Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-01
MEETING OR THE BOARD Oh
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
MAIN, POPLAR JEFFERSON
AND BEAL STREETS TO
BE PAVED.
Three Important Ordinances
Passed.
Interesting and Lively Discus
sion, Etc, Etc.

Interesting and Lively Discus
sion, Etc, Etc.
An adjourned meeting of the bsard o
mayor Sn1 aldermen wa held at thu
Exchange building yesterday Afternoon
at three O'Clock, for the purpose Of hear
ing the report of the finance COMMITTEES
to whom had been referred the mayor'i
message on pavements.
Present-Hon. Mayor Eofiand, Chair
man Hubert, Aldermen Clancy, Coch
ran, johnson, Amis, Lynn, Hoist, shaw
O'DonBeli, Townsend, Smith, Passmore
The chairman stated the object of thu
meeting.
Alderman Lynn, from the finance
committee, submitted the ordinance re
ferred to them rs filed up, which read
as follows:
PAVING SHEETS.
BY Alderman Townsend
Be Il ordained bg the Mayor and BOARD
Of Aldermen Of the city Of Memphis
SECTION /. That there shall be ISSUED
city bonds, with interest coupons at
tached, to the amount OF 100000, fol
the purpose of paving the streets ant
alleys of the city, and which shall be de
nominated F" paving bonds"
Sec. 3. A board of three trustees shall
be appointed by the mayor, with the ad-
vice and consent of the board of alder
men, to be called the bOnd trustees, >
aud who shall be appointed toserve unit
January, 1859, 1870 an 1874, and they
shall be eligible to reel 5tiOu, the term
If service of each to he determined by
lot.
Sec. 2. It Snail be the duty of said
board of trustees to receive such portion
of the revenue of the city as shall be paid
them by the city treasurer, and TO dis
burse the same in the following
/. To pay the interest on the ponds
hefein provided to be issued, as the
same becomes due. 2. To invest any
balance on hand in the bonds them.
selves at their market value, aud to re-
turn the bonds and thus retired
to the city controller, who shall cancel
the same.
See. 8. The city treasurer shall pay
over weekly to said bond trustees one
sixth of his receipts from revenue, begin
ming on the second Tuesday in January,
1868, and continuing until the sum oi
S- shall have been paid.
Sec. 5. Said trustees shall each enter
into bond in the penal sum of 5 fol
the faithful discharge Of the duties pre-
scribed in this ordinance, and shall re-
ceive for conversation such salary as
shall be allowed by the board Of alder
men.
Sec. g.. Atleast five days after the final
passage of this ordinance the mayor
SHALL, by proclamation, order an cleo
ton to test the L Of the qualified
voters OF the city of Memphis as to the
issuance Of the amount of paving bonds
provided for by this ordinance ia accord
ance with the provisions Of the city
charter.
Passed q second and final reading.
Alderman Lynn, in the same connec-
ton. offered the following ordinance;
BE it ordained, etc, That the ordi-
A nance passed December 18th, 1865, pro
viding for the paving of sundry streets OF
the city with the Nicolson 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 Cd Madison street from the
BAYOU hrfdl to Charleston avenue.
Sec. 2. That the mayor be ana is hereby
authorized to advertise for twenty days
for proposals to pave with the NicolsOn
pavement Main street, Poplar street,
Jefferson street, BeaI street out to DeSotO
street, DaSoto street, Shelby street, Old
Madison street and Charleston avenue,
payment for the work TO be made with
civ six per cent. bonds, with coupons
attached, having five, ten and fifteen
years TO mature, the ultimate paymentoi
the said bonds to be guaranteed by 8
sinking fund provided for the purpose.
Alderman Townsend wanted DeSOtO
street paved.
Alderman Smith desired that Beal
street should be paved.
Alderman Clancy wanted Market
street to be paved from the bayou to
Main street.
Alderman Lynn thought the Ordi=
nance as it stood covered all the princi-
pal streets, and was of opinion that work
enough had been marked out for the city
to perform this summer.
Alderman PEssmore, although in favor
of paving all the streetsin the city, was
opposed TO paving any street upon which
the street railroad was laid, unless the
%DrnDerty holders on such streets petit
toned TO have the work done. He did
not want the city to be involved in law
suits.
Aldermg14 smith agreed with Alder
man PassEhore.
Alderman Shaw was in favor Of the
/ ordinance as it was offered. He thought
th { in time all the streets would be
paved; that the people would like it so
well that they would not do without it.
Alderman Lynn accepted 1T amend
ment offered by Alderman Townsend as
to DeSOto street.
Alderman Townsend thought that the
ordinance as amended slfouid pass, and
showed that in the cost of drayaEe
alone about $4,000, and $50 900
- Ill I'D -, -n4~-4 d. 90,
ing on with the paving, the whole
of the city scrip would be absorbed,
thereby increasing the credit of the city
forty per cent, and in two years the city
would save the cost of the entire pave
meut.
The mayor thought the suggestion not
to pave that portion Of Beal street be-
yond DeSOto which was unfit for paving
! was a good one. As to Main street, he
was in favor of paving Main street, rail-
road or no railroad; tear it up and put
down the pavement, and If the railroad
/ company desired to put down the road
in accordance with their charter let them
90 so, out Main street was of too much
importance to be passed by. He was in
favor of paving Market street, but be
did not think it j~udicious to do so at
present.
Alderman Townsend knew that the
city had the power to remove nuisances,
and this railroad had been declared one
by theSOard.
Alderman Passmore wanted to be sure
that the property owners would pay
their portion.
Alderman Lynn stated that the rail-
road were willing to make a fair and
reasonable compromise in the premises,
and he thought that now was the best
time to do it.. He did not favor the
paving Market street at present.
Alderman Clancy Withdrew his
Market street measure, and ex-
pressed himself strongly in favor of
paving Main street and tearing up the
railroad.
Alderman Passmore wanted to know
upon what terms a compromise could be
effected.
Alderman Lynn l assure the gentle
man that the president of the city rail-
road is prepared to make a compromise
favorable to the city. The ordinance
then passed a first reading by the fol-
lowing vote; Heas-Glancy, johnson,
Cochran, Amis, Lynn, Hoist, O'DonnelI,
Shaw Townsend and Smith. Nays
| Alderman PassmoTe.
On motion OF Alderman Lynn, the
rules were suspended and the ordinance
passed TO a second and final reading.
Alderman Lynn then offered the fol-
lowing ordinance
Be it ordained by the Board Of Mdyor
and Aldermen:
SECTION l. That a tax of SO 68 per
foot be, and the same is hereby levied
and assessed, upon alllOts or parts of lots
fronting on each side of Second street
! from Auction to Beal streets, and upon
each side of Adams street from Front
street to the corporation line on the east.
Sec. 2. That a tax of SO IS per foot
front be, and the same Is hereby levied
and assessed, upon ali lots fronting on
each side Of Madison street from Front
street esstwardly to the Charleston rail-
road bridge.
Sec. 3. That a tax of SO 68 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 linesl on all lots on each side of
said street from bayou Gayoso east
wardly.
See. (. The said tax, as above provided
for, to be for the purpose Of paying for
ali the expenses incurred, curbing ex-
eepted, in paving said streets with the
Nfcolson pavement contracted for with
Taylor, MeBain 4 Co, under date OF
March, 1867.
Sec. s. That an additional tax of 81 60