Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-04
PRIVILEGE TAXPAYERS.
An Unknown Committee Calls a Meet
ing Of Privilege Taxpayers, and
then Is Heard OF No More
shabby Conduct or
Committee.

The following notice had been published
in the APPEAL for several days: Privilege
Tax-Payers-Yeu are hereby notified to at
tend a meeting at Cochran hall, on Thursday
evening, April Sd, at haif-past seven o'clock,
to take into consideration the payment of all
privilege taxes. By order of Committee.
An APPEAL commissioner, desiring to give
information to the world concerning the at
fairs of Memphis, neglected some important
business to put in an attendance. He found
Cochran hall lighted up, and forty eight cit
liens therein.
On motion, w. Featherstone was called to
the chair and then commenced trouble
about a seer etary.
The chairman stated that he knew nothing
about the object of the meeting. The mem
bers of the unknown committee should come
forward and suggest something. He under
stood that Mr. Harrington knew something
about the call, and he desired information
himself as to the matter.
Mr.: Algeo was elected secretary, but he de-
clined.
Chairman Featherstone stated the object of
the meeting, as he understood it, to be-:
whether we shall pay the privilege tax over
again tnat we have already paid, or what
will we do
Mr.. Droescner, ex-sergeant-at-arms of the
old city government, was nominated sec
rotary, but he declined, saying that he re-
garded it as an honor to be selected for the
position, but as he held position un der the
old city government he declined to serve.
He had paid a privilege tax and he W ould re-
sist paying it over again, and would fight it
to the last ditch.
Mr.. Burkalow was elected secret airy but
declined to serve.
Kirk Allen and Otis M'Donald were sue
cessively elected as secretaries, but they also
declined to serve.
Mr.. Calvin, an ex-newspaper reporter, late
ut 0ln Tod fnprvz no
accepted The honor.
Mr.. Sgnoot said he was a butcher, and he
wanted to resist the paying over again OF the
tax.
Mr.. kaufman, beer saloon-keeper. wanted
to know what the meeting intended to do.
Nobody understood the matter-the old city
corporation is dead the new government is
organized. Let us do something; either pay
the privilege tax or refuse to pay IT; and en-
ploy an attorney to resist and make
a fight against the new government.
The unknown committee that had called
the meeting made no arrangements for the
hall and never made its appearance. 1t was
poor committee, and the meeting was COM
posed only of poor people; the merchants
were not present; the rich men were absent;
it was poor man s fight.
Chairman Featherstone said he wanted
something done.
On motion. committee Of i've was APP
pointed to consider the matters involved,
and report at an adjourned meeting to be
held at the same place on Sunday ne xt at two
o'clock in the afternoon.
A. Boecler, Fred Schuman, and Messrs.
Strutman and Goldstein were appointed as
that COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Farrell, known as the "Big Fat Oyster
Man" made speech and wanted a commit
tee of twenty to consider the matter.
This was voted down, and the meeting ad-
iourned to Sunday afternoon next at two
O'Clock, when the committee will make re-
mort