Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-21
MUNICIPAL.
Adjourned Meeting of the General
Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
OFFICIAL REPoRr.l

OFFICIAL REPORT
Cry HALL. November u. 1873
Atan adjourned meeting Of the Board .ol
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city of Memphis
held Wednesday. November II 1878. Presents
Hon. John Johnson. Mayor; Messrs. Chalr-
man Pettigrew, Walsh. Robbins, Davis, Nal,
atesta, Busby, A. j. White. b. 4. White and
Colligan. Aldermen.
REPORT OF FINANCE. WAYS AND MEANS con-
NITTEE.
The proposition Of T. Z. Brown * Co. for the
adjustment of their claim against the city foi
laying Of the Nicolson pavement;
l-City pay lst day October, '7S cash .00C
City pay LIST day November. '7S. cash, 3d.
2-Mandamus proeee.ai,llnss ssanu nI srnm
Washington. and no other action taken o.
any kind. the Judgment and the writ being
practically superseded:
| B. Brown TO cancel sale OF water stock.
| 4-City 10 pay costs in State cases.
| l. In cash before LIST November. 1871 35,OOl
Insper cent. 10 year bonds prior and
int. payable in New y ork and int.
begins to run LIST January. lSl4..; 500 900
Amy balance above S535.000 due on the
judgment LIST January. 1874, is TO be dis
counted.
in all courts.
4-Brown to surrender water STOCK.
| 5-Brown to transfer to the city the Walt and
Myer bills. amounting to 5000, more OF
less.
DIS IVES WEsT tenn. Cross hills-Decrse en-
Talmadgs i. Brown tered March ~, lS72
The City Of 4 Memphis
Amount Of decree. without costs. to 80. .,
be called ....... W. "
Net on this amount to LIST January,
1874, at per cent.....................-.. 5z52 d
5l.8l5 81
Brown is to discount S6sl5 81. to
take gold bonds at par $4,000. TO
take 10 per cent. 81 year bonds az
par s335. 200, cash in October next
SIS, 04l,ol0 o.
Brown to transfer TO the city the water stock
and the bill against X 2 Walt and Myers,
amounting 70 5000. more or less.
The city to pay all costs in this and state
cases below on appeal.
The November coupons, 1873, TO be taken
from the 6 per cent gold bonds and the 10 per
cents to begin to draw interest Let January,
1874.
/ propose this to the city Of Memphis. as a
basis Of settlement, but without prejudice or
delay to any pending proceeding, In case
the proposition is BOT accepted and carried
out at an early period. = BhOhH.
Dated at New York, August %, 1873;
Referred byCouneil to their Finance Commit
tee and eoncurred in by Board Of Aldermen
Your joint Conncil and Board Of Aldermen
Fipance and Ways and Means Committee
report thai the proposition Of Brown
hereto attached cannot be accepted, as the
city does not admit the justice Of the amopHl
claimed, and believes that the Supreme
Court will reverse the judgment;
BE WHITE, JR,
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
SIN J0BE,
Chairman Council Committee.
Adopted by Board of Aldermen November
u, 1873.
The petition Of Thomas o Sullivan, praying
for a reduction Of tie city assessment on his
lot on Second street ia the city of Memphis.
Referred by Board of Aldermen 10 their III
nance and Ways and Means Committee, and
their action coneurred in by Council by like
reference to their Finance and Ways and
Means Committee September 10, 1873.
Your Joint Board Of Aldermen and Finance
and Ways and Means Committee report adj
yersely. WHITE. JR.
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
| NJ JUBE,
Chairman Council Committee.
Adopted by Board Of Aldermen and con
| cured 10 by Council November II. 1873.
| Upon the petition Of II ID COnnell and diver.
| others stating that. Der order OF the General
| Council. petitioners set curbing and laid gut
| tiers in front Of their respective lots prior TO
i the late decisions touching the premises re-
quiring the city to perform this work By gem
eral tax. Therefore petitioners pray to have
1
| turned to them respectively by the city. Re-
| ferred by Council to their Finance and Ways
/ and Means Committee September 3. and con-
CURED in by Board of Aldermen September
| 16, 1873.
| Your Joint Council and Beard Of Aldermen
Il Finance and Ways and Means Committee re-
port adversely. b i WHITE, JR.
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
5 u JOBE,
Chairman Council Committee.
Adopted by Board Of Aldermen November
u and concurred in by Council November II,
1873.
By Alderman Busby;
1t being absolutely necessary to settle in
| some way the immense debt against our city
for pavements; and
Whereas, 4 4 Brown shows a spirit Of CON-
promise; and whereas il is certainly very de-
sirable to stop all lawsuits: therefore be il
Resolved. That a proDosition be made "a
said E Brown or i L Brown a Co. that W,
will pay him 5000 cash and give him $40. 90
in bonds, payable in one 10 hfteen year
| equally divided, 10 bear six per cent. interest
from date, payable semi-annually. a specia
tax 70 be levied for that purpose, paying Of
the interest; and also a sinking fund b
created 70 meet said bonds as they mature;
Referred 70 Finance COMMITTEES BIZ Board o
Aldermen November u, and cOncurred in by
Council November IT. 1873.
ORDINANCE.
Be II ordained BY the General Council Of N,
| City Of Memphisi
Section l. That a tax Of seventy l7e) cent,
on each one hundred dollars Of TAXABLE prop.
! erty, a. heretofore assessed for taxatiop- 4.
and the same is hereby levied for theyear ISIS
in compliance with the writ Of mandarin
issued from the District Court Of the United
States fer the District Of West Tennessee, on
the 18th day Of June. ls7g, Commanding ~
city Of Memphis ts levy tax sudcient 10 paJ
. certain decree rendered By the said court Sr
, the 18th day Of March, ls72 in favor ID on
Talmadse 4. Brown against the city Of Mem.
phis. which tax shall be in addition 10 M
other taxes heretofore leviei. and shall Be col.
, lected ~ the City Tax Collector In lawful
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