Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-07
-RefeTrsd to ca Committea b Board Of

III 0OuA gOnn1OAn 2 3I-l
In my absence from the city, 1 learn that
the newspapers have been calling ON the
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Com
pany TO give an excursion over the road,
that we may bring the people CT our sis
ter State Of Arkansas 70 ningle with the
people OF our city, and psrtake Of their
Inequalities. This the company are very
to do; but permit me 70 suggest
It would be well tor our city authOri-
ties to act in the matter nrst, and extend
the hospitalities of this city 10 the officials
OF the city of Little Rock and the State
officials, and such others As they may
think proper. II this Is done we VIII Be
most happy 20 place our road, witn is
limited rolling stock, at your disposal a.
such time as you may designate, Tree OF
charge for that occasion. Yours. truly,
SAM TATE,
Pres't NJ. & L. R.yR. Co.
Respectfully referred 70 the General
Council. JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Received and referred TO a special com
mittee Of five by Council, as follows:
Grehsn, Rnnin, Amis, Chase and TNphig.
Your committee would report as fellows:
Would recommend that the hOspltalities
Of this city be extended to the State and
city officials At Little Rock, and that the
Mayor be authorized to correspond with
the Mayor OF Little Rock TO ascertain At
what time 1t may suit their convenience
to visit this city.
Adopted By Council, July 8, 1871 Con-
Cured In by Board 81 Aldermen July 8,
1871. no eq AZ asl
By Councilman Bolsnd:
Rea5lUed, That a committee Of three,
with the city attorney, be appointed to
make an ordinance by which parties sub
dividing land within the corporate limits
may be Obliged TO lay out streets as near
as possible in line with surrounding
streets. s.
Referred to Council COMMITTEES, Messrs,
Roland, Buchanan. and Bachman. Board
Of Aldermen Committee, Mesars. Dent,
MsllOn and Psndsrgrast.
In accordance with the above TesOIu-
tiOn, we have prepared and herewith sub
NIT an ordinances.
An ordinance 10 provide for q map OF the
city, n for the opening Of new streets,
etc. a.
SECTION l. Be II ordained by the Cen
eral Council Of the city OF Memphis, that
it shall be the duty OF the City Engineer
to prepare aud submit to b GsRsrsl
Council for les approval, a map of the en-
tire city, showing therein all The streets,
lanes, And alleys In the city, alreadVided-
icsted OF used a. public highways, and,
also, such additional streets, lanes. and
alleys rs are proposed to be heresftsr laid
OF and opened through the property not
already sub-diFided.
Sece2. And be 1t further ordained that
when the said map shall be approved by
the General Council, sll the streets, lanes
aud alleys hereafter to be laid of Ia the
city shall be made to conform to the
streets, lanes, and alleys appearing upon
the said map, and no ground for q street,
lane or alley shall be accepted by the city,
or shall be recognized, opened, improved,
or maintained or used as q public high
way by the city, unless the same con-
forms 70 b said map, nor even then, IN
I'll the owner Of such grOuod shall make,
acknowledge inc deliver 10 the city, a
proper conveyance of the said ground,
Vestingi In it the title thereto In fee simple,
absolute.
Sec. 8. And be it further ordained,
that this ordinance take effect and be in
force fnom and after its PASSAGE, and that
all ordinances inconsistent with this or
dinanee, be aad the same is hereby re-
p6slealsd.
Passed first reading by Council, Jointly;
rules suspended under the charter, passed
a second and final reading by Council,
July 5, 1871. Passed fret reading and
referred to Ordinsnce Committee.
