Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08
THE GENERAL COUNCIL.
Monthly Reports of Ohieers-ReceipIs
and Disbursements-The Hospital
Bread Aceount-Ansther Batch
of Mandamuses.
w. L. VANCE Elected Councilman from
the Fourth WArd-GI',nR's wharf.
bORt-The Suffering 'Jtck-LOague
and Hanson Explain.
A Stirring Communication from the
Peoples Protective UniOR-The san
damusss, the bond RsIg and The
PeOple-FOFresI's BID.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The board met in regular monthly
session, President Robbins presiding,
and present, Aldermen Dwyer, Metcalf,
Mslstesta, Dent, Hsppek, Hillsman,
White, Doyle and MORT.
The minutes Of the meetings held in
the month of June were read and APP
proved.
A deputy-sheriff appeared with batch
OF peremptOry mandamuses, service Of
which was duly acknowledged.
The monthly reports Of city officials,
synopsis OF which appears in the re-
port of the proceedings of the common
council, were read and approved.
Bids were received for building the
bridge on the Old Raleigh road over
Bayou GayOsO-O. H. P. Piper, $685.;
Jones d Jones, $685.. The bids were
referred to the improvement committee.
The bid OF Hume & Smith 1.-THE only
one ofered) to furnish the city hospital
with bread at four and half cents per
pound, was referred to the hospital COM
mittee, to report at next adjourned
meeting.
During the discussion Alderman Hills
man charged that the bread-bill for the
city hospital had not been paid, while
other departments were paid regularly.
be heard on the subject.
Mayor League arose and addressed the
board in substance that at meeting of
either the finance or hospital committee,
on the eighteenth of May, complaint was
made in regard to supplies for the hospital
department, whereupoB DR.. Hewitt and
himself visited Messrs. Hume d Smith
and 1.-THE mayor) gave assurance that he
would see that the bread-bills were paid.
Mr.. Hume then stated that he did not
doubt the city's ability to pay, and ex-
pressed himself satisfied on the subject.
A day or two ago he had paid tine bills
of Messrs. Hume Il Smith, and stated
that they had been getting their bills
cashed as regularly as ally other depart
ment Of the city. The mayor stated that
the trouble about the matter was that
some members Of the finance committee
had approached him and requested that
no warrants be prepared and issued to
the hospital department. He asked that
the request be withdrawn, SO that every
thing could run along smoothly as iu-
tended. He thought that the city's credit
was good enough, too good in fact, which
OccasiOned much of the trouble.
Bids were received for removing dead
animals: D. B. Johnson, $50 per month;
G. E. Waldran, $40; F. L. Hawley, $50;
John Cain, SIS; Henry Osborne (c0l) },
$50; Patrick, Boyle, $40; John Burt, $40;
G. N. Martin, $1,000 per annum. Re-
ferred. to special joint committee OF two
from the board and -- from council.
Aldermen White and Dent appointed
The report Of the special committee
on market and markethOuse and mar
ket-stau regulations passed first reading.
1t is the same in substance as the old
regulations, with q few alterations to
make it conform TO the new charter.
Thereport of the committee on finance,
ways and means on the petition of w.
I. Walter recommended that no action
be taken.
a joint session of the two boards was
called, after which this board adjourned
to Friday, half-past three O'Clock.