Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-09

for such purposes, was taken up, and
without discussion was rejected.
The Committee ON Accounts recon-
mended the payment of bills as follows
Salary accounts, 81, ,649 SS; commissions,
$3.50 81; Fire department, S4,649 75;
streets and alleys, S4, ,23S Oh; Engineer
department $597 80; interest account,
500; salary of Aldermen and Council
men, 1924 80; hospital accounts, 81 :
295 SO; expense account, S646 50; Court
Square, S93; Market Square, S93; Police
department, 81 ,495 IS; Recorder, $3.50;
Chief of Police, S23 335; ice, 1.-TWO months)
S4S 20; board for city prisoners, S310 65;
rent, $40; warrants and envelopes, SIC;
lights and lamps. 80, 513 as; printing,
S125 86; sanitary, S36 65.
PETITIONS.
The Memphis and st. Louis Packet
Company put in a petition asking to
loan the city the amount of twenty thou
sand dollars at ten per cent. to be used
for the purpose of paving Beale street
from Shelby to the Elevator, said Com
pany to take the amount and interest
from wharfage, etc. The case was re-
ferred to the Wharf and Landing
Committee.
The lamp-cleaner represented that
since the contract for cleaning
lamps was entered into between
himself and the city, The number
of lamps had increased to such
an extent as TO justify him in ask
ing for more money for the extra duty
imposed. Referred to Gas Committee.
The swinging signs that are regarded
as very dangerous as well as unsightly,
T., rh,
the shape of petition signed by num-
Der of leading merchants end business
men on Main street, asking that the
General Council cause them to be re-
moved, and to pass law prohibiting
such nuisances hereafter. Referred to
Ordinance Committee.
Mr.. Z. Barinds stated in a petition
that the completion of the Elevator at
the foot of Beale street made it neces-
sity to have near that street and in the
vicinity of the Elevator pair of scales,
which he had already bought, and wait
ed the action of Council for permission
to locate and use them. His petition was
granted.
Several petitions were here presented
for the establishment of new lamp-posts,
to lay sidewalks, open and extend streets,
anu improvements hlACI NCAC
being passed almost without a thought
as to their necessity or importance, when
one member arose and very properly re-
buked the Council for the manner in
which these petitions were "put
through" in many cases proving
nothing less than an outrage upon the
parties thus unceremOniOusly compelled
to build sidewalks, etc.
RESOLUTIONS
went through regular parliamentary
process, most of which were of little
interest except to those Immediately
concerned, among which was one TO re-
scind the action of the Board ordering
the Chief of Police to put in force the
law against goats and hogs, which pass
ed. Another declaring the pond on the
corner of Main and Linden streets a
nuisance, was also passed.
ORDINANCES.
Under this order of business was pre-
sented an ordinance repeating an Ordi
nance creating the office of Assistant
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
From the amount of interest manifested
in this subject, it was evident there was
something behind the curtain, and in
lDt ulSCuSSlOn lJllc SOOIN Was IO4O
about petitions which were being circu-
lated in some ones interest for the posi-
ton, and similar mild insinuations, and
the matter was hammered at until the
whole thing was referred to the Ordi-
nance Committee.
The milk man was also ordinanced
to the extent that if he is hereafter
caught dealing in the adulterated
article, wo be unto him, for the City
Fathers have decided that he will be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and must be
punished accordingly.
1t was also ordained that all dogs
without muzzles during the months of
July, August and September must die.
This ordinance had hard time getting
through, but it was made law under
suspension of the rules. The vote stood
eighteen to one.
The Council then adjourned till this
evening at eight o'clock.