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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-09
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR FIRST READING
TUESDAY, JUNE
10, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A RIVER TERMINAL
IsnAGAlICGInN

ESTABLISHING A RIVER TERMINAL
COMMISSION. 80
Whereas. by virtue OF chapter 4SJ
OF the private acts OF the general as
sembly of the state of Tennessee Tor
1917, authority Is conferred upon the
city of Memphis to construct, own ana
operate river terminals and warehouses,
and to appoint by proper ordinance a
board of not to exceed three members
who shall have direct charge ana SUI
pervision, under such regulations as
the board OF commissioners may pre-
scribe, of the operations OF said river
terminals and warehouses;
And whereas, the city Of Memphis
has already acquired and now owns
such river terminals and warehouses,
and now desires to appoint a board TO
have direct charge and supervision or
the operation OF said river terminals
and warehouses as authorized by said
act; therefore,
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the
Board OF Commissioners of the city OF
Memphis, That there shall be and here
by Is established a board to be known
ais the river terminal commission of the
city OF Memphis, which shall consist OF
three members who snail be elected by
the board OF commissioners OF the city
OF Memphis. At the first election Of
said terminal commissioners one OF
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years, one for four years n II for
six years, and at the expiration OF
their respective terms of office, their
successors shall be elected for terms OF
six years. THAT member elected for
the longest term shall be chairman OF
said board, and that one elected for the
next longest term shall be ~vice-ehair-
At the expiration of the term OF
the first chairman, or in case OF vacan-
CN Of office Of chairman, the member oil
| said commission who shall act as chair
man shall be designated by the board
Of commissioners OF the city OF Mem
phis.
No member Of the board Of commits
sioners of the city Of Memphis, and M
person officially connected with tn
city government, shall be eligible as +,
member Of said river terminal commits
sion, and all members there OF shall b,
residents Of shelby county, Tennessee
The members OF said commission shal
be persons OF known integrity AM
probity, and shall be selected becaus
Of their public spirit and business
ability.
Sec, ., BE Il further ordained. Tha
before entering upon their duties eacI
member OF said commission shall Civ
n bond payable to the city Of Memphi
IN the penalty OF ten Thousand dollars
conditioned on the faithful discharg
Of his duties, and shall take an oat'
before the mayor faithfully to per
form the duties OF his office and tina
he shall not become interested, directl
or indirectly, in any contract made |
or about the conduct, improvement an
maintenance Of said river terminals an
warehouses.
The chairman of said commission sha
receive a salary of 5000. 90 per annun
payable in monthly installments. an
the other two members thereof shalt h
paid $1,000 for each and every meetin
of said commission attended by them.
See. 3. BE II further ordained, Ths
said river terminal commission sha
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section 4. Be It further ordained,
That the a Y Of the city OF Mem
phis shall cause said bonds and ecu
pons 10 be properly autographed with
out any charge therefor to the pur.
chaser, and said bonds shall be all
signed by the mayor and city clerk, and
the corporate seal Of the city shall be
affixed thereto.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
That said bonds shall be sold at pub
lie sale. whereof due notice shall be
given at least twenty days. by and az
Ter inviting sealed bids by advertise
ment IN a daily paper published In
Memphis. Tenn, and at the option OF
the mayor, advertisement may also be
made in the city Of New York. said
bonds shall not be sold below par or
face value thereof and accrued interest.
The right to reject my and all bids
shall be reserved.
That the proceeds of said bonds shall
be used solely for the purposes nun
Grated in section one hereof. The
massage OF his ordinance shall be taken
as conclusive evidence, in favor of the
purchaser of said bonds, OF he neces-
sity Of such bond issue. and the re-
ceipt of the city treasurer for the pro-
ceeds Of the sale of the bonds shall be
a full acquittance to the purchaser
thereof, who shall be under no ohli-
CATION TO see to the application OF such
proceeds.
Section Z. Be it further ordained,
That said bonds shall be delivered to
the purchaser, at his option at any
bank in the city and state OF New
York. orr equivalent thereto, or, in the
city of Memphis, and the proceeds OF
the sale or sales shah be deposited
with the city's depository bank for the
credit of the city treasurer OF Men,
phis, who shall issue his receipt there
for to the purchaser.
Section S. Be 1t further ordained,
That the full faith and credit of the
city of Memphis is hereby pledged for
the prompt payment of the principal
and interest of these bonds as the same
respectively become due, and the Board
of Commissioners, or other governing
body or legislative agency of the city
of Memphis, are irrevocably pledged 10
levy and collect, in addition to all other
taxes authorized by law, an nnual tax
sufficient to realize such sum as may
be necessary to pay the interest Oh
these bonds and the principal as they
seyerally become due. This section
shall not be so construed as to require
a separate tax levy in behalf OF the
bonds issued hereunder, but 1t shall be
sufficient to so s~egregate the Items III
each annual appropriation ordinances
that a reserve for the requirements Of
these bonds shall be set up each yeaI
and held inviolate,
Section Q. Be 1t further ordained
That all ordinances ana parts of ordi'
nances in conflict with or inconsistent
with this ordinance, be and the same
are hereby repealed, and this ordinance
shall take effect thirty days from anc
after its final passage.
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Attest; g. c. PAsHRY. city &C..
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.


