Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-02

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/ OF fines assessed, S2ll5; mittimus Issued,
| Sl420; amount OF cash collected, $685.
! FIIe Department expenditure,
| 1871 81. Tue department was called
out during November to five fires Of ma
! terisl loss, and also responded TO four
alsrms. Total loss by fires, $6S5l; to-
tai insurance, S4S, 545
City Engineer expenditures,
| including salaries and payroll, 1888 0S ;
amount OF work dore by street force not
/ stated
/ City 1redSuyeT.-Rsceipts: General
| fund, s55,84 03; balance on hand,
| SS72 %; interest fund, S6T43 70; balance
on hand, S6743 70; wharfage fund,
Sll19 q; balance on hand, $ll79 q;
Mississippi River railroad fund, 1886 so;
balance on hand, S466 so; mandamus
fund, S5470 Is; balance on hand, 1856 81 !;
privilege fund, $3.50 43; balance on
hand: SIS So; reimbUrsipg paving fund,
S5o3S SO.
Chief OF P0iice.-totaI arrests during
tia month, 39S-married, los; single,
$50; males, 800; females, IS; whites,
2Sl; blacks, III; amC Il IT of fines sssess I'd
by the recorder during the month, S21l5;
amount collected, 1896; number Of lodg-
ers received at the ststionhouse during
the month, 446; &C 1t of feeding chain
gang and other prisoners for November,
$l65 IS.
The acquisitions Cf the various de-
Iartments were presented and took their
usual course.
The city engineers report was referred
to the improvement committee.
The account OF the Memphis geslight
company was referred to the committee
on this subject.
The reports sof the finance and i'm
provement committees were heard and
adopted.
At the request OF the finance com.
mittee the resolution ipquiriDg into the
mandsmus judgments pending against
the city was referred to City-Attorney
Walker.
A number Of petitions were disposed
Of as recommended by the committee.
The ordinance making the salary of
the foreman of the street force one hun
bred dollars per month passed final read
ing on recommendation of the commit
tee.
The committee on lights and lamps
reported a number of localities where
lamps were TO be erected.
w. w. Bickford's petition to cover his
Callahan asking eighteen dollars for re-
pairing cisterns injured by fire-engines
wss rejected.
Divers petitions were presented snd
referred to the various committees. The
Tequisition of the city engineer for sup
plies and prOvender was allowed. The
petition of n. A. Belts, colored, asking
that q fine of fifty dollars imposed by
the recorder be RENTED, was granted.
The petition Of Mrs. Lloyd, asking du-
plicate certificate in place OF one lost,
was granted on condition that an indem-
nifying bond be given.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES.
A number OF resolutions relating to
streets aud pavements were adopted.
By Councilman Elder: Res olution to
issus scrip to parties paving alleys with
stone. Referred to finance committee
and city attorney.
By Councilman Hewitt: Resolution |
instTucting the mayor to issue hospital |
warrants for hospital services due from |
last year. Referee.
By Councilman Elder: An ordinance |
to provide for the redemption of police |
and firemen's scrip, and to prevent fu. |
ture issuance Of scrip. The ordinance |
passed first reading and was referred. |
1t is in substance as follows: All police |
and fire warrants issued under the ordi- |
nance Of June 8, 1875 shall be received |
for and on account of any privilege-tax |
for the year 1875, provided said privi-
lege-tsx shall be paid during the month
OF January, 1876. The city treasurer
shall, from the revenue collected for |
1875 from merchants on assessments on
capital invested, redeem the police and
fire warrants that may be received for
and on account of said privilege-taxes
for 1876. After the passage of this ordi-
nance DO scrip or warrant of any kind
by the ordinance of June 8,
1875, shall be issued, except to parties
who will receive the same at its face
value, and waive all claim against the
city for any loss they may sustain in the
Of it.
The council concurred in the reports,
resolutions and ordinances from the |
board Of aldermen. Councilmen Grant,
luther and Kelly were appointed on
the city hospital.
The petition of the firemen and police
asking an allowance of fifteen per cent.
IN warrants from April LIST to Novem.
Der, 1875, which passed its final reading,
was cOncurred in. The resolution as
adopted, reads: That fifteen per cent. be
credited 10 police and firemen from
April l, 1875, to November i, 1875, on
account OF the losses sustained by said
police and firemen on the depreciation
If warrants Occssioned by the failure of
'itizeas to pay their taxes, and that said
allowance be charged to and taken out
II the contingent fund.
Adjourned to Tuesday night, seven
o'clock.
A Joint Session.