Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-05
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Appropriations.

Markethouses... 1870 90 968 80 S88 "a
Sonfnss fund - - 81 4 i58 q IS
Total $500 81 sl87,a2S Ii s2l5,78 Sc
Respectfully submitted,
| City Comptroller.
Tax-collector's receipts for July,
$7298 %.
observation-disclosures, S2lO As.
Recorder, 1895. Number Of prisoners
arraigned, 1856; tried and fined, 223;
| tried and discharged, 119; State cases,
| %: released, Is. Amount of fines, $226O;
mitimus, $l865.
Committees on accounts-Salarieg,
1854 05; police, $4925 So; fire, 1854 So;
public Improvements, S2672 30; city
hospital, Sis 25; market houses, $3.50;
lights and lamps, S242S 40; board Of
health, 1880. Expense, $3.50 so; mis-
cellaneous, embracing printing account,
public squares, nuisance account Snd
contingent fund, $449 So.
The committee appended the follow
ing accounts not acted upon: Board of
health payroll, 1886 81; city hospital
payroll, $50; account OF T. J, Frost, of
the fire department, Sis Sc, and &C.
count of P. J. Mallon, of the police de-
partment, 81 IS.
The aGcountOf Roush & Cunningham
against the public improvement depart
ment, amounting to $44 % was not ap-
proved Eby the committee. The COM
mittee also recommend that the Ordl-
nance requiring the mayor to approve
the pay-rOlls of the hospital physician
and board of health be amended so as
not to require said approval.
City inspectors collections, $3.50.
The secretary of the board of health
reports the expense of his department
force, inc iuding two sanitary policemen
and two and q half months pay of fore
man, at $l736 81. The mOrtuary state.
ment (printed in the APPEAL Sunday
morning) includes whites Y, blacks So;
adults So, minors Sl-tOtal for month
1871; 375 INDECENT sick were furnished aid
from the city dispensary at a drug cost
Of 500 The mortality for the month
was far heavier than for any correspond
ing time during the year, yet no special
disease prevailed. Excessive infsntile
mortality does not appear peculiar to
Memphis, for nearly all the boards of
health throughout the country reported
an unusual death rate of children Tor
July,
The report of the chief of the fire de-
partment shows that five fires occurred
during the month, two incendiaries,
one lamp explosion, one detective
chimney, and one accideHt in foundry.
The loss by fires aggregated 1910, upon
which there was insurance of $500.
the total exp ense of the department for
the month was $3754 So.
ityEngine er-EXpenditures ,$27I6 q.
Work done by street fOrce-frst ward,
So 55; second, $50 50; third, SI73 so;
fourth, $3.50 AZ; fifth, S26 40; sixth,
S17 so; seventh, $237 35; eighth, 1914 95;
ninth, $l3S 05; tenth, 1921 Is; dump at
foot of Clay street, $3.50 rs; city hall,
So 15-tc'tal, $2035 "A.
The hospital physician's report shows
number Of patients remaining at last re-
port, IS; admitted during the month,
l42; treated, 205; discharged, 10Y; died,
Is; remaining July 9lst, SO. The marine
account for the month amounts to S242.
The hospital physician recommends the
purchase of 1900 barrels OF coal for next
winters use.
The city treasurer reports general fund
$3.50 50; disbursed, $3458 40;
balance on hand, S97 20. Interest fund
on hand last report and received during
the month, S7404 81; d'isbursed, S7S3 80;
on hand, $500 81. Wharfage fund on
hand last report and received during
the month, 1922 80; discussed, S6l5 SO;
Old hand, 1906 70. Mississippi RIVER rail
road fund or hand last report and receig- |
Be- during the month, 1877 rs; disbursed, !
$3.50; on hand 1897 %. MGnd1nlatS fund re- |
oeived during month, S917 20; disbursed |
$3.50; on hand, S67 20. Privilege fund |
IN hand last report and received during |
jhe month, $2375 48; disbuTsed, $E2O2 06; |
IN hand, $lI73 AZ. Reimbursing paying
RI On ID14 Il
Turing the month, S16l9 70.
The stationhOuse keeper collections
IN mittimuses issued by the city record
II, $40 45.
During the reading of the report of the
committee on accounts the item of John
League & Co., for rent of the Causey
treet statiOnhOuse called Councilman
Hewitt to the floor who demanded an
explanation of who John League d Co.
we're. Councilman Gay, chairman Of
he committee, produced the original
account, sworn to, ETC., and Councilman
Dewitt expressed himself as satisfied.
A motion to strike out the pay Of the
was lost, the accounts were
allowed and the report passed first read
ng.
The acquisitions of the city engineer,
ity hospital physician, and chief Of the
ire department, passed first reading.
An invitation from the Odd Fellows
the attendance Of the mayor,
ity officials and general council on the
ceremonies of laying the corner stone Of
he Leath orphan building, was received
Ind filed.
The report Of the Improvement COM
nittee was read and adopted.
The committee on finance, ways and
L ~. -
he petition from the heads OF the police
department. in reference to feed for their /
iorses. Adopted.
The report Of the committee on Ordi-
ancas and printing, on the past-dUe
of the city, embracing the
pinion OF the city attorney, aud &C.
resolution was read, and
be report of the committee received.
he resolutions were referred to the
nance committee.
The same committee reported favor
bly, upon the action of the wharf and
3nding committee in fixing the rates of
on Glenn's Wharfboat at fifty
Ollars per month. Adopted. :
The wharf and landing committee
nade no report.
Councilman Cochran wanted to know :.
f this committee if certain repairs or
cred at the foot of Washington street
ad been made. He was referred to the .
ity engineer.
The committee on markets and hos
itals recommended the acceptance Of
ne bid OF Hume d Smith to furnish
read to the hospital at four and half
ents per pound. Adopted. 0
The report Of the fire committee en- u
raced several petitions to repair frame
lildings and shingle roofs within the
re limits, generally approved, and the q
port was adopted, the exceptions be-
Y q petition to build a new frame
0use by H. Arnold, on Union street,
hich was rejected, as was also the petit u
on Of 3. E. PleitZ to erect "a small m
anne Kitchen" etc. C
The raDOrt of the iury of viaw To esti- *
ota vaIuation NJ tSa r1rorlerty necessary pa