Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-08
THE QUAKER CITY.
Fleet Of the Success of the RefOrmers
At the Last Municipal Election
Amusements.
The Elevated Railroad MOyement-Un-
foreground legraph-ReyOlutiOn in
Street.Car Propulsion.


From an Appeal CorrespOndent-l
PHILADELPHIA, March The success of
the K=5lrmers at our last municipal cleo
ton, held on the Dist ultimo, has had a tend
ency 10 brighten up our sober-minded citi-
2 ns with the great expectations hat this
mOvement.w will not only stand firm, but that
the municipal government viii be hereafter
administered in a wav that will DEFY fraud,
that official corruption viii be almost IN
known, that the public officers, who are but
the servants Of the people, will faithfully
perform their trusts, aud that the public rev.
enue for the public good will no longer be
turned 10 the mere private emolument OF
private individuals.
THE ELEVATED RAILROAD MOVEMENT
which has Tor some time past considerably
agitated the minds OF the public in general,
for which arguments have been made pro
and con before a committee Of the council, has
again received q severe rebuke by the neg
alive recommendation OF the committee OF
the council. But it. a movement too warmly
advocated by large number Of influential
citizens to be blufed and abandoned by this
report. 1t l. by no means the first rebuke II
has received; and. like all other great
schemes, the serious onslaught which it has
received at first will undoubtedly tend finally
to its greater triumph.
REVOLUTION IN srREET-CAR PROPULSION.
l. Is sand that in Philadelphia, in the near
future, there viii be q great revolution in
the method Of street-car propulsion; that
hurse power will be done away with and
cheaper and better method substituted. A
party Of gentlemen of this city, who recently
visited Chicago for the purpose of investi-
eating the cable system Of propulsion, have
reported favorably; and it is stated that this
system, with improvements will be in COM
plete oper alton on one OF the divisions of the
TTrfa IN oil baf LET 4
July.
UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPH.
Another most important matter, and one
most intimately connected with the interest
Of the city, Is the underground telegraph
bill, which has Of late been enthusiastically
advocated, not only for the telegraph and
telephone, but also Tor the purpose OF electric
thelighting. In council yesterday the question
was the principal matter of discussion, and
after much debate the bill was favorably
acted upon, is now i. form and only await
ing the approval or veto OF the mayor. Sew
eral systems OF underground telegraph have
recently been experimental with in the city,
and the success which has attended such ex-
perimeuts renders it a matter Of little doubt
that before long the city wires will uni
versally be laid underground, doing away
with the lumbering and unsightly poles.
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
The building operations which have to
certain extent been going on all through the
winter, are being pushed with renewed vigor
As the spring weather approaches. Not only
are improvements being made in the center
Of the city, but also numbers of new build
ings are being erected on the outskirts.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Of course. now during the Lenten season,
the city is not gay IS ii was previous to
the 22d OF February, but the amusements in
the theater line present a long and interest
ing programme. At Haverly's new theater
Lights o London is being, and has been for
over month, presented to crowded houses
The Lyceum has been remodeled for the
presentation of Youth. Besides the theater
perform ances numerous lectures are being
delivered.