Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-29
The Ward Committees Of the Relief
Committee Fix Places of Meet.
Ing and for Applications
for Help.
GO THERE
MEMPHIS, August 20, 1878.

MEMPHIS, August ~, 1878.
The citizens relief committee, in regu
lar session, authorized aud empowered
the working committee to adopt such
rules aud regulations with regard to the
several ward committees as they may
think advisable.
In pursuance, therefore, Of said reso
ton, we beg to announce the following
rules governing the sub committees in
the wards they represent, and hope, for
the good of all, they will be faithfully
aud energetically executed.
l. Each ward committee to have some
place designated in the ward where the
committee shall meet at stated times
each day, to whom all applications for
relief shall be made; aad in no case shall
relief be granted to persons who are able
to be removed to one or the other of the
camps.
2 Persons entitled to rslief are such
as are afflicted and unable to be re
moved, and then orly two adults to each
one sick, they being necessary to attend
to the wants and necessities Of the al
aicted.
3. 1t is especially enjoined upon each
Of the ward com nttees that they guard
well not only the interests Of a generous
public, but the welfare OF the citizens Of
the ward they represent. See that those
entitled to relief receive substantial aid,
by making personal visits throughout
their wards, and that two Of each ward
shall sign a requisition for supplies,
which shall be countersigned by the
chairman Of the working committee,
a. All members Of the ward commit.
tees are requested to pledge themselves
that they will investigate every applica.
ton for supplies, and any vacancy oc.
curing in either ward will be promptly
filled by the working committee, upon
the Recommendation Of the respective
wards.
The following are'the ward commit
tees, with place and time Of meeting:
First ward-John L Eichberg. John ]
Duffy, P c Kennett, A Stevenson
Meets every morning from $3.50 to 10
a. IN, on Market street, rear Of Renkert'a
drug store.
Second wnrd--D F Goodyear, F Mar
shall, Rev E G Slater, Henry Trobridge
Meets corner Main and Poplar streets
every morning from to 10 am.
Third ward-W P Proud6t, c Mac
cabe H A Gri0sby. Vacancy to Gil
Time and place Of meeting not yet fixed
Fourth ward -Thomas Randolph, H L
Briukley. Two, and probably three, va.
cancies in this ward. Time and place Of
meeting not yet fixed.
Fifth ward-Hon John League, James
Cleary, W Alexander. Meets every
morning from II to II, Beal street mar.
ket.
Sixth ward-L E Wright, c G Fisher
Vacancies to be filled aud time and
place Of meeting not yet determined.
Seventh ward-W E Mcclure, W A
wbCatley, S Il COe, V Chalmers. Time
and placs of meeting not yet fixed
Eighth ward-Rev DR. Harris, G F
Conn, S NJ Jobe, John S saier, Captain
James Glass. Meets every morning from
8 to 10, BAG Poplar.
Ninth ward-A 7 Lacey, ] P Crews,
Jas Lott. Meets every morning from 8
to 10, corner Fifth and Looney streets,
Chelsea.
Tenth ward-W ] Hobson, Geo Wood
Vacancy to be fill4d, and time and place
Of meeting to be determined.
Committee viii sndsSvor to employ
physicians soon as they can be obtained
| LIE WRIaHT, Chairman.
| DE- G0opYEAB, seo'y.