Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-04-13
COMMON COUNCIL


! o'clock last night, President Zent in the
chair. A number of petitions were act
| ed upon, among the number one from
| the butchers relative to the market
house, which was referred.
g. w. Clark presented a petition ask
| ing permission to place chairs on the
| bluff for the accommodation of spectR-
tors. Granted.
Thomas OSullivan presented petit
ton asking that two houses of disrepute
| on Washington street be removed and
| suppressed. The petition was also signed
! by r. L. Cochran, 0. 81. Benton, Cham
bers, HerZOg and M'GuiIe.
Councilman Cochran said that he
hoped the board would do something to
have the nuisance abated. They had
applied for relief to the board of police,
but no aid had been given except by the
mayor.
The petition was referred to the police
board, with authority to act and sup
press the houses.
The following petition was tabled:
The undersigned, citizens residing or
doing business in the vicinity of Wash
ingtOn street, between Main and Second
streets, respectfully state that we have
observed the houses Nos. 3S and 40
Washington street, and the house at
the corner of Washington and Second
streets, and that, so far as they have
been able to discern, these houses are
kept in an orderly and quiet manner,
and there is nothing about them to Of
fend or annoy any one who will stay
outside of them. The windows and
doors are kept shut, and theie is no un-
usual noise nor anything to indicate
NzE - L.,
offended at such things, that there is
anything wrong inside or outside Of said
houses. We make these statements be-
cause they are true, and because We are
asked to do so, as q matter Of justice to
the parties concerned. Respectfully,
JOSIAH ENNIS,
&. NJ. MORRISON,
K. MA IZrR,
NJ. BURKE,
FRANK SMITH,
A. RENNGLE,
{. STEELE,
H. 4. HILL,
A. B MORRISON,
Ii. BUT ENBERG,
r. ALEXANDER.
A resolution was referred to the hos
pital committee that q committee of
five members OF the boards be appointed
to devise some plan by which the board
of health may be furnished with sufi-
cient means TO place the city in ahealthy
condition, to prepare for any sickness
that may prevail during the summer
months
Councilman Camp presented resolu-
ton that Joint committee be appointed
to examine the new charter and report
what action is necessary for the general
council to take and what ordinances are
necessary to be enacted to place the city
government in legal conformity to said
charter, the committee TO report to the
next adjourned meeting Of the general
council; also that the city attorney be
added to said committee. At the re-
quest of the city-sttoTney, it is further
resolved, that the committee select two
prominent attorneys Of the city to con-
fer with the committee.
Councilman SolaTi offered an amend
ment that the chatter be referred TO the
ordinance committee.
Councilman Camp said he gave his
word that the city would have 10 cost
TO pay for the examination by the law
yers; II so, he would pay the bill. He
then asked and was granted permission
TO make few remarks concerning the
passage Of the new charter by the legis-
lature, and the action of himself and
Mr.. Hanson, as committee from the
council, during their visit at Nashville.
An act "entitled an act for the better
regulation and the increase and diminu-
ton of the powers OF all municipal cor
pOrstiOns within the State having a
population Of thirty-five thousand In
habitsnts and upward, was passed by
the legislature on the twentieth Of
March, "s certified copy " Of what WAS
supposed to be the original bill, as pre-
sented by the committee 10 the senate,