Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

Adjourned Meeting Of tho General
.sil fi Council t

a ..NN ..N NV's' -
IovyIoiAL Rnronr.l
COmm0N COUNCIL. f'l.
nv counellman IlolbFook - 4.
; kssoivcd, That tho City hhginiei ns eha =, :,
HS, G eanSsS u Y street and Gem
sr Allied ilsSId b. Council and eoneurred in By
/. Hoard Augustus, lsia' N
pps.eiSed' That the espAid on the north
half M lot No, 81 for the pear We be teiand
IA M The said property has bcen neld anu
nsei that year for school purposes ~ inaNe1i
and also that the taxes astesfcN on " ~ ".
year lss 30 RENTED .i sY and oeeepici ~ 81
II prideets Parish School, VI
IAdscSp,sd by Council and consumed in by
bassa sss.a 'S nav. being called for b. Alder.
man NAH. stood a. follows; leas-WAlsh.
| Wsi.te.ts ~ iirAn aud Cicalla-fouf. Nays
| @Robbins, Pettiersw and busby-three. ifd
rH.Ii a FrrifioNf- fI 81. IL d
m. o.,,tion Of Job pleds0e and Others.
| ,,svi,s that the General Council ALLOW them
IN account their city taxef, amount aueged 70
| have BEEN paid by petitioners Tor auofneys
fees In the suit Of Bledsoe " Dlsis. W nssR
,yil, ,hh ~ Pina nre and Ways aud Means Com
snttsee August IL, 1853, Indohnitely ,postpon-
/ al IN Hoard on Aldermen ueost H.. IeIs, Tor
reason that the matter has already pesh
disnosei al BY the General Coupcil.
M uetitlen Sf Mrs. !. X. Atkinson By her
AGENT. nj. Il. Bacon, representing that the
| CIV assossment for city tax for 1879. On her
| nronerty two doors north Of the northeast cor
nsr Of Fourth and Madison streets excessive
p'RRs stsrfe al By Council and Board Of Alder
men to' their respective Finance and ways
and Means Committee August. IL. 1873.
The petition q Wp Miller reP pr e y,
square Is excessively assessed for city tax Of
| 1sSS nravins for relief.
Pc lerrsd by Council and Board Of Alder
man to their respective Finance and Ways
and Means Committee, August u, 1910.
'IaI RESOLUTIONS. uli il1F if'
Nv Councilman Mason ne na. .ll.l =,
Be II resolved, That properly ownet1 :. -, Inv
and repair their sidewalks from fernando
road Ia Main street in thirty days.
Adopted By Council and coneurred In BY
Board August ID, 1913, ....,...I
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Armsn oti,
| ~ the owners Of property on the west side on
| bean avenue, from Georgia 70 Bfoadgay, 70
| Law down or repair plank Sidewalks within We
next thirty days; also property owners on me 10
| south side Of Georgia, from Dean avenue 70
| DeSots street, and from Georgia street to
| Webster, on the east side Of peSoto.
| Adopted BY Council and referred 70 lmprVe-
ment Committee by Beard Of Aldermen Aug.
Tho no. Yeas and nays being called for on the
References, stood as follows. to-wlt: 40
Yeas: Aldermen, Robbins. Pettigrew and
Nays Aldermen Walsh and colliEsnT2'
Rs.olved. That the City Engineerrepair and
round M Dean avenue from Georgia to Broad
/ was. also 10 place crossing ever deorgia ~
/ Intersection Of Dean avenue. -.
Referred BY Council 20 their Improvement
COMMITTEES. August Is. 1873. % sft az. ~
same action BY Board Of Aldermen august
| Is. 1873.
/ BY the same ayr,rr.,etaL
/ Whereas che gas mains have been extended
down Main street 70 Broadway and out Broad
way 10 Seventh street, and there Is now iron
/ gnf nokts erected on said route which are az
/ present used for oil lamps. be u Igl - :.
| Resolved, That the City Engineer be d.
rected to dispense with the oil lamps and have
/ the gab attachment made. 49,. 81,
Adopted by Council and concurred In by
Board Of Aldermen August IL. lsls- $3.50
| tmeN PETITIONS.
