Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-10
FIRE DEPARTMENT.


and filed.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The FIRE department was called out during
the month TO four actual alarms and six false
alarms. Loss Of owners, 1928; insurance,
$1,000; loss Of occupants, $50; insurance,
$3.50; total loss, $685.; totsl insurance,
$3.50; insurance over loss, 1865.
PRESIDENT MADDEN
reported that his list Of fines and forfeits
agreed with the report OF Chief Davis. He
stated that he could have made a little more
out of the boys by being rough on them, but
he was a mild president.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Total number of arrests, 365; white, 2l6;
colored, 149; male, $50; female, 80; married,
III; single, 248; over fifty years of age, "a;
Germans, 20; Irish, "a; Italians, s.; number
fined, 119; number discharged, 207; State
cases, 2l amount Of fines assessed, S1273 rs;
amount of fines paid, 1852; amount paid on
nliuinlus, SllO so; total receipts, 1892 so;
payroll, S2691; total expenses, S2S8S 20;
stolen property recovered, Sl064 So; lost
children found, 3; taken from and returned
to prisoners, Sl057 so; dodgers, 90.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
Gross receipts for February on hay, corn,
oats, etc, 1855 06.
MARKETMAsTERs' REPORTS.
r. II. Mccain, South marketmaster, re-
ported receipts at $40 rs; Z. Barinds, North
marketmaster, at S64.
HOSPITAL REPORT.
Number of patients January 81, 1882, 93;
received in February, "a; discharged in Feb
ruary, 4S; deceased, 6; remaining February
%, 1882, 103; total number treated during
the month, 157; percentage of mortality, S.S;
residing in Taxing District, Is; residing in
Tennessee, IL; residing in Mississippi, s.; re-
siding in Arkansas, IA; residing in other
States, 16-totsl, "a; disbursements S1lS9 80;
receipts, SIP; patients in marine hospital
February LIST, 6; expenditures, Sll5.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
Houses fumigated, %; at which bedding
destroyed, 10; houses destroyed, 5; houses
repaired, 4; cellars emptied of water, l5;
cellars cleaned, Is; privy vaults cleaned and
filled, 81; cisterns cleaned, B; patients sent
TO city hospital, 46; patients treated at city
dispensary, lI9; cases OF smallpox sent to
pesthouse, AZ; deaths, II; births, 70; ex-
penses for month, S122l "a.
REGISTERS REPORT.
Number of tax bills registered, 500; amount
of same, Sc, 709 As; amount on supplement,
Sl2 so; number of licenses issued, 1853;
amount of same, $1l ,037 20; rents received,
Sl4 05; fees on license, Sl15 70; fees for
transfers, SO s..
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. James: That the property-owners
on the west side of Shelby street, from Geor-
gia street to South street, be required to re-
pair or relay their sidewalks in thirty days.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Kney: That the sidewalks and
street on fernando, between Beale and Gay
oso, be repaired, as the water is running on
the west side of said street over the side
Referred IN enUinear
By Mr.. Lee: That when $1,000 in cash is
donated by the citizens on Orleans street, be-
tween Adams and Poplar streets, the council
will enter into contract 10 build gravel
street thereon, on the conditions, specifca-
tons and terms as set forth in the report Of
engineer, now on file. Adopted.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance passed its first reading that
where any building or erection shall become
dangerous or nuisance, the Board of Health
shall placard it
whenever any sidewalk needs repairing, the
police are required to give written notice TO
the owner, and the sidewalk shall be repaired
within FIVE days.
An ordinance passed its first reading that
every person selling milk in the city shall
obtain a gratuitous permit from the Board
OF Health. All milk wagons are to have
the name and number OF the owner on them,
and the health officer shall inspect all milk
Wagons at least twice in every year.
An ordinance passed its first reading that
the city weigher and inspector be required
to inspect all green or fresh meats, and poul
try imported, it being a misdemeanor for
anyone to sell or attempt to sell the forego
ing articles without first having them in
spected. The inspector shall be allowed
fee of twenty-five cents for each inspection.
PETITIONS.
From c. Weatherford, county agent, pc
tition for permission to repair the roof of
house on the corner of Washington and Third