Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-04

close their saloons at twelve O'Clock at
night. works great hardship, loss and in
Jury to your petitioners.
Your petitioners are ready, able and will
ling to pay to the city all just, fair and
legal taxes for the privilege of keeping
open their saloons
They, therefore, humbly and earnestly
pray your honorable body to repeal the
said Ordinance, in order that your petit
TONERS may carry on their said business
after twelve O'Clock at night, n thai
justice may be done And your petition
ers will ever pray, etc.
J II Cameron Co, A Raggio,
u EfIv Louis WOeller,
Duncan Maclean, David Sheeler;
ATafontatn Gro + Kendall,
Angela Mare q W Anderson,
V BacigalupO, II LsninAuI
Agoshine ~ChIghlzOlo, Aug Teshe,
A Morgan. VIM NJ Ball.,
Jacob Steinkuhl, GFranzioll,
/ Jncob Stoez. ii Aehlet
ConVarse a Co. I'm Louis,
Naibsw Hopkins, Frank Steibers,
Herman Caro-. John Sturla,
! CourtIandt Cadmus, ChRs LeClerc,
. john Ringwald,
Harry Weatherbee, X Seger,
n Henck, ) Robbins,
Iobn CASTOR. CMeehan.
J NJ Schooles, MetrO-J J Worsham,
politan Hall. ThOs Winters,
Irwin & keefe, james hensdE'
| a. W Schchlelter. CrOneu,
/ ems Ronner- J W Thompson
Tbeodoro IreseInor, Chas Stout & Brother,
Il Ebert, MeachOSI'
A BONN. AIoroaloS
1nfv a bowers. Pierotti.
Received and referred to Ordinance
| Committee of Council.
Your special committee, to whom was
referred the petition of Mrs. Mary Morl-
arity, claiming damages on account OF
having 10 close an outside entrance TO the
basement of her house on Adams street,
report adversely. w. HEWITT,
W. MILLER,
NJ. J. DOYLE.
By Councilman COhen:
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Memphis:
Your petitioner, Mrs. Hannah Singer,
respectfully shows unto your honorable
body tina she is about fifty years OF age,
and has a family mainly dependent upon
her for support: that she is engaged in
/ peddling and selling notions, etc, such as
shoe strings, needles, ETC., IN the city OF
Memphis. Petitioner is unable to pay
the license required by the ordinances OF
said CITY for the privilege OF peddllng;
that heretofore she has been permitted by
the authorities to peddle without paying
any license.
he permitted to peddle in this city as she
has heretofore been allowed to do without
the payment of n sum or fee as a IL
cense, etc.
And your petitioner, as in duty bound,
VIII o'e' H. SINGER.
Received and read.
Referred to Special Committee of three.
Committee-Messrs Duncan, Cohen,
and James.
By Councilman Cohen:
To the Mayor and General Council OF the
CITY of Memphis:
The undersigned petitioners would re-
specially represent to your honors thai
thew are property holdeES and merchants
doing business on the west side OF Main
street between GayOso and Mccall streets;
that they have gone TO great expense IN
improving their property and places OF
business with a view of building up not
only a business from which they will de-
rive individual profit, but by which this
section of U city may be improved and
It's trade increased.
Your petitioners would further repre-
sent to -FOUR honors that Wait 81 Lewis
arc now opening a coal and wood yard on
the northwest corner of Main and Mccall
streets. on the same side OF the same
square with your petitioners, and have
declared their intention of having their
c1rtsCaV cross the sidewdtk on Main street
leading from said street into the front OF
the ward, and have actually so construct
ed their fence as to make the carts, ETC.,
psss directly over the sidewalk SO near
the corner of the building as to greatly
endanger the safety of persons passing on
the sidewalk. The foot passengers cam
not for the fence and the building see
when the carts are coming out OF the
ward, and for this reason would De kept
in constant fear of being run over by the
carts. ETC., and would naturally pass over
10 the east side of Main street, thus ma
terially damaging your petitioners IN
their business, and almost entirely de-
stroying the transient trade of your petit
toner's.
Your petitioners are not only prompted
by q desire TO prevent an injury 70 their
~property and their business, but are anx-
ious to protect the city from the damage
which might be recovered from the cor
porstion by any one sustaining special
loss. whether TO person or to property, by
reason of this nuisance being tolerated by
the city government.
Your petitioners would further show
your honOrs that there would be no dam
age nor inconvenience TO said wait *
Lewis were they prohibited FROM making
tbis cartwav over the sidewalk on Main
street, for they have a large from on Nc
Call street-a street upon which there are
no business houses, and very few, II any,
foot passengers also by way of the alley
in rear of the wood and coal yard, that
they could have the csrtway open either
on Mccall street or on Sdlu hllSy VIII
1 e0ual~ convenience to them and advantage
to- their business, and without the dam
are and inconvenience TO which your pc
~titioners and the public in general would
he subject were the said Wait q Levi
allowed to nave this crossing on the side
walk on Main street.
Your petitioners would respectfully re-
fer your honors to the memphis CITY
| Ordinance" published in 1867 by Mr..
| Bridges, page 2Os, title 3, streets, alleys
and sidewalks;" page S57, ''Otfenses al
fecting public safety" also, page 54l,
'NuisanCeS-"
Premises considered, your petitioners
pray that your honors will prohibit the
use of the sidewalk referred to as a cart
/ crossing. and that the Chief Of Police be
| required to see that said sidewalk is not
| so used, and that he be charged to abate
/ the same as a public nuisance as often as
may be necessary to protect your petit
TONERS and the public.
And your petitioners viii ever pray,
etc.
NJ. Henohsby. J. Meyers,
Dean axter&Co., Boring q Lotz,
Smith & Webb, T.. P. Stinder,
Garrett & Murphy.
Read, received and referred to a special
committee Of three.
When, on motion, the Council adjourn
ed till Thursday evening, March Sd, at
three O'Clock.
/. r. RICHARDS,
City Register.