Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-17

Proceedings Of the city Counc

4 MUNIClFAh AkE Airs
PROCEEDINGS Of the city Council.
4 The Board met last night at the usua
: hour. Mayor Rule being absent, on mo
tion of Alderman Fouche, Alderman Atkil
was elected to preside over the Board. -
| Present-Aldermen Henderson, Kern
Fouche, Camp, Logan, Atkin, Glass
Cruze, Livingston, Warters, Park, ant
Yardley.
The minutessof the previous meetings
were read, and no objections being made
stood approved
A communication was read by request o
the Mayor, petition of Mr.. Stephenson, in
regard to the reduction of his taxes. Re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Alderman Logan read an account OF
Gas Company for the erection of a gas post
on Depot street, which he said he could
i not approve, as he thought it was too
i much.
| On motion it was referred back to the
Gas Committee for further investigation.
/ Alderman Henderson, of the Finance
Committee reported the following accounts
approved and they were ordered paid:
Williams, sturges 4 Co., 50 PIG le SO SO
An account from some person for feed
ing and attending to pauper was return
ed to the Board s@@sas = -sS5ss
Alderman Camp moved that it be laid
on the table, gG. sbnI ~ sr-f~ 80, 5it
Alderman Fouche could not see why
they, wanted to kill the bill without first
examining into the merits of the account,
and made motion in lieu that it be refer
red back to the Finance COMMITTEES.
Alderman Camp made some remarks on
the subject and did not wish the impres
sion to go out that the City Council paid
= Alderman Fouche made an explanation
of his views, after which they adopted his
motion in lien.
Alderman Kern, of the Street Commit
tee, reported that he had made a contract
with Mr.. Badgett to take down the covor
of the bridge over First Creek on Cumber-
land street, he paying SIS for the lumber:
He also wished the ordinance in regard to
laying side walks enforced, and made a
motion to the effect that the Chief Marshal
give due notice, and that after 20 days
from date, the ordinance be enforced.
Alderman Kern also called attention to
the fact that the property owners on Har-
ris street, or rather the extension OF Broad
street, would give four feet of ground on
each side for pavements if the Corporation
would put down curbing within a certain
specified time, and moved that their prOpo-
sition be accepted. Carried.
Alderman Logan, of the Gas Committee,
read q proposition from D. F. Rogers, in
regard to putting up street lamp posts and
furnishing the city with carbonate gas.
On motion of Alderman Fouche, it was
laid on the table. /. sEsessgss ,.s.s
Alderman Logan statefthat he had done
everything in his power to induce the Gas
Company to lay new mains, and erect lamp
posts in the localities designated by the
Board, but without effect. He also re-
marked that the subject of organizing a
new Gas COMPANY q ya was y much uan;aa1 talked Of
one company would not put down mains
where desired, another company probably |
would. q, a-,i r--F- -f.--.U
Alderman Fouche, of the committee to |
revise and compile the charter and by laws
for publication asked for more time, which |
was granted. /
Alderman Warters called the attention
of the Board to the condition of the spring |
at Ingle's mill, and moved that the
street committee be authorized to put it
in repair. Carried.
On motion of Alderman Henderson, the
ordinance in regard to hogs was again
taken up for action, and A lderman Fouche
proceeded to read it,.
Alderman Camp moved that it be read
and passed upon by sections. Lost.
Alderman Fouche then read the ordi-
nance as it passed first reading. p
Alderman Camp offered an amendment
to the effect that his ward be excluded from
the operations of this law.
Alderman Glass was in favor of going
the whole hog or none. He for one was |
opposed to the law, not Just for the benefit
of his ward, but the whole city, and did
not think that any particular locality
should be exempt. EN Hak ANEks@
Alderman Camps amendment was put
to vote and lost.
Alderman Camp then offered another
fixing the boundary line at
the railroad and First Greek, and exempt
ing north and east of that line from come
ing under the provisions of the law. Lost.
Several other amendments were offered
by Mr.. Camp, some of which were accept
ed and others rejected, after which the or
dinance as amended was voted upon, and
the ayes and noes being called by two
of the Board, it stood as follows
AYEs-Aldermen Logan, Baxter, Cruze,
Fouche, Park, Henderson and Kern.
NoEs-Aldermen Glass, Yardley, Liv-
ngston, Warters and Camp q gegfpsa
Alderman Yardley explained his vote,
hat while his sentiments were not chang
I'd his constituents were opposed to the
aw, and he could not vote for it.
Alderman Camp also explained his vote
3y stating that he was for the hog law, but
was opposed to forcing it upon any portion
IF the city opposed to it, and as his con-
'tituents were opposed to it, he was forced
20 vote against it..
Alderman Henderson moved that they
postpone the election of Pound Keeper till
next meeting. Carried.
Alderman Henderson moved that the
hog ordinance, and the other ordinances
not already published in the city papers,
De published, according to provision of
ii III ordinances be published in the city pa.
,ers before they go into effect Carried.
Alderman Fouche seeing that the friends I
If the hog law were decidedly in the ma
ority, moved to reconsider, with view to
4 final settlement of the matter, but the
friends of the hog law were too slow in
Alderman Pouches idea, while
Aldermen .Yardley and Warters saw
through the movement at once, and made
motion to oadjourn, which motion carried.