Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-20
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A general discussion ensusd on the
hre-alarm telegraph and WaterWorks, AL
dernen White and Psttigrsw taking lead
ing parts. During the debate there was
read an endorsement of the Holly water
plan, as usee ; CoVingtOn, Kentucky.
Alderman Psndsrgast offered Q resoIu-
tion, which was adopted, providing for
the paving OF fernando street between
Beais and Union streets.
Alderman Pendergsst offered a resolu-
ton to the effect that the Mayor be In
structed to notify the Memphis Gas COM
pany that the city OF Memphis desires TO
cancel It's contrast for lighting the city
With the gas company. The contract be-
tween the city and the gas company slip
ulates that q years notes be given the
company after the expiration OF the
original contract, and ss the tims twenty
years. expired on Monday, the notice has
followed quick upon the heels Of It,
Alderman Cioalla offered q resolution
That the city engineer be instructed to
establish tbs grade Of Clinton street, which
was adopted.
A majority of the printing committee
submitted q report recommending that
the Evening LedRsr's bid for printing the
ordinances and official proceedings of both
boards, be considered the lowest and bssI,
and that 1t be adopted; and that tho
mayor be authorized to contract specially
for all lob printing, blanks, etc, as nseded.
La reference to the tax list, the bids pre-.
sentsd were considered TOO high by the
committee, and it was recommended that
the proposals be rejected and the mayor
empowered to contract specially for is
publication.
Alderman Pendergsst desired that tho
report of the minority Of the committee be
read.
The minority report set forth that the
ordinance now In torres provided that one
public printer should be elected; thst he
was a bonded officer, and responsible to
the city for all the printing required by
the city that dividing the work was lie
gal and in c-ontravention of the ordinance
now in force, and suggested that the
whole matter be referred back to the COM
mibtee. This report was signed by AL
dermen PendergraSt and Malatesta.
Alderman White desired the opinion of
the city attorney sc TO the legality of the
course suggested by the msjOrity report.
Mr.. Randolph explained thst the ordi-
n now in force certainly provided for
all the work to be done or contracted for
by one party, but that ordinance could be
changed at the will of the general coun-
ell.
Alderman Pendergrzst desired Inst q
written opinion be presented by the city
attorney.
Alderman Pettigraw asked that the city
attorney give a verbal opinion, which he
did after again reading the report OF the
majority, and said that an ordinance had
bssn framed that, If passed, would pro-
vide tor the city printing bsing iona by
special contract. The ordinance would
have to be adopted before any CONTRACT
could be legally made in any other man
ner than now provided for.
Pending the return of the messenger
dispatched to the council chamber for the
ordinance, the chairman announced some
changes in the standing committees, as
follows:
Improvemsnt-MackaII, MaIlon and Cl-
Gala.
Finance, Ways and Means White,
Burke and MsckaIl.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, White and ClcRl-
la.
Wharf and Landing-Msckall, Msllon
and Malatesta.
Ordinances and Printing Pettigrew,
Pendergrsst and White.
Lights and Lsmps-Clcalla, Walsh and
Pendergrast.
Markets and Hospital - Mslstasts,
Walsh and Burke.
Fire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Malatasta and
PendergrSst.
Real Estate and Public Professionalism
grast, Malatesta and Pettigrev.
Railroads and Railroad Connections
Gallon, Macksll and Cioalla.
Water snd WRterWorka-Burke. Mallon
and Walsh.
After the standing committees had been
announced, AldermEn Pettigrsw said
that, IL agreeable to the chairman, ne
would suggest that The Committee on
Finance be 50 reconstructed as TO allow
him to continue as g member until the or.
dinancs in reference to the privilege tx
presented by Mr.. P. a. the last meeting)
had been disposed of.
The chsirman granted the request.
The ordinance proposed In lea of the
ordinance now in force regarding the city
printer was then received from the Com
mon Council and read. The first section
repeats the one now in fOTcs; ths second
section provides that the mayor be su-
thorizsd 20 make contracts for all the city
neutrality-suspicious. of proceedings, adj
vertising, jobWork, b~lankbooks, etc-bY
and with the consent of the General
Council.
The ordinance passed q ffst reading,
and WAS referred 20 the ordinances COM
mittee.
The whole matter will remain as 1t has
stood for soms time past, until the ordi-
n introduced last night is acted upon
After further business Of an unimpor-
tsnt nature, the board adjourned.
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