Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-10
Armed with a Batch of Mandamuses-
The Mayors Message Concerning
Quarantine and the Taxes for
IS7S-AnOther Health
Ordinance.
A New Schedule of Taxes for the Current
Year, Amounting in the Aggregate
to SO 81 on the One Hundred
Dollars e Other ImpOr-
tant Business.

board of councilmen met at the city hall
eleven members beng present. Chairman
Goodyear announced a quorum present ant
the council ready for business.
Councilman Bates moved that the council
adjourn over to next Monday afternoon, a
three o'clock, out of respect to the memoir
of the late Sheriff Anderson, and that tn
members of the council attend the funeral o
the deceased, which would take place at fou
o'clock that afternoon. The motion wa
adopted. 1t was announced that the boart
of aldermen refused to concur.
Councilman Bates moved that the counci
adjourn to three o'clock tomorrow (Satur
day. afternoon. The council refused to con
cur In the motion.
A deputy United States marshal appeared
and served six writs of mandamus, issued iron
the United StateS court, amounting to tn
sum of $50, 949 IS, and in favor of JOIN
Wassell, ]. A. Loudon, VIM. Fisher G. Son
P. c. Bethel and A. Matthias.
The proposition of NJ. Lsrkin & Co. to fur
nish stone for the street pavement was re
ceived.
The petition of b. Lowenstein as to refund
ing pavement scrip, ETC., was granted.
The report of tle committee on accounts
passed on first reading.
The ordinance providing for temporary
railroad track from the Charleston railroad K
the customhouse grounds, for the purpose o.
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grounds, and for no other purpose, was re-
Jected.
Joint Session.
Mayor Flippin having requested Joint ses
sion, the aldermen repaired to the council
room and took seats. The mayor presented
the following message, embracing the I'M
pOrtant subjects of quarantine and levyIng
taxes to meet the mandamuses issued from
the courts, which message was received.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
To the Honorable General Council:
herewith submit an or,lina nee defining more ex.
plictly the powers of the health board touching the
matter of quarantine. think it highly Important
an ordinance levyng the regular annual taxes of the
Ct J for 1875 vel as the sundry mandamus taxes
of these taxes, however oppressive they may be.
ask you TO pass the ordinance its first reading
1t has been drawn, then 1t to Joint mittee
or TO the finance committee, by which it may be cor
reced and amended so that it may be passed on final
reading at your next meeting. Since DR.. r. W.
MitehelIs resignation as president of the board OF
health, appointed to that position to fiji the va
cancy, DR.. ID. d. Saunders, VIII has been oischarg-
ing The duties of president in a most satisfactory
manner. j. K. FLIPPIN, Mayor
The mayor announced that he had Domi-
mated DIR. d. ID. Saunders as president of the
health board. The general council voted
unanimously In favor of the nomination.
The resignation of Martin Bohlen, as lum-
Der inspector, was read and received.
1uc olu5 IOI supplying Guo City uOSplJdi
with bread were opened and read. the bids
ranged from three and quarter to three and
a half cents per pound.
The Joint session then adjourned.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.
The Mississippi and Tennessee railroad pc
titIoned for permission to lay track along
the levee to Center landing, so as to connect
with the other roads and erect union depot,
provided the railroads will agree to do so.
The committee reported in favor of granting
the permission, provided the railroad company
subscribed fifteen thousand dollars toward
erecting the elevator to be put up at the foot
of Washington street. The report of the
improvement committee was sustained by the
council and the petition granted on the above
subscription being made.
At this point several members retired in
order to attend the funeral of the late Sheriff
Anderson. Chairman GOODYEAR having re-
tired, Councilman Seelig took the chair
The proposition Of H. Hack, to provide
the city hospital with bread at three and one
fourth cents a pound, was referred to the hos
pital committee, with power to act.
MORE TAXES TO BE LEVIED.
The ordinance to levy tax for 1873 was
read and passed on first reading. 1t provides
as follows for the municipal taxes for the
6fty-frst corporate year, 1878:
First-One per cent. or 81 on every 500
worth of taxable property for general ex-
penses of city government.
Second-A tax of 40 cents on every 500
worth of taxable property Except that part
within the new limits admitted into the city
in 1857 for the exclusive purpose of paying
interest on Memphis city compromise bonds,
and tax of cents on every 800 worth of
taxable property within said new city limits
including ninth and tenth wards Excepting
certain old limits therein), for the purpose of
paying the interest on said compromise
bonds.
Third-A tax Of ) cents on every 800 of
taxable property for paying other judgments
against the city than those upon bonds and
coupons.
Fourth-A tax of 10 cents on every 800
of taxable property for the purpose of main
tanning the public schools.
Fifth-A tax of 20 cents on every 800 of
taxable property, IN the old limits, as a sink
ing fund to pay off the bonded indebtedness
of the city, and tax of cents on every
800 of taxable property, in the new limits
of the city, as a sinking fund for the same
purpose.
Sixth-A tax of 81 60 on every 800 of
taxable property Except on that part in the
new limits admitted in 1867 for the purpose
of paying the creditors named in the exhibit,
the amount of mandamus judgments being
1924, 139 80.
Seventh-A tax of 80 cents on every 800
of taxable property, in the new limits of the
city, iuclu ling the ninth and tenth wards
certain old limits therein), for the
same purpose.
The above levy Is known as the sundry
maudamus tax for 1878, and is made in ODE
dIence TO certain peremptory writs of man
damus commanding the levy aud collection
of SAID tax, etc.
Eighth-A levy of ? cents on every 800
worth of taxable property in the city, for the
purpose of paying off the J. F. Frank man.
damus judgments issued from the circuit
court.
HEALTH ORDINANCE.
The following ordinance was passed on its
first reading:
Be it ordained By the General Council,
That the board of health shall have discre-
tionary powers to make such orders, rules
and regulations IN regard to the ingress of
persons or freight from cities or districts in
fected with disease, as TO them shall seem
best for the protection of the city against
contagious or infectious diseases, whether
such persons or freight are coming or being
transported into or toward the city, by river,
railroad or otherwise.
- deputy United States marshal again ap-
peared and served Peremptory mandamus
on the council for the sum of 81, 1892 "a in
favor of Mary Lyle.
After CrS1Sactlng some MINOR business Inc
council adjourned oyer 10 three o'clock next
Tuesday afternoon.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The board met at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and Alderman Jones was called to
the chair.
Various accounts passed at previous read
ing passed a succeeding reading.
The deputy United States marshal served
mandamus to the amount OF $685.
300. Service was acknowledged.
Resolved, That the city attorney and mayor
attend personally to all suits and save the ex-
pense of service on each member of the gen.
eral council, and to make monthly report of
all such suits.
Account of UDion iron works, for lamp
posts, passed second reading.
Petition of I. J. Barchus granted, having
been approved by the FIRE committee. That
of John H. Mitchell & Co. was also granted,
being of a similar nature.
Petition of the Mississippi and Tennessee
to run their track to center of
the landing, was granted, on the condition
that the road subscribes $4,000 to any COM