Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-09
BRIGHT AND EARLY
Meeting of the Members OF the Legls-
IatiVe Council Yesterday Afternoon
on Railroad Time.
Monthly Reports Receiyed-% Bushei OF
Bagatelles introduced and Dis
posed OF.

posed or.
The Legislative Council met yesterday al
ternoon, with President Hidden in the chair,
and the following members present; Me7srs'
Graves, Lee, James, kney and wallace.
The following reports were received ana
fled:
POLICE REPORT.
Total number of arrests 424; white 22o,
colored 1856; male 345, female 49, married
1877, single 257; offenses-assault and battery
25. assault with intent TO kill D, carrying
concealed weapons 4, committing nuisance
2. cruelty to animals 5, disorderly conducl
so, drunk and disorderly "a, drunkenness
So doing business without license 8, lighting
%, larceny 26, proving Z, street walking .,
abusive Language 10, using profane Language
IL. violating Sunday law D, violating SIDE
walk ordinance 10, violating sanitary code
So, insane /, fugitives from justice 8, DOT
classified 81; number fined 236, number DIS
charged I47; State cases "A, fugitives turned
over 3; amount OF hines assessed sal
amount of fines paid 1896, amount paid on
mittimus S235 rs; total receipts, Sl15o 10;
payroll S2741, office incidentals $l1 60, other
expenses S51 10; total, S2804 80; stolen prop
eriy recovered, 1894; lost children found, 8;
taken from and returned TO prisoners, 1851
lodgers, IA.
MARKET REPoRTT.
South Marketma ster r. II. Mccain, re-
ported for August, $21I rs receipts. +:
| BIrinds, North Marketmaster- -F~f'or'eu
! Saz so rsneiPts.
CITY HOSPITAL REPORTS.
Patients July 31st, rs; received in Au-
gust, 156; discharged, 151; deceased, =; re-
m aiming August 31st, II; Taxing District
| residents, "a; Tennessee, 81; Mississippi, ~;
| Arkansas, As; other States, 25; disbursements,
| $3.50 10; receipts, $102 so; number oil pa
| tients rem aiming in the Marine Hospital, 2;
received during August, 8; discharged, 8;
| deceased, /; remaining August 3lst, /; ex'
penses, S102 so.
| FIRE REPORT.
The departmentwas called out during the
| month to four fres attended with material
loss; false alarms, 2; loss OF owners, $3.50
insurance Of owners, $1,000; loss of occupants
SIS; insurance of occupants. $1,000; total loss
loss, S4l00.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
The receipts of the inspector were reported
at STA IA
A petition from Helen Fitzpatrick, asking
that she be allowed 10 put an addition to hel
|
received aud fled.
A petition from the Hanauer Oil Works
asking permission TO put on their building ;
gravel roof, was allowed for that part OF tn
roof already finished, the rest OF the roof Il
be covered with metal.
A petition from several citizens TO grad
Sycamore street from Front TO Main WAS re
ceived and filed.
A petition from citizens on Fourth street
between Ssffarans and Looney streets, il
Chelsea 10 have crossings laid, was granted
A petition from Charles Kney and G. n
Erich, 20 repair the crossing on the east sld'
of Linden, corner of ST. Martin streets, anC
the crossing on the south side of said street
was granted.
the cutters on the east side OF Second street
near Looney, be extended so that water viii
not damage his lots, was referred 10 the en-
gineer for report.
A petition from citizens asking permission
! 10 Law a two-ipch plank sidewalk in front o
store No. $50 Front street, was rejected.
A petition from Charles Kney asking per
mission TO slaughter stock within the corpor
ate limits on his premises on Beale street-Wa
. granted.
A petition was received from about fit
= BARRIERS asking that the Council keep tn
= law enforced sgainst all BARRIERS from follow
: Ing their avocatien for gain on the Sabbath
r Received and fled.
MISCELLANEOUS.
When $500 has been subscribed the allie
| from Beale to Gayoso, between Main an
u Second streets, is 10 be paved.
:, Mr.. Piper's bid Tor paving from three
seven blocks of streets was accepted.
=, The following resolution was passed: Ths
when $500 is subscribed on Monroe, fror
Main 10 Second, and when $500 is subscribe
on Union, from Front to Second, and whe
500 is subscribed on Gayoso, from Hernand
TO Main, the streets will be ordered pave
with Telford ru bible.
= A communication was received from sew
|. eral citizens Offering to subscribe 1852 70
- the paving of fernando street from Gayos
to Union. Ordered paved, when S25 more
added to the list.
The ordinance prohibiting music in th
saloons passed its second reading.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO DEPOT.
The committee to whom was referred th
petition of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Soutf
western railroad reported that, In consider;
ton of the great amount OF work done an
= money expended by said road within tn
limits of the District, and on account OF III
immediate necessity for depot building
facilitate the handling Of the business OF Ii
road for the present season, which ls no
fairly upon US, we, your committee, woul
recommed that said petition be granted
a follows and no further, viz: That they pr
- coed and put up the temporary depot as p
titioned, with metal roof, the said buildir
10 remain for the period of four years,
The expiration Of which period they are
s. remove the same and erect such buildings
are specified in their contract with the Di
l. trict All of which is respectfully submilte
n JAMES LEE yR.,
II r. c. GRAVES.
Adopted.
y BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
Number loads of garbage removed, 23l(
number earth boxes, 1858; number dea
e dogs, 222; men employed, 20; mules en
IT ployed, 10; number of water-closets II
spected, 2S9; water-cosets ordered repaired
r Z: yards inspected, sos; stables inspected
s. So; alleys inspected, Sc; cellars inspecte'
y. 18; wells inspected, 2; cisterns inspected,
d On motion, C. Weatherford was allowed
e man, TO be paid by the Taxing District, IL
ie two months, whose salary is not 10 excee
SIS per month.
% A sidewalk of three-foot plank, on Ii
y vest side of Main, between Georgia ar
:, Jackson, and one on Adams, between M
= nassas and Dunlap, of four-foot plank, owl
ers to agree to the substitute, were ordered
= ATTORNEYS REPORT.
v Attorney Heiskell filed his quarterly r
6 port of the legal business of the Taxin
Of District government from April Z, 1882,
date. Suits have ben brought against Il
:. Taxing District by the Memphis Fire ar
:, Relief Association, w. A. Wheatley, WI
:, Black, p c. Bethel, H. B. Wisdom, i.
:, MCGOWAN, Sarah L. Dent, james Phela
q administrator; John Stewart ct al, B !
!. Wisdom, Charles Parsons sr. and jr., A. !
80 Huff, Memphis and Charleston Railro;
!. Company, Thomas P. johnson, Thomas
= johnson, William Knabe ct al Sibley Ma
| facturino Companv J. B. Smith ct al, WI
y NJ. Randolph and wife, H, Amy & Co., pre-
~ ident Fire and Police Commissioners. Zig
:, suits have been brought by the president
8 the Fire and Police Commissioners. Tween
suits have been disposed of since the la
report. Claims against parties for subscri
ton 10 Vance street pavement have be,
investigated, and S211 90 collected. ~
attorney has also collected from c. w. Me
calfe 500 subscription on Adams stree
D. Owners of about $50 lots have been SUI
Is for back taxes, the amount of taxes claim
he being on these approximately $4,000. II