Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-01
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of the Cify Council
Last Night.

Last Night.
The Board met as usual last night
Mayor Brsnner presiding, and the
following aldermen present:
McAffry, Hudiburg, Sullivan, Hook
epjos, Murphy, Dickson, Mackey,
Burrier, Irwin, Atkins, Allison,
Michaels, O'Conner, Caldwell.
The minutes were read and ap-
proved.
Capt. w. l.. Ledgerwood by permis-
sion presented a case to the board
where Mathews and Gilbert, who
have huckster's license, had been
stopped from selling watermelons on
the street, after the close of market
hours, 10 o'clock. He wanted some
action by the board on the matter.
Considerable discussion ensued on
the question, but action for the present
was deferred.
l.. G. Shepard, Esq, on behalf of
the county, presented a request for pei.
mission to lay pipe along the guttering,
instead of under the ground, down
Prince street from Clinch to the Jail
so that water can be run from the
reservoir of Mr.. F. A. r. Scott to the
jail, for sanitary purposes. On motion
the request was granted, with the IN
derstanding that the city retains the
right to order the pipe taken up at any
| time, if it is deemed necessary.
The following bills were presented
| by Alderman Allison, chairman of the
finance committee, properly approved
and passed for payment:
! J. G. KinZel.."............... ......r..$33 A.
| Il. A. Burrier....... .................,.. 81 4E
q. J. Rule. ........ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25 81
Dispatch Printing Co... .......... s II
Alderman O'Conner, chairman OF
the fire and police committee, pre-
sented the report of Chief of Police
| Harper for the month Of June, show.
ing the number of arrests to have been
| %; males %, females /. Amount ol
| fines and cost assessed $l3775; collect.
ed SOAPS, uncollected $3.50.
| Alderman Sullivan, chairman of the
street conmitte, presented bills fol
broken rock, eighty yards from Thos
Hogerty and 2O2 yards from Muir
ply, Malone and Fitzgerald, at
$l.l0 per yard, which was accepted, tc
be paid for when used.
On motion of Alderman Caldwell
| the chairman of the street committee
was instructed to place Patton street
in good condition to protecs the prop
erty of citizens thereon.
| Alderman Michaels presentad peti
ton from O. Fraser asking the remis
sion of his tax for 1879, on account o
his property and all he had being
burned. After some discussion to th,
effect that it would be bad preceden'
| - A ID
the petition was laid on the table.
| Alderman Mackey presented peti
ton from John Corshee asking assist
ance, being in destitute circumstances
from having been poisoned by skinniu,
a cow. The mayor stated that the cas-
had been brought to his attention an,
he had ordered help given them. Oh
motion of Alderman Atkins, the &C
ton of the mayor was endorsed.
, Alderman Dickson presented an OF
dinance, to cover the case brought b.
Can't. Ledgerwood, giving huckster
permission to do business all day, pre-
yided thew do not obstruct any stree
or business house, etc. The ordinanc
passed on first reading. the ayes an
noes being called with the following
: result: sye-Allison, Dickson, Hud
7 burg. Hockedjos, Irwin, McAffry
: O,Conner. Sullivan-S; Do-Atkini
Burrier, Caldwell, MichaeIs, Murphy
Mackey-6.
A motion of Alderman HockeDjC
{ to put a culvert at the corner of Churc
and Crozier streets, was referred
the street committee.
t A motion Of Alderman Murphy
r erect gas post in front of Gray cen
t etery, was lost.
On motion OF Alderman Akin
amended by Alderman Dickson
Craig street, in East Knoxville, w
y ordered macadamiZed for about 2
feet. and a crossing was ordered