first term.
Third-Term, twenty years.
For places other than public lamps,
wO dollars per thousand cubic feet;
public lamps, three dollars and forty
ents per month; a pro rata deduction if
Ised only twenty nights in the month.
Fourth-Thirty years. (,
Places other than public lamps, one
and s~eventy-five cents per thou
and cubic feet; public lamps permonth, {
hree dollars and twenty-five cents per l
Month, with the same pro rata dedue-
ion. {
The above proposal to take effect from |
nd after March Is, 1873. :
President Gayoso Gas Company.
The bid of the Memphis Gas Com :
any was as follows: =
"Gas to public places, two dollars and !
cents per thousand; lamps, two dol ,
lrs and fifty cents per thousand, with
additional and specific charge of
ighty cents per lamp per month, to !
over cost of cleaning, lighting, etc., or :
dollars per year per lamp, in
lighting, cleaning, etc. or forty 4
dollars per year if the lamps be
only twenty nights in the month;
Z else three dollars and fifty cents per 4
Month per lamp. This is for the first {
eriod. The same for all other periods" :
When the bids were read the joint ]
ession dissolved, and the Board of Al
referred 10 q special committee,
{ which that body appoints the follow I
az as its representatives: Messrs. {
lackall, Walsh, Ciealla, Burke and
'endergTast. r
The Mayor was authorized to contract j
1r fifty east-iron gas-lamps.
On motion of Councilman Smith, the /
as question was referred to a committee /
f five from the Board Of Councilmen j
nd - from the Board of Aldermen,
D report back as SOC as practicable. s
he Chairman appointed the following
$ the committee. Messrs. Smith, Scha- I
Ell, Halstead, Steinkuhl and Robbins. !
Fred Gobel's petition, to be permitted