Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-04
COUNCIL MEETING.
The Report OF the District Engineer on
Work Done ReceiVed-SeveraI ::
Petitions Disposed OF.
The Kansas City Road Petitions the Coun.
ell for Permission to Erect Gull
yert-MinOr Matters.

The Legislative Council met yesterday in
special session, with President John Overton,
jr., in the chair, and Messrs. Burke, Graves,
Brown, Goodbar james and Gum.
The report of the engineer, Niles Meri-
wether, already published, was received and
filed
The District engineer reported the cost Of
three crossings at the intersection of Yelling
ton and Monroe streets, aud one crossing on
Wellington street and the alley between
Monroe and Madison streets at about $50.
Received and filed.
RAILROAD TRACKS.
The District engineer reported that in ac-
cordance with the resolution of the council
of December 9Th, he examined carefully the
Memphis and Charleston track on Washing
ton street and the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad track along the river front and on
10 Market, and all of the principal crossings
of these and other roads in the city; and he
found all of the paved crossings in good con-
dition. The tracks of the Memphis and
Charleston and the Mississippi and Teunes-
see railroads between South elevator switches
and the crossing of Adams and in Promen-
ade, near Poplar and Exchange streets
require four or five cars of gravel or broken
Macadam in order to put the streets and
crossings in good and perfect condition, the
traffic to and from the levee at these points
being quite heavy.
In Washington street, between Main and
High streets, he thought four or five cars of
gravel would be sufficient. Between Main
and the west line OF Front it would require
about two cars of fine broken stone. On
motion the railroads are to be notified to put
the street and street-crossings in condition,
as suggested by the engineer.
PETITIONS.
The petition of J. w. Alley, asking that
the charge of S130 made against him for
storage of sand and gravel be RENTED, was
rejected.
The petition of Mrs. R. E. Miller to have
the stovepipes OF her neighbor, w. II. Butts,
removed, as eudangering her property, was
referred to the chief of the fire department,
with power to act.
The petition OF several citizens for a side
walk on Shelby street, between Calhoun and
Georgia, was granted.
The petition of }. A Chase, that he be
allowed to put down a plank instead Of
brick sidewalk in front of his premises, 1873
Alabama street, was referred to the engineer
for report.
The bid OF O. H. p. Piper fer paving Main
street, at 81 25 was accepted.
The bid of the Memphis Stone and Gravel
Company, for paving Jefferson stree: from
the bayou to Charleston avenue, at 81 55,
was accepted.
KANSAS CITY.
The following petition was received and
referred to the engineer:
MEMPHIS, December 81, 1881.
To the Honorable Legislative Council of the
Taxing District of Shelby County, Tennessee:
Your petitioner, the Springfield and Mem
phis Railroad Company, respectfully repre-
sents that it is about to begin the construc-
ton Of its line along Broadway east of Fifth
street; that on said street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, it finds bayou or waterway,
which is bridged for the public Dse. Your
petitioner proposes TO construct a brick cul-
vert at the place referred to, for its OVID use,
which will not interfere with the of said
District bridge by the public; that the latter
is now in such diiapidated condition that
its reconstruction cannot be much longer de-
layed by you. Your petitioner, therefore,
offers to construct its culvert across the whole
of Broadway, sufficient to accommodate its
railroad and the public use as we'll, accord
ing to plans and estimates to be presented by
your engineer, provided the Taxing-District
will contribcte one-third of the actual cost.
The improvement will be enduring, and cost
but about one half the amount than if under
taken by you independently, for reasons
which your engineer can explain, while on
the other hand the company viii gain
nothing more than the satisfaction of seeing |
Broadway improved at a slight outlay to the
District. An early conclusion will be neces-
sary 90 that no delay will be experienced in
letting the contract Tar the work. Very re-
specially submitted, cts.
SPRINGFIELD AND MEMPHIS r. r. CO.,
By Newman Etb, Attorney.