Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-19
MUNICIPAL.
Aa,onrpod Meeting Of the General
N'' Council.
COMMON COUNCIL.
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c.u.,, Mrupais, December 10. 1873.
-.li,,,,n.I meetinR Of the Common |
oncfof the city 0f Memphis. held Iuesah1' /
N1eusn.,he, IA. is7l, prescnt-llon John Jnhn-
IN. Mayor: Mesas. Chairman Hrn'' tynct
tt Hewitt, Chase. Norton, heohn' ,heNh, |
mSSfe. Hunt. Hughes. lobe. Grant, mason
''1 onorum being announced, the Chalrih.n
took MS seat. called the menbets ptsseii .J
order, and had the roll OF Uouaeiiin0n 'A'''N'
rKlrIoAs.
Mrurnrs. December 10. 1863.
,',f,,g- our petitioner would respect
n,liv state that during the montha q ye'oseii
and NoyembeIi Ivy hV d avs a. three dollars
vsnoi 10 ,oetine ninety dollars, and m view
tthc f,et of your Honorable board hhNlhg Nv
YOUR last meeting allowed atns'i ~ ~ inc
,.oet'. and rs In duty bound your petitioner
viii ever pray, etc. RespsTs,tW,anll{ nv HOPE
o.,t,,o, Granted BY Council; ooncurred In
lao Roeri of Aldermen December TO- 1910
Nt,,,rms. TrSN., December 10, 1873.
Ironornble Beard Of Aldermen and deneral
y S94'p petitioner respectfully requests the
privilege Of repairing the shingle rooi ON
house IL Third street. hespeeIpaaiiSS IAsR
Granted by Board Of Aldermen; eoncured
in Nv Council December 10, 1873. =, 80 a..
10 the HOn0fnDlc NtucAAt RNeAANh - - NE'N
we " vonP petitioners, ask the erection Of
f,mn IN the corner Of. Beal and Manassas
streets; and further the laying doSn o. lam
sidewaiks from the Nj Q railroad TO Malhut
street north side. This do. and we VIII as
IN duty oounu' '''' JOHN II GLASS.
JOHN COOK.
Petition granted by Council; referred TO
rn,nroverpcnt Committee by Board Of Alder
men. December 10, 1919.
MEMPHIS, TExS.. December 4, 1873.
To tho honorable Mayor and GENERAL Council
of the city Of Memphis;
Your petitioner would most rens resp 1Ii
renTesent that she owns lot No. 20 Union
treat and running back 40 feet and across
the liN Of Monroe street, extended.
The bart 10 be used for Monroe street Is
entirely useless 70 her lot any PSspOt 10 como
through IT, but by being attached 10 ana Pc
longing 70 her lot, adds TO ITS assessment LOT
taxes. yet that part OF II valueiess 70 her on
account of the proposed extension OF monroe
sbe therefore petitions your honorable body |
that If you will give her credit on your BOOKS
fnr the taxes on the whole Of her said lot Tor |
The years 1873 and 1874. that she will give TO
the city of Memphis clear title 10 SO mucn
Of her lot as Is required Of 1t for the extension
Of Monroe, street. and as her lot . f1'e1 iSs
north and south sides Of Monroe street. viii |
he taken from her lot On former occasion |
the petitioner furnished part Of thus ner
said lot, for the purpose OF widening Union |
street. without demanding or receiving any |
eompensation for IT,. The part Of her lot TO pc |
taken for the extension of Monroe street Is |
j25 feet east of Wellington. on the sontn OF /
Monroe, extended, and has front OF 90 ieet.
iespe'ND'Mi Miss HARRIET J. PATILL0.
Referred TO Finance Committee ~ Sou1el';
and to Improvement Com mlttee Dy bOaIu u
Aldermen December 10, 1910
RESOLUTIONS.
By Councilman Hunt;
Resolved That all the property owners on
the west side of Lauderdale street., from Deal
70 Union. be ordered TO repair ana Jay down
ulank sidewalks in the next thirty days.
