Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-24
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of the City Council Las
Night.

Night.
The board met at the usual hour last
night, Mayor Payne in the chair, and
the following aldermen present:
Brooks, Ramsey, Selby, McAffry,
Michaels, Hockenjos, Heiskell, Luttrell,
Hudiburg, Craig, Logan, Irwin, Murphy,
Mccoy.
The minutes were read and approved,
after some corrections.
The following b. were read by Alder
man Heiskell, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, properly approved and passed for
payment:
Tribune Publishing Company........ 127 48
y. +. Baumann.............. ............... 10S 20
Beach q Co, for broken rock .... "a 10
John Donahoe, agt...................... 25 80
Wilkins u Simpson, curbing ......... 399 81
j. s. Huling, lamp igh; ;er............. 29 81
Alderman Heiskell, to whom was re-
ferred the question of putting telephones in
the city school buildings, reported that he
had ascertalned that the regular price
was $51 each, but reduction had been
obtained from MIR. Duncan, manager of the
Telephone Exchange, to $40 per year. On
the strength of this, he said, after confer
ring with some of the aldermen, he had
forestalled the action of the board and or
dered telephone in each of the five
schools, to cost $4O0 in all. He moved that
the action of the finance committee be en-
dorsed.
Alderman McAffry wanted to know who
is to pay this amount, to which it was replied
that the city will have it to pay. He said
the matter was referred to the committee
for report, and he WAS opposed to endorsing
the action.
TIE motion to endorse the action of the
committee was carried, with one dissentin g
voc.
Alderman Heiskell moved that propo-
sltlon be made by the city authorities to the
county work-house authorities to take all
the city convlcts and work them. Carried.
Alderman Heiskell called up the ordinance
passed on first reading, reducing the privi-
Iege tax on merchants from 500 to SO per
annum, aud moved for its passage on sec
Ond reading.
Alderman Hudiburg said he had heard no
merchant complaining, and was opposed to
it.
Alderman Luttrell said that if this move
was taken the hqdor dealers would also ask
a reduction and he favored letting it stand.
Alderman Brooks said the tax assessment
was made on the basis OF the privilege tax
as heretofore established, and to reduce 1t
now would cut down the income and cripple
the financial condition of the city.
Alderman Heiskell made an argument in
favor of the reduction, claiming Lhat as it
stands, 1t works gross injustice to small
dealers
The vote was taken, the ordinance was
defeated an second reading and the priv
lege tax stands as 1t was.
City Attorney Ledgerwood reported that,
as to the indictment against the board for a
common nuisance, In the Criminal Court,
he had mad 1t quashed, and an appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court.
Alderman Helskeu presented bill of DIR.
j. T. Park for @25 20, for services TO a
pauper woman, i'll travail. Officer Henry
Ryan was called upon and stated that he
had been applied to in the case by a woman,
Ae.e4 svIIt fUr LIZ. AIeAauueI, UlIvu City pnysI-
clan, but he couldn't be found, and DR. Park
was sent. On motion the bill was ordered
paid
Alderman Heisken presented petition
from A. W. Masterson, asking the refund
ing to him of his huckster license, because
he was deprived of a place of business, anc
could not get one. On motion, the petition
was granted.
A pet ton was read from Col. NJ. L, Pat
terson, stating that he has learned that sew
eral frame buildings, covered with tin anC
sheet IRON, nave been erected in the fire
hmlt', aud he asks permission to erect
building, 30x32 feet, on the cas-
side of Gay, between Clinch anC
Union streets, for offices, to be made with
TN roof and iron siding. He states that b,
only desires the same privileges granted
Others and asks that, if such petition il
III violation of the ordinance, the board de
| tine the phrase ''others than non com busti
| bic material, " SO that citizens may know
what material to use in their buildings.
Col. Patterson, being present, was al
/ lowed to make a statement. He statet
frankly that he would prefer that he woule
not be given the permission, but wanted
| to have the thing defined
and wanted to get rid of these eye-sore
that are being stuck around in the fire dis
| trict.
! Alderman Brooks moved a vote of thank
to Colonel Patterson for his speech, whicl
| was given.
| Col. Patterson withdrew his petition.
AlueTHlaJl hSlSkell, 10 settle the matter
offered an ordinance striking out the phras,
''or other combustlbe material" from tn
old ordinance, and providing that walls TO
buildings IN the fire district be constructed
OF brick, stone or iron, and no othe
material The ordinance under suspension
of the rules, p ssed two readings and be
comes u law.
Alderman Brooks, chairman of the stree
committee, asked for a crossing for Greer
McLemore, and curbing ON 3rd avenue
from Deary street to Crozier, 400 feet
Ihe work was, on motion, ordered done.
Alderman Brooks asked for information a
to how he is to get rock for the Streets ant
on motion of Alderman Luttrell, he wa
authorized to contract for what rock i
| needed.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, th
mayor was autho IL d to appoint a com
mittee to locate the II additional fire plug
for the Water works, and also the fire alarm
telegraph boxes.
alderman brooks stated that an estimat
had been made On the three proposed irol
bridges over Second Greek, at Main, Cum
ber'and and Clinch streets, and they vii
cost about 81 900 each.
Alderman Hockenjos called attention t.
the gulch which runs in the rear of Mrs