Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-04
Adoption Of Rates OF TaxatlOn-Jhe
SehOol-Tax Referred--HapPT Hell
low Doomed. ts
The Celebrates Of the Fourth OF Juiy
Recommended by the Msyor-SeV- .
eraI YetOes Sustained.
Stirring Debate on the Resolution Not
to Pay the Negro Fllelnen-Ress-
4, ilAe tuition Pissed Etc.


4 ROARD eF AEDkRMEN.
| The boafsl naet At Che lhysiifI hour, yes
terdAy afternoon, preseht Chairman
Robbins, presiding, and Aldermen
| Dwyer, Davis, Cicalia, Hillsman, White,
Doyle ani Colligsn. a -
The records of the pas, months regu-
lar and called naeetiDgs were read and
approved, when the city register pro-
ceeded with the reading Of the
I REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS.
These reports, in detail, will be found
! in our report of the proceedings Of the
common council, and were received and
ordered filed by the board.
REoUIsTTIoNs.
The acquisitions accompanying the
reports Of the fire chief, city hospital
| physician, city engineer, ETC., were al
/ lowed.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
! The special committee appointed on
| changing the name Of certain streets,
asked and were granted further time.
The special committee on assessments
could not report, on account of want of
a quorum 20 act
| Alderman White asked that the busi-
ness of the special committee be referred
to the committee on finance, ways and
means.
Chairman Robbins suggested that the
matter be postponed for the present.
Alderman Hillsman, from the special
committee on the cruelty to animals
business, asked and was granted further
time.
Alderman Davis, from the special
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was granted further time.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEE.
The improvement committee recon-
mends the rejection of the petition of T.
B. EdgingtOn and others in reference to
Jones avenue. Adopted. The resolu-
ton to build brick bridge over Little
Betty" or Second bayou, near Linden
street, was recommended. Adopted.
The resolution to build brick bridge
over the bayou on Georgia street, be-
tween Main and Shelby, was rejected.
Adopted. The petition for damages to
the Dickinson property, caused by
Strengthening the bayou, was not ap-
proved. Adopted.
JOINT SESSION.
A message was received from the
common council, inviting this board to
meet that body in joint session to re-
eeive a communication from the mayor.
BUSINESS RESUMED.
On returning to their chamber, the
board resumed the business OF hearing
the reports OF committees:
ON ACCoUNTs.
The committee on accounts recom-
mended the approval of all accounts.
bills, etc, except the sixty-dollar ae-
count of q. +. L. Thompson for legal
services, approved by City-Attorney
Hanson as "more as a precedent than
Justice" which recommendation the
committee failed to appreciate, and re-
commended that the account be not a.
lowed, which report was adopted by tine
board. The application for pay for the
colOred firemen was referred to the board
for action. The board turned the mat
ter over TO the fire committee.
ORDINANCE AND PRINTING COMMITTEE.
The ordinance regulating the scale Of
taxation for the forty seventh corporate
year, which had passed its first reading,
and was referred to the ordinance and |
printing committee, came up for action. |
Alderman. Davis, from the committee,
presented lengthy minority report, |
with an ordinance attached giving q |
general reduction of rates of taxation.
Alderman Hillsman addressed the |
board at length in favor of tie adoption |
Of the majority report.
Alderman White replied to Alderman |
Davis's remark that The city would not |
pay any interest; he was In favor Of pay |
ing the interest in fnll il it took 1.-THE |
very huttons from his shirt" He dis |
cussed the privilege-tax clause at length. |
The question came up on the majority |
report on its second and final reading, |
which was carried with but one dissent
ing voice.
ON WHARF AND LANDING.
Alderman Davis, from the wharf and |
landing committee, reported on the pc |
titiOp TO reduce the wharfage on the red |
wharfboat, recommending that the mat |
terbe postponed until the said Wharfboat |
is removed 10 the foot of Adams street, |
in accordance with the resolution passed |
by the general council. Adopted.
ON LIGHTS AND LAMPS.
Alderman Dent, from the committee
on lights and lamps, presented the ac-
ton of that committee on several petit
tions, etc, OF minor import.
FROM THE OTHER BOARD.
The action of the council on the re-
port of the mayor and city attorney on
the petition from the superintendent Of
public instruction, rejecting the same,
was eonourred in, and Aldermen White,
Dent and Davis were appointed from the
board on the joint committee to iDvesti-
gate the matter.
A number OF Veto-messages from the
mayor were received from the common
council, and the vetoes were sustained
by the board, among them the ordinance
making the Union and Planters bank,
or the German National bank, or both,
the city's repositories, which veto was
by vote Of six against three.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The petition of Thomas Foley, super
of the street-force, asking
more salary, met with a hot reception,
in its reference to the finance
Court street, from Front to the levee,
was, on motion, granted, with reference
to the proper committee.
Alderman Hillsman offered q resolu-
tion, that Monroe street, from Front to
the river, be included in the above pc
tition. Passed.
Alderman White offered a resolution
that subsection 8 of section 210, Of arti-
Gle 3, on privileges, shall not be applied
to merchants paying an dd Udlorenl on
capital as grocery merchants, but they
shall be exempt as the producers. Re
ferred to the ordinance and printing
committee.
RECESS.
City Register Williams announced no
further business, and on motion a recess
of ten minutes was had 10 await the
pleasure of the common council on adj
body having become
inextricsbly entangled on the subject of
Happy Hollow.
On resuming business the board re-
ceived the report of the special COM
mittee on Happy Hollow, which had
been adopted by the common council,
which action was eoncurred in by the
board of aldermen.
The action of the council on the
chain-gang-dinner-hour business, was