Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-09
POLICE REPORT.


Lee present.
The following reports were received and
filed:
POLICE REPORT.
Total number arrests, SOB; white, $50;
colored, 223; married, 1872; single, 81.
Number fined, 1876; number diseh argsd, 155.
State cases, 81; fugitives turned over, /.
Amount Of fines assessed, $1,000 so;
amount fines paid, Sl266; amount paid on
mittimus, 1862 20; total receipts, S1s2s 20.
Payroll, S270l IS; Office Incidentals, S2l 10;
other expenses, 1915 20; total, S2949 IS.
Stolen property recovered, 1926 IS; lost
children found, 1; taken from and returned
to prisoners, sls72 go; dodgers, 153.
CITY HOSPITAL.
Number OF patients, December 81, 1882,
l08; received in January, 1T4; discharged,
149; deceased, 33; remaining, 100. Residence
of patients: Taxing District, II; Tennessee,
35; Mississippi, 81; Arkansas, 35; other
States, IS. Disbursements, 1892 81; re-
ceipts, 1924 so.
MARINE HOSPITAL.
Number of patients, January LIST, 10; re-
ceived during the month, 81; discharged, %;
deceased, A; remaining, IL. Expenditures,
1924 so.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
department OUT " HIc dttcuucu
with material losses, IL times; total loss Of
owners, sl6,927; total insurance of owners,
$26, 200; total loss of occupants, s445;
total insurance of occupants, $500; total
loss of insurance, S4272; grand total
loss, ST 1872; grand total insurance, 3d., 500;
iusuran over loss, s2S, 52S.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Loads of garbage removed, 2214; with
boxes, 1852; loads dirt removed from streets,
$50; houses inspected, 225; yards inspected,
40S; water.clossts inspected, SOB; water
closets cleaned, 10; vaults cleaned and filed,
Z; houses connected with sewer, A stables
inspected, 20, alleys inspected, los; cellars
inspected, 5; cisterus inspected, 2; wells in.
spected, q; houses fumigated, 10; cellars
emptied of water, 8; eisterns cleaned, 4;
persons sent TO hospital, 1877; persons treated
at city dispensary, 1855; persons vaccinated,
total, 1876. Births in city: White, 81 colorea,
%; total, Al. Persons sent to pesthouse, 6;
expenser, 1851 65.
REGISTERS REPORT.
Amount of taxes registered, S4S5 81;
amount OF license issued, $l9725 rs; total,
S2O,211 Sc. Number of license issued, 175l;
amount Of fees on transfers, 81; amount Of
rents collected, $1a5 "a; total, 575 "a.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
The receipts of the inspectors Office for
January were, 1884 SO.
MARKET.MAsTER's REPORT.
The receipts of the North market-master
were, S64; South market-master, $165 %.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Gravesi That in the future no
| railroad, telegraph, telephone or electric
| light company shall obtain permits or be
permitted to erect any pole or poles within
The limits of the -Dislrict unless they erect .
cross arm on top of said poles for and give
permission to the District to use the said pole
| or poles for its 6re-alarm telegraph wires;
and the District hereby claims to have now
and reserves for the future, the said priv
lege on all permits granted, whether go speci-
| fed in the permits or not. Adopted.
By Mr.. james: That the engineer be
| rogue sted to lay plank crossing at the cor
| ner of Poplar and Orleans streets, opposite
81. Mary's church, as soon IS possible.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Gavin: That hereafter when
contract is made to pave any street, such
cont ract shall include flag crossings on each
street crossing.
The following ordinance was offered and
passed its first reading:
Ee IL ordained by The Legislative Council,
That Second street, from Beale to Concord
street, be reduced in width from forty-six TO
thirty-six feet between curb lines
SECOND STREET PAVEMENT.
By Maj. Burke: That when Second street
| from BeaIe TO Concord shall be paved, it
shall be with cedar blockr, on the Nicolson
| or Wyckoff plan, not less than seven and
half inches deep, with plank sub.foundation
of clean heart cyprus or heart pine, creosoted
or treated with other preventative compound.
ThisNresolution provoked tie vote.
THE KANSAS CITY ROAD.
The following communication was received:
| MEMPHIS, January &c, 1889.
| To the Honorable the Legislative Council OF the
| Taxing District of Shelby county, Tenn:
| GRNrLEMEN-I have before me tran
script from your record, showing your action
on the 18th instant on the petition of the
Springfield and Memphis Railroad Company
| for permission 10 erect a temporary wood or
freight depot.
| The conditions imposed are not satisfac.
tory to the company, and am directed by
it's president to say that it declines 10 accept
of the permission granted on the conditions
contained in your resolution of January
18th, instant, and to request that this COM
munication be treated as 8 notice thereof,
and noted on your record accordingly.
/ desire in this connection to call your at
tention to the eighth stipulation of your
contract with this company, which gives it
five years within which to erect permanent
depot buildings. Yours, etc,
Attorney Springfield and Memphis RR Co.
Contracts we're awarded for 1888: For
publishing ordinsnces, etc, 10 Ledger; for
feeding prisouers, to Mrs. L. Morton; for
coal, to A. Swind; for bread for hospital, to
Mrs. J. Refs.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The board then went into an election of
president Of the Board of Health, hospitsl
physician and inspector of weights and
measures.
DIR. G. B. Thornton was reelected preei-
dent of The Board ef Health unanimously.
Considerable interest was manifested over
the election Of hospital physician Presi-
dent MADDEN nominated DR.. A. A. Laurence.
Five ballots were taken, and DIR. Laurence
failed of an election. His name was then
Withdrawn, and President Hadden nomi-
mated DR.. J. E. Black. Five votes were cast
in favor of DIR. Black and two against him.
He was accordingly declared elected. he
very gracefully thanked the Council for the
compliment.
For inspector, President Hadden nomi-
mated George B. DeGroat, who was reelected
almost unanimously.
The Council then adjourned.