Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-05


went through with variety of business.
| The main feature of interest was the re-
mission Of the fine of Gillespie, the lottery
man. Gillespie appealed very pIteously to
the mercy of the court through good lawyers,
| and he got only fine OF 500 left against
him, despite the position of the county at
torney that the court had no right to remit
the fine. A fine against Gillespie is simply a
fine against the lottery company that he
represents, and that 1t would affect him per-
sonally is the verist nonsense.
PETITIONS.
A petition from A. Stewart, n. S. Ca
ruthers, and Others, TO change the Memphis
and Covington road, was dismissed
A petition of Mrs. Sarah Dent, to have taxes
reduced on property in block g. Beale street,
was granted.
A petition of Sarah c. Brown. for an abate.
ment Of taxes on lot No. l, of Hawley's SUBJ
division, of eighty -four feet on Poplar street,
Was granted.
A petition Of David Hastings, for a reduc-
ton of his taxes, was granted.
A bill OF $3.50, FROM F. r. Hunt, register,
for compiling an index of the records of
Shelby county, was reported favorably upon
by special committee
THE sINGED BUFFALO.
II. n. Alderman, Charles Harding and J.
w. Psrson, the showmen who were 30 badly
crippled by the fire on the Golden City.
petitioned for a Tree privilege to show their
buffalo, and cage of trained monkeys and
birds, and trained bear to enable them to
pay their board bill and get sum sufficient
to take them TO their homes or some place
where they can find employment. They
stated that they were left here without
money or means to live or to get away on,
except this little remnant to start anew with
in this world. The petition was granted.
LOTTERY FINE RENTED.
The Gillispie matter then came up for de-
cision and a considerable rumpus was the re-
suit Gillispie sells lottery tickets for the
Louisiana State Lottery. The report of the
county attorney ON the case was received and
filed. On motion of Esquire Holman, $500
of the $500 fine was RENTED, fifteen voting for
remission and five against.
A petition of John A. Fleece for reduc-
ton of $4,000 on each of six lots was referred
to the magistrates of the Thirteenth civil
district.
PRESIDENTS ISLAND.
Edmund Richardson by petition repre-
scented to the court that he was the owner,
by assignment, of the lease executed by
Shelby county to Mrs. Mary A. Forrest, On
the 18th day of January, 1873, for the mis-
d. meanor convicts of the county. By the
terms of the lease he is obligated to pay to
the county $1,000 on the LIST day OF January,
1881, $1,000 on the LIST day of January,
1882, and $1,000 on the 1st day OF January,
1888. He says the existence of this obliga-
ton to pay these sums was unknown to him
at the time he became interested in the lease.
He had merely acted upon informatio fur
nished him by Captain William NJ. Forrest,
and he was informed by him that the lease
only required the payment of ten cents per
diem for each convict. He further states that
in July, 1880, all of the mis1emeanor con-
l. =
crop of cotton and corn on Presidents Island
in this county, and upon an allegation of i'm
proper treatment, the chairman of the
County Court and Judge Horrigan ordered
the convicts taken out of his control. The
Chancery Court decided that this order
was illegal and void. By taking away the
convicts he says he was forced 10 pay out
damaged at least $4,000. He states that
owing to the fact that the rules adopted by
the County Court for the discipline of the
convicis W, re not carried out, loss OF Sl0,-
900 resulted to him for the year 1881. He
states that he still owes $1,000, and asks that
this sum be RENTED. The court agreed to
remit the $1,000 for 1888. on condition that
he paid the $1,000 for 1882 and gave up all
claim for damages.
GOOD CONDITION.
The following statement of the condition
of the Taxing District, prepared BY Mr.. c.
L. Pulen, was received and filed
Police Depd tneht.-Baiance in hand JAN
uary l, 1882, s45 "a. Collected anuary,
-; February, $366l So; March, 20, sol II.
Disbursed-J anuary, S2S25 40; February,
S277 81; March, 1904 80. Balance in hand
March 81, $lS,091 so.
Fire Observation-Disclosures in hand jan
uary l, 1882, S45 81. Collected-January,
-; February, S3773 03; March, $40, sol II.
Disbursed-January, $230S So; February,
1855 O3; March, S2786 81 Balance in hand
March 81, $751; 43 "a.
Lightiqg-Balance in hand January l,
1882, $2449 Go. Collected-January, =;
February, SLIGO 81; March, $9S40 Sc. Dis
bursed-February, SIS; March, $23S 50.
Balance in hand March 81, 1902 %.
Public Schoots.-Balance in hand January
/, 1882, 1892 81. Collected anuary, -;
February, S2l96 "a; Msrcb, s12,263 So.
Disbursed-Msrch, $10,62S 81. Balance in
hand March 31st, S426S %.
ST. ests and S1n,tary-Balance in hand JAN
uary l, 1882, $3.50 IL. Collected anuary,
sl7,719 26; February, S22,22s 26; March,
ST., 456 90. Disbursed-J anuary, 1857 IL;
February, Sl5O6 55; March, $3.50 SO. Bal
ance in hand March 81, sos, 100 40.
Salary, Pfiatisg and Erpeases.-Balance in
hand January /, 1882, $500 II. Collect
ed-Jauuary, S2321 08; February, Si1S1 20;
March, $500 81. Disbursed = January,
S762 SO; February, S1O12 60; March,
1859 80. Balance in hand March 3lst,
$153S II.
Ho,pital.-Balance in hand January l,
1882, 1912. ColIected-January, S1SS 20;
February, S15O9 63; March, S4634 %. Dis
bursed-January, 1858; February, sos 81;
March, 1892 IS. Balance in hand March
81, 1882 S3S77 SO.
Whdrf-Balance in hand January l, 1882,
1870 65 Collected-January, $2l89 So;
February, 1929 95; March, 1892 So. Dis
bursed-February, 1924 90; March, S276 SO.
Balance in hand, March 81, 1882, S7226 81.
Setcas, Far ng end Sanuary.-Balance in
hand Jsnuary l, 1882, $7004 ~. Collected
February, Sl055 16; March,
-. Disbursed-Janua ry, SIPS is; Feb
ruary, SI14S 90; March, 1894 "a. Balance
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