Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-08
MUNICIPAL.
Regular NJ setlng OF the General
Council.
loFTioIAL REroRT.l
COM.hON COUNCIL.

Atan adjourned meeting Of the Mayor ~
/ Common Council Of tho city cthomkhis, 2
Thursday evening April 3, 1873 .preseni.-llol
IoeP John'9P. MAYOR o,,aS Deem cen
Droesher, Roush. shaw. clouston, bingham
Clarke, TO0f, Hunt, White, Hughes. uran
slmons, smith and Mason, Coaneilmen.
A quorum being announced the fTcsldei
took his seat, called the members present !
order and had the roll Of couneilmen called.
Thereupon the unfinished business oeiot
the Council was taken up and progressso WIZ
PETITIONS. Erc.
Tho netition Of Moses Levy entering his pro
fast AGAINST Mrs. fruster orotung nain
kitchen Immediately contiguous 70 Ms p.le i'
building in the Second Ward within tho CITY
n' I,a ,isn ON the Si table by Common Council.
'TSe netition OF l.. n. Grant and divers 9TH
ers residing ON and contiguous 70 icy n ave
nue. aud Saharanysreet IN the 7. N'hsn " a Nv
r,fy Fnsineer 10 give peutloners the proper
| s,sde IN Peytofp avenue and Saharans street
s'psaver Granted by Council, April 3. 1873, and
tbsir action coneurred in BY the Board OF Al
as Th' netitien or proposition Of J, Maliam "a
nrpi,6 and put up In the City Hall the newly
| narrowed patent gas burners and globes, ~
81 each. the same at present on exhibition IN
me City Hall.
HHfeTrou ny AOuncll anu INNAA VI
10 thier respective Lights ana Lamps Noihhh-
tees, April 3, 1873.
BY Councilman White:
The Commune OF c Kortretch President
of the School Board, with ]. q. CAIRNS esti-
mate Of the amount required 70 carry N inc
Public SchOOlsfor the years 1910 ana 1913, say
Referred TO Finance Committee BY Council
and Board Of Aldermen, April 3, 1873.
BY Councilman White .,,o.n.. g.,
the Memphis Freighting Company. proposing
an amicable adjustment Of the litigated differ
ences between the city and the freighting
Referred by Council to their Special Com
mitteo Of FIVE. to-wit; Oounellmen Mnitee'
1873, and their action concurred in by Board
Of Aldermen bya like reference 70 their Spe-
cial Committee Of three, to-wit: Aldermen
Burke, Pettigrow and Walsh.
The petition OIL. Marks and numerous 9TH
ers asking the General Council to open TWEEN
ty-foot alley between Winchester and Jones
Referred BY Common Council and Board Of
Aldermen to their respective Improvement
Committees, April 3, 1873.
By Councilman Clarke:
The petition of Mary Sart0re stating that
her husband Frank Sartore, recently depar-
ted this life, that he was the lessee for term
Of years Of a small tenement house on lot 40
Washington street, the only property or means
left for the support of your petitioner and heI
three small children. That said lot is assessed
for city taxes at $500. an amount large in ex-
cess Of its true value. Therefore petitioner
prays for reasonable abatement in the as
sessment.
to their respective Finance and Ways and
Means Committees, April 3. 1873.
REQUIsITIoSs.
A reouisition from Doctor G.. B. Thornton.
Hospital commissary stores, and a requlsi-
ton from E. ID. Anderson, Chief Of Fire De-
partment. for provender for fire teams.
Both granted By Council and Board OF Al
dermen, April 3, 1873.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Councilman Mason:
Be il resolved BY the Council, That the City
Engineer be directed te repair the crossings OF
Rayburn and Calhoun streets, as soon as the
same can be done, it being in very bad con-
ditiOn at present.
Adopted BY Council and coneurred in by
Board of Aldermen April 3, 1873.
Be itrssolyed by the Council, That the walk
on Clay street, across the bayou, between
Rayburn avenue and Main street. be removed
to Broadway street. between Rayburn avenue
and Ninth street. it not being used where 1t is.
Referred to Improvement Committee by
Council, and c0ncurred IN By Board Of Alder
men April 3. 1873.
By Councilman simons;
Resolved by the General Council. That the
City Engineer be instructed TO advertise for
ten days for bids to plank Second street from
the bayou to Chelsea street, said road to be
not less than twenty-four feet wide and plank
three inches thick.
Referred TO improvement Committee by
Council and c0ncurred in by Board of Alder
men April 3 1873.
By Councilman Smith:
~, IA armand hv anHfnu - AlEn HaF-
nando read or Mississippi avenue, from De-
Soto street out Elliott street and Mississippi
avenue to corporate limits"
Referred to Improvement Committee April
2, and eoneurred in by Board Of Aldermen
April 8. 1873.
BY Councilman White:
Resolved, That the Engineer be instructed
10 have the Nicolson pavement repaired on
Adams street. from Second TO Manassas street, |
and Old Madison street from bayou to rail- |
road depot, the work to be done Immediately. |
Referred 10 improvement Committee by
Council and coneurred in By Board Of Alder
men April 3. 1873,
By the samei
Resolved, That the property owners on the
vest side Of Quimby street, between Alabama |
md Robson streets. be directed TO put down |
good plank sidewalk within the next thirty |
Adopted by Council and eoncurred in by |
Board Of Aldermen April 8, 1873.
By the Eameg
Resolved. That the City Engineer advertise
or bids for laying the necessary pipes to con- |
lect with the pipes Of the water company for |
he purpose Of supplying the city Offices in |
Exchange building with water.
ADOPTED by Council and concurred in by |
Board of Aldermen April 3, 1873.
honorable General Council:
GENfLENES-YOur committee recommend |
hat the petition Of Mrs. Newman. asking to |
,e allowed 70 erect a frame room within the
ira limits be granted. R2esEPPeeetfSbllyay
Chairman Council Committee.
ED ANDERSON,
Chief Of Fire Department.
Report adopted By Council and laid on the |
able BY Board Of Aldermen April 8, 1873.
By Councilman Binghaml
Resolved, That the owners Of the property |
N the north side Of Vance. between Shelby |
nd Clinton east side Of Clinton. between |
'anee and Pontotoc; west side Of Causey, be |
v con South and Elliott streets, be notified to |
ny plank sideEalksin front Of their property. |
Adopted By Council and referred TO Improve
nent Committee by Board Of Aldermen.
april 3, 1873.
By the same:
Resolved, That the property owners on the |
outh side Of Beal, from Shelby to Clinton |
ireots, be notified to lay down plank or brick /
ideEalks in front Of their property.
Adopted BY Council and concurred in By |
'oard Of Aldermen, April 3, 1873.
BY Councilman Clarke;
Resolved. That the sergealt-at-Arms be in
tructed TO notify the propertg-hGlders on the
outh side Of IreEeyant street, from Main 10 /
helby, 10 put down good brick sidewalk in
Adopted by Council and eoncurred in by
,oard Of Aldermen, April 2, 1873.
BY the same:
Resolved. That the building on the west
de Of Shelby ard southwest corner Of Gay
70 street be declared a ngiEsnns because il Is
ow Occupied By prostitutes Of both color. and
a resort for thieves, and the inmates offend
he inhabitants Of that neighborhood BY OBJ
oene language.
Referred By Council to the Chief Of Police
nth Instructions 10 abate the nuisance. and
elnseured in By Board Of Aldermen. April 3.
By the same:
Resolved. That a committse be appointed
consider what action. III any. IL necessary
o abolish the chain gang as Il Is now con-
lqeted BY the city authorities.
Rejected b. Council April 3, 1873.