Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-18

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Alderman Allison also presented q
communication from the water works
commissioners stating that the prog
ress of the water works has been i'm
| peded for the present, and Indebtedness
| to the amount of $343 remains yet IN
paid, which they recommend the pay
ment of the same in cash or scrip. vi
the Indebtedness, $1SS is for printing
the bonds; $3.50 to Judges Andrews,
Cooke and IGgersoll; 500 to Col. .. u.
L0ckett, engineer. On motlon the
amount was ordered paid.
Alderman Sulliv N, chairman OF the
street committee, recon- meD0ed the
LAYING of 26O feet of eurbing on Main
street, E ast Knoxville, opposite Felix
Rodgers residence, and on motion OF
Alderman Dickson, it was ordered
laid.
On motion of Alderman Irwin, Wm.
Joiner, who was present, by permls-
sion presented q complaint In the
name ofsome fourteen families in the
fiat above Beach's mill. on First
creek. where they are ove1f1own by
water turned off from Mabry street,
doing much damage to all the inhabla
3 tants.
Alderman Mackey testified to the
necessity of some relief In that To-
cality.
/ Alderman Sullivan, chairman of the
( street committee, explained that the
1 matter would be remedied as soon as
the weather would permit. The con.
| Rod mt nd VIZ n
= from being done.
Alden man Dickson presented pc.
tit,on from George Farmer, colOred
asking privilege to huckster on Gay
street, on account of i'll health.
Alderman Burrier also presented 9
g. petition, asking the privilege to Mr.
d V. Lotspeich's little boy of selling
O. apples, watermelons, etc., in vacant
b place on Gay street.
" After some discussion, Alderman
L Dickson offered an ordinance to covel
g. the case, which passed on first reading
!. and goes over, on account of failure
! TO suspend the rules.
Alderman Allison offered an crdi
nance granting the right of way OF
the south end of Gay street to tn
county of Knox, for the purpose o
n erecting the bridge over the river
WHICH IS SOOu 10 10 Dullt'
- The ordinance was passed on fra
r reading, and, on motion of Alderman
\. Allison. a commmittee, consisting O
~ Aldermen Allison, McCroskey and Al
kins, was appointed to confer will
~ property holders adj AGENT on the sui
D. ject.
Dr. On motion of Alderman Allison
n Mr.. Saulpaw, the bridge contractor
was given the use Of space on Broa
u street, north of the railroad, to fran
o. his bridge.
" Alderman Mackey moved to lay tn
20 100 feet of curbing requested by Pryo
. Nance at the end Of Morgan street
- North Knoxville.
ct The motion was carried, the ayes an
g. noes being called for with the follow
= ing result: Aye-Allison, Dickson
- Hudiburg, HockeDjos, Irwin, Nc
10 Croskey, Michsels. Mackey, Sullivan
g, 9. No-Atkins, Burrier, Boyd, Nc
O. Affry-4.
;s On motion of Alderman Sullivan
the reading of the ordinance by sec
tions was called for, and all section
were adopted-Alderman Hockenic
voting no each time-till the sectio
providing for the employment of d,
tectives by the chief of police. Objec
ton was raised by Aldermen Saliva
and Allison, who spoke at length o
= the question,
Alderman Atkins replied in supper
of the matter, and was followed b
IN Aldermen Dickson, Burrier aud Boy
~ in support OF. and by Aldermen Hoct
IS epjos and Msckey in opposition to tn
or section only.
e. The ayes and noes were called for o
On the passage of the above section, 81
ho it was adopted by the following vote
Do Aye-Atkins, Burrier. Boyd, Dickson
g. Hudiburg, Irwin, McAffry, NEGRO
u key, Michaels-9. No-Allison, HocE
nv eDjos, Mackey, SulIivan-4
ho The other sections were read an
"' adopted seriatim, and the ordipan(
was then adopted as whole and b.
'er comes a law, Alderman Hockepit
ID voting no every time.
~ Chief of Police Harper stated tn,
complaint had been made by e. 4
Nv Akers, auctioneer, that [. Joseph do,
b~ auc ton business occasionally withol
'. license, when he (Akers) pays priv
lege for the same. He also referred
two or three harnt 80 manufacturers a.
paying privilege in the city, viii
one other firm pays such license; ais
the case of the vender of the keystor
roo liniment on our streets.
After considerable discussion, m
III ton was adopted instruc:ing the Chi
OF police to confer with the city a
torney for instructions.
Adjourned.