Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-04
washington had told him that it Was nui.

| Councilman Vance said that the steamboat
| men made Just the opposite statement TO him.
| and said he did not regard IL as a nuisance.
| Councilman Hewitt : aid II this whsrfboat
| was nuisance, II was strange the steampoat-
! Opposed only by steambO agents, but he
! would not favor its removal unless the boat
was unseaworthy, and he had no evidence
Councilman Elder said he heard one or two
! steamboat aptains say they landed there be-
! cause there was no other place to land. He
! always thought the boat a convenience.
! Councilman Moores said he had seen Pc
| ution from steamboat men and Front row
| merchants, stati g that the boat was conve-
| nience.
| ieTred to the wharf and landing committee.
| A resolution directing the chief of police 10
| remove squatters fiom the public landing and
| grounds OF the city was adopted.
| ing the market hours from two to eight
| o'clock ia the afternoon, was adopted, the
| same to take effect from Novem Der Sth.
1 An ordinance by Councilman Hewitt to re-
| duce the wages OF the foreman of the street
| gang passed first reading.
| A resolution by Councilman Moores, order
! ing the sergeant-at-arms to lay sidewalks on
| Poplar street, between Dunlap and Manassas,
was unanimously adopted;
! Councilman MoOres offered an ordinance to
| the effect that the city tsx-collector be and
| is hereby ordered TO levy and collect poll
! city OF Memphis, In accordance with the city
charter" Passed first reading.
Adjourned TO seven o'clock next Friday
night.
A JOINT SESSION
was convened at the call Of the mayor, who
presented the following messages, which were
received:
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
MEMPHIS, Novemb Der 3, 1875.
Honorable Board of General Council:
GENTJEMEN-One month ago l endeavored
10 impress upon your minds the necessity. OF
improving the public landing, in order TO give
are kind enough to bring merchandise TO this
CITY for sale As yet no action has been taken.
I am aware that the chairman of the com nit
tee on wharf and landing enceavoIed, unsuc-
cesstully, three times TO get meeting OF the
committee. You are all we'll aware that
prompt action is necessary to stop litigation,
and, also 10 labor when the river is low, as at
present 1t is for these reasons that again
address you on this subject, and present vieE
in the form of an advertisement, which
recommend to have published here In the
city papers for twenty days. and short notices
to be inserted in one ST. Louis and one Gin
cinnau paper; that is, provided you approve
of he plan Suggested, which is as follows:
mayors office, in the city of Memphis, until
- day of -, for grazing, paving, piling
and protecting the wharf in front of the city
of Memphis, commencing at the north side of
Jefferson street, and running down parallel
with the river, to connect the north end OF
the present elevator. Said work TO be done as
hereinafter described. TIE present stone
pavement to be taken up and carefully piled
away; the grading to commence at extreme
loW-water mark, and continue up about two
hundred feet, and to be prepared and graded
so as the ascent or descent will not exceed,
when complete, eight degrees; the front at
extreme low-water mark to be protected with
two tiers of piles; said piles to be spliced
auded, capped and shod; also, said
mont to De protected with square, heTed
timber Of cypress or cedar, tree or
clear of all sap, to be bolted and fastened
with the best of wrOught-iron in said
bolts and tsps,the footings or adverse anchors
TO be of cypress or cedar, well protected; the
pavement to be Telaid from the north side OF
jefferson street to the south side of Union
Street by regular stone masons or PAYERS, in
the most approved manner, with a sufficient
quantity OF choice sand or gravel; that por-
ton of the wharf from the south side OF
Union street TO the north side or end of the
elevator to be paved with such stone, and in
such manner as the present pavement on
Beale sJreet, from Main 10 Shelby street; also
for the erection of one breakwater at or near
the foot of Jefferson street, or such other point
as may be hereafter designated, OF the follow
ing named materials: Pillng of sound cy-
press, spliced, banded capped, and shod in the
most substantial manner, with willow or other
timber of choice selection, together with
sufficient quantity of stone to complete said
breskwater; the grading to be done at so
much per cubic yard; the paving to be relaid
at so much per superficial yard; the paving,
where the stone is ID be furnished by the
contractor, to be laid at SO much per super
fetal yard; the piling to be paid for at so
much per Ineal foot Tor the amount of pile
driven; hewed timbers TO be paid for per Gu
pound; willow Wood or timber In breskWater
TO be paid for at so much per perch. All pro-
pOsals to be accordance with the spirit and
letter ofthe sky seventh section OF the city's
'-''' ''' JOHN league, Mayor.
