Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-02

ana one-half ~ cents per ton, which shall
eniitle them TO al the privileges of the wharf
and passengers for the space OF six days, and
| o1e ti) cent per ton fo- each Lwenty-faur
| hours they may remain after The expiration
| OF six days. except such steamboats, as make
I two or more trips per week. they TO pay half
the above rates OF Wharfage each trip, provid-
! ed that all steambO and barges, and steam
/ boat hulls used as bsrges that remain at the
landing for the space CT SIX hours OF less shall
pay the following rates OF wharfage, viz:
FOr 100 tons and under. 81 50
From 90 TO go tons - 90
| From 2OO o 8O toI-s.......--- ....... 2 25
From go to 800 %
From 400 10 SO %
From $50 10 200 ions ....-.-...- 90
From 200 TO SOO tons--...--.-- go
! From SO 10 900 tons--....--.......- -..- co
! From 800 70 1000 tons -. g %
From 100 tons and upward. 90
and oue-half the above rates for each addI-
I tional six hours, or less, which they may re-
/ main after the first slx hours.
] or the following reasons.
Under the reduced wharfage rates the Ia
/ Dor OF the wharfmaster win be precisely the
came, yet no provision IS made in the above
/ ordinance either 70 increase his per centage
/ or to provide salary 1o- his deputy, has
! been customary in times past whenever such
/ cases have occurred. again, a question has
arisen as TO our privilege 10 tax II steamboat
I on her upper and uncer-deck tonnage, 10 be
/ ing held that wharfage cn boats tonnage
/ can only be collected tcn her under-deck ton
mage, and there Is nothing in the above ord
/ nance which would determine the question.
/ Hence, for this and t.-e foregoing reason, Z
would respectfully return without approval.
suggesting, however that an ordinance may
I be framed wherein the rates may be reduced,
provision made for his deputy, and positive
] instructions given rs to the manner in which
! a steamboats, tonnage is TO be determined.
Mayor.
Councilman Barin6s moved to refer
the mayors veto on the wharfage
ordinance to a special committee. Car
ried, and Councilman Barinds, Harvey
and Camp are to draft an ordinance on
the subject.
PAVING SCRIP.
The city attorneys opinion that per-
sODs who had laid stone paYements
were entitled to reimbursement, was re-
csived.
A number of petitions were read and
disposed of.
OFFICIAL DEcAFITATION.
When the ordinance to abolish the
Office of captains OF police was brought
up Councilman Hughes moved to table
it. The motion was adopted. Council
men Walsh, Chase, CloustOn (colored),
/ Thomas (eolored(, Harvey, Happek,
Carpenter, Hughes, Page (colofed),
Morti aud Moon tcolored) voting ia the
affirmative, and Councilmen Camp,
Keck, ROUsh, Hunt (oolored), Barinds
and Walters voting in the negative.
A FIERY VETO.
The mayors veto Of the resolution re-
lating to the Chelsea hOse-earriage, re-
ported in full il the proceedings of the
board OF aldermen, was read and re-
ferred 10 the FIRE committee.
ANOTHER VETO.
The mayors veto upon the Loliee re-
duction resolutions was read and re-
ceived.
the veto and pass the ordinance. The /
motion was lost by vote OF 10 to S. !
Councilman Walsh, Chase, Clouston
(colored), Thomas (eolOred), Harvey,
Huut (colored). Hughes, Walters, Page /
and Moon (coloTedl, voted against the |
motion, and COuneilmen Camp, luther, |
Keek, ROush, Hsppe6, Carpenter, Bar 1
ind and Morti voted in the affirmative. /
The city treasurer reported TO the I
council that he had on hand fifteeu 4
thousand two hundred and seventeen |
dollars and seventeen cents belonging to /
the sinking-fCnd acCoGnt, and wished the 1
council to dispose of it, as the commits 1
sioners had rendered their designations. |
Referred to the rinacce committee.
The committee on accounts reported /
audited accounts amounting to forty |
one thousand seventy-one dollars and /
forty-four cents. The report was adopt |
ed and the accounts allowed.
FEED OF PRISONERS.
The following bids for feeding prison.
ers, three meals fo- the ehain-gang and /
two meals for ordinary prisoners, were !
read, the first one having been awarded |
by the board of aldermen: A. r. Nor
ton, forty cents per day for chain-gang
prisoners and twerty. five cents for Ordi-
nary prisoners; Thomas Madden, forty .
cents and twenty-eightcs cents; NJ. Nealis,
forty and thirty cents; NJ. Larkin, forty \
and thirty cents; z. Burns, forty-two
and half and tventy-seven and half
cents; J. c. Rho6es, forty and thirty
cents. The action of the board was con-
Cured in.
Councilman Walsh presented reso-
luton requiring the contractor to give a
bond of five thousand dollars for the
performance of his duty in feeding the
prisoners.
The resolution from the board of al
dermen relative to the payment of cOu-
pons was referred. after changing the
word requested" 70 INSTRUCTED"
Councilman luther offered a resoh,-
ton making all Improvements subject
to the supervision of the improvement
committee. Over fifty thousand dollars
had been spent in the last month, and /
not four men in the council knew where
it had gone. Ee wanted to ventilate
the subject, and show up such doings,
etc.
Councilman Eughes-Who DO you re-
fer to, Mr. Tuthers
Councilman TT .ber-DOes the shoe fit
you?
After two other co1ncilmen spoke,
Councilman Hughes replied to Mr..
luther. He said he (Hughes) had been
a contractor, and the shoe fit him for he
understood the subject under discussion.
He did not have any contract with the
city. Men with four thousand dollars
in their pockets had come into the ccun-
Cal to secure contracts. Mer in the city
council had sWindIsd the taxpayers Of
Memphis. Such had not been done
since he was a member He next gave
his views upon rocks, stone and paving.
All Of this discussion, which was very
exciting, was made on a motion to
table. The resolution was adopted.
When the resolution was intro
duced to appoint a committee
to determine the amount Of the
city treasurer's bond, Councilman
Hughes said that Mr.. Duffey, acting
treasurer, WIS the victim of this resolu-
tion. The man who introduced the
resolution was not half as honest as
that young man. The slur was made
on him because he is an honest man
and IN Irishm4n; yet he had given the
bond required by the charter. 1t was
mean, dirty, and ungentlemanly. He
was there to defend the rights of the
gentleman who was sssailed by the
resolution.
Chairman Eewitt-Come to order,
Mr.. Hughes. You must not indulge in
personal remarks.
Councilman HGghes continued, and
said he was responsible here or else
where for what be said. II any one
doubted him, lei him try him.
Councilman TGther-I call the gen
tleInan to order, Mr.. Chairman.
Councilman Hughes-I pay no atten-
tion to your order. Here l stand, and
vii not move until you remove me.
The irate speaker continued his re-
marks in q most yociferous manner, and
the chairman failed to make him relin-
quish the fiocr, although he threatened
him with fine. When Hughes had
spoken TO his own satisfaction, luther