Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-28
BoARp OF AnprRrrrN.


- called meeting Of ghe Bos1d Of Mayor and Alder
men held yesterday February =, lsts-Presei,t Hon
Iohn PARK Mayor, Chairman aerin Aldermen Farmer
Townsend, Drew kortreclt Robinson, AInis Patrick
Aliaoruu being announced the charman toos Bis seat
and called the Board to ord when the rou o. Alder.
men vas called ali t-e object q 5ae meeting AZ.
Houhcea 70 BE- TIE consideration of the counecor Of the
different rslToads by raeka through the city IN the
I suburbs
rhe following Communication the Mayor from AID
Robinson wus rad IN explanation oi tie eall;
Iso. PARx BIAYoR-Sg; understand that il Is the
purpose Of the Mississippi sfd Tennessee and s-emphis
and Ohio railroads % make connection BY rail DetFeen
the said Toads aoug Man street a ae military order, as
( ] nnaersand il 10 connect a tie roads coming into
een,6 and further understand that he engineers Of
an the roads agree that the most practicable route fr
~ oafiiof, "a IN the sBburb3 Of ih city To let the
lni ADD Tennessee aad Memphis 8nd Ono roads
raase counecSn l0ng Main street s wrong ard would
aaprqe the GadsFf0E road VI naing eqnn9e ton with
efthr ~ tho ether Taad without dong sC7ous injury
the busine.s sreets he city and viii urge YOU 81
% ea the Beard together and aiso 20 notf tae Pres
dents pf the roads aaned 20 meet Win tne Board 70
deternne what is best IN Che pfeinissa- Respectfully,
JSO. B. ROBINSON.
/ Amer explanatory rcmsrhs from coouels while and
Wood AID. Kortreebt offeIed ihe folowi
/ Resofrsd That the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen de-
cline IN any way interfering WITH the military order Tor
onRnsenE the different railroad dePois in this city and
leave the military unl rroad auihoTcg &c select their
their osfn routes and modes Uf connection for th3 tt
porary emergency only, reianng the right eqrs the
trolt removal Of the tracks which Ihay be laid when
lhe plirt e4nerrepcvf is passed should It be dseaed
best l the city auth0resto require the 90 bed0ne
AID Robinson offered the following as Substitute for
the above resolution
Resoloed Tbt his Board & Of the opinion that tbe
connection Of the rads proposed can De made by
TIE Suburbs Of the ey without destroying Maia street
(sad street being the prncPa ensius street o; hc cify)
and that by buildings connection between ths sssppi
! aud Tennesse and MeapLis and oAio rsilIoad dong
hiaia street connection OF sail Foads viii b. made
with the Memphis and siisrsstSa railroad
ResolDcd Tbas This Board does not approve and sane
ti0n the building Of railroad track Main street 70
a. ra
Ohio rafirosds.
RssoIrsa That this Board earnestly request the sqers
railroads not to build railroad tracs on Main street.
and g make tier connection htFeen SAID rosdby Lines
Of rails IN tie suburbs Of the city.
Resoiscd That this Board wiz n0f give their sanction
70 laying rsiFoad tracS Ala street for the pnrpose
Of connecting hs Mississippi aud Teaessee aud Memphis
and Ohio rairoads
Aid Farmer offered the following In leu OF the above
res9atons and the same was. upon molten, laid the
RssoEssd That this Board tender is hearty coopsrs
tion 70 the mi3tsry authorizes ard the several railroads
whose terEi at Asmphis, in o6er them The free
privilege Of laying track Along any street. of the city in
order 70 connect the several gairoadihe o6iec being
by this BEARD considered military necessity tending b
the special defense of the city Of Memphis provided
that whom the necessity tor suen FaTosd through the
city sha ceaa in the opinion Of the military authorities
Of this dspsFimeut this Board may have the re-
moved
Upon motion Of AID Korreeht the resolution OF Aid
nbinson laid the table the ayes aud nays 5eins
called standing 70 l, Aid Robinson voting IN ths mega
Aid Drew presented thefollogyin in s and the same
Is sid upon tho table.
Hss0iuca Tha tiis board have right to interfere
win the order made by Gen Polk for an iron al con
9eetioD through t city Of the several railroads termin
aiing at this point 5nt leave the matter in the hsads Of
ihe military Authorities subjsc 70 municipal authority
heretofore Whenever the military necessity for such
Construction shall cease 90 exist.
Aid k0rireeht moved the previous question, which I
sustained aud the resolution of red by that Alder
mau adopted by the following vote Ayes-Ald Eort-
reehs Hubert, AIuis, Townsend, PsfFcs and Merrill
Nays-Ald. Drew, Tighe, Farmer and Robinson.
M0EsISG aAHEET.
AID Ants offered the following resolution and the 4
same was adopted b. the Board.
lesolUea That from aad after Saturday the Let prox-
io, markets shall be hald between the hours Of and
Q clock and that this order shali be continued n
l0e uutil changed By this Board. Prorided that this
1uon shall BE- construed infe with SBtuf
isy evening markets which snail continue as heretofore
Thereupon tie Board adjourned
ETAi. Il BRIDGES, Secretary.