Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-08
Total. S11,737 65 99,586 10 140,413 "a
Interest collections for July not included $9250 SO
Sinking fund Col. for July not included. 754 80

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| Sinking fund Col. for July not included. 754 80
A deputy United States marshal appeared
| and served s x writs of alternative man
damus amounting to the sum Of $72,3 s..
The committee on improvements rejected a
number of petitions, and referred others to
| the city engineer. The council sustained the
report of the Improvement committee on the
| petitions.
]. F. Frank sent in a communication as to
| the settlement Of claims for property taken
! by the city for Improvements. The compro-
mise committee recommended the acceptance
| of the proposition, and the council agreed to
| its acceptance.
The report of the committee on accounts
was read and received.
The petition of the Memphis and st. Louis
packet company, asking for a wharf boat priv
ilege, was granted by the council.
A gas lamp on the corner of Seventh and
| Georgia streets was allowed by the council
A number of petitions for oil-lamps on Robe
son and Hill streets were rejected, while
other petitions of the same character were re-
ferred to the city engineer.
The petition for lamp on Ruth street was
granted.
The resolutions instructing the mayor an
city attorney to appear IN court and waive
all personal service by copy of mandamus
suits on members of the general council was
adopted.
The owners of property on Market street,
between Main and Market square, were Or
dered to repair their sidewalks. Other reso-
lutiOns as to sidewalks were referred to the
improvement committee.
The petition of the keeper of Market
square for an assistant laborer was rejected.
The requisitlon of the city engineer for
horse-feed was granted,
JOINT SESSION.
The mayor having called Joint session of
l,oEl
had. The mayor sent In the following mes
sage on the subject of the financial and sani-
tary
CONDITION OF THE CITY.
CITY HALL, August 7, 1873.
Honorable General Council:
1 herewith append the compuoller's statement of
the huancial condition of the city upon the first of
July last, together with the character of
the debt funded up to that date; While this is not
respects gratifying exhibit 1t shows the follow
First-That our bonded debt has been reduced
1902, 800. This leaves our present bonded debt
S2,SS9. 600, including $3.50 600 OF the compromise
compromise bonds in the hands Of sinking fund
commissioners
Second-Our past-due bonded debt is now $4,000;
In July, 1877, It was S147,000.
be1 ed @ % nST nd In J9gIy
added coupons maturing since that tIme-say 81 40
this sum we now have. as above stated, 1885, 220;
EouIthoWe owed T. = Brown, on the first OF July
1o1t S1S+ So4 HO, without interest," July L, 1919,
we cWed him, SI02,1z2 90, without interest; this
sum has been decreased since the first or July about
$4,000.
Fiftn-The city owed on the first of July, 1877, to
individuals who had paid the NicolsOn pavement
contractors the sum of SS73 604 80; 1t now owes
Sl35,O70 21-oT SI3S,529 Oh less than In July,
1877.
Sixih-Judgments obtained july, 1877. only S4S.-
67o- "a now s '52.723 %. Coupons and past-due
bonds have been paid in Judgments 1t will be seen.
Seventh Ledger balances July, 1877, Sl16,-
BlIls payable July, 1877, S35.474 9s; now,
S705S 81.
These, together with other evidences OF sundry in
debtedness on July, 1877 made S20I 1856 80; now
there only S12S,7I3 o.. and from this amount
should be taken the sum Of S23,7O6 ~, funding