III - MA EMAIL
Office of the Board of Commissioners
Memphis Tenn, June 9, 1918.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the city clerk of Memphis,
Tenn, until 10 o'clock noon, Tuesday,
June 10. 1919. for furnishing the en-
cheering department of the City of
Memphis with the following supplies:
Approximately 100 to 500 tons refined
asphalt to be furnished under specifica-
tions on file in the office Of the city
engineer, I. o. b Memphis, Tenn, for
delivery in carloads. either tank cars or
copperage, within Is days from receipt
of written order for one or more car
loads, all material desired to be ordered
prior to Jan. l, 1920, by City Of Mem
phis.
Each and every proposal must be ac-
ccmpanied by certified checks for $3.50
on some solvent bank and made pay
able TO the order Of the CITY of Mem
phis, said checks to be returned to the
unsuccessful bidder or bidders on the
awarding If the contract, and will be
returned to the successful bidder or
bidders when the required bond for
the faithful performance of contract Is
made.
An approved surety bond will be re-
quired OF the successful bidder in the
sum Of 90 per cent Of the maximum
amount Of the contract within 10 days
after the award OF said contract.
Bids will lay open fog comparison and
consideration for one week after haV.
ing been publicly opened and read be-
fore awarding the contract, and tho
right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
BY order of the board of commits
sionerS Of the City Of Memphis.
Attest q q Cifu Clarly
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+ TO BIDDERS.
STREET PAVING.

Office of the Board of Commissioners,
Memphis, Tenn. June 9, 1919.
Sealed bids will be received at the
office Of c.. c. Pashby, city clerk, until
IL o'clock noon, Tuesday, June II, 1919,
for furnishing all labor, tools, hauling
for and materials Except vitrified pipe,
manhole and inlet rims and covers,
which will be furnished by the city of
Memphis on the work. and to do the
following described work:
Paving South Maiden lane from Gay
oso avenue to Beale avenue.
1875 square yards old cobblestone
pavement removed.
900 lineal feet, 4x20-inch granite curb
furnished and set.
1,150 square yards 6-inch concrete
pavement, including excavation.
Six sewer manholes adjusted.
The foregoing quantities are approx
mate only, and are introduced for the
purpose of comparing bids.
Specifications and profiles governing
the above work may be seen at the Of
flee Of the city engineer.
The right Is reserved to reject any
and all bids. al
The city reserves the right to do any
| or all of this work with city forces.
A certified check for two hundred
and fifty $250.00) dollars. on some soly-
ent bank must accompany each bid.
Said check will be returned to the I'M
successful bidder upon awarding of the
| contract, and to the successful bidder
when he makes approved bond for the
faithful performance of the contract.
BY order Of the board of commission :
ers Of the city of Memphis.
F. L. MONTENEGRO, Mayor.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, JUNE
10, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE

Fixing the General Tax Levy for the
City OF Memphis for h Year 1918.
Section l. Be II ordained by the
Board Of Commissioners OF the CITY or
Memphis, Tennessee, that a tax OF W
dollars and twenty cents C{2.20) is here
by levied on each n hundred dollars
N10Q. 00) for the current year, 1913, on
zach and every species OF taxable prop
erty within the limits OF the City OF
Memphis, Tennessee, subject to the tax
including realty, personally, merchants
capital. capital invested, corporate
stock and capital stock Of corporations.
The tax levy shall be due and pay
able to the City Treasurer of the City
Of Memphis, for the use Of the City II
Memphis. on and after the final passage
Of this ordinance, and shall be deln-
quent on the 10th day of August,
1919, and shan then be subject to pay
ment Of interest. penalties and costs
heretofore provided by the laws OF tho
State OF Tennessee.
Section 9. Be 1T further ordained,
that the said tax, when collected, shall
be appropriated as follows:
For the Board Of Education Of the
Memphis City Schools, the sum Of fifty
(50) cents on each 500 of assessed
valuation, to be used by said Board
of Education as follows: The said
Board Of Education shall set apart
inc sum Oh lnTe6 kOJ CcIILS VI Sdlu any
(50) cents on each 500 OF taxable val
uations for use only in making perma-
nent improvements In connection with
the said city schools, and not in any
event to be used, In whole or in part,
In meeting the usual current expenses
Of said Board of Education, AL as pro-
vided in Section 2 Of Chapter liza OF
the Private Acts of Tennessee of the
year 1917. From the remaining forty
seven (47) cents of said fifty (50) cents
levied and appropriated for the city
schools, there shall be paid by the Board
Of Education annual interest and sink
ing fund charges On all outstanding
bond issues by said Board Of Educa-
tion prior to Jan. l, 1919; the principal
OF twenty-five thousand ($25, 000) dol
lars Of said bonds maturing January
|, 1920; and operating and all other
expenses of said Memphis city schools.
except insofar as funds for that pur-
pose are received from the state and
county and other sources of income.
For Public Parks, fifteen (15) cents
on the 500 of assessed valuation.
For the Cossitt Library, four "a
cents on the 500 Of assessed valuation:
For general purposes OF the City of
Memphis, one dollar and fifty-one
$1.51) cents on the 500 Of assessed
| valuation.
Section 3. BE it further ordained,
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage, the public
welfare requiring 1t.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR FIRST A D
TUESDAY, JUNE
10, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE

To amend an ordinance passed on final
reading June Z, 1919, entitled AN
ordinance to provide for the closing
OF Love avenue, between the west
right of way line OF the Chicago, st.
Louis a. New Orleans Railroad COM
pany illinois Central Railroad com
pany. lessee), and the west right of
way line of the Yazoo a. Mississippi
Valley Railroad company, a distance
OF approximately SIS. SO la feet, but
,reserving to the city OF Memphis an
easement twenty feet in width over
that part Of Love avenue hereby
closed for the purpose of construct
ing, maintaining and operating long
distance, high voltage and high ten
sion light, telephone and telegraph
wires"
Section /. BE It ordained by the
board OF commissioners OF the city of
Memphis, That an ordinance passed on
final reading June 0, 1919, entitled AN
ordinance to provide for the closing Of
Love avenue, between the west right
OF way line of the Chicago, st. Louis
& New orleans Railroad company Ql-
linois Central Railroad company 0essee)
ana the west right OF way line Of
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
company a distance OF approximately
1851 SO Ia feet, but reserving to the city
OF Memphis al easement twenty feet In
Wluth over that part OF Love avenue
hereby closed for the purpose OF con
structlng, maintaining and operating
leng distance, high voltage and high
tension light, telephone and telegraph
wires.' be and the same is hereby
amended in the following particulars:
(a) BY adding at the end Of the cap
ton OF said ordinance the following:
Excepting also from the portion OF
Love avenue to be closed fifty (50) feet
OF said avenue lying Immediately north
OF the west fifty tb0) feet Of lot ~ OF
the Thomas Love subdivision"
(h) BY inserting In section | Of said
ordinance just after the words eight
hundred, fifteen and eighty three and
one-third tenths tsl5, 50 l-3l feet" and
Just before the words provided, how
ever the following:
Except the following portion OF said
Love avenue, beginning at the point OF
intersection OF the west line OF lot 4!
of the Thomas Love subdivision with
the south line of Love avenue; run,
thence north to the north line OF Low,
avenue; thence east with the north I'm,
Of Love avenue fifty 500 feet; theme,
south TO the south line OF Love ave
nue.: thence west with the south line o
Love avenue fifty t5ol feet to the poin
OF beginning"
Sec. 9. Be It further ordained, Tha
this ordinance take effect from an,
after its passage, the public welfare re
uuirinv Il
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aets cf the general assembly Of 1907.
ana amendments thereto, and for the
purpose OF otherwise improving the
streets alleys n highways Of said
Slly, anu Tor the purpose OF building
sewers and drains In said city.
said bonds shall be general liability
negotiable coupon bonds. payable 10
bearer, and the proceeds OF the sale
are 70 be used solely and excessively
Tor the purpose Of carrying out the
PROVISIONS Of said Chapter 7sS.
said bonds shall be issued in denomina-
ions OF n thousand gI,OOO) dollars
each, dated the first day Of July. 1919,
bearing interest at the rate Of four
and three Quarters per centum per an
mum o., i've per centum per annum,
as Ehpll be determined by the board
Of commissioners at the time 81 magint
sale Of said bonds hereunder, provided
however, that no higher rate shall be
determined upon than shall be neces-
sary 10 provide a bid Of par.
The interest shall be PAYABLE semi
an1uauy on inc tirst days of January
maturity.
Said bonds shall be signed by the
mayor and by the city clerk OF the
city OF Memphis, Tenn, and the in
terest coupons shall bear the litho-
graphed signature. of the mayor.
- 1880 may NC INklHttTtu as 10
principal only, in the name of the hold
er, n the name OF the registered owner
thereof shall be placed IN the registra-
tion clause on the back thereof, to-
gether with the signature of the city
CLERK. and the date Of said registration.
said bonds shall be subject to success
slve registrations or transfers at the
option OF holder. After registration no
transfer shall be valid unless made on
the books of the city clerk by the
registered holder or by attorney and
similarly noted on the bond. and there
after the principal shall be payable
only to such registered owner or to his
legal representative or assignee; hut the
same may be discharged from registra-
ton by being transferred to bearer,
after which 1t shall be transferred by
delivery. II may again be registered as
before at the option OF the holder. The
registration of the bonds as to prin-
cipal shall not restrain the negotiability
OF the coupons by delivery merely.
" bonds shall he numbered con
secutively from number one to num-
Der two hundred, both inclusive, and
without privilege Of prior redemption,
snail mature as follows:
NJ 4
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LICENSES.

