Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-06

At ten o'clock yesterday morning the legis-
lative council of the Taxing District met at
the courthouse for the transaction of BUSH
ness. The following members were present:
President d. I. Porter, W. w. Guy. John
Overton. jr., NJ. Burke, r. Galloway, John
Gum, w. N. Brown.
The following business was disposed of:
The report of the joint committee of confer
ence between the city government and the
| auxiliary sanitary association heretofore
published IN the APPEAL) was read and
adopted.
MADISON STREET PAVEMENT.
The special committee reported on the
Madison street pavement matter, as folio VS. (:
Inc paving of Madison street from the Mem
phls and Charleston railroad depot to Main
street Is Immediately necessary, an indispen-
sable necessity to the health of the city and
commercial convenience of the people. A
large portion of the Nicolson pavement
blocks are rotten, and from the holes foul and
offensive odors emanate, which must produce
disease as the heat of summer increases, un-
less abated by the removal of the rotten wood
and otner obnoxious matter. The committee
recommend that measures be adopted at
once, looking to the prompt improvement of
that portion of Madison street near the bayou
that the same be laid with stone, according
to the plans and specifications OF the engineer
and that the same be adopted as a basis for
bids in their recent advertisements for this
work. The committee also recommended
charging the sidewalk from the bayou to the
railroad depot, etc.
On motion of Mr.. Galloway, all bids for
paving Madison street were rejected.
The report of the committee was adopted.
REPORT OF ARRESTS AND FINES.
President Porter reported to the legislative
council as to arrests and fines during the
month of May, as follows: Number of arrests
for May, 260; continued from April, 10Th;
number fued, 81; discharged, 1913; contin-
ued, 20; State cases, %; amount of fines
collected, $405 so; mitimusts collected,
1884 80.
ENGINEERS REPORT.
City Engineer Niles Meriwether reported
as to expenditures OF his department for the
month Of May, $2452 Is. The report con-
tanned an itemlzad statement OF expendi-
lures.
REPORT ON GRAIN WEIGHING.
To the Honorable Council Taxing District of Shelby
County;
GENTLEMEN-Your committee to whom
vas referred the various matters at issue be-
tween the public weigher and the grain
dealers, beg leave to report that in their in
vestigatioH of this subject they have reached
the conclusion that the opinion held by a
majority of the dealers, to the effect that a
charge of one and halt cents per sack for
weighing only ls excessive, is, perhaps,
true, and we think a reduction to one cent
per sack, when marking Is not required,
would meet the views of the trade and lead
to better feeling between them and the
government; and your committee think by
this reduction there would be such an in
crease of business as would lead to an in
crease of revenue rather than a diminuton.
Respectfully,
R. GALLOWAY,
". n. BROWN,
W. W. GUY.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
Taxing District Inspector George J. NAL
lory reported the receipts of his Office for
May at $2l9 II, of which the portion Of the
Taxing District ia S54 70.
HEALTH REPORT ON STREETS.
MEMPHIS, jane 5, 1879.
Honorable Legislative Council
GENTLEMEN-In compliance with your in
structlons to give you an opinion IL regard to
the danger involved to the public health IN
the removal of the Nicolson pavement on
Madison street, and replacing 1t with stone,
from Main street to the Charleston depot, at
this season of the year, l have the honor to
submit the following:
The sanitary condition of this street at
present is perhaps worse than any other in
the city, owing to the fact that much of
the present pavement Is decayed and already
displaced. The removal of this pavement
and replacing it with stone by the plan pro-
posed does not. In my opinion, increase the
liability to disease, as no grading of the
street is proposed, and the earth is rot dis
turbed, the grade being already fixed. The |
space uncovered by the removal of the wooden |
pavement Is to be recovered the same day, |
or very soon, by stone, and the wooden blocks |
burned Immediately, or otherwise disposed |
Of, SO as not to be prejudicial to health. |
Leaving out OF consideration the imperative
necessity for the improvement of this street !
for the commercial interest of the city, do |
not think the sanitary condition of the neigh |
borhood will be made worse while the work |
is being done, but will be materially improved |
after the work Is completed. 10 view OF these
facts, the present very bad sanitary condition
owing to the decay Of the wooden pavement,
here being no necessity of interfering with
-he earth for the purpose of changing the |
grade, the rapid mode to be employed IL re-
placing it with stone, the great sanitary adj
vantage obtained after the work is done, and |
he imperative necessity for the improvement
@ the commercial interest, l have no heslta-
ion In recommending the immediate execu-
ion Of the work. Respectfully,
G. B. THORNTON, Md,
President Board Of Health.
REGISTERS REPORT
Register w. A. M'Cloy reported as to the
lumber of licenses issued through his office
rom April 9Th to May 18th, for drays, sa-
oons, merchandise, etc. The amount re-
eived for such licenses was $l2, 852 II.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
DIR. s. II. Collins, secretary Of the board of
eath, reported the number of deaths for
day at n; births. 40; patients treated at the
lspensary, 90; persons sent to the hospi
al, So.
MARKETMAsTERs REPORTS.
r. II. III Cain, South Memphis marketmas-
er, reported collections for May at 1865
E. Barnds, North Memphis marketmas5er,
eported collections for May at $74 50.
PETITIONS.
The petition of James Kelly, for permission
peddle free OF tax, was presented.
NJ. IsRacs, resident of 1913 Main street pc
tioned for leave to build an addition TO his
uilding, to be used as a warehouse.
CITY HOSPITAL REPORT.
Dr.. A. Laurence, city hospital physician,
sported the number of patients renainiugin
ne hospital May LIST at SO; admitted during
lay, IL; discharged, IL; remaining in hospi-
Il May 3lst, 81.
The disbursements for the use of the hos
ital for May were $649 60, and receipts as
blows: Due from United States marine bill,
373; cost to Taxing District, 1916 so.
ADVERTISING FOR STONE.
The committee appointed to consider the
urchase of stone for Madison street recon-
end that the fire and police commissioners
lvertise for seven hundred carloads of sand
one and one hundred carloads OF lime
one, samples of which can be seen at the
,gineer's Office.
CHANGE IN WEIGHING ORDINANCE.
An ordinance was passed on first reading,
nending an ordinance as follows: "For !
eighing corn, oats, bran, wheat and rye per I
ok, one cent each"
REVENUE COLLECTED,
County Trustee Fleece reported collections !,
r May at $50l7 %. I
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