Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-06-01
PAVING THE STREETS.
How It Is to be Done-Action Of
the City Council.

Aldermen was held yesterday evening
for the purpose of considering the mes
sage Of Mayor Loaand in regard to paw
ing the streets with the Nicholson pave
ment, when tho following ordinance
passed its 6nal reading:
Sec. /, That there shall bO issued city
bonds with interest coupons attached, to
the amount of 100000 for the purpose
of paving the streets and alleys Of the
city, and which shall be denominated
Paving Bonds" ID H .
Sec. 2. A board Of three trustees shall
be appointed by the Mayor with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Board of Alder.
men, TO De called the Bond Trustees,
and who shall be appointed TO serve until
January 1869, 1870 and 1874; the term
of service of each to be determined by
lot, and they shall be eligible to re-elec'
ton In qumrJB .uutltW
Sec 3 1t shall be the duty Of said
Board of Trustees to receive such por.
ton of the revenue of the city as shall
be paid them by the City Treasurer, and
to disburse the same in the following
manner: LIST. To pay the interest on the
bonds herein provided to be issued, as
the same becomes due. I'd To invest
any balance on hand in the bonds them
selves at their market value, and to re-
turn the bonds and coupons thus retired
to the City Controller, who shall cancel
the same
Sec. A. The City Treasurer shall pay
over weekly TO said Board of Trustees
one sixth Of his receipts from revenue,
beginning on the second Tuesday in
January, 1868, and continuing until the
sum of s. shall have been paid.
Sec 5. Said Trustees shall each enter
into bond in the penal sum of s. for
the faithful discharge of the duties pre-
scribed in this ordinance, and shall
receive for compensation such salary as
shall be allowed by the Board of Alder.
men.
Sec. 6. At least five days after the final
passage of this ordinance the Mayor
shall, by proclamation, order an election
to test the sense of the qualified voters Of
the city Of Memphis as to the issuance Of
the amount of paving bonds provided for
by this ordinance in accordance with the
provisions of the city charter.
The following ordinance was finally
passed after some debate in regard to the
wishes of property owners, the street
railroad, ETC., all voting for it except
| Alderman Passmore, who stated that his
reason for opposing it was that he wished
property owners on streets where the
railroad track was laid to petition for
the Nicholson pavement, so that they
could have no cause for legally fighting
| the measures. ~ r ~ vi
Section |. That the ordinance passed
December Is, 1866, providing for the
pavement of sundry streets of the city
with the Nicholson pavement, be and
the same is hereby so amended as to
embrace the following streets, to wit
| Desoto street, from Madison to South
street, and old Madison street, from the
bayou bridge to Charleston avenue.
Sec. 2. That the May or be and he is
hereby authorized to advertise for twenty
days for proposals to pave with the
Nicholson pavement, Main street, Poplar
street, Jefferson Street, Beal street out
to Desoto street, Desoto street, Shelby
street, old Madison street and Charleston
avenue; payment for the work to be
made with city six per cent. bonds, with
coupons attached, and having five, ten
and fifteen years to mature. The ulti-
mate payment of said bonds to be guaran-
teed by sinking fund provided for the
purpose.
The following ordinance in regard to
the tax per foot for the pavement was
passed finally, without debate;
Sec. /. That tax of $40 6S per foot
front be and the same is hereby levied
and assessed upon all lots or parts of lots
fronting on each side of Second street,
from Auction to Beale, and upon each
side of Adams street, from Front street
to the corporation line on the east.
Sec. 2. That tax of $40 65 per foot
front be and the same is hereby levied
and assessed upon all lots fronting on
each side of Madison street, from Front
street eastwardly to the Charleston rail-
road bridge. 10 90
Sec. 3. That tax Of $40 6S per foot
front be and the same is hereby levied
and assessed upon all lots fronting on
each side of Union street, from Front
street to Bayou Gayoso, and tax of
81 SO per foot front en- all lots on each
side of SAID street from Bayou Gayoso
ess;wardlyf.
Sec. 4. The said tax, as above pro-
vided for, to be for the purpose of paying
for all the expenses incurred (curbing
excepted in paving said streets with the
Nicholson pavement contracted for with
Taylor, McBain & Co., under date of
March, 1867
Sec. 5. That an additional tax of one
dollar and sixty cents per front foot be
and the same is hereby levied and
assessed upon all lots fronting on each
side of the streets above mentioned, for
the purpose of paying for the laying down
of new stone eurbing in connection with
the pavement of the same with said Mich
olson pavement; provided, however, that
only twenty five cents per front foot
shall be collected in cases where old
eurbing has been reset only. . 81
Sec. 6. That the tax above provided
for shall be and the same is hereby made
due and payable as follows: Upon the
completion Of each section Of the pave
ment of not less than 375 nor more than
400 feet. Onehali the tax assessed shall
DE paid in cash and equal notes exc
cuted for the balance due and payable in
thirty, sixty and ninety days from date,
the said cash payment and notes to be
made and delivered to any one duly au-
thorized by contract or otherwise to
receive the same.