Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-15
THE GENERAL COUNCIL.
The COmptroIier's Report Of the Sink
IBg-Tund AccOunt-HaIn street 60 De
Re-Opened-Tbs Presidents
Island WOrkhOuse.
Report Of the Committee Onahe Election
of the city AtGOrney-Court Square
Opened 20 the Casino Concerts.
sInkIRE-FuDd Commissioner Elected
Audited Accounts AlIORed-A Joint
sessIOn-AdjOurned 10 Next
Regular Meeting.
ROARn OF ALDERMEN.

An adjourned meeting was held
Wednesday evening, July l4th, when
Chairman Robbins and Aldermen Dwy-
er, MetcaIf, Malatesta, Dert, Happek,
Hillsman, White and Morti were pres
ent.
The council resolution requesting Colo
mel Nathan Adams to repair the station
house was passed.
The council resolution insTucting the
fire department to pump water out Of
the hole in the alley in rear 0f the Mos
by & Hunt block passed.
The engineer was instructed to employ
a man to take charge Of thu city dump
at the rate of thirty dollars per month.
City-ComptrolJer Newsom made re-
port on the sinking fund. adopted.
VIM. Messick sent in petition for
payment of certain bonds held by him.
Referred to finance committee.
The bid Of F. L. Hawley for removing
dead animals was accepted, with the
proviso that Mr.. Hawley give proper
bond for carrying out the contract.
acquisitions from the fire and police
departments, and the city hospital, were
allowed.
Audited accounts amounting to six
teen thousand dollars were allowed. A
motion was made to except the salary
Of the council, but the motion was lost.
An ordinance making it necessary for
petitions for the erection of frame build
ings to go to the fire commissioners be-
fore they are submitted to the board,
passed second and final reading.
The engineer was instructed to repair
the sidewalk on Looney, near Fourth
street.
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second and final reading, after an amend
ment was made to sell the markethOuse
privileges in the ninth and tenth wards
to the highest bidders, the sum to be not
less than one hundred dollars.
The water company's bill for water at
the stationhOuse was passed.
The ordinance requiring doors of the
aters, halls, churches, and public build
ings to be hung on double hinges, open
ing either way, was passed.
The board concurred with the council
in instTucting the mayor to purchase the
Main street lot heretofore negotiated for,
on which to build an engiDehouse.
A resolution instrHeting the fire COM
missioners to remove the Shelby street
engine to some enginehouse belonging
to the city was referred to the fire chief
and the commissioners.
A. Smiths petition for pay for injury
to his property by the fire department
was referred to the fire commissioners
and fire chief.
The Main street fence question was
brought up Oh petition Of the property
owners to the city to make some kind
of settlement for the property. The
board concurred in the councils action
appointing jury of view.
The councils action in regard to the
city-attorneyship. declining to elect the
attorney for longer time than the I'M
expired term, was concurred in.
Eugene Jetfries's fine was RENTED.
The council resolution instructing the
mayor to advertise for bids for hiring out
wOrkhOUse prisoners was returned to the
WorkhOuse committee.
The board reconsidered the vote taken
at the last meeting, rejecting the report
of the jury Of view on Alabama street
property. The report was then adopted.
The mayor requested the board to
meet in joint session to elect a city at
torney.
Adjourned to next regular meeting.