Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-08
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Proceedings Of fhe City Council
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Proceedlngs Of fhe City Council
b Last Night. era
Il The Bpard.met 40 usual last night,
Mayor Branner presiding, and the
following aldermen present: 8 y y
T. Allisons Mich aels, sMcAfffy, Boyd.
Caldwell. Sullivan o Conner, Hook
epjos, Maekey, Murphy, Dickson,
Burrier. t}a aht Aoi az 81.
i The minutes were read and APP
proved. -
The following bills were read by
Alderman Allison, chairman OF the
finance COMMITTEES, properly approved
and passed for payment.
Thompson, Jones g. Co.......... $3.50 90
| g. +. Youpgblood. 81 90
| w. w. Woodruff & Co..-..... so
East Ten nessee Cosl Company Is 90
|, A number of bills were slso read
and go over for two sweess, under the
ordinances.
+ The bill OF Pound Master T. F.
! Locket, for boarding country hogs,
which were released, amounting to
$40 20, was recommended and ordered
paid, with The understanding that nc
other such bill will be paid. There
was one opposing vote, that OF Aldei-
| man Dickson. 'taa' f..'
/ On motion of Alderman Allison, an
acoeptance for $500. made to Carpenter,
Ross u Co., owned by M. L. Ross, WIS
ordered divided into separate accept
ances OF $50 each and interest paid
him siuce demand was made. Interest
was also ordered on a 500 acceptance
to the same firm owned by w. l..
Rogers. ,s,-. aFt.sA6
On motion Of Alderman Dickson an
Indebtedness to the amount Of $500
due TO the Misses Shetteriy, for lots
sold for water works reservoir, was
| accepted aud assumed by the board,
the owners to be paid interest from
date OF acceptance.
proposition from Thompson,
Jones d Co., proposing to furnish room
| and horses for the steamer "Allisonn
! at $3.50 for the ensuing year, was re-.
ferIed to the fire and police committee
/ with Instructions to close the contract.
1 Alderman Sullivan, chairman of
the street committee, reported an
! itemiZsd statement of the amount ex.
pended on the streets during April
/ total $780, 3tiiEt7aN i1a 3H
/ Ga motion, 1t was ordered to lay
some curbing on Spring street, Ia front
of L. Joseph's. 4 EHgtLg SO
A motion by Alderman Mackey to
lay curbing on Depot street, bet ween
Crczier and Morgan streets, after con
siderable discussion, resulted In a tie,
6 to 6
The mayor stated that he was hot
poste and at Loss to know how to
vote, but fiually voted no." aud the
motion was lost.
A culvert WIS ordered on the south
i side OF Clinch street. from Crl zief to
the creek, through Mr.. Aurin's prop.
erty. a#H
j Alderman Mackey. chairman OF the
market and building committee, re-
ported the receipts reported by the
market master during Anil, as fol
lowe: Rent Of stalls, $l69; receipts
from scales, ST. 30; total, $40 Is. De.
Quoting pay of market master and
janitor, $50. lesvee, STA rs net.
Alderman Dickson, chairman of the
gas COMMITTEE, reported that the con.
tract for lighting the oil lamps
for the next year was award.
ed to G, J, Rule, at so cents per lamp,
he to enter upon his duties Saturday
\ night.
Two oil lamps were ordered on Ma
bry street aud near Mr.. Crowley and
Mr.. Shea ia the 9TH ward.
Alderman Murphy, chairman OF the
sanitary committee, reported another
visit to the slaughter houses on the
creeks above the city. They were all
found 10 good sanitary condition, ex-
cept Galyon's, and he had:promised to
remedy that. 90.
On motion, the sanitary committee
was instructed to purchase 200
bushels OF lime for sanitary
purposes, and the sanitary policeman
was allowed an extra cart and man to
clean up aud lime the alleys d4iiysfor
the next three or four weeks. -rt5
On motiuu, chief OF police Harpes
was iustructedto order parties on Park
street and on Vine between Gay aud
Prince streets to put down pavements,
and it was amended, ordering ell par
ties where curbirg Is laid to put dow
| pavement at once. Chief Harper was
also instructed to enforce the ordinance
requiring the proprietor of the street
railroad to keep clean the crossings
between the tracks.
Adjourned tif nr Ga .aat-s b.