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

ii COMHOk
MAYORS MESSAGE.
The following message fromth Mayor
was read:
Honorable General Council, city of Memphis.
In accordance with resolutions adopted
by your body, / advertised for bids
Frst-To furnish the City Hospital
with bread.
feeding the city prisoners.
Third-For shoeing the city's horses
and mules.
Fourth-For removing dead animals.
For the first I received bids as follows.
BY Philip Wirner, five and three-quarter
cents per pound; Il. Kies, five and q
quarter cents; George Hume, five cents;
August BertOn, five cents. There being
two bidders at the lowest rates, after
consultation with the Hospital Commit
tee, / awarded the contract to August
BertOn.
For the second the bids were: John
German, fifty cents per day for chain
gang and thirty cents for Others j.. M.
Schools, fOrty-fve cents for chain-gang
and thirty cents for Othersi John
Graham, forty-five cents for chain-gang
and thirty cents for Others; M. Nealis,
fOrty-five cents for chRin-gangand thirty
cents for others; w. w. Kingdom, the
same bid. The contract was awarded 10
NJ. Nealis.
Bob Britton got the contract for shoe
ing horses at two dollars per set, being
the only bidder.
G. c. Martin got the contract for re-
moving dead animals, at six hundred
dollars per annum.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Received and adopted.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
were read for the past month as follows:
The Comptroller reports that the assets
amount to $50, POI so, gathered from these
sources: Taxes on real estate, SIS, I07 80;
cost and interest, S5S2; privileges, Sl0,-
SS7 81; wharfage, $500 20; fines and for
textures Recorders Court, S2Q35 %;
zines and penalties Police Board, $685.;
market stalls north, $685. so, (south)
1915 %; city hospital (marine), SS49 30;
interest, S. IS; rents, 1915. Disburse-
ments; Appropriations and ledger bal
ance, S2S,l71 IS; bills payable, $500;
judgments at time, S793 46; interest,
500 As; paupers, S6S IS; expense, Sl2l
80; Revenue refunded, S25; coupons,
Sl650; Police Department, S92 95; streets
! anu hlltAS. Elp u. HULL. 8DHsJfl 20.
The City Treasurer reported receipts
of S41, 30 81; balance on hand, $500.
The Tax Collector gathered up S24, 900.
The Recorder reported that he tried
and fined 396 prisoners, and collected
SIZE.
The City Hospital authorities reported
10 patients in hospital at the end of the
month; 4S died during May.
nha Chief Of Police ranOrfad thn Num-
Der of arrests at 636, of whom 400 were
white males and 132 colOred males; the
others were females, of course; 4l0 were
natives of the United States; Ireland,
IA; Spain, l; England, 10; Germany,
%; France, 4; Italy, 20; Sweden, l.;
Scotland, p. The DRINKS, disOrderlies,
misdemeanOrs and other small crimes,
number about 500; carrying concealed
weapons, IS; malicious stabbing, ,; i'm
poster, l; cruelty to animals, /; passing
counterfeit money, /; escaped prisoners,
,; shooting with intent to kill, s.; ILL
fame folks, IL.
The City Inspector reported collections
of S3O5.
The Lumber Inspector measured 495,
III feet of sticks.
The Chief of Fire Department report
ed that eight fires occurred the month of
May, causing a loss of sixteen thousand
nine hundred and eleven dollars, which
was covered by insurance.
F. w. Schade, of the Second ward,
sent in his resignation in consequence of
removal from the ward, and recon-
mended James Cannon as his successor. /
James Bachman, of the Fifth ward,
resigned for the samereasOn and recon-
mended DrOescher as his successor.
On motion of Councilman Harvey,
the Board then proceeded to the election
of a representative for the Second ward.
Councilman Robbins said he held a
letter in his hand from James Cannon,
in which he declined TO be a candidate
for the Office, and also handed in a petit
ton from one hundred citizens, asking |
that DR.. Hewett be elected to fill the va
cancy.
Councilman Smith, of the Tenth
ward, nominated William H. Steffey;
Councilman Gibson, of the Third ward,
nominated ]. w. Page, Junior; Council
man White, of the Seventh ward, nom
mated w. Chase. The nominations
were then closed.
First 6dHOt-Hewett, 5; Chase, 4; Stef-
fey, 1; Page, s.. No election.
Second 6GHOt-Hewett, II; Page, 2;
LA1D l. -AChCLA GACkACAs I
The nomination for the Fifth Ward
then went on. Councilman Martin
nominated A. R.. Droescher, and COun-
Gilman Smith, of the Tenth ward, nOmi-
mated f. Keck, after which the ballot
ting was proceeded with.
First ballOt-Keck, Z; DroeseheT, s.
DrOescher was declared elected.
Councilman Martin offered a resolu-
ton declaring that Mr.. Bachman was
ian able an active member, y which was
adopted.
MIR. DrOescherthen qualifedby taking
the oath of Office, which was admins
tered 10 him by the Mayor.
THAT TTINERANT PETITION.
The same old petition of DR.. Nuttall
for fOrty-five dollars for services rem
dered a sick family, which was before
the Council since July last, and was
sent to the Committee ON Finance,
Ways and Means about twenty times,
again reported back, with a recon-
hat the Doctor be allowed
nothing, which was adopted.
Dr.. Hewitt, new member of the
Second ward, was then sworn in.
Henry @. Smith, who says be has
"paid taxes enough and never got a cent
back" would not be allowed TO erect a
wooden structure on his lot where it
could be of no danger to his neighbOrs.
The Chief of the Firemen says he
wants some new traps for his depart
ment, which were ordered purchased.
He also sent in a petition asking the
board to change the name of the "VOl-
to that of William Kehoe.
Councilman Smith, in advocating the
aHanHo aafd 4Eaaf Ffao.a uaa,1oA - hnI
fatality attending the name of
' Vollentine," and the members of the
company wanted the name changed on
that account. The prayer of the petit
toner was not granted.
FIRE HYDRANTs.
The Committee on Waterworks re-
ported that one hundred and fifty fire
plugs be erected according TO a plan now
hanging up in the Mayors office, but
that no more than twelve Of such fire
plugs be erected TO the mile of main pupe
laid down. Adopted.
Those who indulge in diabolical side
walks in front of their property are
thirty more days in which to
rid themselves of the bad habit.
The people of the Memphis Oil Com
pany were allowed to put down plank
instead of brick, in front of
their factory.
THE EXPOSITION.
Mr.. T. A. Nelson, President of the
Exposition, sent in a petition asking
permission to be allowed the use. of the
bluff between Monroe and Court streets
for the exposition building. On motion
Of Councilman Robbins, the petition was
referred to special committee Of three.
The Chair appointed the following as
conanai ffao. MaSgrs Robbins Rpderl