Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-02
THE GENERAL COUNCIL.
Proceedings Of the Boards Of Aldermen
and CouEcilmen Yesterday-ImPOr-
tant YetOes By Mayor League.
The Police and Chelsea HOSe-Carriage
Ordinances WaterWOrks Useful
for Fire Purposes.
Reports OF Officers for the MOnth-The
Sinking-Fund Commissioner
Petitions and Resolutions
Etc, Etc.s Etc.
BOARD OF ALBERnEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The board met in re gular session q
the lawful hour, President Robbins pre-
siding, and quorum composed of Al
derman Dwyer, Davis, Cicalla, Hills
man and Doyle.
READING TIE MINUTES.
The minutes Of the preceding month";
meeting were read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The following messages from his homo
the mayor were read, snd on motion re
eeived:
TRE POLICE ORDINANCE VETOED.
Honorable Board OF Aldermen,
GENrLESIEN-I return 10 you without ap
prOyal the following ordinance:
-tAn ordinance 10 amend an ordinance
char Ni. art. i, sec. 414 police department
mixing 10 The duty OF the police board 70 ap
point four tuGnkeys and four detective police
and, whereas, there is no necessity for tina
number; aissl 20 amend by adding 10 sec. 3U5
fixing the quail ficag1ou Of men; therefore,
.i Be q ordained bg he general council ina
sec. 49, chap. Ni, art. ., police department, bt
50 amended as 70 reduce the number OF turn
KEYS u two, and u reduce the number OF de
t=cuvc police 10 two Sec, 40, qualification
as captain, sergeant or patrolmen OF the
force, and that they shall be able to read and
write unuersiandingl y anu tn&t lney snAl Ds
81 least uve feet SIX inches IN night, n good
health: and q sound body and mind; also OF
good moral character and habits. Ana that
Ere general council may, By resolution au'
1horiEe an additional detective police II II
should appear neeess -ry for any portion OF
ahe gear. That this ord inabce take effect from
and alter its passage
For the reasons, firsi, the ordinance itself
shows thst u Is not necessary 10 pass sucn an
ordinance Il provides that The detective
force shall be reduced 2rom four 10 two men,
and then provides that The general council
may, by resolution, Increase the force at any
season o. TIE year II necessary. II Is very
easy reducing the police force If IL is too
large without special ordinance, Second,
IA liking toe quail -hcaI1Ons IL might be infer
red THAI the city Is in charge OF very stupid
body OF policemen, whereas l believe lhe
Memphis police viii compare faYOrabIy with
any other force in the country for general In
uelIigence: ana 10 require II al each man shall
be at east dve feet SIX inches in hight would
n- discriminating against some or the best
officers Memphis has ever had, hence ! can
not approve It. Very respectfully,
JOHN LOAGUE, Mayor.
THE CHEL SEA HOsE-CARRIAGE We
TOED.
Honorable Board OF Aldermen:
sENr1EMEN-f respectfully return 10 YOU
without rproval, the following To eolution:
aResolUed, Thai the ch,ef OF the IRE depart
rneut be. and he is hereby authorized to take
cuarge Of the horse and harness, with the
hose belonging 20 the city, now in The posses
sion OF certain parties in Cheisea, anu hold
the same subject to The order Of the fire COM
FOR the reason That have not altered
ID y opinion a. 10 the requirements Of The ciii-
zens Of the ninth ward for protection agains'
IRE since you adopted, on the twenty second
day q April, the following preamble and
resolution, to-wlt;
sary hat the citizens OF tne ninth ward
should be protected agsinS; loss 10y fire, a. well
as other portions Of tle city; and, whereas,
owing 70 the bad condition Of the streets aud
the distance from any engine, there has been
some serious losses, by fue, 10 he property
owners. ard no means furnished by the city
20 prevent it. therefore be il
sfEeg0iued FOR The better protection OF
property from FIRE N the ninth ward, that his
u0~e-carrla-e and all necessary appliances
placed IL the most central and convenient
p0uioD Of said ward as soon n possible"
IL seldom occurs that legislation finds as
much unauiInity A. was exhibited on the
occasion Of the adoption OF the above resolu-
ti0n. For some time, previous ts the passage
been INDUCED in, a. 10 the expediency Of EN-
pl0yinE cul1fed citizens on the FIRE depart
neut ard many suggestions made a. 10 tbs
proper mode 0l giving 70 each, the white and
e0lnred people, 1slr repfese utatiOn in ihe FIRE
and other departments. inde ed. the general
council went 70 far on 4 pril a., 1874, o. 10 re-
quest The police board 10 employ on the
police force Tie following proportions, to-
wiz: Ten per cent. Italian, twenty
per cent Irish, twenty per cent. German,
anC OI white and culOled Americans, ana
Other natloualitie>. dfty per cent Two reso-
luton. uluch in lie same spirit, were intro
duced relative 10 the employees on the nre
Department. bat were voted uOwn, seemingly
yvith ghe understanding that a hose-carrIage
vas % be- placed in The miuth ward, and that
there would be an excellent opportunity OF
throwing the responsibility on the mayor II
he did not appoint c0lored men on the fire
deuartu1e n. Ine resolution above referred 70,
which was adopted on April I'd, was clearly
FHHas HHrrffa FanHr aIHs
souusilmen who sent me a written petit
lion. naming therein the oOlOred men whom
they desired / should appoint 10 man the
hclaca hO-e-csrIlage- They appeared 70 en-
fsI-ain but little doubt that The authority
t.lveu 10 the mayor 10 place a hOse-e earriage,
with appliances IN The ninth ward, for the
--rc.ectlOn OF tbe property Of 1-s citizens from
nre also included authority 10 place men on
the carriEge, b cause a. would be absurd TO
suppose that much protection would be de-
rived by the citizens Of the ward nom placing
. hose carriage and appliances IN the ward
unless men were also placed there In charge
of the nlse-caTrlage 70 save property from
directed BY strong and sklllful hands. This
brings me 70 the oonside7atlon Of another im-
hIY In the discussion Of authority OF The
mayor % appo. ut persons on the IRE depart
lnenf, and indeed ! regret 20 say that the
Gentlemen o. the IRE committee have shown
more tuau ordinary feeling on this supposed
fuftinzmenI on their tights, and for that
reason we may here look al both sides Of this
nre committee, consisting Ol flvB gentlemen
fSam the common council, snd three from
tie 5Jard OF aldermen, rely for their authOri.
