Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-07

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The The petition of q. W. Truehart asking per.
mission TO recover, with shingles, house
No. ISL Second street, within the city mr.
limits. n.a ..fay ~. h4r :.
Referred by Board Of Aldermen to theii
Fire Committee April 4. 1872.
Concurred in by Council by a like references
to their Fire Committee April 4, lSI2.
Your joint Board of Aldermen and Counci
Fire Committee report Adversely nI -w.rsu
Chm Fire Com, Board Of Aldermen.
Chm Fire Com. Common Council.
Adopted by Council May ], 1872.
Concurred In by Board of Aldermen May
By Councilman Reder:
Be it ordained by the General Council o.
the City of Memphis, as follows: ~
Section |. No person other than the watei
and gas companies having the right, by virtue
of their charters. or contracts with the cry
will hereafter be permitted TO- cut or NIL tn'
streets of the city, or take up the payement'
thereon without first having obtained a writer
permit from the City Engineer.
See q When the streets have been cul
for the purpose of laying water, gas or sewer
pipes. or for other purposes. the parties d0ini
| The same shall puddle or ram the back hllinl
so as to prevent any settling OF the street al
| the place cut. ~
Sec. 8. Where the Nicolson pavement has
been taken mp the party. or parties, doing tnt
same will be required to replace il in careful
| and substantial manner. as follows: The
boards, blocks and pickets shall be carefully
| laid, as nearly as possible, IN their original
| pOsitions, on a bed Of not less than three
inches inches Of sand, the spaces between the blocks
will then be filled with fine gravel, and ram;
med, when the whole will be freely. sprinkled
with paving cement or coal-tar boiled down
| 10 nearly the same consistency, and covered
with good top dressing Of sand and gravel
not less than one inch thick. $50
Sec. A. Stone or gravel payements taken up
shall be restored with similar workmanship
and material to that existing in the payement'
before they were torn up.
Sec. 5. In all cases where the surface of the
street is disturbed, whether paved or unpaVed,
the parties SO cutting or disturbing the streets
shall leave them in as good condition as before
Sec. g. A failure OF refusal to comply with
any of the requirements of this ordinance
shall be regarded as a misdemeanor, and wlll
be punished by fine of not less than five,
nor more than fifty, dollars.
Passed first reading by Council as amended
Rules supended, as per Charter, and the ordi-
nance passed second reading by Council May
| 2, 1872.
pended as per requirements OF city Charter,
and ordinance passed second and final reading
by Board Of Aldermen, May1, 1872. 4f m
BY Councilman Martini.
Upon the following motion, That the chair
man appoint special committee Of five from
the Board Of Councilmen and - from the
Board of Aldermen TO examine into the as
sessment books Of the Tax-Coilector, and re-
port at the next meeting as TO what improve
ment can be made in the same for future as
sessment. j."
Adopted by Council, April A, 1872.
Committee appointed by President Of Coun-
ell: Councilmen Martin, White, Robbins,
Resolution adopted by Board of Aldermen.
April ID, 1872. Committee: Messrs. Burke and
Malatesta.
Your joint Council and Board of Aldermen
Special Committee report that they find the
assessments very unsatisfactory and defective,
and with view to correct the same in the tu-
ture they recommend that the Mayor be in
structed TO have plats made out, of all the real
estate within the city limits, and have the as
sessment books corrected as to ownerships and
description Of property, and that he have the
same done upon the plan lately adopted by
Shelby county, containing full descriptions,
name Of owners with r1Rt and dsP RlsI 81 lots
ID .. Chm Council Committee.
isIieI Chm Com. Board Aldermen.
Report adopted by Council, May ], 1872.
Concurred In BY Board Of Aldermen, and the
resolution adopted May /, 1872. a
By Councilman Martin:
Resolved, BY the General Council that the
Mayor be and is hereby instructed 70 examine
into and report to the next meeting Of this
Board, what the cost will be 70 have the piats
made out, as recommended By the joint spec
ial committee on Assessments, etc., in their
report made 70 this meeting Of the Board.
Adopted by Council May 1. 1872.
Adopted By Board Of Aldermen May ]. 1877.
Resolved, That the City Engineer is hereby
authorised to use Tishomingo gravel 10. fill
some Of the worst places in the Nicolson
paVements.
Referred by Council to Improvement Com
mittee and City Engineer. May /. 1872.
Referred 70 improvement Committee and
CITY Engineer By Board Of Aldermen, May !.
1872.