Your joint committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition of citizens of Memphis
to submit to the qusliisd voters OF Mem
phis the proposition to subscribe to the
capital stock of the Mississippi River
renlLEOhu GULuDh4 @Llu.Nlla hOu4O LEBDCGb~
fully recommend that b petition be
granted and that the City Attorney be in
struoted to prepare an ordinance in &C
oordancs with the following conditions to
wit: That 500, 600 bonds, payable IN ten
annual iustaIlments, be iasued bearing
SIX per cent. interest, as follows: 100000
bonds to be issued on the completion and
equipment Of the road to COYinRtOn, and
100000 to be issued when the road is eor1-
D1oNaA and pnnfnnad n TroU Citation
Stock certificates TO be issued 20 the az
payers. The company binding themselves
TO complete said road to COvingtOn by
July, 1878, and to Troy Station by the Lat
of January, 1875, or in the event the road
Is not completed to C~OvingtOn, or Troy
Station in the time prescribed, then this
subscription shall be null and void,
Report adopted as amended by the
Council July 5, 1871. Report CONQUERED
in by Board of Aldermen July 5, 1871.
By Councilman Chase:
Resolved, That the railroad company
shall issue TO the tax payers, who may
produce receipts for taxes paid under the
provisions OF This ordinance, stock for the
coupons or interest paid on the bonds to
os issued, as well as for the principal OF
the bonds.
Amendment adopted as a part Of the
report,
By Council PettigreW :
Your joint COMMITTEES on erection OF eis-
vatOrs on the public wharf, have given
the subject much attention. They find,
after several consultations with PERSONS
desiring to make bids for the erection of
elevators, that many objections have been
raised to the conditions adopted at the last
meeting Of your Board.
Bei8g DESTROYS that elevators should be
erected, and at the same time protect the |
interest of the city End its merchants, |
would respectfully recommend the adOp- /
ton of the following, to wit
Conditions upon which the city Of Men,
phis sOlieits proposals for leases of pOr-
tons Of public promenade or landing for
the erection of elevators,
Section First The ground eOmmenc-
ing at the north side Of R6sl street, run
ming 800 feet north will be leased for the
term Of 81 years, from date of this lease. |
Second-The ground south of Poplar
street and north Of Washington street,
will be leased only for the term of thirty
years from tina dsts of the lease.
Third-Ths city of Memphis leases the
ground for the purpose only of having |
elevators erected and maintained thereon, |
to be- used by the public at large for the
loading and unloading OF freight, and the
same shall not be used for any other puF-
pose whatever. And no discrimination
IA favor of or against any boat or line Of
boats, or vehicle or line Of vehicles, or any
person or corporation in the use of the
to be constructed shall ever be
allowed. And If any Discrimination is
made or allowed during the term of lease
it shall be cause Of absolute forfeiture by
the lessees to the said city Of the sum of
one thousand dollars for sue and every
fact or act in this regard; the fact
to be ascertsined by suit in any legal tri-
bUnsl having jurisdiction of such matters,
and on the fact being 90 found, the sum OF
5000 shall be deemed and held as settled
lIquidsted damages, requiring no inquiry,
but Judgment final shall then and there
be rendered fer the same. And on such
suit being instituted, said lessees, on Rp-
Dearanea therein shall file q bond, with
good security, in the penal sum Of 5000,
conditioned TO pay any Judgment which
may be rendered against them In the
premises, to be void on Judgment being
rendered. in their favor, And such bond
shall be held and considered a part of the
appearance of said ~iessees, and without
Judgment shall be rendered as
the fact had been ascertained as
above.
Fourth-The city Of. Memphis will re-
.uire that the plans and specifications of
AL the structures, buildings and improve
ments that are to be placed upon the
leased premises be submitted to the Gem
3rsl Council, and that the same redsfve
,he approval Of the General Council be-
fore hss structures, buildings or improve
nents shsll be put upon the premises.
And each proposal shall be accompanied
BY plans and specifications of alIths struc-
,ures, buildings and improvements that
are proposed to be plaeed upon the prem
ses. IL leased. 3"
Fifth-The city Of Memphis reversesthe
light to prescribe by ordinances from time
20 time, as it may see proper, such rules
regulations as may be necessary TO
secure the squat and unrestricted use by
he public OF the elevators that may be
and to prevent discriminations;
put such rules and regulations SEall not
or violate the terms Of the leases
NAV be rranted. i