Theresa Koenig to e.. l., Jones, Ma
mie Douglass to r. L. Bledsoe, Clandell
Tyber TO James Mhoon, Rosa Marine
TO Charles Sanfellippo, Sarah y. smith
TO Edward Hood, lrma Louise Mcmahon
to John Robert Turner, HIKE Marie
MYERS to r. n. Horne, Nora Mcnamara
to II. W. Lawrence, Lucille Jordan to
s.. NJ. GUN.
Bessie Turner to Willie Hoskins,
pinkie Humble to James Valentine. Lee
dora Massey TO George Garden. Willie
Our to Czech Harris, Amanda Hunt to
Samuel 7. Brown. Polly Williams TO
Little King. Beulah Kirk to Frank VIZ
iamse, Mary Bradley to Ike Harris,
Lula Hughes to Elijah Hatch, Pear
crawford 10 Mckinley Evans, Fannie
| Gousie to ,.lohn watkins, Nettie Turner
10 .1essie Murray.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE Ur
FOR FIRST READING
TUESDAY, JUNE
10, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE

TO provide for the issuance, sale and
retirement OF and payment OF in
terest upon two hundred thousand
tS200, 000) dollars Of general liability
negotiable coupon bonds of the City
Of Memphis under the provisions OF
Chapter 1S9 of the private acts OF
the general assembly of the State OF
Tennessee for the year 1919, authorlZ-
ing the City OF Memphis to issue the
above named amount OF bonds for
the purpose of defraying the city's
one-third portion OF the cos Of i'm
proving streets. alleys and highways
under the provisions OF the Front
Feot Assessment law as contained In
Chapter S4l of the acts OF the general
assembly OF 1907, and amendments
thereto, and for the purpose Of other
wise improving the streets, alleys and
highways of said city, and for tho
purpose Of building sewers and drains
In. said city.
Section /. Be It ordained bv the
Board OF Commissioners OF the City OF
Memphis, That, under and by virtue OF
the authority of tho provisions OF Chap
ter Tsa Of the private acts OF the geu-
eral assembly Of the State of Tennes-
see for the year 1919. the City OF Mem
phis shall issue. and the Mayor and
City Clerk are authorized to execute
and deliver, two hundred thousand
$500, 0na) dollars Of general liability
negotiable coupon bonds for the sur.
pose OF ~defraying the oity's one-third
portion OF the cost Of improving streets,
alleys and highways under the pro.
visions Of the front.foot assessment
Law as contained In Chapter I'LL Of the
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MRS. LEE SUED.