The pstition of Mrs. Emily B. Armour,
praying that her sons. Walter b. Armour;
| minor, property, the same being used ior edn-
cationhl purposes only. be exempt from Guy
IA Reared s BY Council and Board Of Alder
| men ~ their respective Finance and Ways
| and Means Committee August Is, 1873,
The petition Of g. B. Peters. praying ior
| reduction Of the assessed value Of his house
and LOT, No. 81 Adams street, for the year loIz'
Referred by Council TO their Special Com
miffee. viz: Councilmen HolbroOk, Smith
| and Rousb. Referred by Board Of Aldermen
| 10 their Special Committee, viz. Aldermsn
| Pettigrew and Robbins, August 10, 1878.
" m RESOLUTION.
By Councilman Hughes
Resolved, That the City Engineer be au-
thoriz ed 10 lay down curb and guttering on
| Court street. from Fourth to Charleston ave-
nue within the next thirty days.
Referred by Council and Board ofAldermen
| 10 their respective improvement Committees
| August IS. 1873
, I'Ii si' PET1TIoN. aeiA4alH Wsa
The petition of sundry parties praying for
the removal Of decomposed and unheaitny
debris that collects IN SINK IN the nlcnolso1
pavement at the intersection OF main anu
Referred to City Attorney to notify the Gas
| Company to remedy the matter:
Adopted By Council and Board Of Aldermen'
The nj petition Of sundry parties representing
that the bridge across the bayou between
Manassas street and Bass avenue has been
washed away praying thatthe Same be rebuilt
etc. -1..ntl "a. n,all u
to their respective improvement Committees
August Is, 1878. ~ ..la..,, -.,fs..,s
By Councilman Clouston; ~ u woH
Whereas, Complaints having been made
that the gas lamps have not been liahted IN
the southern portion Of the city until very
Re Resolved. That the Mayor h investigate
IA Ado S By Council and concurrsd in by
Board Of Aldermen, August u, 1873. -1
A resolution, That the property owners on
Winchester street. from Front TO Third streets,
repair their sidewalks in thirty days.
Referred b. Council and Board Of Alder
men 70 their respective improvement Com
mittees. August II, 1873. -,
the sst side Of Orleans street: between Vance
and Tate streets. repair their sidewalks IN
'n Adopts ted BY Board Of Aldermen and Council
August Is, 1873. 1854
A resolution, That the City Engineer erect
a gas lamp post on the corner OF Center aiiey
and Commerce street. ta at.a.-
ADOPTED By Board Of Aldermen and cOun-
A resoiution, That the City Engineer repair
Alabama street from jackson street bridge to
Ouimby street. .1Lfn .H. ..HLf a.
Referred ef BY Board Of Aldermen and Council
10 their respective improvement Committees
August 10, 1873, .,ssf..r rr,I
REPORTS.
The adverse report CT Board Of Aldermen
and Cdnncil Ordinance and PfiEI1E Commit
zee for the final disposal Of property-real es-
tate. srongfully condemned and struck Of to
the city for city tax due and unpaid thereon
Report referred By Board Of Aldermen to q
special committee. Board OF Alderman Com
niftee-Mesgrs PettigreW and Davis. Same
Acton By Council. Council Computes,
Messrs. Hewitt. Norton, shaw. Hughes and
Mason, AngSst Is. 1873. ..,o
lie following report Of TIE Council and
Board Of Aldermen j6iat Finauce and Ways
and Means COMMITTEES on a ressl gtion that the
W ater works Company 70 furnish water 10 the
CITY Hospital, gjT; The COMMITTEES report
that Tie Water Works Company are Obliged
~ section ten Of their eharter. 70 furnish
water u our present City Hospital.