Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-20
CITY COUNCIL.
Both Boards In Session Working or
the Monthly Meeting-A Big Batch
OF Mandamuses Dovetailed In
with the Regular Bush
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

At three o'clock yesterday afternoon the
| board of councllmen was called to order al
| the city hall, when the folio wing business
| was transacted:
The report of the committee on accounts
passed second reading.
The matter of lighting the oil lamps of the
| city came up on the bids of Hitzfeld and
Ozanne The whole matter was recommitted
to the committee on lights and lamps.
The resolution of the mayor for bids to
supply the city hospital with fresh bread was
referred to the hospital committee.
The resolution that the city engineer repair
the Third street bridge was referred to the
improvement committee.
The city engineer was instructed to lay a
culvert on Winchester street from Main to
Second. Referred to the improvement COM
mittee.
The engineer was instructed to grade the
carriage-way on Third street.
The petition of Elliott Brothers to run the
steamer City of Augusta on Sunday excur-
sions, free of wharfage, was referred to the
wharf and landing committee.
An ordinance as to the duty of the city in
spector as to testing scales, etc., passed first
reading and was referred to the ordinance
committee.
Mr.. Herman Caro-, councilman of the sec
ond ward, rendered his resignation as coun-
Gilman, and George Bergman was elected
to MI the vacancy.
On motion the council adjourned to three
o'clock Friday evening.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The board met at half-past three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Alderman Brown in the
chair.
Service was acknowledged on thirty
thousand dollars in mandamuses.
The bid of Mrs A. r. Horton for feeding
prisoners was accepted.
The petition of the board of health for eight
thousand dollars and power to establish quar-
antine when deemed advisable was referred
to special committee.
An ordinance to have hackmen keep clean
the places where their hacks stand passed
first reading.
Non-concurred in the order to buy mule
for the hospital, but concurred in ordering
the buildings to be put in a safe condition,
and authorizing the hiring of a guardian for
one month.
An ordinance giving the privilege of clean
ing vaults to any one who would clean his
own vault with air-tlght barrels, but charg-
ing one hundred dollars license to persons
making business of it.
Non-concurred in granting the petition of
Childs and others asking for gas lamp.
The board divided the contract for lighting
the lamps between Hitzfeld and Ozanne, CIV
ing each one-half of the city, the division
line being Court street. A private contract
was made with them.
Reconsidered the petition of Snowden and
Brinkley for the pay of $1,000 for property
taken in 1870, and granted it.
Petition of w. A. Goodwin granted.
The matter of widening Manassas street
was referred to the improvement committee.
Petition of r. 81. M Cain to apply balance
of market appropriation to repairing pave
ment of Beale street market referred.
The register was ordered to furnish list of
mandamus claimants to the compromise COM
mittee, with view of looking into possible
compromise.
Petition of Frank Monogue to refund re-
corder's court fine allowed.
Ordered advertising for bids for furnishing
city hospital with bread.
Foreman of street force allowed ten dollars
per month for horse food.
Adjourned to Friday.