Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-22

following aldermet present:
Allison, Atkins. Iudiburg, Cruza, Bur-
rier, Michaels, Boyd, Sullivan, Hockepjos,
Mackey, Murphy, Irwin.
MIR. Reps Jones was sworn in and took
| his seat as alderman from the fifth ward,
ia the stead of ex Alderman McCroskey,
and was assigned TO the same positions on
! com mittees.
! The following bills were read by Alder
man Allison. chairmsn II Of the finance COM
mittee, properly approved and passed for
payment:
James Stillman 5000
Burr & Terry 1.s0
Malone s. Murphy L57
w. w. Woodruff s. Co. 2.36
Central Coal Go. SEQ
James OConner & Go. 9.75
Alderman Cruze, Chairman of the gas
com miLtee, reported tnat G. j. Rule had
surrendered his contract for lighting the
oil lamps and the committee had employed
f. L. :Iockett in his stead. He also stated
that they had agreed to allow Rules two
bills, S2z.70 and $500: with deduc ion of
$3.50 for broken ohimneys Oh the latter.
On motion, the action OF the commit e
/ was ratified.
On motion Of Alderman Burrier it was
ordered tat three months pay, at the rate
| OF PlOo pc dilAuLui WHICH MAS VOleQ 10 O.
| B. Burleson, as engineer of Fountain Fire
company, be paid TO Jacob Kessler, who
has mad charge of The engine since the
withdrawal from the police force and de>
partrre from the city of Mr.. Burleoon.
A petition from number of citizens was
presented ny Alderman Hockepjos, ask
ing for some repairs to the pavement
on Cumberland street, was presented
! and referred to the street committee: ::
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Nelson street, and the matter of putting
some macadam on Churchwell street, near
the mouth of Second creek, asked for by
Alderman Allison.
Alderman Allison spoke of the fact that
there is crying neea for additional room
for Our public schools, and stated that
when another building is procured Or
erected it should be west of Gay street,
from the fact that there are meme of the
school buildings in that portion of the city.
/ He moved the appointment of commit
| tee of three to confer with the board of
education on the subject Carried, and
Aldermen Allison, Jones and Atkins ap.
pointed.
Alderman Boyd sad there had been
much sail during the year now about
closed n the subject Of the city's monthly
! Je obtained He had undertaken to look
the matter up, and found, in the possession
Of ex-Alderman McCroakey, five of the
bills, for the months of February June, in
! elusive. He thought there was something
needing explanation, considering the fact
that there had been so many calls
and demands On the gs3 COM
mittee for the-e bills. He
said Elr. r. r Swepson, president of the
gas company, wss present, and could
probably enlighten the board.
| MT. SWep1on stated that for the first six
months of this year the company had
rendered regularly the bills 10 the chairs
man of the gas comDitiee, ex-Alderman
NJ. e. Dickson, but inGemueh as the bills
were no. even .pre3entct !, and no action
taken, there had bce en- 10 mere rendered.
1t had been said the c.use OF the
bills not being pge-entc1 was that they
were waitinp on the sp 2ia' ge7 committee, g,
consisting o. Aldermen Il oCroskey, Al
lison and Boyd to inVC gate the COM
SUMPTION of gf3 and repol,. Mr.. Swepson
thought this co onmii.co owed it ID he ci.i-
Zans, the council, them -elvC7 and the gas
company 10 make 'feir repoI but they
had no. done it.
Alderman Allison, speaking for this
special committee desired to slate that all
their interCour-e with Mr.. Swep on had
been entirely ple. m. and he had been
more than willing to -Irnish them any in
formation, and they had no fault to find
Win MIN or inc company,
On motion the ga3 committee was direct.
ed to confer with Mr.. Swep- on and get the
gas bills for the entire year and present
them at the next mcc.iDg. The bills, above
, referred 10, were turned over to Chairman
Cruze.
j Alderman Alli-on again called up the
ordinance, on the supiect of taxation
which ws9 offered by him at previous
meeting and its consideration poctponcd
/ Oal
inst. He stated that he ordinance doc3 mo-
contemplate any ncrea.e OF taxation, al
! it has been errono3usly construed K
do. The provision OF the ordinance
is to divide up the ra:e Of taxation. which
| has already been fixed at 80 per cent
Three-fourths Of ono per cent. is TO bt
levie3 for general purpo-es, then i've
sixteenths for school purpo-og, the same
for the ,e1tingu'shment OF pat due inter
est, and two-sixteentbs for the University
debt, these three to be in the shape Of spe
cial taxes. 1t also contemplated tho is
T suance OF q new series of scrip in accord
ance with the above provisions. HI
offered it for passage on first reading.
Alderman Mackey oppo ed the ordi
nance, pronouncing it class legislation, and
said It discriminates against the Workmer
on the streets and policemen, who are the
bone and sinew Of the land.
Alderman Burrier spoke in favor Of the
ordinance, saying it was the only way, a;
+ Q could see, of getting out of our fnancia
difficulties and avoiding endless suits on
over due interest, etc. He said the scliI
now out will have to be :eceived for taxes
however.
Aldermen Boyd and Sullivan opposed
The bill, saying that il addition to discrim,
mating against class Of citizens, il
would acc ompiish nothing, for the reason
that there is more scrip out than the city
taxes will amount to, and no money can be
raised in any way.
Alderman Jones inquired how much
city scrip is now out. The reply wa!
made by several that there is no means o.
knowing, from the fact that 10 account il
kept of it as issued, and there is some Out
that has been issued for years.
The ordinance failed of passing the frs
reading and is dead letter. Those
voting for it were Aldermen Allison
3 AAtkins and Blrrier, those in the opposi
ton being Aldermen Hudiburg. Michaels
Jones, Boyd. Sullivan, Cruza, HockeDjos
Murphy, Mackey, Irwin.
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