Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-05
COUNCIL GERMS,
Which May Grow Into Something More
Important in the Coming
By.and-By.
A Contract Agreed TO by the Council
with the Memphis Water
Company.

POLICE REPORT
Total arrests, 375; white, 227; colored, las
male, 300; female, rs; married men, 139
single, 1856; number fined, 211 number di:
charged, 1913; amount of fines assessed, SPOOL
amount of fines paid, S565; amount paid o
mittimus, 1855 25; total receipts, $500 81
payroll, S2745; total expenses, $500 81
) stolen property recovered, S1l5; dodgers, 4;
REGISTERS REPORT.
Amount of tax bills registered, S4444 SO
number Of licenses issued, S1544 55. Tota
5000 OF. Rents received, 1913 70.
MEMPHIS CITY HOSPITAL
Number of patients March 31st, Ill; re
ceived in April, 70; discharged in April
10Y; deceased, II; remaining April 30th, 60
Taxing District patients, %; Tennessee, 10
Mississippi, 6 Arkansas, u; other States, Il
In Memphis general hospital patient
lures, S219. City Hospital disbursements
$1091 "a; receipts, $S72 "a.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
! Gross receipts for 4prff, 1897 %.
| FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Fires attended, s; loss of owners, S6lS
insurance of owners, $1,000; loss OF occu
pants, $3.50; insurance OF occupants, S24Oo
| total loss, $968; total insurance, S4400; in
surance over loss, $3432.
| The committee on fixing the rental value
| of hotels submitted the following report
Peabody, $4,000; Worsham, $1,000; Greer
Tree, $1,000; J acob Storz, $500; St. Nicholas
$500; Gaston's, $500; Clarendon, $4,000
Cochran Hall, $1,000; Chambers, $500; Com
mercial, $500; Whitemore, $1,000; Park
$1,000; Planters, 5000.
PETITIONS
A petition from James Elder asking the
| council to fill the vases in Court Square with
| flowers at a cost not exceeding SIS was
granted and SIS appropriated.
A petition from 7. B. Sims for action to
| remedy an obstruction caused by a brick
house built over the line of the alley between
Second and Short Third streets was referred
to Messrs. Graves, james and Kney.
The bid Of Newport & Piper for brick was
laid over.
LEGISLATIVE BITS.
Chief Cleary reported that he had exam
ined the premises of f. Bensieck, Nos. "a and
96 Beale street, and Mr.. Cox, corner of Ad-
AIMS and Fourth streets, and did not find any
objection to the granting of the improve
ments as prayed for. Adopted.
The vaccination ordinance, previously
published, passed its final reading, with the
amendment that il should apply to both
public and private schools.
The following amendatory ordinance
passed its first reading:
Be il ordained By the Legislative Council, That
subsection /, section 1868, page 156 HeiskePs
Digest, be amended so as 10 read:
Subsection l. To be drunk, or in a state
Of intoxication, in any place.
Subsection 2. To be drunk in any private
place to the annoy ance OF others.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Lee: That the District attorney.be
requested to frame an ordinance requiring
all vehicles running on the public streets for
profit, and such require license, from and
after the 1st day of January next to have
the tires on their wheels not less than four
inches wide, and no license shall be granted
any such vehicle without the requisite width
of tire. Adopted.
BY Mr.. James: That the District attorney
be requested to draw up an ordinance for
bidding the erecting of or repairing any more
wooden awnings on Main street between the
Louisville and Nashville railroad depot and
the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad depot
and that the chief of police forbid the cree
ton or repairing of such awnings pending
the action of this council. Adopted.
BY Mr.. James: That this council adver-
tise for bids for laying block stone pavement
on Court street, west of Main to Front, the
requisite subscription having been obtained.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Lee: That the secretary of the
council is hereby instructed to notify the
officers of the Memphis City Railway Com
pany that the work of repairing Bsale street
will be commenced at the intersection of
Beale and fernando or Beale and Main
streets, at the election of the constructor, on
Wednesday morning next, at 8 o'clock.
Adopted.
WATER COMPANY CONTRACT.
