Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-04-02
Reports of Officers for the Month of
Misunderstanding Fund Com
missiOners' Report.
GaJOsO Bsuse Proposition Refused
RefOrms-POlice Force TO be Re-
duced-Fi uit stalls to
be Abolished.
The Resignation of the Sinking Fund
Commissioners Not Aceepted-Pe-
.titIOns aud Beselati0ns-
Etc, Eie, Etc.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
board of aldermen vas convened in their
chamber last night. Present: Alder
men Dwyer, Robbins, Davis, Malatesta,
Dent, Cicalla, Hillsman, Doyle and Col
ligan. President Lea being absent,
Alderman Davis was called to the chair
pro tenn.
READING THE MINUTES.
An elaborate history of the boards
doing at its last months meetings was
read and approved, when the board en-.
tered upon the following routine of busi-
ness.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
A message was received from the
mayor vetoing the resolution allowing
certain space on the sidewalks for the
use OF fruit-venders. Received.
Alderman Hillsman moved to pass
the resolution over the mayors veto, ac-
companying the motion with a few
philanthropic remarks opposing the OPP
preston of the peanut-sellers, and elab-
Grating on the advantages accruing to
property-hOlders, and the custom in
other cities.
Alderman Robbins opposed the resO-
luton on the ground expressed in the
MAYORS veto, that the sidewalks were
not at the disposal of the city to rent for
such purposes.
Alderman Malatesta favored the pas
sage of the resolution, but insisted that
if the fruit-stands were excluded from
the sidewalks, all shOw-windows pro-
jecting over the sidewalk should be
taken in.
Alderman Dent opposed the resolu-
ton, but agreed that show-windOws,
signs, ETC., should not he allowed to pro-
ject on the sidewalk.
Alderman Hillsman's Is motion was lost
0y the following vote: Ayes -Hillsman,
Malatests, Davis. Nays-Dwyer, Rob-
bins, Dent, Cicalla, Doyle, Colligan.
Another message from the mayor was
received vetoing the receiving of orders
given employees in payment of taxes, on
the ground that all taxes must be paid
in United States currency.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication was received from
the city attorney notifying tie BOARD
that the test cases of the city against
certain delinquent taxpayers had been
decided in favor Of the city.
On motion the city attorney was mott
fed to prosecute no cases against these
Taxpayers until after the sitting of the
supreme court.
A communication was received from
the city attorney in reference to the
city's claim against Robertson Topp, for
which a deed of trust is held on the
Gayoso house, in which it is shown that
certain other parties hold mortgages on
the property. The communication con-
tanned propositions from Mr.. Topp,
by which the city could be secured. The
city attorney refused to indOrse the
proposition. Referred to finance COM
mittee.
BUSINESS FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Aldermen Dwyer and Malatesta were
appointed from the board of aldermen
on the joint committee on the bids for
shoeing the city's horses; and Aldermen
Doyle and Hillsman were appointed on
the joint committee to consider bids for
removing dead ami mails.
A lot of other business was received
from the common council, and the ac-
tion of that body cOncurred in.
Reports of City Officers.