Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-15
MUNICIPAL.
A"'" Council. Ntf
lorriclAL REronr.l
COMMON COUNCIL.


CRY Hall. MrArms. August Is. 1873.
Az III ~ ~ sity OF Mcmp L, had w ednesda
,'.,,st nj. 1873. Present, Hon, John = Johnson
nsssor Messrs' Zent, Holbrook, Hewitt, Chase
Nop,on. Beehn, Droesher. koush. shaw
cIouston, Bingham, Clarke, Iooi,, hun'
Hughes. Jobe,., Grant. simon'' smith an
Mason oncr nm eins announced, the Presiden
took Ms seat, called the members present 1
order. and had the roll Of Councilmen called
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Councilman Hughes; ..IsH +,
ResolVsd That the property ownera on tn
west side Of Manassas street, rom hobosol
street e the Rslelsh road GS fsSu,rsa ,f
u. xsoptod BY Council and coneurred in b.
Board Of Aldermen AuEustls. 1873.
R NJ that the property owners on III,
north and south sides Of Court street from
Fourth street 10 Charleston avenue be requir
ed TO lay down brick sidewalks within thu
IA. Adopted By Council and concarred in BoArt
Of Aldermen Auaust Is. 1873,
BY Councilman Clark: ...
Resolved, That the property owners or oe'
cupants on. both sides Of Marshall avenue
from the railroad bridge to the junction o
Old Union street. be required 70 remove th'
obstructions from The sidewalk. sIeh ~
50 low as TO come in contact with the heads o.
Adopted by Council and eoneurrsd in b,
Board of Aldermen. August Is, 1873.
Resolved, That the serseant-at-A Arms notifS
the property owners on the south and west
sides Of fernando road. from Calhoun street
10 the west side Of Laudordale street, at II,
intersection with the fernando road, to lay
down plank sidewalks in thirty CSOl days.
Adopted b. Council and concurred IN by
Board Of Aldermen, August IL. 1913.
BY Councilman Clouston; =,
Resolved, That the Board Of Hath be dis
ponsed with, il not being necessary any
longer. .
tee and same action by Board Of Aldermen,
August IL, 1873. n 'rIf
BY the same: ID.
Resolved, That the City Engineer erect a
lamp-pOst in front of the Baptist church on
Referred to Gas Committee by Council. and
same action by Board Of Aldermen August Is,
1873.
By the same:
Resolved. That the City Engineer BE-. di-
rected 70 curb and gutter Linden street, from
DeSoto to ST. Martin street.
Referred BY Council 70 improvement Com
mittee. and same action by Board Of Alder
men August Is, 1873.
By Councilman Shaw:
Resolved. That the property owners on the
east side Of DeSoto street. between Clay and
Georgia streets, be required to repair the
plank walks in front of their property. 50 as
to make them passable. within the next thirty
days.
Adopted by Council and Board Of Aldermen
August Is, 1873.
BY the same:
Resolved. That the property, owners on the
south side Of Georgia street. between DeSoto
and fernando streets. be required to lay down
a good plank sidewalk within the next thirty
days. .0a1 ID
Adopted by Council and Board of Aldermen
August Is. 1873.
BY Councilman Droesher:
Resolved, That the City Engineer have re-
paired the shed in trent Of the city of1ces, BIZ
change building, the same being in leaky.
Adopted by Council; same action by the
Board Of Aldermen, August ID. 1873.
By Councilman Norton:
Resolved. That the property owners on
required to repair their sidewalks within the
next thirty days.
Adopted by Council; same action by Board
Of Aldermen, August ID. 1873.
By the same:
northeast corner of Main and Madison be re-
quested to repair their sidewalks within thirty
days. IrH
Adopted by Council; same action by Board
Of Aldermen, August ID. 1873.
BY the same:
Resolved: That a lamp post be placed on
the southeast corner Of Exchange and Second
streets.
Referred by Council to Gas Committee;
same action by Board Of Aldermen, August
IL, 1873.
Whereas. The Sanitary Police is. deemed
sufficient to abate nuisances that might preju
dicialy affect the health Of the city at all ordi
nary times. and has proved effective thereto in
the past, both previous TO and since the estab-
lishment Of the Board of Health. making it
unnecessary. except during an abnormal con-
dition Of atmospheric or other special infiu-
ences injuriousy affecting our locality. to keep
up continuously an expensive officer who. ex-
cept at such special times as are indicated as
abnOl NAL. has little or no service beneficial to
the public TO perform. Therefore,
Be it ordained by the General Council Of the
City of Memphis:
Section i. That Section 10 Of an ordinance
establishing Board of Health, approved June
Is, 1873. be amended by adding thereto the
words, during such time only, however, as
it may be necessary to protect the health of
the city from any threatened epidemic or un-
usual sickness, and during the prevalence Of
Sec. 2. This ordinance to take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Referred by Council 10 Ordinance Commit
tee, August l3.rlS73. Same action By Board of
Aldermen, by reference TO their Ordinance
Committee, August Is, 1873.
RESOLUTION.
By Councilman HoIbrook:
Whereas, The Legislature of the State Of
Tennessee. on the 9th day Of January. 1863,
passed an act creating the Board of Education
of the Memphis City Schools, and by section
ten Of said act, 1t is made the duty Of the cor
porate authorities Of the city to make pro-
vision, by leyying special taxes. for the pay
ment for such lots Of ground as tae Board of
Education shall purchase. and for such school
buildings as they shall contract to have
erected, not exceeding the sum Of fifty thou
sand dollars per annum and
Whereas, Said Board Of Education has,
during the present year, contracted for the
erection Of a new brick schoOl-house on Clay
street in this city. which is now in process of
erection, and to complete which It is estimated
that the sum Of twenty thousand dollars is
needed and
Whereas. No special tax has yet been levied
for the payment Of said building, and the tax
already levied is insufficient in amount 10 en-
a HE the Hoard NJ Education 10 nav the Az