Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-02
Meeting Last Night-RepOrts Of Officers
for the Month Of NOTember-Thc
Bethel Judgments.
Credits Of Fifteen per cent. TO the Police
and Flremen-NO More Scrip to be
ISsued-MayOr's YetOes.
Board Of Health-RepOrt for the Month
Oar Financial COnditien-BaI-
snces Unapproprlated.
BOARD OF ALDERMRr.

Six members sRswered to their name;
yesterday evening at seven O'Clock, at q
regular meeting.
The monthly reports of city officers
were read and received. These reports
will be found In full in the council pro
ceedings.
The mayor rcq,3e ted a Joint session OF
the board and council, and the alder
men adjourned to the council chamber,
where they heard the reading of two
short messages from the mayor, and
then returned to their hall.
acquisitions from the engineer, the
hospital physician, and the ehief Of the
fire department were allowed.
A committee was appointed to confer
with +. T. Keel, regarding q compro-
mise with him Of the tax-clsim against
his property In the ninth ward, for 1874.
Thomas Brennan's petition for pay as
keeper OF Market square during the
month Of June last, was once more re-
jeeted.
The finance committee reported that
they saw no reason why Mr.. Bethel
should be given any preference in the
settlement OF bis claims against the city,
out of which claim he proposed to give
four thousand dollars to the poor Of the
Iihc OtuclSg 10
to be paid when the city has the money
to pay. Report adopted.
The ordinance taxing retail grocers
fifty dollars was amended so as to tax
only those who retail liquors.
An ordinance taxing persons engaged
in dealing in cotton twenty-five dollars,
except those who have licenses as mer-
chants, was passed.
the committee on accounts recon-
nended the payment of audited ac-
counts amounting to $40, 057 30. Report
adopted.
A motion to rent stell in the market
house to q cofee-seller was discussed at
considerable length, and motion to de-
fer action, so thst the aldermen could
read the markethouse ordinance, was
made and lost; after which the recon-
mendation to rent the stall was rejected.
The bill of Estes & Elicit, for services
in defending the city in the Foley in
Junction case, was referred to the police
and fire commissioners for information.
The salary of the foreman OF the
street carpenters was increased to one
hundred dollars per month.
A petition from the trustees Of the
Union Presbyterian church, for dividing
the tax on Robertson Topp's Beale
street property, SO that the taxes can be
paid on the lot purchased by said trus-
tees, was referred to the mayor and city
attorney, with power to act.
Bills OF the assessors appointed by the
county court were presented and al
lowed.
w. A. Blckford was granted permits
sion to repair roof Of frame house and
erect frame stable.
The action Of the council on the Bet
tis petition was non-cOncurred in.
The seTgeant-at-arms wac instructed
to order the repairing Of pavements on
Main street, between Beale and Treze-
want.
PropeTty-owners in various parts of
the city were ordered to put down new
psvements or repair old ones. Ser
geant-at-Arms Droescher will imme-
diately interview the parties who are TO
pave or repair.
Members OF the police and fire depart
men;s are TO have a credit OF fifteen per
cent. on their pay from April to Novem-
Der for their losses on scrip.
Adjourned to next Tuesday evening at |
half past seven o'clock.