Is upon section l51 OF the city ordinances
sghieh reads a. follows. tO-Wit; "The IRE COM
mittee end chief engineer shall
make rules foT the government OF
ihe department, employ the men required,
aud * their compensation, all subject 70 the
approval Of the general council" Let rs eX-
anime for mament this ofdl Ihers
are really but two Important parts In %, the
inst Of which b. tus fixing Of the cOmpensa-
ion distribution Of the lOayes and fishes. ]
aud the second, the submitting Of all actions
-ouucil for approval. or the frsl part, little
need besaid ~ the general council, did on the I
thifieentn day OF January, 10 4,fepeal thai pOr-
llau relative 70 the liking OF compensation.
i g 10 the second part, it Will hardly be o0n-
lsno o .but that the general council which ap- ]
5ofnts comm-ttaes and seperyisss theD I
seiions SsSS Ssa1sr,i me- s hence n W.
.aat the board Of alderman aud COM I
non council, IN session. on A phi "a, 1874, au-
.ngrized, by Te.ulu iOnt the mayor 70 perform ]
! ,..rIafu sct which said resolution when not I
vetoed by the mayor a. the regular meeting I
Ia May, became the acton OF the general i
me city untlt repealed. That We may pro- 4
seed anderstandiDgiy In this matter, will /
luuta section four 81 the charter. which reads I
- follows, t5-Eit. "Ihe legislative powers Of i
.he citv ~ Memphis shall be vested IN
mayor board Of cOmmop e1unellmens aud I
board OF aldermen which together shall be /
led the general IONAa4A VI AAAr eAA1 VI |
. rrnrEIfg. md snail be elected a. hereinafter
~, 7ided~ thus DO is seen that The general /
nm 81 referred 10 in section lsl 10 q body /
or1r,l eed Of the mayor a board OF common I
-Ecl and 8 board of aldermen, and IL \
IN be seen further, that there Is no I
'oubt a. 10 the autnurlty o. tne general couu- J
il % make appoiLttls hlss anu - tt.4Hs mem t
ust ia the very way that Nas
'oue by both boards aud tue mayor. /
Fepce there should not have been I
!, my mo ss'ieH men employed. The fsol t6st he
.hfeT a. ne informed me on the sixteenth OF I
.fsv. mad friends Of MS oHn 70 place There /
'nf a. he remarked v nenl In snaWef 70 his 4
.uestIou whetheror not INTENDED 70 put col /
.re5 men there, and 1 had to.1 him lnai I
|id dtHt lie did not y ant thein teefei anu I
-ou la soon discharge 1hems ara hlh ccffe- /
r,,is,1r none ss 10 what might f5UUme Of D
~ r0-a-earriage beIOiL morning hah moin- I
~ ~ do with the wants OF TIE people OF the I
,is5t ,Fsri. nor with the rights Of the oOlOred I
-,Ie f0 be employed on Ire IRE depart /
neFf. ] will be said. perhaps- that the horse /
nd nose are not any Longer Useful IN tne I
-{ufb ward because the hOse-eatfl n age Il gone ]
l--rE ne have nothing 10 do Il Is only I
Z, - ,ffifv 10 give reasons for my actions. The I
ZEN employed on tns yhelseA hose-c aiflase /
anne 20 me highly recon- ilss ~tie M
-. a. many Others on sEe nre department
.sy,s been doing for months. AZ. b} the feso-
Ia tiaHt economy was e0n.eil =, i5 tslsi n
I. maj direction? The city can NlthSut any
5si< 10 the proper protection OF properly, ois-
.srse with three engines " hAS5tttl is .
- - l,ose-carliaees, which might have been
80, q, auV time ~ thin the past eighteen
oonfhs. Il was .a0t intended 70 continue en-
4 - -vffh corresponding expenses after the
!. sr,-l-s u,ei,s in complete working ORDER
"a i,,r fle eextinguishment Of nres there is no
.e.-sihie doubl bat that the WaterworAs aze
nccess. ,Unul ire city ls conneclea VILE Ihs