Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-09
FIRE DEPARTMENT,

FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The chief of the FIRE department reported
The department was called to attend four fires.
Loss to owners, 500; insurance of owners,
$500. Loss of occupants, $500; insurance
of occupants, $4,000. Total Ioss, $50; total
insurance, $500; insurance over loss, $1,000.
HOSPITAL REPORT.
Number of patients in city hospital April
30th, 60; received in May, SO; discharged, IS !;
deceased, 10; remaining, 20. Residents Of
the Taxing District, 20; Tennessee, 10; Mis-
sissippi, s; Arkansas, 16; other States, 20.
Disbursements, SIl23 50; receipts, S16S.
Patients 10 marine hospital May LIST, 6; ad-
mitted during month, s; discharged, 9; de-
ceased, 2; remaining, 3. Expenditures, $16S.
PoEICE REPORT.
Total arrests, 36O-white, 2O7; celored.
Isl; male, 282; female, rs; married, 155;
single, pos; under ten years, 3; over fifty
years, 66; Germans, %; Irish, So; United
States, 256; number fined, ia; number dis
charged, 176; State cases, II; fugitives turned
over, 3; amount OF fines paid, S29l; total re-
ceipts, S109r; expenditures, S3O0S 20; stolen
property recovered, 1895 So; lost children
found, 2; dodgers, SO.
REGISTERS REPORT.
Number of tax bills registered and amount
OF same, S2l, 045 20; amount of license is-
sued, sos IL; fees collected, $23 %; total,
Zl,fO
ing month, 1862 II.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
The gross receipts OF the inspectors Office
for four weeks in May, 1882, were $532 SO.
ATTORNEYS SPECIAL REPORT.
On the petition of Frank Sturla, to be
taxed as a telkeeper instead of a restau-
rant-keeper, Judge Heiskell repoued his
opinion that Sturla cannot be taxed as a
restaurant keeper.
Frank Sturla's rental value was fixed at
$500 per year.
MARKET-MAsTER's REPORT.
r. H. Mccain, South Market master, re-
ported receipts at $172.
HEALTH REPORT.
Yards inspected. IVA; alleys inspected, 25;
stables, 10; wells, 5; cellars, 40; houses, 1888;
cellars cleaned and whitewashed, 191;
nuisances abated, 80; houses fumigated, 40;
pieces of bedding burned, 2l3; steamers in
spected, 8. Number of smallpox cases sent
to smallpox hospital, 70. Deaths-white,
%; colored, 6S. Births reported-white, 10;
colored, 15. Expenses for the month,
1924 03.
EsrRAY ORDINANCE.
Judge Heiskell offered an amendment to
section 369, of HeiskeI's Digest, making it a
misdemeanor for owners of horses, mules,
Cows anu CdlIle W III
the streets, and ordering such cattle to be
impounded. If the owner claims it in three
days he can get it by paying 81. II not
called for the cattle is TO be sold at auction.
The pound-keepe per is to report at the end of
every three months. The ordinance is not
10 be applied to the Ninth and Tenth wards,
but it does not exempt any stock running at
large from those wards.
MINOR ITEMS.
The committee appointed to examine an
obstruction in the alley between Second and
Short Third streets asked for further time.
The Council ordered the alley opened by
the engineer.
$500 on Monroe street. between Second and
Front, and on motion the work was ordered
to be done. The engineer was instructed to
visit Murfreesboro and examine the class of
cedar and make arrangements.
A petition was received from the Desoto
Oilworks asking for permission to use a part
Huling street, west of Chester and toward
the river, to put up shed to be used as a
stable. Granted.
The Board of Public Works, except Mr..
Gavin, recommended that the work of build
ing, retaining wall, of culvert at Main and
j Jackson, and filling, be done at a cost of
not exceeding $500. Carried.
On motion the city force were ordered TO
have Gayoso street repaired from Main to
Shelby with any surplus stone on hand or
refuse rubble left from Beale street.
The Council then adjourned.