Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-17
CITY COUNCIL.
Veto ON Albright Saloons = The
Union Depot and other Subjects.

The regular semi-monthly meeting OF
the Board Of Mayor aud Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon, November IT,
Present: Hon. J. w. Leftwicb, Mayor;
Chairman Swsyne. Foley, Joyce, Mar
shall, Black, Durff, Cartwright, Hoist,
o'Donnell, Cicalla, Moffet. Wolcott, Vim
cent and Ellis, Aldermen.
The Mayor sent in message vetoing
the ordinance allowing saloons to keep
open after midnight The message was
received and filsd,
The Controllers report for October
was read, showing total receipts, $685.
9l4 10; total disbursements, Sl3l, 779 80;
excess Of receipts, $3s .634 81.
Aresolption was adopted to set asidp
the wharf receipts for the purpose of pre-
yAotipg entertainments of the river on
the levee.
The Committee on the Union Depot
made the following interesting report:
Your committee to whom was referred
the petition of NJ. J. Wicks, President of
The Memphis end Charleston Railroad
Company, submit the following report.
The Charleston Railroad Company
shall have the use, for twenty years, ct
800 q year, for a freight depot, of all
grounds lying south of the south line Of
Union street, west of the west line OF
Clinton street, north of the north line OF
Bsale street. and east of line between
Union and Besle streets, running upon
the margin Of the paved wharf and par
sllel with Clinton street. The city of
Memphis ia to be at no expense in the
improvement and preparation OF said
ground for said depot purposes, and ia to
be held harmless by ssidCompany from all
damages which said Company may sus-
tain, by litigation or otherwise, from any
and oil persons claiming 10 any manner
to restrain, prohibit of regulate the ope-
rations of said Company in the use or
exercise Of the privileges granted by the
City Council in the matter of the estab
lishment of Union Depot, or the right
of way thereto. Said Charleston road
Shall be obliged to admit any other rail-
road company desiring it to an equal and
like privilege upon said Union Depot
grounds, as granted to it by the city, only
requiring o fair and equitable proration
of the expenses attending thp prepare.
ton of the ground, and the erection of
buildings thereon for depot purposes,
meaning by this that the said ground is
not granted to the Charleston road erclu-
sipely, but to all railroads desiring it's use
for the purposes named.
The right of way to approach said
depot grounds upon Beale street, as
asked for in the petition, is granted upon
the following terms and conditions The
cars of the Charleston road shall be epe-
rated upon the same track now used by
the Street Railroad Company, and shall
be drawn and moved back aHd forth by
horse power alone. The consent of the
Street Railroad Company to this arrange
ment is a matter entirely between the
two companies, and in allowance of
which the city is not to be understood as
either trespassinC upon the rights of the
Street Railroad Company enlarging their
privileges, or to be held ispe for any
damages that may accrue to either of the
as;d companies by the arrangement men
TONED. The cars of the Charleston road
shall be operated under such regulations
as shall be prescribed by ordinance.
The City Attorney shall draw up con-
tract in accordance with this report, fully
protecting and guarding the rights ana
interests Of the city, and said contract
shall FIRST be read to and approved by the
Board of Aldermen before the Mayor
shall bind the city by signing or &C.
knowledging the same.
E. MARSHALL, Chairman.
Referred to the Improvement Commit
tee
4 report was made favorable to the Pc
tition of the St. Louis Racket Company.
Also referred.
An ordinance was adopted and re-
ferred to Ordinance Committee, making
it an offense for drivers of drays and
ether vehioIss 10 string together so as to
prevent persons from crossing the streets
A resolution authorizing the Mayor to
notify the Stockholders of the Little
Rock Railroad Company that there will
be an election of five Directors for the
Comp in Hopefsld on Monday, De-
cember ssh; was referred to the City
Attor~aY, Adjourned.