Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-09
Meeting of the Board of Aldermen
and Board of Common
Council.
Monthly Reports of Officers Inter
esting to all Taxpayers
and Citizens.
Chief Athy on Hogs and Dogs
The Street Railroad COmpa-
MES Compromise.
The Claim of LOuden & Co., Ven
ders of Adulterated Milk, to
be Dealt with Severely.
COMMON COUNCIL.

At Irregular meeting of the Common
Council, held yesterday, President Zent
in the chair, there were
Prasent-Councilmen Sullivan, Rob-
bins, Steinkuhl, Gibson, Martin, Hal
stead, White, Reeder, Caligan and
Beehu.
a quorum being announced, the min
utes Of past monthly meetings were read
and approved.
THE MONTHLY REPORTS
of the city officials were read and APP
proved; a synopsis of which is given as
follows:
City Comptroller. Receipts $50, 588 80;
disbursements S5O,S77 Sc, leaving bal
ance of S9,71O A.
City Treasurer. Receipts, $66, ,608 20;
disbursements, S54, $50 40; balance Sll,-
97S O8.
Cay Tar Collector. - Collections on
real estate, S27, ,567 48; on privileges,
$40, $50 27-totaI $3S, ,123 rs.
Whdr1iadSter. = Collections for the
month of July, S2O85 65.
RecOrde.r-Number arrests during the
month of July, 635; continued from last
month, 9-total number prisoners, GA, OF
which 40 were State cases. Number
tried and fined, 365; continued, 2; re-
leased, %; tried and discharged, IA;
appealed, 5. Fines assessed, S3705; nit
timuses issued, S2S00; fines collected,
1855; remitted, $40. Amount paid to
City Treasurer, S9l5. Number Of State
warrants, 55.
IStdtionhOuSe Eeeper.-CollectiOns on
mittimuses, 1896 so.
MOrket- -Mdsters.-The north market,
$50 so; south market, S8I2 25.
City HOSpitdl.-Number of patients
remaining from previous report, l19;
admitted, 217; treated. 1856; discharged,
1S2; died, %; number remaining July
81, 127. Amount received from pay pa
tients, SIG 50; marine account, Sl96.
General Hospital. of patients
remaining from last report, 6; admitted,
4; discharged, 6; deceased, none; re-
manning July 81, 4. Number days of
relief, 1876. Board, medicine and nurs-
ing, Sl96.
In connection with the regular hos
pital reports, the City Register has COM
piled a statistical report, embracing the
past six months, and showing the num-
Der of patients admitted, treated, dis
charged, etc, from January 1st to July
3lst from which the following main
features are taken: Number of patients
treated, 1917; died, 1872; discharged, IA.
This report shows that the total expense
for the six months has been S13, ,4S3 OF.
City EnghleeT.-Salaries, S5S5; office
expense, So 80; streets, alleys, etc.,
S3945 43; city offices, S35; hospitals,
Sl644 S6; cisterns, S6232 so.
Street F6rce.-First ward, S206 so;
Second, S435 20; Third, S44 %; Fourth,
SlO6 so; Fifth, SS1 10; Sixth, 81 IS; Sew
enth, S2S7 so; Eighth, SSSl; Ninth,
1852 so; Tenth, Sl66.
Chief of POLice.-The report of the
Chief of Police showed 6l4 arrests, of
which number 305 were made by the
day force, and 309 by the night force.
Fire DepdTtDlent.-The Fire Chiefs
report showed the expense for the past
month at S5I44.
City EylspectOr.-Receipts for month of
July, S133.
GOAT AND HOG ORDINANCE.
In obedience to a resolution passed at
the last monthly meeting, requiring the
Chief of Police to explain why the goat
and hog ordinance had not been en-
forced, that officer submitted the follow
ing, which was received and adopted:
A few days after the resolution referred
to was passed, IOpened three "pOunds" :"
in different portions of the city and pub
lished the resolution, offering at the same
time a reward of twenty-five cents for
each hog or goat brought to the
pounds" Several days large busi-
ness was done, especially in the SOUTH
ern portion of the city; but very soon
complaint after complaint was made at
my office of the boys who, in order to Sc
cure the rewards, went so far as to loosen
planks of the fences and open the gates
of residences and turned loose animals
which were kept confined by those citi-
zens who desired to obey the law; and
again, on two occasions, the pound -
on Washington street was broken open,
and the goats and hogs confined therein
turned loose. So great was the COM
plant that l found it impossible to carry
out the resolution, and closed the
pounds" Two or three weeks after
terward | again opened them-this time
offering a reward of fifty cents for all
goats brought to the pounds" think
ing that by offering this amount it
would have the effect of causing
all owners to either sell or keep
very closely confined the public
pests, but the same complaint was again
made against the boys, who even went
so far as to go outside the city limits,
and drive into the city the goats of
those who reside beyond the corporation
lines. To stop this l was again COM
PEELED to close the pounds" after a
loss TO the city of over one hundred dol
lars. My object in offering large re-
ward for the goats was because of their
destructive habits, but / ascertained
that at the public sale of the animals
no purchasers could be found for the
goats, and the city was compelled to
keep and feed them. To fully carry out
the provisions of the resolution, 1 made
an estimate of the necessary expense,
which is herewith attached, and if en-
powered by your honorable body to en-
ploy the assistance required will again
open the "pound," but l am pleased to
state that the complaint of the depre-
datiOns of the goats has naturally di-
minished. Very respectfully.
PR. ATHY.
"The expense will be, three pound
keepers, sixty dollars each per month
one hundred and eighty dollars; three
watchmen to guard pound at night, one
hundred and eighty dollars; rent of
three pounds, ten dollars each-thiTty
dollars; total, three hundred and ninety
dollars per month. To this must be
added the feed for the animals, which
will depend on the number brought, also
rewards to capturers."
A bit of discussion was had over the
report of the lamp-cleaner, many COM
plants having been made that the
lamps were not kept in the order they
should be, which resulted in the rejection
of his report. The vote of rejection was
then reconsidered, and on motion the
lamp-cleaner's report was referred to the
CommitteeOn Lights and Lamps.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Improvement Committee reported
ON several petitions of street improve
ments, generally recommending the
prayers Of petitioners, which report was
adopted. u.
The Committee on Lights and Lamps
that the contract for
lamp-posts be let to Messrs. Randle &
Heath, which was adopted.
The same committee recommend that
the contract for lighting the oil lamps
in the suburbs of the city be discon.
tinued, as the same is not being carried
out as originally intended. This recon-
mendation of the committee met with
fierce opposition, and after considerable
discussion was laid on the table.
The committee appointed to select a
proper location for the fire steamers
quarters ON Main street, reported that
they had selected the corner Of Main
and PontOtoc streets, and recommended
the purchase of the lot, provided the
owner would take the thirteen years
city taxes, now due on the same, in part
pay. The report was adopted.
A petition was presented authorizing
the Mayor TO prohibit any more public
speaking In Court Square. Carried
The matter of building fountain in
Court Square, TO be constructed of arti-
fetal stone, said to be peculiarly adapted