Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-04

.S29.6l5 19 S39i $50 Il
Appropriations.
1902 50 Sl97,OlS s6 slS5,595 2S
Respectfully submitted,

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City Comptroller.
City Tar Couector-Collections were as fol
| lows: Mississippi river railroad tax, 81 70;
| sinking-fund tax, SG5 S.; school-fund tax
| $3.50 IS; Brown mandam1s tax, $500 As; rein.
burslng tax, 1923 IS; interest tax, Sl639 So; gen
eral tax, 1892 Sc; merchants tax, S2O64 30; priv
| iieges, -s2l57 Is; rent OF market stalls, Si269
Recoi der-Number of prisoners arraigned
| 24i; tried and fined, l5O; discharged, go; State
| cases, Is; released, 10; amount OF fines as
| sessed, 1855; amount OF "mittimuSses' is
C0anmittee on 4 ccounts-TotaI amount OF ac-
counts audited, so, 46I 49,
Guy Taspsetor-FotaI collections for the
month, sll3 Is.
Guy HospttaI-NumOer of patients remain.
| ing at last report, III; admitted during the
| month, 2S7; treated, S5S; discharged, 80; dlej
Is; remaining, ll3; marine account, 1854.
Fire DepGrtnent-1otsl expenditures, S4O6S 80
fires, 7; loss, SIS 029; insurance, $500.
Observation-Disclosures at north mar
ket, $50 50; at south market, sl46 80.
department, 1928 81. The mortuary state
menJ includes % whites, 40 blacks; total, 100.
There were US INDECENT sick treated at the
ON Enoineer-Total expenses of depart
ment sSS4l II; amount OF work done by the
street force, S3622 so.
SS7 Col; OF interest fund, S6743 79; of wharfage
1868 II; of Mississippi River railroad fund
1886 so; of mandamus fund, S4lS 95; of privilege
fund, $l7S; of relnlbursing fund, S2934 Is.
CHIEF Of POLice-Total numb Der of arrests, 244
feed OF "a chsin-gang prisoners, at 40 cents,
Sl3 co. and of 3l4 ordinary prisoners at % cents,
SIS 50; total S2 10; number Of dodgers accom-
Inodaled al the Administered stationhOuse,
264; gas lamps not lit, ii amount of stolen
property recovered and returned TO owners,
The acquisitions for the different city de-
partments were read and allowed
An invitation from Randle & Heath to at
tend a test exhi billion OF their jail patent the
following evening, was read and accepted.
The improvement committee recommend
ed the adoption of the resolutions for the fol-
lowing purposes: To repair the Nlcolson
pavement; 10 repair the iron tower of the
Front street bridge; to advertise for proposals
to build brick bridge over Bayou Gayoso,
on Adams street, and ciSterns for the proteo-
ton of property IN the tenth ward; to lay
crossings on the corner OF Vance and Herman
do streets; to open cutters on Clinton street,
between Vance and Linden; to build CUTTERS
on Monroe street. east of DeSoto-referred TO
city engineer for estimate of cost. Adverse
action was reported on the resolutions to fill
up Calhoun street to the proper grade at the
intersection of Rayburn avenue, and TO open
an alley from wellington street TO the Charles
. ton depot, between New Madison and Monroe
streets. The report was adopted.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
The ordinance to regulate commission
license on purchasers OF goods, etc., passed
second reading.
Ordinance 10 amend ordinance relative TO
privileges passed first reading.
Ordin ance 70 regulate the tare OF merchan-
disc in packages, passed second reading. This
makes Inc LdI6 COn1OIul 10 lndL D16scTlDSQ DIV
the chamber Of commerce.
Resolution providing an ordinance relative
to the sale of produce, rejected.
THE WHARF AND LANDING COM
MITTEE,
made its report upon the mayors message,
and say the wharfage fund has been for the
past year applied to making improvements to
the approaches to the wharf, ETC.. 1t was
deemed inadvisable TO improve the wharf
from Washington TO Adams streets, but ia d.
vored the turning of the Mi sissippi river to
its old channel TO the Tennessee shore. The
committee recommended the adoption OF
resolution appointing Captain John n. Har-
bin, Ed Rowland, d. Hukell, James Lee, ir
and N. NJ Jones to confer with The wharf and
landing committee, and empowering them to
adopt the best means OF remedying the evils
complained OF, and TO report for final raIifca-
ton TO the general council
A. Hitzfeld & Son were awarded the contract
for lighting the oil-lampS.
The committee reported in favor of chang
ing the market hours from morning to even
ing. Adopted.
A resolution authorizing the mayor to sd.
vertise for bids to Improve the landing was re.
ferled to the committee.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A communication from r. c. Brinkley, pro-
posing TO deliver TO the city S7I 900 OF bonds
and paving scrip as a settlement OF the litfga-
ton, caused by his purchase Of railroad stock,
was referred.
A petition flom the iremen and policemen.
asking compensation for loss on their scrip,
etc, was referred.
- pSJlllOu lTCIn II. NJ James, W, q, ltlurp,
ct olS, stating that they had declared the com
press company, near the Mississippi depot a
nuisance, ana being disturbed by the noise
which could be avoided by little expense
asked that the same be suppressed Referred
to IRE and police commissioners
The requisltion 10 purchase three thousand
feet of hose for the fire department passed
final reading.
NEW RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
Resolution by Councilman Ryan relative
to the amount of mandamus tax required and
TO levy lax for payment thereof Referred
TO finance oamittee.
Resolution by Councilman Cochran notify
ing property-owners TO put down curbing 10
the proper grade, and lay dowa sidewalks on
the north and south side Of Washington street
between Main and High streets. Referred to
the Improvement committee, and being re-
considered Was adopted.
Resolution by Councilman Cochran declar-
ing that "Glenn's wharfDoat, from good and
sufficient reason, is unseaw orthy, and direct
ing the mayor 70 have the beat removed he
yond the corporate limits" He stated
that he had heard from good au-
thority that on last Sunday IL took
a steam tug four hours 10 keep her afioat: the
James Howard, on her last trip, had been pre-
vented landing her cargo on 1t; he believed
the underwriters had checked her of. Captain