Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-05
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of the City Council
Last Night.

Mayor Branner presiding, and the
following aldermen present:
Allison, Atkins, Burrier, Hudiburg,
Cruz, Neatly, Boyd, Caldwell, Nc
Croskey, Sullivan, Hockepjos, O'Con-
ner, Mackey, Irvir, Michaels, Mur-
ply.
The minut were read and approv>
ed.
The bill of $S4 80 of T. P. Scar
borough for painting the market
house roof was read by Alderman Alli-
son, chairman of the finance commit
tee, properly approged.and passed for
payment.
A communicst on was read from G.
J. Rule, oil lamp ligher, complaining
of his lamps being stolen in various
places, and some remarks were made
by Alderman Mackey as to the neg
lect of the lamp lighters.
Alderman Mackey moved to refer
the bill Of $26 10 of Mr.. Rule to the
gas committee for invss 9 igstion.
Alderman Atkins moved to amenGs
by paying the bill and directing the
chief of police to look into the matte.
The amendment was lost and the
motion to refer carried.
The bill Of W, II. Ellington s Co.,
for various items Of curbing and other
work passed, according to CONTRA.
On me ton of Alderman Sullivan
the street committee was ordered to do
some necessary work on Morgan
street in front of Mr.. Martins lot and
lay down the brick.
Alderman Mackey, chairman Of the
market and building committee, pre-.
sented the report of Market Master
McCampbell, showing the receipts
from city scales for the month of Mo-
vember, $ll7.50; from rents of stalls,
$4,000; total, $303,50. Deducting $66
for salary of market mas ter and anitor
leaves a net balance of $237.
Aid. McCrosk ey, as chairman of q
special c. nmitt.e submitted The fol-
lowing report:
Recognizing the Importance of the duty
/ that devolve7 upon the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen as representatives of the
material Interests of our citizens. and in
looking after the gen eral interests and well
fare OF the city; and considering that the
! present time is full of great promises for
vile, we offer and recommend the passage
by this Board of the following ordinance
in reference TO manufacturing interests:
| Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen Of the city of Knoxville,
that any person or persons, company or
| companies or any OF ganiZ alton that en-
bodies the association of capital, which
| shall engage in any manufacturing enters
prise and interest therein, q sum not less
than seven thousand five hundred dollars
and upwards, shall have their property,
| both real and personal, which may be used
in any such manufacturing enterprise for its
| sole use in the line of business proposed to be
engaged in, exempt from corporation taxes
for the period of ten years from the date of
the commencement of active operation.
Be it further ordained, That when any
new manufacturing enterprise shall be es-
| tablished, which snail be in all of it's de-
tails and arrangements as to business, sim
| liar to others already established and pay
| ing taxes, that any such concern which
has been in active operation previous to
| the 1ss day of July, 1880, and having not
less than 81, SEQ invested in property used
exclusively in manufacturing shall, upon
application. be exempt from corporation
taxes for a like period of ten years
Be it further ordained, That, in order to
get the benefit of the exemption offered
in this ordinance, that a. application shall
be filed with the Recorder setting forth the
character of the manufacturing interest
proposed to be engaged in and giving sat
isfactory evidence to him that the capital
to be invested shall not fall below the min
imum prescribed in this ordinance.
Be it further ordained, That when such
application shall have been made, and the
Recorder shall be satisfied that exemption
should be given under this ordinance, il
will be his duty to issue to such parties ap'
plying a certerfcate of exemption for the
period and on the terms as prescribed in
this ordinance.
Be it further ordained, That no exemp
tion from taxation shall be granted under
the ordinance unless the terms are fully
complied with in every particular.
Be it further ordained That the ordinance
shall apply to all enterprises established
since the lst day of July, 1880, that come
within the provisions thereof
The ordinance was passed on frs
reading, by vote of 10 t) 6, and goel
over under tle rule.
Alderman McCroskey also Offered
the following, which was adopted:
Whereas, The appearances indicate tha
the plans for a system of railways north
south, east and west, which were concoctet
in the far reaching minds of some of Knox
ago, which, If completed, would establish
this city as great commercial center,
now about to be fully realized in ful
fruition of the advanced ideas of our sires
by the completion, in the near future. @
all the railroads that have been projected
and as these railroads, when built, vii
, fix the status of this city beyon,
, the possibility Of doubt, as a great manu-
featuring and commercial centre: an
: realizing the vast import of the signs Q
} the times, and in order to record ourselve
as the representatives of the people, q
being in full sympathy and accord wit
the active agents of these great railroa
enterprises,
Be it resolved by the board of mayo
and aldermen of the city of Knoxville
That in order to give encouragement anc
moral support to the advanced though
and enterprise OF the day ths
we extend to the managers G
the Louisville S Nashville, East Tenn
; Va. q Ca, and the Knoxville 81 Obi
? Railroads our thanks for the great enter
prise that they have undertaken in tn
construction of connecting line betwee
Livingstone, KY, and Careyville, Tenn
. which will give our city a direct throug
connection to Louisville, KY, and that "
! pledge the efforts of this Board to do ev
erything that can be done properly to al
{ in the completion of this great under
taking.
Be it further resolved that we also j
like manner extend to the managers of th
proposed Emory Gap Railroad and Kno1
Vile & Augusta Railroad our cooperate
and pledge ourselves to liberal policy
touching the great enterprises they hay
f, in hand.
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