Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-31
SHELBY'S SHEKELS
Used Largely by the County Court in
the Settlement Of Various Bills
Yesterday.
The Kansas City Road Gets Permission
TO Run Its Track Over the Horn
Lake Road.

The County Court met yesterday with
Chairman Smith in the chair and nearly all
! the members present. The only matter oil
sny great interest was the consideration OF
the matter OF giving the Kansas City road
| the right OF way over the Horn Lake road.
| Most OF the day was consumed in examining
the bills against the county.
c. NJ. Padgett, a resident of Fort Picker
! ing, asked permission to
RUN sKIFFs
! to convey passengers from tine foot of Walker
street to Presidents Island. Referred to a
committee to report.
] Sandy Carter was granted license to prac-
| tice law before the magistrates courts
Squire Winters offered resolution that a
/ committee OF three be appointed who with
! the chairman and attorney of the county
shall have power and authority to employ.
at compensation 10 be hereafter fixed, COM
petent counsel to assist the county attorney
in whatever legal steps may be deemed nee
essary to protect and enforce the rights Of
Shelby county in the matter OF bonds issued
to the Mississippi River railroad, and a part
| OF which are now in suit in the United States
Circuit Court at Memphis, in the case OF
Norton ct al. rs. Shelby County. Lost.
WILLIAMS ELECTED BACK-TAX COLLECTOR.
J. j. Williams was unanimously elected
back poll tax collector with bond of S50OO
John Ii. Moss, J. B. Stamps William NJ.
Rowlett and B. c. Bledsoe were made no.
taries public.
Resolutions of respect were passed for the
memory of d. A. Harrell, magistrate.
RIGHT OF WAY.
The committee to whom was referred the
M after of running the Kansas CITY, Spring
field and Memphis railroad track ON Fifth
street, Fort Pickering, from inst south of the
French Garden to the south line of the Tax
ing District, reported that they had met, by
appointment, w. W. Goodwin, attorney OF
the road; Newman Erb, attorney, and one OF
the directors Of the road, and had a confer
euce with them, the Hon. John Overton being
present. They weut TO the place designated
and examined the ground. They found
the road proposed to be occupied in
part by the railroad to be eighty feet wide
almost level, requiring but very little grad
ding or filling, running through fine property
on each side, eligible for building purposes.
The railroad proposes to run their track so
that the center of the track will be thirty
feet east from the west side of Fifth street.
They propose TO build good roadway for
their track and keep it in repair, thus max.
ing all necessary water-drains and street. |
crossings and keep them in repair. The |
committee asked if they would comply with |
the terms Of the order under which the COM
mittee were acting, and they said they would |
not. The committee were of the opinion |
that the cutting and filling the street would |
be attended with but
SLIGHT COST TO THE COMPANY;
and the running of the railroad there would |
considerably damage the street or road as |
thoroughfare, and lessen the value of prop |
erty on both sides. If the railroad would |
cut down and fill in the whole street, and |
put in and keep it in good repair, the |
damage would be set off by that improve |
ment. The committee completed their report |
by recommending the appointment of an |
other committee to confer with the road |
authorities at once.
A majority report was made, recommend |
ing that the railroad company be permitted |
to occupy the Horn Lake road upon certain |
conditions.
THE ORDER.
The Court ordered that the Springfield and |
Memphis Railroad Company be granted the |
right of way for one track on the Horn Lake |
road, or Fifth street, from just south OF the !
French Garden to the south line of the Tax
upon their signing a contract |
with the chairman of this court, obligating |
themselves TO grade and fill the whole street, /
unless it is objected to by property owners :,
abuttiug; and that they make all necessary
cuts, water-drains, street-crossiDgs, etc., and
forever keep them in good repair. That
they put said road street in good condi-
ton for travel and that they forever keep
their track free from Instructions other than
moving rolling-stock on said road, and that
no second track shall be laid on said road
unless previous permission shall be obtained
from this court.
The court adiournad