Declaring that Mrs. Minnie Peters
Lee ran him down and seriously in
lured him with her automobile at JEFF
ferson venue and Main street, l.. W.
Williams Monday, through his attorney,
Francis Fentress, filed suit for dam
ages against Mrs, Lee in the sum Of
81 LOCO.
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Mayor.
FORM OF REGISTRATION AS TO
PRINCIPAL.
NOTICING writing on this bond ex
cept by an officer of the city.
Date of Name of City o.
Registration Registered Clerk
Owner

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Section 4. Be 1t further ordained,
That the mayor of the city of Mem
phis shall cause said bonds and coupons
10 be properly autographed without
any charge therefor to the purchaser,
and said bonds shall be all signed by
the mayor and city clerk, n the corr
porate seal of the city shall be affixed
thereto.
section s, Be 1t further ordained,
That said bonds shall be sold at public
sale, whereof due notice shall be given
at least twenty days, by and after in
viting sealed bids by advertisement IN
a daily paper published in Memphis,
Tenn, and at the option OF the mayor
city OF New York. Said bonds shall not
be sold below par or face value thereof
and accrued interest, The right to re-
ject any and all bids shall be reserved
Section s. Be it further ordained;
That the proceeds O said ponos s snn
merated In Section One hereof. Ihe
passage OF this ordinance shall be 10
as conclusive evidence In favor OF the
| purchaser of said bonds OF the neces.
sity Of such bono issue, and the receipt
| of the city treasurer for the proceeds
| OF the sale OF the bonds shall be a full
| ac%quittance to the purchaser tnereoi,
| who shall be under no 70
| see to the application Of such proceeds
Section z. Be IT further ordained,
| That said bonds shall be delivered 10
the purchaser, at his option, al any
| bank In tho city and state OF New 1ork;
| or equivalent thereto, or in the city OF
| Memphis, and the proceeds of the safe
or sales shall be deposited with the
| city's depository bank for the credit o.
the city treasurer OF Memphis, who
shall issue his receipt therefor TO the
Section s, Be il further ordained
That the fun faith and credit. or the
city of Memphis is hereby pledged ioi
the prompt payment OF the princlpa
and interest of these bonds as the same
respectively become due. and the oar
of commissioners, or other goyernine
body, or legislative agency OF the city
of Memphis. are ~irTevocably Pledge
10 levy and collect, in addition to al
other taxes authorized by law, an an
nual tax sufficient to realize sucn sun
as may be necessary to pay the inter
est on these bonds and the principal al
they severally become due. This sec
ton shall not be 20 construed as 10 re
ouire a. separate tax levy In behalt o
the bonds issued hereunder, but II shal
be sufficient to so segregate the item
in each annual appropriation ordinance
that a reserve for the requirements o
these bonds shall be set up each yea
and held inviolate.
Section q Be It further ordained
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

returned Immediately after the deliv-
cry OF the bonds. and will not be re-
ceived in part payment for same.
Said bonds viii be sold by sealed bids
only. publicly opened at time and place
above noted.
The legality of these bonds. when
sold and delivered pursuant to the
terms OF the above mentioned ordi-
nance, has been approved by Mr.. ,Iehn
c. Thomson, attorney, Of New York.
q copy OF whose approving opinion will
be furnished to the successful bidder.
For further information apply to the
undersigned.
This I'd day OF June, 1919.
(Signed) F. L. MONTENEGRO,
Mayar
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BIRTHS.

Barney A, and Madge Chord Thomp-
l.. and Mary Cara Baldreghlni, 1856
East Georgia, May IL; boy.
George Walter and Lula Sue Orgo
Day, go Union, June 3; boy.
Lee and Nettie Hollingsworth Cole,
OLE Mnnhlnmn .lnne q pirI. ~
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DEATHS.

Thomas j. viokery, II, st, Joseph's
hospital, June 3; pneumonia ooo-
Andrew b, Crump, lr,, 5 months, 1897
Courtland avenue, June Z, pneumonia.
Johnnie A. Clemmons. 40, Hamilton
street, June s; nephritis, -,
Marie Hall, 80, rear Ala Beale' june
8. cholera morbus. -
Bob carter, Al, Wilson hospital, June
s; gastritis. .u,
Rubie King, 10, ~ North
March 20; pneumonia,
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DAILY ALMANAC.

Length Of day, IL hours, rs minutes.
sun rises on Tuesday at 5;t5.
sun sets on Tuesday at STA.
Moon sets on Tuesday at 1895 an
Full moon on 18th.
Evening stars, Venus, Jupiter, Sat
i'm
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ANNOUNCEMENT
DEATHS

SUzETTE-At Dallas, Tex fIloay
morning, June &, 1919, at 1915 o'clock,
Addie Suzette, aged 81 years; mother OF
Gus Suzette; sister of Mrs. 7. 5. MOT
ris and G, A. Watson,
Funeral will take place from the par
lors OF Mcdowell a Monteverde, Due
notice OF time will be given