Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-13
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS,
Proceedings OF the Cfiy Council las
Night.

The Board met as usual last night,
Mayor Branner presiding, and the
following aldermen present.
Allison, Boyd, Neatly, Hudi-
burg, Michaels, Atkins, Sullivan,
O'Conner, Hockenjos, Murphy, Bur
rier, McCroskey, Dickson, Mackey,
| Irwin.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Maj. L. A. Gratz, by permission,
made request that ]. F. Hsupt be
released OF taxes for 1879 on his home
property on account of the bad con-
dition of roads to his home.
On motion of Alderman Dickson
the request was granted.
} Mr.. Sam. Mckinney, president OF
the water works com mission, present.
ed a bill for $l3S for the printing OF the
water works bond and asked its pay
} ment. Ordered paid on motion OF
Alderman Sullivan.
Alderman Dickson also presented
the claim of the Misses Shetterly for
lots sold for the water works reservoir.
Mr.. Mckinney said he would investi is
gate the matter.
E. w. Adkins, circuit court clerk,
presented communication from the
} state treasurers on the subject of c1llec-
ton of back taxes, containing the
communication of Comptroller
Gaines, as was published in our
: issue of yesterday. Mr.. Adkins
stated that he was instructed
, to file a bill for the state, and he sug.
gested that the city join in with the
etste 10 the suit.
On motion OF Alderman McCroskey,
, the matter was referred to the city at.
torney with instructions to confer with
Mr.. Adkins, and take such action as is
8 necessary.
3 DR.. M. M. Harris asked permission
, to put a shingle roof, temporarily, on a
brick office to be erected by him on
Asylum street, in rear of r. s.
/ Payne & Co.'s, in the fire limit.
On motion of Aldermad Sullivan,
the request was granted, but recon
\ by a vote of s to 7.
! The original motion to grant the re
quest was put ana carried.
Maj. w. r. futile presented q pc.
r tition, signed by some 200 citiz ans
r. along Second creek, asking protection
from what was considered to be 8
nuisance from foul waters in that
J stream, caused by two slaughter
II houses located thereon.
After much discussion, the matter
was referred to the sanitary COM
mittee for report.
, The following bills, which were
= presented by Alderman Allison, chair
g man of the fiuance committee, at the
last meeting and went over under the
ordinance, were ordered paid:
H. L. McClung, $50 co
. Middleton g. Weatherford, q 65
Ramage 81 Co., co
4. George, 9 100
@. +. Youngblood, q 90
Havey, Rolen 81 Co, 10 90
Logan g. Luckey, rs 90
; A bill of $3.50 of John Lynch, for
rent of firemen's hall, was referred to
a special committee, consisting OF AL
, dermen Allison, Sullivan and Atkins,
for final settlement with Mr.. Lynch.
A large batch of bills were also read
: and go over for investigation ill nsxt
/ meeting,
The report of Chief of Police Har.
per, for February, was presented, and
shows the number of arrests in that
month to have been 2l-.males IS; fe
males 8. Total amount of fines and
costs assessed, Stills; collected, S38;
uncollected, 1915
A bill OF $33 so was ordered paid
as. Leary for rock furnished the city
workhouse hands.
} As to the establishing OF grade on
Marble alley for the protection Of The
T new "Austinn colorei school build
. ing, brought up by Alderman SullI.
uan, chairman of the street com mttee,
after some discussion, the street com
l mittee was instructed to act in cons
3 junction with the engineer and the
school board and do what is necessary,
On motion of Alderman Mackey
u the street committee was instructed to
q make the desired grade on Depot
10 stress from Crozier to Morgan, it to be
n let out to the lowest bidder, the COM
II mittee having the right to reject any
" bids.
= On motion of Alderman McCroskey
t it was ordered that rs soon as the
( county convicts establish the grade on
McGhee street, at which they
are now engaged, the street e
g com mittee shall put down curling on
3 the north side, and macadamize
the same, from the X & o. railroad to
the line Of the corporation, 100 feet
D beyond the bridge.
, On motion of Alderman Atkins, il
Q was ordered that Craig street be
- maeadamized by some gravel, 10 be
= furnished by Gen. Mabry.
Il Alderman O'Conner moved TO ad.
:, jourD. Lost.
y Alderman Murphy, chairman Of the
&c sanitary committee, read a paper pre-
- pared by the board Of health providing
Is for the establishing OF q CABBAGE sys
y tenn ia that part of the city between
d the creeks, the river and railroad. Il
), anticipates the removal of all slops
soap suds and kitchen garbage, and
= the same be done by contract; also
e providing that steps b. taken to pre-
= vent the pollution of First ard Second
creeks by the packing aud slaught tel
houses on them above The city, The
adoption of these W az sked for
Remarks were made by DR.. a. b
y Tadlock, president of the board Of
health, explanatory of the paper
4, Action deferred till next meeting.
Alderman McCroskey offered reso-
' lion, which was adopted, authorizing
I the comforting OF police powers on the
express agent In this place, in 40 far as
to allow him to carry pistol In at
r tending the night trains OF business
. for the company.
Adjourned at 10} o'clock afer tue
expenditure of a vast amount of gas
and the transaction Of very little bust
ness.
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