Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-17
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of 'the Ofty CeunciT has
Might,

following Aldermen present ::
Lyons, Allison, Harris, Stephen
son, Sullivan, Shea. Hockenjos,
Lewis. Dickson.l Burrier.I Irwin,
O'Conner and Albers.
Capt. IT. 81. Taylor, as attorney for
Mr. Lainarg of New York. and Mrs.
Fowle. of Virginia, made some state
ments with regard to some past due
coupons held. by. these. parties. On
nearly $500 ofsthe same judgment has
been taken, and on 1915 suit will be
brought at once if no steps are taken
by the Board. He merely presented
the matter for their consideration.
County Court Clerk j. F. J. Lewis
being present furnished as required by
law an aggregate of the assessment of
property IN thererporation4 for taxa
tion for the year 1871 ' 80 E''~ .
The aggregates Of the city are shown
up as follows, compared with last
years aggregates:
1879-Polls, l ,68l; personality, $434. :
567; lots, 2,4l9; value of lots, ST.
1872 ,915; total tax ables, So, 424682.
187S-Polls, 1887; personality, $685.
345; lois, 1898; value of lots, So, 946,-
ITO; totaItaxables, So, 495, 155. lssi -o'
By these figures there is shown a
decrease of $40, 470.in the value OF the
total taxables of the city this year
| from that of last year.
Alderman Allison, Chairman OF the
Finance Committee, presented the fol-
lowing bills, which were properly ap-
proved and passed for payment:
| c. F. Youngblood, lam lighters $500
Lyons & Mccain pbell. 45 90
J. M. Ellington & Co ...........a.... 264 81
Ramage Il acknowledgements. AIS
Alderman Allison also reported in
favor ofarefunding to Thos. Lillison
81. 90 poll tax paid ins1877, on the score
of his being q Aremen, which was en-
Upon Recommendation Of Alder
man Dickson, "a NEAR med man named
Rey nolds, was granted free huckster's
license.
At the request of the Board of Edu-
cation, through Alderman Dicksen,y3 d
motion was adopted appropriatiBg
sum sufficient to furnish. cords and
weights for the windows in the Hamp-
den Sidney, School bnilding. .s.1
Alderman Shea presented petition
from D. Crowley, asking release
from his corporation taxes for 1889,
on account of damages to property.
Referred to especial committee, con-
sisting of Aldermen Shea, Stephenson
and Burrier. AK ass. ~.
Alderman Burrier moved that the
Fire and Police Committee contract
q f~~ y
years for the room occupied by the
used as a meeting room, and as the
"Luttrelln Company have their en-
CINE room fixed to meet in, the Fire
mans Hall could be dispensed with as
q matter of economy. --tss
Alderman. Lyons doubted the econ
omy, from the fact that the colored
companies, hand engines, couldn t
acct in their engine rooms.
A motion to make the contract
above mentioned was lost, and the
matter was afterwards referred TO the
Fire and Police Committee.
Alderman Dickson, of the special
committee, made verbal report in
the matter of the charges brought by
Alderman HockeDjos against the po'
lice for watching and spying on Gay
street on Sundays. In his remarks
he said the police had done their duty
as the committee thought. Alderman
Lyons thought the report should be in
writing, and published as yindica-
ton of the police against charges
made by Alderman Hockenjos. On
| motion, the matter was referred back
/ to the committee.
On motion of Alderman Lyons, the
Sunday observance law was so amend
ed as.to make the penalty for violation
i SIS, Instead of $40, so as to make it In
compliance with the State law.
/ Alderman Dickson read petition
FROM Hunter & Co., asking to be
allowed to keep their large blue barre
as q sign on the sidewalk. Alderman
Stephenson presented similar petit
ton from various other business men
Referred to the Street Committee.
AS to the rate of taxation for the
year 1879, Alderman Sullivan moved
to make the tax $1.O0 on the hundred
the same as for the year before. ,t
Alderman Burrier moved, as al
amendment, to make it"$1'25 on TIM
hundred sa sse5tDlf:s:23 - T" s. etoe @
Much discussion ensued pro anC
con-, and Recorder White was called
upon and made brief statement o
the condition of affairs financially
which was anything but cheerful.
The vote was called on the amend
ment of Alderman Burrier, ia yoring .
tax of SIPS, with the following result
" Aye-Burrier. Lyons. Shea-3. l5-sa
| No-Allison, a ibers, Dickson, yHar
ris,s. Hockepjos. Irwin, Lewis, .O'Con
ner, Sullivan, Stephenson-10. ..sa.. > {
Then came vote on Alderman
Suilivan's motion, as follows: s5 Z. e ~
Aye-Allison, Al ers. Dickson, Har
ris. Irwin, Lewis, O'Conner, Stephen
SON. Sullivan-9. - ~
No-Burrier. Hockenjos, Lyons
Shea-4. EHbH-1 a Bred.
Carried. and the tax is fixed at 5
per 500 for the year 1879. q A -.
: On motion of Aldermen Burrie
. and Stephenson, the Finance Com
mittee was instructed to issue an ad
ditional $5 900 of scrip for the benefi
OF Recorder White in meeting de
? mands on him. = .CJ AM = ,I1a
> AS to the matter mentioned b,
Capt. Taylor on motion of AldermaI
. Allison, Recorder White was in
structed, after much discussion, to sc
! aside the first monies that come int
his hands out of lthelevy of 1879 70
the payment Of those judgments rep
resented by him as attorney. ~ 5ssa
Il Adjourned. .5oi 2 g t9a@.e1
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