Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-07
lzUNIyTPAL AFFAIRS,
Proc digEs oF the City Council last
Night.

EEec ulSES oA lHS Stt5 Soubchi H1aSl
Night.
The Board met at toe usual hour Ia t
night, Mayor LuttrelI presiding, and
the following Aldermen present:
Kern, Allison, McAfry, Harris,
Flenniken, Cruze, Sullivan, Stephen
son, Patty, Bird, Shea, Smith, Fields
aud Irwin.
The minutes were read and ap-
proved.
TIE following bills We're presented
by Alderman McC.uug, Chairman of
the Fiuance Committee, properly ap-
proved and passed for payment:
Bell & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Alderman Allison, Chairman of the
Fire and Police Committee, presented
the report Of Chief OF Police Pickens
for the month of November, 1873,
which shows that during that month
q arrests were made, all n7ales. Fines
and costs assessed, SI7L.70; collected,
S95.75
AS 10 the matter of Tom Stevens,
asking for damages for arrestir g
one OF his hogs and impounding
it, lie living outside the corporation,
after a statement by +. T. Lock EFT,
pouu,i-master, the petition was, on
motion of Alderman Allison, disal-
lowed.
A petition was read, from W. w.
Duncan, d. Newman, G. B. Burleson
aud &. +. Young blood, com posing
committee from Fountain Fire Com
pany, No. l, proposing to take charge
Of both the steamers, being fully com
petent to man them. II this was not
thought advi. ab!e, asking that they be
allowed to take the new steamer. On
motion, the petition was referred 10
the Fire and Police Com mittee.
Alderman Sullivan, of the Gas Com
mittee, presented the bill of F. L.
Lockett, oil lamp lighter, for the
month of November, S45 Is, which
was ordered paid.
a motion OF Alderman Sullivan
asking for 200 additional feet Of curb
ing to be laid on Park street between
King AID William, was lost.
Alderman Harris then requested
the Board to have put down the 200
feet of curbiDg in question and pre-
sent the bill to him.
On motion of Alderman Sullivan,
the proposition of Alderman Harris
was accepted.
Capt. VIM. Coffman, Chief OF the
Fire Department, made some sugges~
tions with regard to the department,
recommending that No. and No.
be disbanded, to get their hose for the
new steamer, thus reducing
the force to three companies,
hook aud ladder com pany, we'll or
ganized. Also, that the two oldest
hand engines be sold at The best ad-
vantage to some OF our neighbOripg
towns, to get money towards equip
ping the new engine.
He also spoke in reference to the or
ganization OF paid department for
the steamers, giving some figures 10
show that it would be matter of
economy. There are, be said, l64 men
now on the roll of the department,
each of which is exempt from pol tax.
Then. with other ex peusea, iuc uiiEg
pay Of watchmen, janilors, etc v hich
could b. dispensed with by
having paid department Of
a few men always on hands,
the amount of s.. .272 according to his
count, wOe4tl- be sa vpd in a year,
enough, perhaps,-to pay said depart
ment.
He made several other suggestions
as 10 erecting au apparatus for drying
the hose, preparing a room for the new
engine, etc, and, on motion, The
whole matter was referred TO Capt. !
Cotfman, in connection with the Fire
and Police Committee, with authority
TO act.
a request of Alderman Irwin for an
oil lamp on Mex ee and Willow streets, |
near Capt. Kings. was referred to the
Gas Committee.
The election Of a School Commis- !