Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-30
DISTRICT BRAVES.
Meeting of the Legislative Council Yes.
terday AfternoOn-Disposal OF Odds
and Ends.
The Petition Of the Butchers to Estab.
lish an 4battOir Referred TO 4
Committee.

The Legislative Council met yesterday
afternoon with President MADDEN In the
chair and Messrs. Burke, Kney, Wallace.
Gavin, James and Lee present.
PETITIONS
A petition was received asking that Auc-
ton street between Second and Fourth
streets be at once filled and rounded up, and
was referred to the president with the power
to act.
A petition wss received from w. J. Hare,
IT., asking 10 have the alley open back OF
his premises, No. IS Avery street, and was
referred to the president for report.
NO MORE CANNON FIRING.
A petition was received from citizens on
Front street calling attention to the firing OF
cannon on the bluff as detrimental 10 prop
erty by breaking glass and shaking down
plastering, and praying that the needful
protection will be given. The ordinance
was ordered enforced.
A petition was received from Dora J.
Sharpe asking that the alley behind her resi-
dence, on Second street between Georgia and
Carolina streets, ~ was granted.
The resolution OF Mr.. Graves that the al
lev running east aud west from Short Third
street to Second street between Beale and
Gayoso be widened passed. its second reading
THE ABATToIR PETITION.
The petition of the Union Stock-yard and
Siaughterhouse Company was presented
They state that they are organized Tor the
purpose of carrying on general stoek-yard
business and the slaughiering ef live stock.
They have contracted for tract OF land
containing from sixteen to twenty acres IN
The southern part of the county, situated On
the Mississippi, and intersected by the pro-
posed track OF The Memphis and Springfield
railway. They are prepared 10 proceed at
the earliest practicable moment with the
construction of such yards, sheds and build
ings as Eili enable them 10 properly conduct
the Joint business of yarding and slaughter
ing cattle. The slsughterhouse is TO be
known as the abattoir. of the Taxing Dis
trict They promise TO furnish accommoda-
lions for all those engaged in the slaughter
ing of csttle.
The recommendations OF the Board OF
Health and the Committee on Abattoir th at
the petition be granted were presented with
the petition. 1t was referred 10 Messrs.
Burke, Kney and Gavin for report; and an
ordiuance amending the law to conform with
the petition passed its first reading.
ORDINANCES.
The ordinance providing for the inspection
! and measuring of lumber was referred to
Messrs james, G avin and Wallace
An ordinance referring to scales was re-
| ferred TO the same committee.
RESOLUTIONS.
| By Mr.. Gavin: That the Chesapeake, Ohio
| and Southwestern Railroad Company be in
! structed 10 remove all distractions belonging
| to them on Keel street, and that the Globe
| Oil Mills be instructed to put their railroad
track on Keel street in passable condition
| immediately, according to contract. Adopted.
By Mr. Gavin: That the engineer be in-
sfructed TO put wooden crossings on the cor
ner of Avery aud Elliott streets. Adopted.
By Mr.. Gavin: That the president OF the
Taxing District be requested to insert an ar
ticle in each of the daily papers in the city,
in local columns, calling on all good citizens
to aid the Taxing-Disirict authorities in de-
tecting and bringing 10 punishment all par,
ties who steal fences, wooden sidewalks and
wooden crossings, and the president be au-
| thorized to offer a reward of $40 for the de-
lection and conviction of each ofense, the
same TO be paid out of the funds already
donated for that purpose. Adopted.
Mr.. Fogarty's petition for extra compen,
sation on the Bsale street work was referred
20 the Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers for report.
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