Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-13
MUNICIPAL.
ReruIar Meeting Of the General
Council.
mann aRALpERMEN

BOARD or ALDERMEN.
CRY HALL, MHNPHIs. August o. 1878
RFpoRrs oF STANDING COMMITTEES.
A favorable report Of the Joint Council an
Hoard Of Aldermen improvement Sohilhl'
lee on resolution that tbs. City hnginse. ~. "a
brick cutters on the south SIDE Sa sS,,.
street. between Second and Hefnahde sueeu
Report adopted by Council and boafu OF ~
dermen. August 9. 1873. :, III, - po.,,
A favorable report Of Council and BOAR
of Aldermen joint Improvement Commute
on the petition Of Job b,eisoe AMI M v' ~ 4,
praying for The oPsnins q doe,ed BY Counei
and Board Of Aldermen August ~ ls'S'
PETITION.
Tha n.,i,,on Of Mrs. j. Bambergen, ,askin
nermission 10 build new frame ktehen o
her lot. No. l57 Poplar street, WITHIN ths CIV,
M iimiis' In lieu Of her old kitchen, now u
a falling condition. Prayer grahteu ny boai'
of Aldermen August D, 1913.
REPORTS.
The City Attorneys adverse report upon th'
petition Of the Trustees 81 the mempns n ,hai
lrai College, asking permission 10 erect thel
Contemplated college buildings on a poruoi
~ the div Hospital grounds. Report adopted
bv Council and Board Of Aldermen August
1873 u. va. pn.,o..,
ON n resolution authorizing the curbinE and
entferinR OF Causey street, from Beal 70 Vance
street. Report adopted by Council and board
of Aldermen August o, 1873,
The adverse report OF Council ana board OF
Aldermen joint Engagement oom rnY;nS f S1
The Opening Of Allen avenue, etc. Report
adopted by Council and Board OK Aldermen
August G, 1878.
. Ths report Of Council and Board Of Alder
men joint Improvement Commlttee, tnht 'ne
dawn Unnu CROSSINGS on
CLAW street nj It's intersection with shelby
street and that he estimate and report 70 inc
General Council the cost Of grading shelby
street between Calhoun and Georgia street;
Report adopted by Council Isl5 ana DOaru Oh
The City Attorneys favorable report on a
resolution directing the City Tax Collectors 70
issue distress warrants against delinquent city
tax payers, etc. Report adopted BY Council
and Board Of Aldermen Augusta 1870
PETITIONS.
The petition of ID. l.. Rossi and other prop
erty owners on and contiguous TO Concord
street, praying for the proper grade Of SAID
street and the placing Of crossings, etc., over
the alleys on each side Of said street. ne
ferred TO the improvement Committee by
Council and Board OF Aldermen Augusta
i' The petition of W. W. Schoolfeld and ?. s.
Zones asking permission to put new shlngie
roof on the double tenement house. on the
south side Of Adams street, corner Of fourth
street. within the city's fire limits. Referred
nv Counciliand Board Of Aldermen to their
respective Fire Committees, August ., dsi5.,
The lengthy petition Of J. X. and Harriet
q. Raw in relation TO the city opening Wash,
ington street and the alley between Poplar and
Washinton streets. through the lot known as
the Reinhardt property, east Of Bayou Gayoso.
in which petitioners are interested. praying
10 he paid damages. Referred by Council and
BOARD of Aldermen TO their respective FL
nance and Ways and Means Committees
August 8, 1873. al 49,. :.
siding and owning property on New Madison
street extended, praying Tor the grazing anu
LAYING OF plank sidewalks from Lauderdalee
To orleans street. Referred by Council and
Board of Aldermen to their respective peet I'M
movement Committee, August b, 1873.
The petition of i. p. Franc, representing
that he l. the owner Of subdivision No. 40 Of
original county lot No. 49,, through which
Monroe street, when extended, will pass. ask
ing that the subject Of extending SAID street
through said lot be referred TO an appropriate
committee, not only for the location OF SAID
extension, but for the assessment oil rlghtiul
damages therefor.
Referred BY Council and Board ofAldermen
to their respective improvement Committees
The petition of E. NJ. Apperson. executor Of
the estate of W. II. Bolton. praying for the
reduction of the present assessed value py the
city for city tax on the property owned by the
estate of said Bolton from 4,5O0 to SiVOOO.
Referred BY Council and Board OF AlderInOn
to their respective Finance, Ways and Means
August ., 1878
PROPOSALS.
The proposition of X. Britton to do all the
eitys hOrseshoeing fer two dollars per set for
new shoes and one dollar and twenty-five
cents for removing. payable IN his city taxes.
Referred by Council to their Committee on
Accounts; laid ON the table by Board Of Al
dermen. August q. 1873.
BUSINESS PROM COMMON COUNCIL.
The adverse report Of Board of Aldermen
and Council joint improvement Committee
on the petition of VIM DOnnelly, asking per-
mission to move sand from the bluffs between
Real and GayOso streets. Report adopted by
Council and Board Of Aldermen August b,
The report of Council and B1ard Of Alder
men Joint Improvement Committee on the ap-
plication Of John GreenlaW To be allowed com
uensation for securing a washed away city
bridge across Bayou 0ayoso Of the value Of
5000; the committee report in favor OF allow,
ing 40. Report adopted by Council and Board
of Aldermen August 9. 1873. i,
The adverse report of the Council and
Board of Aldermen joint Finance and Ways
and Means Committee on the petition of Mrs.
Amelia Hunthouser, claiming damages from
the city in consequence of the recent grade OF
Hill street; also, praying for a reduction. Of
the city's assessment Of her property for city
tax. Report adopted by Council and Board
Of Aldermen August 8. 1873:
The favorable report of the Council and
Board of Aldermen joint Improvement Com
nittee on a resolution that Bayou Quim6y be
Strengthened at the point where II crosses Lane
avenue, preliminary to rebuilding bridge.
Report adopted by Council and Board Of Al
The favorable report Of the Council and
Board Of Aldermen joint Improvement Com
mittee on a resolution that the City Engineer
repair ST. Martin, from Linden to Vance
street Report adopted by Council and Board
Of Aldermen August 8. 1873.
The favorable report of the Council and
Board Of Aldermen joint improvement Com
mittee on q resolution that the City Engineer
alter the present grade Of Bradford street,
where il joins Jones avenue, on both sides.
Report adopted by Council and Board OF Al
dermen August 6, 1873.
The report Of the Council and Board of Al
iermen Joint Improvement Committee on the
petitien Of John M. Lea. praying TO be re-
IieTed for the present from laying sidewalks.
brick or plank as the case may be, in front Of
his lot No. 457, at the corner Of Auction and
Second streets, Tbs Committee report that
The City Engineer change the course ct the
water on Main street, so that it may be made
70 pass down Main street TO the bayou in place
Df Second street, ETC., and that the pevtlOneT
be released from laying brick Sidewalks by
substituting plank therefor, Report adopted
BY Council and Board Of Aldermen August b,
1873.
The report Of the Council and Board Of Al
iermen Joint Improvement Committee on the
petition of George Sherman, praying for ?
,hanRe of the course Of the sewer across Sixth
ma LOOney streets. The Committee report
hat the mattsr be referred 20 the Mayor and
City Engineer for investigation, etc: Report
adopted By Council and Board OF Aldermen
August 6. 1873.
the petition Of sundry dray. wagon and
mack owners, praying to have license reduced
On same, etc. Raferred TO Finance, Ways and
Means Committee. BY Council and Board OF
Aldermen, August 8. 1875.