Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-26
GENERAL COUNCIL.
The UarbOr Survey Ordinance Passed
FInal Reading-The Brown DA<t.
sion Affecting the Ninth and
Tenth Wards.
COMnInN CnuxCu


Council met, pursuant to adjournment
PresldeDt williamson in ths chair, ant
t1qTteeH mem Asrs answering te rsll-csll
Immediately on the afinodneenent o.
quorum II! both board, the mayor re.
quested 3 joint session, aud on the coun
cll resumipg separate session, the bust.
ness OF the called Session OF the genera
eohucil wan disposed 5R
The ordnance and resolution TeistiDe
to the Improvement Of the wharf passed
third AMI H1sl r4ading without q dis
aantipg voice; lac A.ss approptistes
one Ibou3and dCi!sfJ f5r the wharfage
fund, to be expended in making pre-
liminsry surveys Of the river font; and
the latter authoTizcs the printing OF the
memoris! to cObgress asking govern.
rleht aid IN rel ring the leyee-both
sgreesb'e ID the suggestions Of Hon.
Casey Young, our member OF c0ngres
The resolution i1suu3ting the city at
tOrrey 10 appeal from the decision of
Judge Brown, OF the Uoitei States dis
tTiet court, Ia the matter Of collecting
certain taxes in the ninth and tenth
wards, etc., and eUspendiDg the eOllec.
ton Of said taxes iu the wards mention
ed until final decision in the matter ia
rendered, was, after some discussion,
adopted.
Adj turned to next regular meeting.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This board was Called to order by
President z sbt, 3 quorum being present.
In response To q request sflm tue
mayor, this board aCi ijuTned to the
c0Gucil chamber for jOIut session, after
which being dissolved, the aldermen
resumed their seats in sepsrAte session.
The action of the Otaer board On the
ordinance and resolu ion on the subject
of wharf repairs, was cOnCurred in on
third and final reading.
Tne board also cOncurred ia the action
of council on the resolution touching
the tax cases in the ninth and tenth
wards.
Adjourned to next regular meeting.
Joint Session.
The two boards met in jOint session In
response to the rtques5 Cf the mayor,
when the blowing n sage rom his
honor was read and received:
MEMPHIS, March 2j, 1915.
To the Honorable General Councils
] would ash goa TO take some action
On I1S tSbOit VI tile E'isILS COtHE1tlleSt
adopted some as: & sihc6. IN reference to
the appeal nom the d cision OF Judge
Brown, Of. the United States court,
touching the AxamrtieN Fl The ninth
and tenth Wa,ds from the payment of
the Brown mand4mqs tsx. The report
recommends a suspension of The cOllec-
ton OF said t7E,i ia sajd wards until the
matter uh)u aPtesl has heen sett1. d by
the supreme c0uct Cf tue United States,
which dscisi n can be had, il is conf |
IDENTIFY expected by the city attorney,
within the next sizty or ninety days. |
The court is Low ia session, Snd the
sConer the appeal IS taker, the sooner it |
will be disposed o. / wouti recon-.
memo that a resCI diop, embodying the
views Of the finauce committee, be |
passed, directing the appeal to be taken,
aud suspendiGg, until hoal determins
ion b9 the supreme Iurt, the collection |
II the tax referred t.. Il will, l am sat- |
SIZED, avoid much litigation, and be to |
he pr juice Of no one, but the ultimate
interest," Of all Respectfully.
JOHN r. FLIPPIN, Mayor.
The ! iint Sc sljn was then dissolved |