Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-08
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings OF the City Councf

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of the City Council.
The Board met last night pursuant to
adjournment, Mayor VIM. Rule i'm the
chair.
Present-Aldermen Fouche, Carpenter,
Gilbert. Henderson, Baxter, Yardley,
Warters, Camp, Kern, Logan, Sullivan,
Atkin, Park, Glass and Livingston.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved after slight
amendment.
The Mayor appointed the following
standing
Street -COnmittee.-Kern,F ouche, At
kin, Warters, Camp, Baxter and Yard
ley.
School nan,ittee.-BaXter, Henderson,
Warters, Iardley and Carpenter.
Finance. Carpenter, Baxter, Hender-
son, Gilbert and Kern.
Market and Buildings.-Yardley, Kern
and Glass.
Gas.-Logan, Camp, Akin, Henderson
and Park.
Fire and Police.-Camp, Park and Liv-
ingston.
Ne,c Business.-Fouche, Logan and Sui
livan.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Alderman Kern, of the Street Commit
tee, reported that nothing had been done
beyond repairs and cleaning up.
Alderman Baxter, of the School Com
mttee, submitted a proposition for lncreas-
ing the salaries Of teachers of the city
schools, which he thought was warranted
in consequence of the reduction of the eX-
pense of the police force. That the Prin-
cipal or Superintendent's salary be in
creased, from $50 now paid, to SO per
month and others in proportion.
On motion Of Alderman FOuche, the re-
port of the School Committee was re-
ceived.
Alderman Glass asked to be excused
from serving on the committee to which he
had been appointed His request was
granted.
Alderman Fouche offered resolution
appropriating 81 800 for the increase of
teachers salaries, to take effect from the
commencement Of the present term.
Alderman Yardley considered the pub
lie schools as a necessary element of our
prosperity, and thought the teachers
should be put OH an equal footing with
other salaried officials.
Alderman Fouche said the resolution was
offered in that spirit.
The resolution was then voted down.
Alderman Gilbert voted in the negative,
but stated that he was not opposed to in
creasing teachers salaries, only to the
manner in which it was being done.
Alderman Yardley offered resolution
that teachers salaries be paid when due
out of any money in the treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated.
Alderman Henderson moved that the
matter be referred back to the chairman of
the School Committee, authorizing him to
draw up resolution embodying the
changes it was designed to make.
FINANCE COMMITTEES.
The following bills were presented and
ordered paid:
SDence & Patton. coal. S.3 40
Rose, Schoolhouse rent, ia 30 90
w, w. Woodruff, 3 10
G. w. Atkin. 33 80
Rodgers Bros. 90
DR.. NJ. M. Alexander vaccination
and pauper attendance, los 90
CITY Coal Co., coal, IS
On motion ofAlderman Glass theTjudges
and clerks who held the recent election in
the Third Ward were order to be paid for
their services.
PETITIONS.
On motion of Alderman Henderson a pc
tition from r. III. Campbell, requesting
that taxes over paid, be refunded, was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Alderman Carpenter read a lengthy Pc
titon from Julius Ochs, Esq, urging the
necessity that exists for the establishment
of q house of correction. The petition was
referred to Messrs. Carpenter, Henderson
and Logan, las a committee toinvestigate the
matter and report at the next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS.
| Alderman Henderson offered a resolu>
| ton instructing the chairman of the vari-
| Gus standing committees to make out esti-
mates of the amounts required in their Sc y
eral departments for the ensuing year.
The resignation of DR.. Boyd, as chief of
the Fire Department, was accepted.
The report of the chief marshal con Germ
| ing the spec al election held in the Third
| Ward, the candidates each receiving 81
votes, resulting in a tie was read.
| On motion of Alderman Atkin, the
Board proceeded to the election of a chief
| and two assistants of the Fire Depart
| ment, with the following result:
Chief-C. w. Park.
| 1st Assistant-E. J. Sanford.
I'd d" l.. C.. Shepard.
Alderman Yardley stated that David
Brown desired to take his seat as Alder
|
fraudulent votes, and moved that the mat
ter be referred to committee and report
at the next meeting.
The resignation of Sanford G.. Smith as
policeman was accepted and the Board
proceeded to fill the vacancy. There were
nine candidates in nomination and on the
second ballot Henry Ryan was elected.
Alderman Henderson moved that the
regular hour of m Getting be at seven
O'Clock. Carried.
Alderman Kern moved that the salaries
of city officers for the present year be the
same as last year.
Alderman Yardley moved as all amend
ment that the pay of policemen he reduced
from $50 to $50 per month. The amend
ment was lost
Alderman kern's motion was unani-
mously adopted.
Alderman Yardley moved that the street
laborers be paid 81 % per day, but on
| being requested withdrew it till the next