Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-10-07
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of the City Council La
Night.

Proceedings of the City Council Last
! Night.
The board met at the usual hour last
night Mayor Payne in the chair, and
the following aldermen present:
Michaels, Brooks, Luttrell, Full
cher Selby, Murphy, Hudiburg, Hook
enjos, McAtfry, deiskell Craig, Ramsey,
Mccoy, Mcmillan, Irwin.
The minutes were read and approved.
Mayor Payne read communication, ad-
monishing the members of the board
/ against wreckless expenditure of money
for curbings, crossings, &c, instead of
looking after the financial standing and
revenue of the city. He called attention to
the necessity of looking after the assess
ment and collection of privileges and taxes.
| He stated that he had a communica-
ton from Comptroller Nolan, naming
the amount to which the city is entitled as
tax on the different railroads. Said amount,
he said, is less than one third of the assessed
value. He called the attention of the board
| to the matter. He also called attention to
! the recent indictments for nuisance against
! the board and called attention to that mat
i ter. He recommended an act stopping at
once the laying of pavements by the city,
|
Alderman Mccoy stated that Geo. M.
White, Esq, formerly the city's venerable
recorder, was present, and the alderman
addressed the board in the following Ian
guage:
MIR. Mayor and gentlemen of the Board !:
Our esteemed and worthy friend, George
| M. White, who served the city for many
years as recorder, and owing to the great
increase of labor to be performed and the
| fact that his physical strength would not
allow him longer to perform the duties of his
office, he offered his resignation, and it was
accepted, with regrets that he could no
longer fill the responsible position; and the
board was 10th to lose the services of SO
| good man; yet, at his own urgent request,
we accepted the resignation.
MIR. Mayor and gentlemen of the board ::
1t is useless for me to try to say anything
that will add new lustre to the public and
private life of our venerable recorder.
He needs no word of praise from me or
this board His fidelity to trust re
posed; his love of justice, of truth of right
| and the faithfuIness shown in conducting
the affairs and interests of the city as re-
corder, are no uncertain language They
speak for themselves. Would to God that
we had such men as George M. White to
| fill all offices of trust and responsibility, and
we would have better times.
And now, Mr.. Mayor and gentlemen of
the board, it affords me much pleasure to
present. in the name of this hoard of
I mayor and aldermen, to Geo. M. White, re-
corder, this small token of friendship and
love; our appreciation of services. (The
| speaker here presented handsome and
substantial gold headed cane, inscrbe as
follows: Presented to Geo. NJ White,
Recorder, by Mayor and Aldermen, city of
Knoxville, A. ID. 18S2.'O
This is indeed small Offering neverthe-
less the motives and designs that prompt
the Offering are as large as the universe
And, while you lean upon this staff as you
journey along down the hillside of life, we
trust that pleasant recollections of the
board of '62 will ever be cherished in your
memory. Accept this little token of friend
/ ship, with the best wishes of the board of
~.
Appropriate remarks were made by May
or Payne and Alderman Heiskell, and Esq.
White accepted the presentation, which was
all entire surprise, with feeling and touching
| remarks.
| The following bills were read by Alder
man Heiskell, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, properly approved and passed for