Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-11
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting OF ihe Lesis.
IaliSe Council.
Only RoutiUe Business Transacied-Re.
ports of Officers.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Lsgis-
latiye Council was held yesterday afternoon,
with President Hidden in the chair, and
Nessrs. Burke, Lee, Liyermore, Cochran and
kney present. The meeting wac not of spe-
oiaI importance, as will be seen from Inc
appended report Of the proceedings:
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
fetal number of srrests, 500; assault 10
kill, 3; assault TO rape, /; ENHANCEMENT, 1;
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny, /; malicious
cutting, 2; shooting with intent 10 kill, 4 /;
fugitives from justice, 8; other odenses 592.
Expenditures, $1,000 90; receipts from fines
and forfeitures, Sl7S5 20.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
Patients sent TO hospital, 81; treated al
di:penssry, 1l3; smallpox patients scot to
pesthouse, 7; vaccinsted at City Dispensary,
10; deaths, 96-white, AZ; colored, "a; births
reported-white, %; colored, 81; expendi-
lures for mouth, S20U3 60.
HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS REPORT.
Patients remaining March Slsl, IL; re-
ceived in April, SO; discharged, "A; died, 6;
remaining April Both, 30; total number
treated, $50. Residence Of patients: Taxing.
| District, 3; Tennessee, IA; Arkansas, Ia; Mic
| sissippi, S; other States, 20. Expenditures
| S107S 80; due from United States Marine
account, 1866; net COS! 10 Taxing District
$712 80.
| REPORT OF MARKET MASTERS.
North market collections, 500; South
market collections, $l66 70; total collections
S226 70.
REGISTERS REPORT.
| Amount of general tax registered, S137,
$50; licenses Issued, etc, $50, l29 10; total
| S227 ,559 10. Fees collected, S74 70.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The department was called out to SIX fire.
| enta'ling material lose. Loss 10 owners
Sl100; loss to occupants, $1,000; total loss
| S21OO; Insurance Of Owners, $500; insur
anee Of occupants, $4,000; total insurance
$4,000; insurance over loss, S7200.
CITY INSPECTORS REPORT.
Total OF fees collected during month
$40 %.
A CoAL-oIL sToREHoUsE WANTED.
MEMPHIS, May 10, 1855
To the Honorable Legislative Council:
| GESTLxMEE-I would respectfully ask that
COMMITTEES of the Council be appoin ted 10 act wit
me In selecting location, 10 be designated b
proper ordinance, to store coaloil in the city Tn
present manner OF storing oil is dangerous I
property and inconvenieny for 10 look aftel
Respectfully, J. L. CLEARY, Chief Fire Dept.
Referred to Messrs. Burke, Kuey and Liy
eTmore for report.
IKE LEASE OF LOT.
The following report was presented:
Your commute to whom was referred the pet
ton OF II. B. Sims for lease of lot between Wash
ington and Poplar streets on Front street would IT
spectfully recommend that the lot referred 10 b
divided to suit proposed lessees. and bids be il
vited for lease OF same at annual rental fC
twenty years. JAMES LEE JR.,
| A. s. LIVERMORE.
| Commute
The report was adopted and an advertise
ment was ordered for bids, stating the char
acter OF buildings and business for which tn
lot is to be used, and rates of rent propose
10 be paid, on The progressive plan.
MINOR MATTERS.
The chief of police was instructed 10 Ell
force all ordinances against psddliDg gsrde
truck during market hours.
The ordinance ameading section 163, {
J page III, digest of ordinances, passed th
, second and fnsl reading.
Adjourned.