Adopted By Council and referred 70 ser
oeapt-at- Arms by Board of Aldermen Decem-
her l6, 1873.
nv the same:
Resolved. That all the property owners on
the south side Of Beal street. from ne Mem
nhis and Charleston railroad TO Manassas
street. be ordered to lay GOWN ana repair
sidewalks within the next thirty days.
Adopted by Council and referred 70 ser
eeant-at- Arms by Board Of Aldermen Deem
Der Is. 1878.
By the same:
Resolyed That all the property owners on
the east and west side of Manassas street,
from Beal to New Madison. be required 70 lay
down plank sidewalks within the next thirty
ADOPTED by Council and referred to I'm
movement Committee by Board OF Aldermen
December l6, 1873.
BY the same: go.
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at- Arms notify
the property-OWners on the west side OF Second
street. between Union and Monroe, TO repair
the sidewalks within ten days.
Adopted by Council and cOncurred III py
Board of Aldermen December 10, 1913,
BY Councilman Hughes:
Resolved, That the City Engineer pc au1
thorized to repair the gutter between QuimDy
street and Raleigh road on Robinson street,
Immediately, as 1t is impossible at present;
Adopted by Council. and CONQUERED in by
Board of Aldermen, December 10, 1913.
BY Councilman Mason:
Resolved That the property owners on
Elliott street. between Oausey and Avery, pc
notified 10 lay down plank sidewalks within
Reserved. That the property owners on
Carolina etreet, between Main and Seventh,
he notifiud 10 do the same within thirty days.
Adopted By Council, and referred TO I'm
provement Committee by Board of Alderman,
December l6, 1873.
BY Councilman Clarke:
Resolved. That the city, curb and gutter
Trezevant street. from Shelby to Tennessee;
Referred TO improvement Committee by
Council; same action by Board of Aldermen,
December l6, lSi3.
Resolved. That the property holders on
Dunlap street. from Poplar to Bass avenue,
be required to put down plank sidewalks in
the next thirty days.
Adopted by Council and B0urd Of Alder
men, December l6, 1873.
ORDINANCES.
Be it ordained by the City Of Memphis, That
the sum of $50 be appropriated out Of any
money in the Treasury ior the purpose Of de-
fraying the expenses Of delegate to the
National Convention of Physicians to assem-
bic in Washington City.
Passed FIRST reading, rules suspended, and
passed second and final reading by Council;
passed frat reading, rules suspended, and
passed second and final reading by Board Of
Aldermen, December l6, 1873.
AN orr NANCE TO CREATE A BOARD
OF HEALTH, AND TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF DISEASE IN THE CITY OF
MEMPHIS.
Be It ordained By the General Council of the
City of Memphis:
SEcrioN There is hereby established a
Board Of Health, IN and for the City of Mem
phis, to be composed Of the Mayor and Chief
Of Police. and three other members who shall
be physicians, who shall have practiced their
profession for not less than FIVE years prior to
their appointment. Said Board, other than
the Mayor and Chief Of Police. shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor, with the advice aGd II
consent Of the General Council, and shall hold
their Offices for two years, unless sooner re-
moved for cause, and until their successors are
appointed and qualified.
PREsDEST-DUTIEs.
Sec. 2. One member Of the Board, who is a
physician. shall be nominated by the Mayor
by and with the advice Of the General Council,
as President Of the Board, whose duty it shall
he 20 preside at all meetings Of the Board Of
Health. AID see that al health regulations are
properly executed. and shall make an annual
report, embracing all transactions 0fthe Board /
Of Health for the preceding year. TO the Gen /
eral Council, at the regular meeting IN jan
uary Of each year. with such suggestions as /
may seem OF interest 20 the health Of Memphis. /
HEALTH OFFICER-DUTIEs AND POWERS.
Sec. 3. Another member shall in like man
ner be selected, and be denominated the |
Health Ohcer, who shall be charged with the
specific duty Of carrying into effect all the /
orders and regulations hereinafter contained /
or authorized. Il shall be the duty Of the
Health 0iieer 10 visit and administer medi-