Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-24

derson.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The following bills were approved and or
dered paid:
Henry Davis. repairs on school houses...... Sc p
A S Mariner. coal for schools. 10 50
Church of Epiphany, rent for school
house % w
Thos. II. Pearne, rent for school house,. so 90
Atkin s. Cotfman, pipes &c......"........... 20 90
Hoffman, work on Cistern .........-...... 68 II
Hiram Barry, printing ...........,. ......... %
Atkin & Cofman piping, &C.. ............ Is 90
The matter of C::POwcll, Esq, for taxes over
paid, was referred to the Recorder for final adj
judication.
MARKET AND BUILDINGS.
Alderman Kern reported adversely to taking
down the partition between the Recorders Oh
fee and Firemans Hall, but suggested the room
could be enlarged by other means. The vote
was taken and resulted in q tie vote.
Alderman Kern suggested that some changes
should be made in the market house, more ia
bles supplied for vegetables, &c, and to allow
more space for buyers in the building. mo-
ton to that effect was made and carried.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Alderman Rayl stated that after estimating
the school fund, the committee had decided to
recommend an advance of 50 per month on the
salaries of all teachers. a motion to that effect
was made and carried without a dissenting
voice.
Alderman Mariner offered the following reso-
luton
ReSoLrcd, That from and after the 1st day of
March, 1872, the wages or salary of the en-
plOyes or street hands of the city of Knoxville
should be for common labors Sl.25 per day
and S175 for the street boss, or superintendent
of the street work.
Alderman NJ. d. Sullivan seconded the mo-
ton.
Mr.. Henderson asked if the resolution was in
tended to apply to all laborers indiscriminately
or only Incorporation hands
It was explained that it only referred TO the
latter.
Alderman Campbell thought that if some of
his colleagues had to work for living they
would be willing to give the laboring man liv-
ing wages.
Alderman Mariner urged the passage of the
resolution, because the present wages were too
small for a man of family to live in any degree
of comfort. He had noticed the hands at work
and having had experience on public works
knew when they were working well,
Mayor Van Glider left the chairs in his
we'll known logica)sStyle, proceeded to urge his
strongest terms. He said that he had fought
this question for the past two years, AMI he d.
vined its Obje2t-it was political trick and in
trOduced for party purposes only, the good OF
the poor man being only secondary matter.
He had also been a working man we'll as the
gentleman who offered the resolution and
fattered himself that he knew when a man
worked honestly. Nearly all the force. which
consisted of about thirty men, were already
getting the amount asked. He alluded to the
Tammany frauds, about which there had been
such hue and cry, which were brought about
by the lavish expenditure Of public money.
Alderman Mariner Indignantly spurned the
insinuation that politics had actuated him in
offering the resolution. 1t was an act Of simple
justice to poor men, and politics had nothing
lchatcrer to do avith It.
Alderman Munson thought that the resolu-
ton would have a tendency to make wages
more uniform. If some men were now getting
Sc p, all should be placed on the same footing.
Alderman Kern said that he thought it poor
policy for the corporation to cut down wages
or to keep them down. 1t would facilitate the
payment of taxes and be the means of fostering
the interests of the poor man.
Alderman Yardley represented the colored
element of the population. No man could live
on erep six dollars week, and it was rarely
full time was made The people would not cen
sure the Board for paying living wages, and the
masses did more to sustain all kinds of business
than the few contractors who were interested in
keeping wages down, and as far as politics were
concerned, the resolution was not offered in
such an ignoble spirit.
Alderman Campbell thought it would be to
the interests of all classes to raise the wages
the labOrer would be benefited and so would all
classes of business
Alderman Rayl had duty to perform in
common with the other member of the Board
and the popularity of any motion would not in
fuence him against what he conceived to be
right,
The resolution was carried-eight voting in
favor of the resolution Messrs. Kern, Lewis,
Pat Sullivan, Mariner, Campbell, Munson,
Jones and Yardley. The following gentlemen
voted against it MCSsrs. Waters, Rayl, Hen
derson and Park.
The Mayor stated that the resolution was one
which he could not approve, and he would veto
it and return it at the next meeting.
Alderman Munson offered a resolution in
substance that, before establishing the grade of
a new street or changing an old one, the Street
Committee have the city engineer make a pro-
file of the street and submit the same to the
Board before the grade is established.
Alderman MunsOn supported his resolution
in few well-timed remarks.
The resolution was carried.
Alderman Mariner presented request that
lamp post be erected in front OF the old NJ. +.
Church, on Church street
TheMayOr said he did not see how any addi-
tional lamp posts could be erected, in view of
the complications with the Gas Company.
On motion the matter was referred to the Gas
Committee.
Alderman Henderson stated that r. ID. Jour
OlmOn, Esq, had performed the duty of swear
ing in the Board for three years and had never
received any compensation, and moved that the
Recorder be instructed to settle with him as
with clerks af election.
Mr.. Ricardi being allowed to speak asked that
fruit stands be removed from near his place of
business. Referred to the proper committee.
Adjourned.
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