Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-11
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Only Business of n RS.,,srfn6 S,haraeter
Transacted Yesterday.
HOnthiy Reperts-retiti0ns- Kan
sar City ExcirsionIsts.

The Legislative Coancil met at the Office
81 the Taxing District yesterday afternoon
At 3 O'Clock with the following members
present: President D. p, Hsddet, Mike
Burke, NJ. Gavin. A. 2. Livermore and r.
J. Cochran.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're read and approved
The following monthly reports for No.
vember were received and filed:
REGISTER.
Fen X. Pallen, register, reported taxes
reg stered, 50 20; amount of licenses issued,
Sl279 IS; fees, S54 %; amount received
for rent, SO; number Of licenses issued
1877; number OF new members, 25; trans
fe,s, ;; paid A. J. Harris trustee, AZ per
receipts, 5000 II.
MARKETNA-rrRs.
f. Barinds, forth marketmaster, report
cd receipts for the month S62 80.
G.. J.. Hayden, South marketmaster, re-
ported collections for the month Sl7S 90.
CHIEF or poTICs,
The report of the chief oi police shows
that SIC arrests were made during the
month, OF which 252 were in the day and
266 at night white, $40; colored, 17S OF
lIt tOtdi HluiDtI VI cases, OlO were IlUGGls
16G discharged, 20 were State cases and 8
fugitives, who were turned over to the au-
thorities ef ''ih9T States. The amount of
fires assessed was S2O10 10, of which
amount $500 10 was paid; amount paid on
mittimuses, ,$i64 75; total receipts, $S92 So.
The expenditures were as fellows. Fay
roll, S28S1 e5; office ifcidentals, $40 10;
other expenses, S2SS 10; total, $500 50.
Stcien property 70 the amount of SLIGO was
recovered, and Sl002 OF taken from and
returned to prisoners. Number CT i0dgers
at the stationhouse. ace State tax paid in
court, S99i state tax paid on mittimus, S91
fetal, $l90.
FIRE REPAYMENT,
The Fire Department was called out
during the month to eighteen fires of ma.
terial loss, and TO three Eres OF iiiimdterial
loss. Losses OF owners, sl0l3; insurance
of owners, s3a 600; loss of occupants
S25e; insurance OF occupants, $4,000; to.
tai losses, Sl263; total insurance, SOL 200
insurance over losses, S49,937.
BOARD or nEAhTI'.
The expenses ot the Board of Health
and sanitary force for the month were as
follows: Payroll Of Board of Health
$3.50; sanitary force, St56 so; sanitary po
lice, 60; scavengers, $40; sundriee, $3.50 so
| Ac'stlJ ~ AlD'- = ft ttulitDtf VI patients
| treated at the city dispensary was $50, d
which 374 were sent u tlie hospital
deaths, recorded, 22l; births, white 25
colorcd 50, total, 60. Number vaccinated
| to date by the public vaccinator, 1l20
| Number OF loads OF garbage removed by
the sanitary force, 2407; and ls perscn:
were cited to appear before TIE ircordel
by the sanitary po,ite.
CITY HOSPITAL.
The total number of patients treatet
during the month at the City Hospital wa!
374; same month last year, 25T pumbel
| remaining October 3lst, 122; received il
November, 252i DISCHARGED, 237; deceased
! 26; remaining, 12l. The residence of tn.
patients received was as follows: Taxing
! district, 8; Tennessee, IS; Arkansas, 81
Mississippi, "a; other States, 252 Elk
penses for the month were $123l Ct, anl
receipts from the United States on marin,
account Sl6S, making the net cost TO tn,
faxing-District Sl0G9 Gi; net cost sam,
month last year, $l02l 81. The marin
statement shows the aggregate number o
| days OF relief furnished to be 16S, and th
| expenditures $16S.
wEGGHTS AND MEAUsREs.
The report Of the inspector of weight
and measures showed that the fees Of hi
office for November amounted to $50 81
PETITIONS.
The petition to open Auction street wa
| referred to the president and engineer 10
report.
The petition of Menken Bros, to Ia
crossing in front of their store, wa
granted, the work to be done under tn
supervision OF the engineer and flaggin
to he used.
4 N 1f rH,I
pany to be allowed to run line of pole
along Clinton and Sixth streets, were rt
ferred to the president and engineer wit
power to act.
The petition of the Gayoso Hotel Con
pany for permission to change the grad
of Mccall street, was referred to the pre-.
ident and engineer for report.
a petition was received from the polio
and firemen asking for an increase
wages, but no action was taken by til
Council.
COMMUNICATION.
\ communication was received from I'll
city inspector that the Elevator Compan
was issuing certificates of weights an
measures, and thereby acting as publ
weigher, which was referred to the attorne
Tor report.
KANSAS CITY ENCURsIoNIsTs.
The following communication was +,
ceived from S. Il. Armour, chairman
the Kansas City eXcursionists, which VIZ
ordered spread on the minutes;
KANSAS CRY, NO., December 5, 1883.
DEAR SR-lIerewith it is my pleasure to ser
you a copy Of some resolutions adopted by Il
guests Of the city OF Memphis on the inaugur
excursion of the Kansas City, Springfield al
SprinEfed, Mo-, " on S',, the c~eniHg ing Of S Saturda
5. b. ARMOUR, Chairman
To the Hon. u. p. Haddcn, President Taxin
District, shelby County. Tenn.
Rcsoired, That we. guests of the city of Men
phis, do hereby return TO our most worthy al
open handed hosts, our sincere and most hear
thanks for their unintcrmittcd attention To, ar
bountiful provision for, all our comforts durir
our ever to- be remembered stay in their hero
and successful city; and that IL will be our priC
in the near future to emulate their generous no
Resolrci. That we do return to the Mozart CIu
| OF the city of Memphis our most especial thanh
| for the very delightful hour which, through the
high merit aud generous consideration, became
memorable part of our uniformly ENJOYABLE visi
RosOtref, That to George II. NettletOn and Il
management of the Kansas City, Springfield M
| Memphis railwaS-the completion of which WI
the happy occasion of our yisit-whOse compile
provision for our very comfortable transportatic
To and from Memphis, has left the trip without a
omitted ,conVenienee, We DO return onr mo
trust, rs we do undoubtedly believe, that all Il
high hopes of the advantages this new route wi
give TO the cities 1t connects and the country
veins, may prove but feeble prophecies of u
vastly larger results the future viii bring TO a
concerned aud not least to the builders and maj
| ayers of the railway itself
| R.soired. That We do thank he Board of Ira,
of the city of Fort Scott, rs, for the very time
and acceptable provision for our hunger while v
were on our way to Memphis.
R,sotred, That the chairman be requested
send a copy of these resolutions to the Hon. ID.
lladdeu, president of the Taxing District, Shell
county, Tenn, to the Mozart Club Of the city
| Memphis, to George ii. Nettlcton. Esq, and
W. II. Stout Esq, president of the Board
Trade of the city of Fort Scott, ks.
WILLIAM WARNER,
ROBERT Il. VAN HORN,
WILLIAM X. NELSON,
EDWARD II, ALLEN,
. L. L. MARTIN,
Committee.