The following contract was approved and
ha cd IN ha ata
To the Honorable, the Legislative Council:
GRSTLENES-Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of making contract with the
Memphis Water Company have the honor to sub
nit the following contract to your consideration
as the result of their labors:
c. w HEiSKELL.
JAMES LEE Jr.
This contract and agreement. entered into this
District of shelby county Tenn, party of the first
part, and the Memphis Water Company, a corpo-
ration chartered under the laws of Tennessee,
party of the second part,
WITNESSETH.
!. That said second party, in addition to the
water required by its charter to be furnished, free
assigns to furnish said first party, its SUCCESSORS
and assigns all the water for and in the flush |
tanks of said first party's sewer system, now or
hereafter required; or any othes system which |
DR. assigns. If the present sewer system should be
abandoned and another substituted in Its stead, |
DR. the present flush tank system be abandoned |
anks and their connections to be kept in order by |
he District its successors or assigns; aud 1t is to
use all reasonable means to avoid waste of water |
IN its flush tank service, and to co operate with |
he Water Company in all reasonable appliances, |
1ther system TO reduce the flow of wafer in and |
rom the same to one filling and emptying OF each |
If the same every twenty-four hours,
2. Said second party. its successors and assigns,
ire to furnish water for use at first partys dump
table washing sanitary wagons and sanitary APP
olisnces; also for flushing cutters, pudding |
renches and pavements and for settling the same,
md for drinking fountains, with automatic stors,
md for public latrines; and also for two addi-
;auare one OF which however, shall be snbsti.
ute for the fountain provided in second party's
hsrter for Market Square; this substitution to be
t the option OF the first party, It's successors or
ssigns. But the water supply for flushing street
utters, pudding purposes, washing levee and set
uaf requirements and needs of said first party
Without needless waste and is to be furnished only
pon notice to Water Company and reasonable
line allowed to supervise such use of the water
y said second party, its successors or as igns
nd water to be used unreasonably or waste
g. Said second party, successors and assigns, are
D extend water mains when required by the first
arty, its successors and assigns, wherever its
ever or fire purposes may reasonably require; so |
water They will also extend the water mains
0 meet the reasonable demands of citizens, and
4. said second party, its successors and assigns,
4 case of fire, will give the best pres
stent with the capacity and safe oper-
ton of their machinery which they will, at al
mes use all due diligence to keep in the best
ondition practicable
5 Said second party its successors and assigns
re TO be the owners of ali OF the MIGRANTS,
nd also the pip- now put down on the levee by
lid first party. Second party is to put ell OF the
ydrants now in use at once in Thorough repair; |
nd also, to reset at once, in thorough repair, the
ydrants now removed or discontinued, all al its |
wn cost, and ii, its successors and assigns are
erect new hyd-ants whenever and wherever |
lid first party Its successors and assigns may from
me TO time require for fire purposes. Said first |
arty, successors and assigns 10 furnish such new
ydrants and pay for erecting the same. All
ydrants, both new and old, are to be kept in
borough repair by said second party. its success |
)rs or assigns at their own proper cost and ex- |
ense-hydrants furnished 10 be reliable approved |
be at all times under the inspection and super
sion OF the chief OF the fire department. If
ny hydrant becomes broken or useless. ne |
essitating putting IN new one, said
, furnish the new and become the owner of the |
ID Ones and at the expiration of this contract IL
ew hydrants put in during ITS continuance, may
2 taken out by the first party successors or as |
GINS, at their expense, but to be taken out with
Ut injury to the water service and are TO become
Id be their property; and IL or they may sell the
me to the second party, successors or assigns. at
lie then price OF such hydrants, in their then con-
tion. ,
And it is further agreed and understood, that
D hydrant is at any time to be discontinue d,
removed from one point to another. after | :
ling set, without the written consent of the
st party, its successors or assigns
Q. In all cases where the secon1 party sue
ssors or assigns, put in new, or repair OLD pipe
the paved streets within the District, they must
st obain written permit so to do from said first
rty successors or assigns land said second party
ccess9rs or assigns, must put in the back-nlnHg
pudding and ramming, and also put pavement
paved streets and surface OF the street on I'M
we'd streets, back in as good condition as before
moved as near practicable, subject 70 the in I
ectlOn and approval of the engineer, except