Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-02


Elected His Successor.
Water Works Finally Settled and Mr..
Cooke Given the Contract.
The board met as usual last night, Mayor
Payne presiding, and following alderman
present: Brooks, Ramsey, Hudiburg, Full
cher, Craig, Selby, McAffry, Murphy, Mich
aels, Hockenjos, Heiskell, Mcmillan,
Mccoy, Luttrell, Logan, Irwin, a full board.
The minutes were read and approved.
Mayor Payne made the following commu-
nication to the board
''We are now approaching our first half
year. and the difficulties that 1 have
called your attention to before Will soon
make themselves known to us. The interest
on our bonded indebtedness is due July lst,
which will be between five and six thousand
dollars
''Some years ago the city subscribed
$15,00G toward buying a library for the
University of Tennessee They are behind,
and urging us to pay interest, as they are
needing the money badly.
1.-The Legislature of our State controls
onr assessment and collections, and, being
subject to their control and management,
| we will not come in possession of revenue
from taxation until November.
''We have received up to this time $l4,-
| 125.49. What disposition we are to make
of our Indebtedness until the first of No
vember next, is for you to determine.
81 hold in my hand the resignation
papers of Geo. M. White, our venera-
| BILE recorder, whose very lame
is synonym of honesty, integrity,
uprightness and justice. He has been re-
corder for the last IL years, successfully,
| since 1870. He has set an example for our
people that will live and on through
generations yet unborn Esq White is now
80 years old He has gone in and out be-
fore these people for SO many years, and we
| have now heard but one expression, and
that was his whole life and character is
blameless and above reproach."
He read the resignation as follows:
KNOXVILLE, June 80, 1882.
tTo the Mayor and Aldermen of the Cor
poration of the city of knoxville:
"Gentlemen: l herewith tender to you
my resignation of the Office of Recorder
| and Treasurer of the corporation of the
| city of Knoxville, to which position you
were pleased to honor me with, by an unan-
imous vote of your honorable body, for
which 1 tender to you my most sincere
| thanks, and at which time thought l
would be able to discharge the duties of
| said office with satisfaction to your
honorable body. as well as to myself, but
owing to the onerous duties appertaining to
| the said office, and the prospect of the in
creased duties attached to the said Office;
and my advanced age, l deem it advisable
to ask of you to accept this my resignation
of said Office, SO that you may select some
younger person, who will ba better able to
| perform the various duties appertaining to
said office. Very respectfully,
Your ob't servant,
GEO M. WHITE"
On motion of Alderman Brooks the resig-
on mo ton of Alderman Heisken the Ian
guage of the mayor in his address, with ref
erence to the resignation was adopted as the
sense of the board.
The election of a successor to Esq. White
was then gone into and Alderman Brooks
nominated G. G. Nelson for such position.
Aldermen Fulcher and Craig were ap-
pointed tellers.
There being no other nominations, on
motion, Alderman Brooks was authorized to
cast the 16 votes of the board for c. c.
Nelson, and he was declared elected city re-
corder, to fill out the unexpired term of
Recorder White.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, Messrs
Matt. M. McClung, j. j. Atkins, and Chas
Armstrong, cit zens present, were constitut-
ed a committee to notify Mr.. Nelson Of his
| election.
Mayor Payne announced the following
| revised standing committees, such action
| being rendered necessary by the various
| designations of aldermen:
Finance and ordinances. G. Heiskell,
| chairman, W. c. Fulcher, S. T. Logan.
Fire and police-Jas. M. McAtfry, chair
man, Jno. P Murphy, Jas. 81. Mcmillan,
JAS. G. Luttrel Jas. Selby.
| Streets-Jno. M. Brooks chairman, Jno.
G. Mccoy, T. A. Hudiburg, L. E. Craig,
Jas. M. McAfry.
Market and building Michaels, chair
man, w. G. Fulcher, F. Hockenjos
Gas-S. T. Logan. chairman, Jas. G. Lut-
trell, L. E. Craig
| Sanitary-Jno. P. Murphy, chairman j.
| G. NJ Ramsey, Lawson Irwin.
| New business. q. NJ Ramsey. ir.,
chairman, Jas. G. Luttrell, Jno P Murphy.
Grievance-Jno. G. Mccoy chairman, S.
| G. Heiskell L. E. Craig.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the reg
ular order of business was suspended to take
up the water works question.
| Alderman Fulcher, chairman of the water
works committee, reported that the contract
had been drawn up and agreed upon be-
| tween the committee for the city and the
Knoxville Water Company, to construct
| water works, on the terms heretofore agreed
upon, recommending their adoption He
| reported, also, the filing of bond for
| $25, 900 in proper form, and entirely salts
factory, signed by S. E. Cooke, president of
| the Knoxville Water Company, A Barton,
secretary, pro TEN, of the Knoxville Water
Company, and Sam. Mckinney, surety.
Alderman Logan called for the reading of
the contract and bond, and they were read
by Mr.. W. M. Cooke, attorney for the
Knoxville Water Company.
Alderman Hockenjos moved to adopt the
report of the committee.
| Alderman Logan called for several expIa-
nations of the Moses Lane plan, and some
discussion ensued. The committee ex-
planned that they haC altered the contract
from the stand pipe to pass pipe, or di-
rect pressure from the pumping engine that
being regarded as the best plan.
A question was raised by Alderman Lo-
| gan as to the scope of the bond, aud Alder
man Fulcher said it was required for the
construction and completion of the works
only.
Alderman Heiskell said he did not under
sldnu IL tnat way, ana uld OPP
pose the bond, with that explana
ton. He moved to amend by having
it cover all the period of construction.
| Alderman Brooks moved to lay the mo-
! ton on the table.
| The ayes and noes were called for and
the motion to table was carried by the fol
lowing vote
Aye-Brooks, Fuicher, Irwin, Michaels,
Murphy, Mccoy, Mcmillan, Ramsey ,Selby-
| 9.
No-Craig, Hudiburg, Heisken, Hocken-
jos, Logan, Luttrell, McAffry--7.
| Alderman Hockenjos wanted to hear from
Mr.. Hoeffer, machinist at the Knoxville
Foundry and Machine Company's works,
who has had experience with water works.
Mr.. Hoeffer was called for and expressed
his preference for the direct pressure plan
Alderman Fulcher moved to endorse the
| actien of the committee in adopting the di-