The New York herald., 1873-10-29
BOARD CT ALDERMEN,


Appeal from Mcmphis-Mayor Have
meyer Recommends that Aid BE Ex-
tended 20 the Stricken City-Proposi-
tion To Donate S5O,O0O-The Loan OF
| S2,5OO,OO0 TO the industrial Exposition
| Company Passed.
| Pursuant to call this Board met yesterday
afternoon at halfpast three O'Clock. President S.
II. B. Vance in the chair. The minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting were partially read and the further
reading dispensed with, in order to receive mes
sage from His Honor the Mayor in regard to ex-
| tending
AID TO YELLOW FEVER sUFFERERs:-
MAYORS OFFICE, !
| - New YORK, Get 2s. 1873.
GENTLEnKN-i have received the accompanying COM
municaton from the citizens of Memphis, Tenn, now
with which they have been visited This calamity io.
hs, had has
@ sf IN s s de so sao Ss ps Of s sa
la hs S sna their condition % may be
ton within he scope powsIs and W eTs the
ree ~ he nd M Which ew
be most eficatous to accomplish 4;
THE APPEAL.
| The appeal referred TO by the Mayor, and which
was read, is contained in the following commune
cation:-
To Hon W. F. HAvExErER, Mayor OF the City OF New
siR-in behalf of the city of Memphis and the thou
which has ana still continues 10 desoate their homes
to city Of New her
OF oSqa s for ad an and & s BY ysow sye s
o m OF The IN 9bs ~ aM
unprecedentes Are calamity the Memphis CITY Council eli
asgregatng ssJU for the unfortunate sufferers Of
Cincinnati, By her City Council has recently appro
cities have made similar Contributions but the distress
and suffering Is 80 great not only among the SICK and
sity additional aid is pressing beyond expression.
We come therefore in the name Of suffering humanity;
conscious Of being in the discharge OF duty and relying
hs @ ss Tor but
earnestly plead for such assistance as may be in your
iesl sSnasns there 5 !; not man woman or shia
the neeeses Of any single individual in this or any
orciby as does this object TO Christian sympathy and
In 1867 yellow ever did not disappear Memphis
until the 18th Of and It's Tayage now
by the hopeless nicon OF orpnan&age & desitnon ana
itself Respectfully submitted Your obedent servants.
DAVID +. HIDDEN,
H d. BARKLEY,
Citizens Of Memphis, Tenn.
To this communication was attached clippings
from Memphis papers stating the ravages OF the
disease and asking for aid
The following resolution was then offered for
adoption by Alderman MORRIS =
Resolved That the communication from His Honor the
Mayor be received and printed in the minues that the
fenn be 3 Ills the Mayor as
ae q 3 s y ns
the said Board OF and on behalf OF the
to the stricken people OF Memphis the OF $4,000.
/ Ii was unanimously adopted and greatly ap-
| plauded by those outside OF the ratings.
/ THE INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION PEOPLE IN CLOVER.
Alderman MoSHEIMER moved that the resolution
authorizing the city TO loan to the Industrial Ex-
position Company S2,500000, the same TO be Sc
cured by bond and mortgage on the ground owned
| and occupied by them, be taken up. 1t was found
that two members OF the Board were absent, and
| the Board took recess Tor twenty minutes. On
| its reassembling all the members were present,
| when few unimportant measures were acted
| upon.
Alderman MoNHEIMER then called up General
Order No. 227h, which provides for the above ap-
preparation. On calling the yeas and NAYS the
President voted MOI Aldermen Billings, Koch,
| kehr, Clausen, Flanagan, Lysaght, McCaferty,
Van Schack, Cooper, Ottendorier, Reilly and Mon.
heimer voted IN favor the resolution
Aldermen CLAUsEN and MCCAFFERrY spoke at
| length on this subject. The former based his ap
| proval oil the measure on the fact that ii would
| greatly enhance the value OF real estate, and
furthermore. that it will give employment 10 hum
i dreds and thousands OF laborers
/ Alderman OTTEsDOBFER likewise spoke on the
resolution, and wished to be excused from voting.
| The request was refused, and he voted aye. The
| and In the negative--the latter being Aldermen
/ Vance, Falc0ner and Morris.
After transacting some other unlmrortant busi-
| ness the Board adjourned, to meet on Thursday,
| the 9th prOximo.