Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-07
HOSPITAL REPORT.

Number of patients remaining February
%, 1882, 103; patients received in March, los
patients discharged in March, "a; patient.
e deceased in March, ID; patients remaining
March 3lst, Ill; total number treated, 20S
percentage of mortality, 81. Residence Of
nessee, Is; Mississippi, 20; Arkansas Is;
other States, 81. Disbursements, 81, 146 8l4
receipts, $175 so. Marine Hospital-Patients
LIST March, Z; patients admitted during March,
9; discharged, Z deceased, l remaining March
3lst, 8. Expenditures, SI75 80.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
The Inspector, George B. De Groat, re-
ported collections for the month at S433 II.
MARKETMAsTERs' REPORT
r. III. Mccain, South Marketmaster, re-
ported collections at S154 so; Mr.. Bsrinds
| Sorth Marketmaster, at $40.
! POLICE REPORT.
Total number of arrests, Al; white, 23S;
colored, 176; male, 364; female, so; married,
1873; single, 276; number fined, 200; number
discharged, 157; State cases, z; fugitives, g.;
fines paid, $742 so; total receipts, S1OSI
total expenditures, s2963 20; stolen property
recovered, Sab; lost children found, 4;
dodgers, 122.
| REGISTERS REPORT.
Amount of tax bills registered, $780,
961 SO; amount of license, $751; so; amount
collected for fees, ETC., $l03; rents collected,
| 1926.
| TO BRING SUITS.
| A report was received from Judge Heiskell
| upon the legal question submitted to him as
to the Districts liability for deficit on the
Vance street subscription list, and the nature
| of the councils liability. He stated that be
| found no guarantee of this list by the gov
eminent except that "shonld the subscribed
| cum be not paid in whole and in part, the
Memphis Stone and Gravel Company shall
have first lien or claim on all taxes past
! due and unappropriated up to October ],
| that under the contract the company must
use all proper and legal means to compel
payment. The report was received and the
attorney was instructed to bring suits against
delinquents.
CASES OF THE DISTRICT.
Judge Heislxell made his eleventh quar-
terly report Of the legal business of the gov
eminent from January 5, 1882, to April T.,
1882. The following extract was made:
The following cases have been disposed of in
favor of the government: Fairman Rogers
and five others brought writs of mandamus
before Judge Pierce to compel your govern
ment to levy taxes to pay old city bonds and
coupons. He held that this could not be
done, and dismissed the petitions in each OF
the five cases. By agreement, three of the
cases are taken to the Supreme Court.
Bank of Commerce Is. G. B. Fleece: This |
case has been finally determined in the Su- |
preme Court of the United States. 1t in |
volved two important questions. 1.) Does ;
the exemption of the bank charter cover that |
part of the bank building not used for bank |
ing purposes? ~ Does this exemption |
cover the property bought by the bank for !:
debts or under trust deeds and held by it? I
1t was insisted for the bank that both of these /,
questions should be decided in the affirma-
tive. But the Supreme Court of the State |
and the Supreme Court of the United States
both answered both questions in the negative |
and against the bank. So that they both
held such property subject to taxation.
In the case of Loudon Us. Memphis, which
was revived against your government in the
Supreme Court of the United States, it was
attempted to rescind a contract which
Loudon made with the old city. This the
Circuit Court held could not be done, and
Loudon appealed to the Supreme Court of
the United States. He was defeated there,
the court holding that the judgment below
should be affirmed
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
The department was called out during the
month TO fires sin the city limits attended
with material loss twelve times; other alarms
three; loss of owners, 54,953; insurance of
owners, $50, 300; loss of occupants, 500; in
surance of occupants, $1,000; total loss,
SIS, 053; total insurance, ST., 300. Seven of
these fires were incendiary and two were
caused from smoking gnats.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Loads of garbage removed, 1905; earth
boxes removed, 1857; inspections made, $50;
privy-vaults cleaned, 229; vaults filled, 81;
notices served TO make sewer connections.
142; houses condemned and DESTROYED 6;
yards cleaned, %; houses funigated, 81;
mattresses burned, 10; pieces of bed-clothing
burned, 25; cases of smallpox sent to the
pesthouse, 81; expenses, $2501 So.
PETITIONS.
petition of Mrs NJ Z. Bennett and f.
w. Mcmillan, asking that certain buildings
on property on the northwest corner of Mad
lson and Second streets be allowed to remain
as they are until the expiration of their
lease, they pledging themselves to put the
premises in good sanitary condition at once,
was referred to the president, chief of the
ire department, and the engineer.
A petition from the Valley Oil Mills and i,
others, requesting the council to grade and
'ound up Clinton street from Beale to Pom
otoc, and ALEC Linden from Shelby to Ten ,
iessee, was granted.
A petition from B. Vaccsro, asking for ,
time in which to collect assets to
meet the expense of widening and repairing F,
he sidewalk in front of several pieces OF &,
property belonging to the heirs and devisees ,
II Paul Cicalla, was granted.
A petition from the various agents repre- +
eniing the foreign insurance companies do !
ng business in the Taxing District, request a
ng the council to appropriate i've per cent. | n
ZACH year of the 500 paid by each of the /"
for the purchase and stationing 3
II such hre-a alarm boxes as the Judgment of ! q
he chief Of the fire department may direct, v
md especially requesting that the box at F
Union and Front streets, and one at the levee, | Q
Re paid for out of the fund, was rejected for | =
want OF authority. .
A petition from several taxpayers and res +
dentsin the vicinity of Bull Run and Ex- +
,haDge street, and Bull Run and Alabama, +
or two gas lamps, was referred TO the presi- +
lent with power to act.
4 petition from w. w. Young, for permits 4
ion to repair frame building in The yard n
,ack of No. sc Court street, was granted. /
PROPOSITIONS u
A proposition was received from Z. F. c
3ettis to superintcnd and perform the paw "
De of Beale street with district force at a a
ost of twenty to twenty-five per cent. cheaper s.
han any contract force, and in far better "
nd more satisfactory manner in all respects. Il
The bids for paving Beale street we're e
pened and laid over. a
4 proposition was received from Joe J.
Davis to make garbage boxes according TO a
ubmitted pattern for 500 each.
A proposition was received from Fred
1uhn to continue as scayenger for $50 per
Month, providing the council paid an imme-
late advancement of $500 to remove his
machinery to point three and a half miles
Glow the city. The offrr was rejected, and
ne original contract ordered TO be enforced.
The following resolution was offered by
1r. Burke:
WHEREAS, Kane & Lucas have allowed the use
part of their tarpaulin house, on the levee, for
hose carriage and hre-alarm box, and also desk
)oIn for the wharfmaster; therefore, be it
Rtsolued, That all past-due and future ground
mt said house be RENTED long said
ouse is used by the Taxing District authorities
II such purposes. II
On motion, the president appointed Messrs. y
.ney, Burke and Lee a committee on the al
Establishment of an abattoir south of the city.
The council then adjourned.