Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

Recorder. Station-houso Keeper, Market
masters North and South marketsl, Vity Hos Us
pital Physician, Chief q Police, Ohlsi OF s.s
Department, City Engineer, City Inspector,
CITY Lumber Inspector and Sergeant at Arns
were respectively read. received ana otuei9u
pnblished. For particulars, reference u naae
10 the published, proceeding, Of the vomm2 la
Council Of this date, whore the reports VIII %
found published NJ length.
ACQUISITIONS.
A reouisltion from DR. q b Thornton, Hos.
pltai physician, for hospital commiNaFS
GRANTED BY Council and Board of Aldermen
4 rsaiuisiiion from K D Anderson, Chief o.
Fire Department. for proyender for iire teams
Granted BY Board Of Aldermen and Council
June 4, 1873.
REPORTS on STANDING COMMITTEES.
The COMMITTEES on Accounts reported In f.
vor OF the allowance Of the account against The
city amounting TO 50 800 -.
Report adopted By Board Of Aldermen and
published proceedings Of Common Council,
June 4, 1873.
REPORT or SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Thu special committee 10 whom was referred
the onestion relative to widening Manassas
street. report herewith a deed 10 large por-
lion OF the ground required for said purpose,
and recommend 70 the ueheIal Nounn ,,. sno
rineer 10 widen and grade the street in front
OF all lots so donated, leaving the others
stand as they are until the owners signify their
willingness to have the street widened on the
same terms.
Respectfully admitted,
BF WHITE, in. Chairman.
Adopted by Board and Common Council
June 4, 1873. =, r,.
City Engineer be instructed 10 widen Manas-
sas street ten feet on each side whore the prop,
erty for that purpose has been donated, ana
in grading that he be required TO grade the
sidewalk to correspond TO the grade OF the
Adopted by Board and Common Council
Upon the following resolution, That from
and after this date, when the citizens OF any
street OF avenue OF the city q memphis win
furnish the money TO pave said street, or ave
nue., or alleys. on credit 70 the city OF Mem
phis of one, two. three. four and hve years,
without interest. 70 be returned 70 said citl-
zens in equal annual miscellaneous, running
the length of time as abovei that SAID street,
alley or avenue be paved by the city, under
the entire control Of the City Engineer ana
Mayor, such pavement always 70 DC IN accofu-
ance with the judgment OF the City Engineer
and Mayor, TO be for the permanent improve
ment Of the city.
Referred to Finance and Ways and Means
Committee BY Board Of Aldermen May Z. and
concurred in by Council May 3, 1873.
Your Joint Board Of Aldermen and Council
Finance and Ways and Means Committees re-
mort in favor Of allowing the proposition as
set forth in the above resolution. provided
that the offset shall only hold COED in proper
tions Of one-ffth each year against the one
por cent. levied for general purposes, ana
shall not he an offset interest sinking fund or
school tax. BE WHITE, JR,
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
JN0 MORTON,
Chairman Council Committee.
n all
June 4, 1873.
aUpon the following. viz:
Upon the lengthy petition OF w. Il. Butler,
BY his attorneys, Beecher q Belcher, stating
that he IS and was in 1867, prior to and at the
time Oft the laying of the Aicelson pavement nj
city Of Memphis, being the east portion OF
block No. 4, in the plan of the Butler subdl-
vision. beginning at the southwest corner OF
Main and Butler streets; running thence
south along the west side OF Aain street
S96 S-lO0 feet to South street; that Immediate
y prior to the laying Of the Nicolson, pave
ment on Main street, the city wldened Main
street, taking for that purpose twenty feet IN |
depth and 536 8-109 feet in length OF petit
.ioner's ground, and appropnating the same |
% the use of the public without eompensating |
lim therefor, say TO the value Of S6,666 O.. |
Therefore, petitioner now prAys that the city |
pay him accordingly.
Referred by Board of Aldermen and Com
Ways and Means Committees.
Your Joint Board of Aldermen and Council
finance and Ways and Means Committees re-
lort that in our opinion forty dollars per foot
N Butler street, and forty dollars per foot on
calhoun street for the twenty feet taken,
to sixteen hundred dollars (Sl60O)
or the entire claim would be just and equit-
bile, and DIR. Butler agrees that this amount.
,e placed to his credit on the books Of the
ity of Memphis, to be allowed to him on his
axes now due, or to become due hererfter,
b F WHITE, JR,
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
JOHN l. NORTON,
Chairman Council Committee.
P S SIM0NS,
Al WHITE.
u BUSBY,
EDW'D SHAW.
Referred back to Finance Committee by
board of Aldermen May and reconsldered
v Board of Aldermen May 9, 1873,
By Councilman Davis:
Resolved. That the Finance and Ways and
leans Committee investigate the terms on
which the city took the property claimed in
)r. Buffers petition. and report the same to
he General Council.
Referred to Finance Committee by Board of
aldermen and coRcurred in by Council May
, 1873.
finance and Ways and Means Committees re-
E adopted. A DAVIS,
Acting Chairman Aldermen Committee.
JN0 NORTON,
Chairman Council Committee.
Report adopted by Board of Aldermen June
1873. The ayes and noes being called for
TODD as follows: Ayes Robbins, Busby, A.
White. B. +, White. Nees--Davis, Coli