Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-30
GENERAL COUNCIL.
The Tax Ordinance for 1878 Amended
SO as to Embrace Certain Reremp-
tory Mandamuses Amounting
to Forty Thousand
Dollars.
Vacancies Filled In the Board or C0un.
cilr,en-The school Tax Fixed at
Five Cents ON the One Hun
dred Dollars Other
Business Trans.
acted.
Raard Of Aldermen.


Pursuant to a special call by Mayor Flip
uIn the board of aldermen met at the usual hoer
yesterday afternoon for the purpose Oh
we're deemed necessary to meet the mandamuses
served on the city government, amounting 10 some
lofr1 moionN Alderman Elder took the chair and
presided over the del ,oePatons MS anneared and as
sworn in as alderman. r'ce Alderman hourhe' re-
baine announced hat joint session was de,
sired. the aldermen repaired to the council
chamber ss,o-
On assembling Mayor 'lippin stated that 1T
,os nacasSary to PASS the tax ordinance with some
amendment as to mandamuses vad 70 meat scS
Deremptory writs. He asked the couc " [ecot
der Its aG0m snS for s The then
Io. e aud the aldermen retired to tHeir chamber
Board or Aldermen
II be,no announced that the boaro OF coun-
cIen mau axcsOt that the council insisted on
ocSno1tsx of ten cents instead of five cents on the
tha ecSooI fay and insisted upon their former action
as to tax of five cents instead OF ten On me as
this was shor scholastic year and The tax OIL f S
cents was sufficient If properly collested tnaH .ae
school board will have more than necessary iof lneiA
expenditures for the coming year.
It being announced that the cottncll had recon
soed in favor of the fve-cent tax the board Of al
defraen adjourned over to the next regular hloe's.
Board of COuncilmen.
This board met IN calleU sesslou de INC
usnaI ho<se and transacted the following business:
IN motion Councilman Bates took the cnalr: -,
The council knen went into joint session with tne
hoard of aldermen tp hear from the mayor on tne
ts~ ordinance matter. (See aldermamc proceed
On reassemblIng the council adopted the tax OF
dinance and passed it its second aud maj reaohg
but Insisted on schopltax OF ten cents instead OF
| five. A.. .bo hoard or aldermen
On motion of Councilman Barrett, the council re
DSideSe ed lis action in the matter, and concurieo
Nth fhe hoard of aldermen as TO the nVe cehts
ech0Ol-taX. $500, oo,,o,In,.n of the
fonrtn ward rice Councilman Hugh L. BTlnkley, re
| signeG and 1nce Mr.. Robert Galloway, VINO va:
elected as counc, Imam at previous meesins, pu
was ineligibie he residing il the third instead o.
| the fourth ward. - ,,., od moe suooaste,
| OWING tn the removal of Councilman JOnn hughes
| and The name of MY. 1.ohn Gum was suggested le
Mr. seeiig, Of the eighth ward. stated that MS co
Councilman was absent frOLn the CITY, put sent III IN
| TesienatIon and it was not known WhetneT OF no
| he GMr Huehes) had lett his W. rd permanentLy ~
was therefore, opposed to filling tne NdcdicS uh''
| il was known that such vacancy ex, ste9. .o,
The matter of the election was the r9IoiS R!s.poS
until the next regular meeting, to .oe neiu vi LII
| first Wedne sday of December. ,.,,
| The nomination of MIR. John Gum was "llnuraMu
On motion, the council adjournedto the heAt reeu
| Iar