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL
MEMPHIS, November 3, 1875.
Honorable Board OF General Council:
GRNTLEMEN-For reasons previously as
signed, hereby leturn 10 you without ap-
prevail so much of the salary account appro-
priation, for the month of september, as
relates TO the pay of the general council, viz: |
six hundred and twenJy-four dollars and
q w
JOHN LOAGUE, Mayor.
THE sALARY-GRABBER'5 HOWL.
This veto raised an oratorical howl. Alder
Councilman Moores wanted it, because he |
thought he was entitled to 1t; the charter pro-
vision taking this ptttance from the members |
he deemed eT pGrte Ja,t0-and Alderman |
Happek agreed with him. Councilman Ryan |
regretted he was compelled TO speak on the |
subject, but he favored the back-salaTy grab; |
couldn't afford to give his time and labor to |
the city of Memphis and others were in the |
same condition"
Councilman Hewitt said that the charter |
says that "the first council elected after the |
expiration OF the present council should re- |
ceIye no pay
Aldermen MetcaIf and HIllsman asked him |
TO read the charter. The provision is in sec |
ton forty-two and reads, 'The members Of |
the general council shall receive no compen- |
sStion," while the concluding section, eighty |
two OF the charter says THAT this act take eff |
feet from and after its passage, the public well |
fare requiring IL.
DIR. Hewitt did not read the section, but said |
there was such thing as a retroactive law, |
and that this was an e1 post JGcto law. He |
gave his reasons then for favorlng the salary,
and commenced talking about pavements |
and sidewalks, saying he never voted for any
OF these.
Alderman Metcalf called DIR. Hewitt to or
der, and the chair sustained his question, as
the subject OF pavements was not under con-
In the above remarks OF DIR. Hewitt it is
proper TO state that he used the term 'retroac-
live" for the true legal term Retrospective"
which WIS m ri
tracts, while the law denominated eT post
JdctO has no application to civil contracts, but
only TO criminal ohenees.l
ANOTHER QUESTION OF ORDER
was here raised, a gentleman having moved
that the newly elected member OF tue board |
of aldermen, Mr.. Byrn, be sworn into Office.
Mayor League said he had been requested to |
PROFOUND few quest ions to Mr.. Byrn, rela-
lative to his eligibility to office.
Alderman Met explained that it would |
be proper TO have the question OF eligibility
determined.
Councilman Ryan said he objected to Mr..
Byrn being caJechised.
Alderman Metcalf disclaimed any such in |
teution.
Mr.. Robbins, president of the board of alder
men, ruled the question out OF order and de- |
claTed it to be the duty of the mayor to swear
in the member elect.
Alderman N etcalf said he thought Mr.. Rob-
Alderman HiIlsmap said there was no
necessity for red tape in the matter, as 1t was
said the member YVES ineligible.
Mr.. ByIn then 5 a:ed that siUce his election, |
he had learned that he was Ineligible for |
office, and, thanking the board for their Kind
ness, retired.
THE B ACK-SALARY GRAB
was then called up, and the motion TO pass the
sa! airy over the mayors veto was defeated by
the following vote:
AyeS-Aldermen Mslatests, Dent, Happek,
White, Doyle, Mortt and Robbins; Council
men Caro-, Hewitt, luther, Clouston (cOloTed),
DOherty, Gay, Solari, MOores, Danb bury, Grant,
Moan (cOlOred) aud kyan-l9.
NoeS-Aldermen Metcalf and Hilisman;
Councilmen Elder, Green, Vance, Cochran,
Fisher and President Gents
Alderman HiIlsman said that had the mo-
ton been passed he intended to have a re-
straint warrant issued to prevent the mayor |
paying the salary. Now those who favored
the salary could apply for nldnddnaus to
compel It's payment and thereby have the
question adjudlcated.
Mayor League presented the following
resolution, after which the joint session dis
solved:
Resolved That the mayor be and he is here
by authorized and instructed to advertise for
twenty days for proposals to make such re-
pairs and improvements on the wharf and
landing as are suggested Ia his communica-
all