The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-13
SEVEN CITY SOLONS.
PUBLIC BUSINESS WIPED OFF THE
CALENDAR YESTERDAY.
Mr.. Miltenberger Heard on the Cotton
Seed Weighing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sewering Decided Upon-Resolutions,
Reports, Etc.

An accumulation Of routine and other
business caused another meeting OF the
city fathers yesterday. There were pres
ent President ID. =. Hadden, Capt. James
Lee, IT,, Col. John L. Randlc. Mesass Il.
J. Graham, Samuel Hirsch, Chas Kney
and Lymus Wallace.
On motion OF Capt. Lee, who foresaw
prolonged session, reading OF the minutes
was dispensed with, and the august body
heard read, received and filed the
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Fire-Alarms responded to, l9. loss to
owners, S9,l0l; loss to occupants, SS6,-
99S.60. Insurance Of owner, $40, $50; in
surance Of occupant, $40,550. Insurance
over loss, S4l ,2l0.l0.
Police--Total arrests, GOO; white, 3S5;
colored 2s4. Number fined, 459; fines as
sessed So, 5S3; total collections, Si,336.75;
Expenditures. 81, 26I00.
Inspector-Amount of fees during the
month, Si93.5S.
Observation-Disclosures remaining March 81,
"a; total number treated during month,
252. Expenses, $l,075.l9.
Board OF IIealth-The garbage and sani-
larry services reported fattering progress.
Expenses, S2,52l.5l.
Regster-Colleclions, S5,Sl4.I5.
CITY REPOSITORIES.
The following financial concerns submit
ted propositions to be appointed deposit
tories Tor the city's interest account: Man
haitian Savings Bank and Trust company,
no rate stipulated; Mechanics Savings
bank, 3 per cent; German Bank OF Mem
oh xata taft 10 60
Mai. Petit being absent the selection OF q
depository was deferred until next Thurs
day, and II there be no quorum on that day
1t shall be taken up on the first meeting
day thereafter when there is n quorum.
EXTENSION ASKED.
T. l.. Fossick & Co., contractors for the
stone arch culyert on Bealc street, asked
for an extension OF time for few days.
The work was begun within two days after
signing the contract, but for good and suf-
fcient reasons they believed il was impOs-
fible 10 complete Il by May /. obstruc-
tons 70 contract completion we're found in
the old wooden walls and also in number
OF old siumps 10 be dug out. Granted.
A MEXICAN VETERANS PLEA.
Richard D. Read petitioned for the priv
ilege OF erecting 6x5 feet stand on South
Court street, near Main, for selling mill,
shakes" and lemonade. Rejected, and all
trespassers on streets ordered TO skcdaddle.
This sweeps little peanut stands away.
CHELSEA SEWERS.
Engineer Meriwether submitted an esti.
mate of sewering Chelsea, the cost OF which
he placed nc S3s,OO0 The special features
Of the projected system were; Q) A man.
hole nj every intersection or change in
alignment (2l no curves are introduced
between man-holcs, they being connected
by perfectly straight lines. The changes
in the direction OF flow will be made wholly
within the man-holes; (3) no six-inch pipe
will be used for length exceeding one
block. For lateral lines the common size
projected In eight inches, though upon
Two lines. running west, ten inches are
used. These last sizes were introduced
with view TO possible extension into the
territory northeast. Flush tanks are pro
jccted ut all dead ends" To serve the
territory lying east Of Seventh street, Il
will doubtless be necessary to build one,
perhaps two, independent mains. The
itemized estimate was us follows 2,55C
lineal feet G-inch pipe; 1880 s-ineh; 2.7l.
l0-inch; 3SS Pinch; 3SS l5-inch; 1888 Is
inch; |, l25 20inch; total, q ,30l feet, equa
holes, at SO, 500, thirty-fiye flush tanks
at $50, 81, 225; bridging bayou, $1,000; en-
cheering, 50, IA; total, $4,000.
Mr. Graham made ringing off hand
speech In support OF the outlay by th'
council, aud moved that the amount b,
fixed at $4,000 during the present year
Mr.. Randle seconded the motion, and II
was carried unanimously, Mr.. Wallac,
declining 10 vote, ON the ground, IA h'
expressed Il, that tho complaint would
rome from South Memphis that Mr. Gra
ham could accomplish things, and III
(Wallaccl was bump on log.
SIDEWALK BIDS.
w. y. Jockey proposed 10 lay the follow
Ing sidewalks with Stewards gTanolithi
pavement ior the prices annexed TO each
The city 10 furnish the broken stone
station.house sidewalk, 500; on Sccon,
street, in front Of stone yard, sos; OF
Second street, east side Court square
Si,420. Action deferred until the pro
posed purchase by the city Of the propert,
corner Second and Washington Is settled.
1T WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING.
The following report Of committee oil
the complaint VI merchants relative TO ex
orbitant charges for inspecting scales wa
To &c Honorable Council Board Of the TaSIn
District
Your committee, 10 whom was refere'
the petition OF a number OF merchants ask
ing reduction Of inspection charges o.
scales, herein report that they have full
investigated the matter and feel satisfe'
that there Ia n misunderstanding on thei
part, they not having July investigated th
matter and compared the present charge
with the former rates, for by comparison
YOU will see that the fees are less tina
heretofore on all scales enumerated In th
former ordinance. II Is true that thcr
arc some scales mentioned In the new Of
dinance that are not named In the old Of
dinancc, but 10 place this matter beyon
any reasonable cause OF complaint on Oh
part OF citizens, We recommend 10 you
honorable body 10 10 change the prcsef
ordinance 10 make Il conform 10 the follow
ing rate OF charges for each inspection
hoping 10 satisfy all parties
Track or railroad scales mot more than twice
annually unlcs ordered .....-.,. ..........;; %
Hoppe acaleS (nol noc ihsn twice annually
unlcs orlcrcd........
NacOn anlca, quarterly y
pornan OF platform sals- quarterly ,........;,..
Cotton ucales aud sieClyurfis, quarterly cach..
counter sqilcs and spfins halancos, quarterly
No drayagc 10 be charged unless callC
upon for special inspection, and then,
the party prefers, they can furnish the
own draws
AS 20 The matter Of drayago mentiou'
In petition We have 10 report that this