Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-08-24

Proceedings OF the Hoard OF Alder
men,
There was an adjourned meeting Of th
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen last evening
: sEcsErART TO TEE BOARD.
i Mr.. Wm. Bridges appeared and was quail
! fed as Secretary Of the Board.
ASSESSOR or TAXES.
D Mr.. John Park resigned the Office Of Asses
sor Of taxes for The Northern District, and Mr.
WIN. Hsrt was elected 70 I'll the vacancy.
RESIGNATION.
The resignation Of Alderman Woodruff wa.
presented and received, and the election Of
successor was postponed until the next reg
ular meeting.
PETITIONS.
Various petitions were presented and refer,
red, including one from the City Marshal ans
others to have certain nuisances on Clinton
street sbated.
TIE OBJECT OF rHE aEETiSG.
The object Of the special meeting was 70
consider tbe proposition to take the sense Of
The people on The 18th Of September upon the
question of granting the right-of-way to the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company
70 extend their road to Center Landing and TO
grant the privilege to companies to establish
street railways.
Ala. Perkins opposed the proposition at
length, upon the ground that the conditions
were not sufficiently definite that the transit
Of steam cars through our streets would be
p~reiudiei ! 10 the value Of property in the
Eighth Ward, and hazardous to human life.
He would favor one OF two street railways, il
the companies owning them were properly re-
stictea.
AID. Elder was opposed 10 confounding the
proposition to grant the right Of way TO the
Charleston road with that for the establish
meut Of street railroads, and moved that the two
questions be separated, and that the plan 10
grant the right Of way to the Memphis and
Charleston Ralrosdb be submitted to the people
AID. Barnett was in favor Of sabmitting both
propositions to The people, and Ald. Elders
motion for a severance was lost
AID. Elder was in favor Of permitting pri-
vste companies 10 establish street railways In
two OF three Of our principal streets He deem
ed street railways practicable, but did not IN
derstand their effects, and did not deem It
proper 10 submit the question to the people.
AID. Townsend moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Board decided no. TO sever the
two propositions, as suggested BY AID Elder,
which was sustained, and it was agreed to con-
slider the two propositions separately.
AID. Barnett offered a substitute for The res
o%luion, providing that the company be per
mltted 10 run their road through the city to
any point on the river, provided the company
would establish It's dePots, machine shops, etc,
al the river.
AID. Perkins moved to postpone the consid-
Grafton Of the question 10 an indefinite period,
which was lost.
AID. Barnstt's substitute was then laid on
the table.
AID. Douglass offered an amendment, to the
effect that an railroad companies be permitted
to branch their roads through the city to the
river, which was laid on the table;
.Ald. Barnett made a motion that the original
resolutions be referred to the improvement
Committee, with instructions to report an or
dinanee providing that the question as to the
right-of-wsy be submitted to the people, with
restrictions as to whether steam or horse power
shall be employed, etc.
AID. Douglass was opposed to granting the
Of way to the ryer, and made a power
ful argument against the adoption Of theproPo-
siuon- He favored a system Of street rail-
ways by private companies, however.
AID. Fsrris replied to AID. Douglass re-
marks, fsvonng TIE proposition to grant the
right Of way to the river. He believed seven
Of ten Of his constituents were in favor Of
granting the right Of way.
Lid. Perkins offered a substitute for the orig
nal resolutions to he effect. that the right Of
way be granted to the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company; provided, the track Be
down outside the city limits until il in
the Memphis and Ohio road, thence
the Navy Yard 10 the landing. He
opposed TO the proposition, and said, that
{ the Board had constructed one good street
rom the Charleston depot to the landing, all
legislation as to the right Of way through
ne city would have been sverted.
AID. Drew offered an amendment in effect
'equirng the track to terminate in the NAVY
Yard, and that when the company eucroach
-POn private property, that an assessment
e made upon terms equal to the price
upon the property BY the City Asses
o-s. ]
AID. Street strongly advocated the PROPOSE
ion to submit the question 70 a vote Of the ,
and trusted the Board would act
romptly upon the subject.
AID. Douglass moved that the whole subject
e laid on tie table, which was lost :
AID. Barnett's motion to refer the question {
o the Improvement Committee, was lost.
AID. Drew's motion to have the track 10 ter
innate in the Navy Yard was Withdrawn. {
AID. Perkins motion TO run the road beyond
be city limits, was then lost. The original
s~Folution containing the proposition to grant
be right Of way to Center landing was adopted s
y the following vote:
Ayes-Alds. Drew, Tighe, Street, Lofsnd,
.der, Fsrrisand Kortrecht-7. Naves-Alds. T
hamilton, Douglass Jones, Townsend, Barnett 7
nd Perkins,. )
AID. Townsend proposed that the Board take
ueh steps as to secure an appropriation Of
100000 for The Mississippi and Tennessee
which was referred to The Finance I
Committee. 5
Then the Board adjourned. 4