Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-08
MONTHLY MEETING
OF the City Council to Consider the Re-
ports OF the Various Departments
Full Meeting.
4 Heavy Months Work Done by the
Health and Sanitary Departments
Houses to be Demolished.


Houses to be Demolished.
The Legislative CouuciI held its regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon, with
President MADDEN in the chair and Msssrs.
NJ. Burke, a. S. Livernore, r. l, Coehrsr,
Charles Kney and Lymus Wallace present.
The minutes OF the p7eVious meeting were
read and approved.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Chief w. G. Davis reported the total mum.
ber of arrests for the month 10 be 1856; white,
250, colored, I35; 2l6 white male, 81 white
fem ale, 81 colorsd N ale, A. colored female;
$50 were married and 255 single. Three OF
the number we're under 10 years OF age, and
20 over so years; 264 were natives OF
the United States, II of Ireland, IA OF Italy,
q OF Germany, of England, the balance
scattering. There were 1872 laborers, 80
bousekeepers, Is clerks, IA merchants, "a
prostitutes, 10 servants, bootnlacks, ga
loon keepers, 5 painters, balance miscel
famous. OF The offenses, 10 were
charged with assault and battery,
6 with attempt 10 kill, with
carrying concealed weapons, 2 with contempt
of Court, disorderly 81, drunkenness SO, drunk
and disordsriy So, doing businesb without
License 10, lighting 80, gambling z, larceny
a, murder 2, prewling 8, perjury 2, street.
walking z, till-tspping 6, vagrancy Is, vio-
lating health ordinances IA, Sunday law 4,
eide walk law 4, fugitives from justice 8.
Number fined 259, discharged lib, State
cases %. Amount fines assessed S25l3, paid
Sl165 go. The payroll was $269S 80, other
Expenses 1902 so. The amount Of stolen
property recovered was $3.50, taken from and
reiurned TO prisoners 1880 II, dodgers "A.
Adopted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief james Clesry reported ak 6res dur
ing the monitor the I'd, 9Th, 11th and Is b.
The owners were B. Armor, Mrs. Whipple,
Mrs. Keith, - Porter, Cincinnati Packet
Company and John Denie. There was ma
terial loss at FIVE of the fires, the Total to
owners being $3.50, and 10 occupants $3.50.
The grand total OF Insurance was Sc, 800;
insurance over losses, $2l sol. Adopted.
HEALTH AND SANITARY DEPARTMENTS.
The report of the garSsge service showed
the number OF loads of garbage removed 10
be 20S5; earth boxes, 1871; brlckbst-, cedar
blocks, etc, 1915; dead dogs, IS; men en-
poved, Is; mules and horses, Is.
The Sanitary report showed the number OF
houses inspected 26S, yards 267, houses
cleaned by order "a, yards So, water closets
inspected 4S0, cleaned by order "a, stables
80, all vs. and cellars 50, cellars cleaned by
order l6, cisierns cleaned or filled z, vaults
csiled over s. houses fnmigated 3, wsrrauts
Of arrest 10, National Board of Health GER
tiicates taken up IL.
By the Board Of Healln As sick persons
were cent 10 the City Hospital, z to the
pesthouss, 1914 treated at the dispensagy; "a
destAs. The expe SEES were as follows:
Weekly sanitary pay-rolls, 1924; Board of
Health payroll, $500; sanitary police, $40;
Water Company, $500; feed, drays, soaven-
ger, etc, 1874 45. Total. Sl96S 40. Adopted.
CITY HOSPITAL.
The report OF J. E. Black, City Hospit al
physician, showed the expenses TO be
SlO74 20, and the receipts 1922 so. Six
marine patients yet remain at the hospital.
Six were received ia May, 9 discharged, and
l died. There were so patients in the hos
pits to the account Of the city May lat, and
81 MAY SIst. Fifty eight were received in
May, so discharged, and died. The per-
centage of Isliiy was z Sc. Adopted.
REGISTERS REPORT.
Taxing District Register B. K. Pullen's
report showed the amount of general tax
registered TO be SIS 426 n, compouEd interest
tax, S1l,292 S4. Amount of licenses Issued
$34l9 %, amount of fees S72 so. There
were 212 licenses issued snd transfers.
INSPECTOR OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The report of Inspector DeGroat showed
that he weighed 1855 sacks OF corr, 1872 OF
bran, 1867 of oats 12S of pot atoes, IS of cot
ton seed, 247 OF millet, $4,000 pounds Of
hay, III $50 of bulk corn, $500 # coal, $3.50
of sccap-iro1. IL loads OF Iniscsilaseou ;,
tested Two scales. Total recsIp:s, 1881 SO.
Adopted.
MARKETMAsTERs.
1he report OF Z B trinds, North Market
master, showed his receipts 10 be 500 Tor the
month.
The repnfi OF George s. Hayden shswed
the re pte of Soulh Market to be $l94 SO.
Adopted.
RAT TRAP WRECKED.
Ga motion the engineer was instructed TO
tear down the house al No. % Pontotoc street.,
it being uDsauitsry aod dangerous The
building was condemned some lime ago, and
is nuisance TO the reighborhood. Il ID
likely 10 tumble at any time.
REPAIRs WANTED.
Permission was asked by the owners of The
property on Fourth street, on ths corner Of
the alley between Washington sGd Poplar,
to repair, the same which was refused, as the
building was not thought to be safe. Il is an
Oiu nOu-S pulil q Win be-
tween, and the owner desires to weather
board it.
CHURCH AND STREET.
Petition from L. H. Estes and J. L. God
win TO have The buttressss OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, on The corner of fernando
aud Linden streets, and which project sew
eral inches upon the sidewalk, remain as
they sre, was granted, as it would be neces-
4. l., l.. to IL h.
Engineer Meriwethsr stated that the main
wall set four feet within the inside line OF
The pavement, the buttresses projecting
tsenty.two iuches, and that when a large
tree standing there Was removed, a sixteen
foot pavement would be left
LIBRARY LOT.
Petition Of G. B. Bryan & Co. TO lease the
lot on the corner of Third and Jefferson
streets Tor coal aud woed yard, was referred
to tbs city attorney to ascertain the ciiy's
rights to the lot. Judge Heiskell stated
that the lot was giyea 10 the city by the
United States for Iibrsry purposes, aud lie
believed it had no right to Use il Ior any hing
elsc, but would investigate before making
positive assertion.
DANGEROUS WALL.
Petition Of NJ. Fl. Reilly, calling attention
10 the dangerous condI lou OF the re naming |
portion Of the burned building on the north |
vest corner OF Auction and Second streets |
and asking that it be torn down, as ii might |
TALL and Ujure his adjoining property, wss |
referred 10 the chief OF the FIRE Department |
Tor report. One of the councilmen sug- |
gesled that the building in question be torn
down.
BEALE IN BAD REPAIR.
A petition from various citizens reads as |
follows: your petitioners would respect |
folly show hat the condition OF E0sle street |
from the river to Shelby street ia 80 bad as |
seriously TO interfere with the traffic, and |
unless promptly repaired it will be imPasss-
BILE; that much heavy hauling is done TO and |
from the river at that point for whic1 this |
street is the only mode of communication,
and that sill the garbage carts Of the city |
have to reach the river by the street. Your |
petitioners would ask that The street be re-
paired at "a esrly day as practicable, as |
aside from the urgent Necessity OF the case
the cost will be much less if done now tn an
il postponed until the entire work will have
to De done anew" The petition was referred
to the engineer TO report its condition and the
cost TO repair il. Adjourned.