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

A regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Aldermen was held Thursday
evening, August eighth, lat three o'clock,
at the City Hall.
Present. Chairman Dent, Aldermen
Walsh, Mallon, Malatesta, Cicalla,
Burke and White.
The minutes of previOns meetings
were read and adopted.
Monthly reports of city officers were
read and adopted.
The City Engineer submitted profile
for the grading of Elliott street, between
fernando and Causey, draining west to
the bayou, and requiring that Avery
street be altered to correspond with the
grade. Adopted.
Requisitions for supplies for the gen.
eral hospital were granted.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed the exemption from taxation of GER
tain church property on Poplar street.
Adopted.
A petition for the remission of taxa
ton on lot on Calhoun street was re-
jected.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed that two hundred and fifty dollars be
taken as a settlement of the taxes on in
surance agencies.
Mr.. Mallon opposed the resolution,
and wanted to know what was at the
bottom of it.
Mr. White stated that the agents re-
ferred to had been prevented by gar
nishment from paying when the tax
should have been paid, and therefore
ought to be exempted from paying an
additional two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
The recommendation of the commit
tee was adopted.
The City Attorney, having been asked
for an opinion in regard to a suit of the
city against Mabry and others, as to city
bonds, sent in a report stating that he
did not think it his duty to give an
opinion during the tendency of the suit,
but he would make a report when the
case was disposed of.
A resolution authorizing the Mayor
to borrow one hundred thousand dollars
at ten per cent. interest was reported by
Alderman White.
Alderman Mallon thought it was a
bad policy to ask for one hundred thou
sand dollars if smaller sum only was
needed; it was injurious to the credit of
the city to try to borrow more money
than was needed.
After some explanation by Alderman
White as to the object of the loan, the
resolution passed its second and final
reading.
The Hospital mitteerepOrted hav-
ing visited the hospital and finding it in
good condition. They recommended
that the smallpox ward be removed
farther from the hospital, that a cistern
be dug, and that the house in which the
physician resides be raised, to prevent
the timbers from rotting. The report
was adopted.
Alderman Mallon presented petition
for lamps on Promenade and Poplar
streets. Petition granted.
Alderman White presented petition
from a number of insurance agents, ask
ing exemption from the twenty-five
dollar privilege tax. Referred to Finance
Committee.
Property-owners on Broadway and st.
Paul streets petitioned for the opening
and grading Of GOslee street. Referred
to Improvement Committee.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed that gold bonds be given, at par, to
Loudon & Co. in payment of the city's
Indebtedness for paving, according to
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he
is hereby, authorized, to deliver to J. &
NJ. Loudon, sufficiency of bonds, at
par, to pay said Indebtedness.
Resotved, That three-fourths of the
amount that may be collected on the
tax levied for the present year for the
purpose of defraying the expense neces-
sarily Incurred in administering
the affairs Of the city, or 50 much thereof
as may be necessary for the purpose, be
and the same is hereby appropriated and
set apart for the payment of the said
judgments, and shall be paid on the said
judgments according to priority in date,
from time to time as collections are
made. Adopted.
The Board ordered the discontinuanee
of interments in Winchester Cemetery.
On motion of Alderman Walsh, the
Sergeant-at-Armsw was ordered to cause
the arrest Of all persons who tear up