Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-28
THOSE WHO PRAY
Put In Numerous Petitions with the Dis.
trict Padres at the Council
Meeting.
A Man who Wants His Broken Leg Re.
paired-Petition for Single
Track on Beale.

A meeting Of the Legislative Council was
called yesterday afternoon with President
MADDEN in the chair, and Messrs. Burke,
Graves, Lee, Gavin and Wallace present.
The committee to whom was referred the
petition Of Karr and Lucas and Mrs. Ken
Dey, recommended granting the petition OF
| Karr and Lucas, and asked time on the petit
! ton eff Mrs. Kenney. Adopted.
BROKEN LEG.
A petition was received from Joseph
| DickeY, showing that on the 18th OF
March, 1882, while in the pursuit Of his
lawful business, he was driving his team and
wagon on Carolina street, west OF the. Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee railroad, across
bridge on said street, the planks of the same
broke and gave way, and precipitated petit
toner and his wagon and team to the bot
tom of the ravIne or gully which it crossed;
that in his fall, his leg was broken in two
places. He asks for $1,000 damages to avoid
litigation. Referred TO the president, en-
gineer and attorney for investigation.
petition was received from William Ii.
Adams and others, to open a public alley
between Orleans and Cynthia streets, running
north and south. Referred TO the engineer
for report
THE sHERIFFs PRAYER.
A petition was received from p. X. Athy
stating that the law as now enacted only al
10 we'd the sheriff four per cent. for collecting
poll-tax, and asking that the council appro-
PIRATE a sufficient sum to him, say twenty five
per cent. in addition to the four per cent;
now allowed on polls collected. Referred
to the Fire and Police Commissioners to
make best arrangements.
THE BEALE STREET DOUBLE TRACK.
A petition was received from several resi-
dents and business men of Beale street, rep
resenting that they suffered Inconvenience
and injury from a double track of the
Memphis City Railroad Company being
permitted and operated on this street; that
there is but very little more than barely
room sufficient for vehicles to pass along
parallel with the tracks between the track
and the curb of the sidewalk, and it is inn
possible for dray to back up to the curb to
load or unload without obstructing the track.
The citizens claim that there never was any
necessity for double track on this street,
and especially now since the turn at Her
nando street has been abandoned by the
company. They therefore ask that when
the contract is let for paving Beale street,
it shall be expressly stipulated that but a
single track be put down, including, OF
course, the necessary switches for the trans
action of the Street Car Company's business.
Referred to Messrs. Hadden, Burke, Lee and
Wallace, for report.
The council concurred in the action of
President MADDEN in allowing c. b. Bryan
& Co. to put up a frame house ON Main and
Beale streets, conditioned that it is to be
taken down at the expiration OF their lease.
MINOR PETITIONS.
A petition was received from n. Calhoun,
to allow him to raise and repair his kitchen.
A petition was received from several citi-
zens, asking that the petition OF Davis and
others to establish hack stand on Madison
street, between Main and Second streets, be
A aa1o xradt x-lth
it from Zallner & Co., Poston & Psston, w.
Y. c. and L. w. Humes and }. l.. Newborn,
stating that shaving signed a petition of
Davis and others to establish hack stand on
Madison street, and having found out on a
trial of few days that it ia 6rst-class nuis-
ance," they accordingly withdraw their
names.
A petition was received from Z. s. Proudfit
to move the gas lamp in front OF his lot on
Shelby street twenty-five feet north.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Gavin: That property-ow on
the east and west sides OF Fourth street, be-
tween Jefferson and Adams, be ordered to
repair or put down new brick sidewalks
within the next thirty days.
By Mr.. Lee: That gas post be erected on
the corner of Tennessee and Linden streets.
By Mr.. Burke: That the engineer and
police be and they are hereby instructed to
have the cutters opened, SO as to allow
free passage of water, where property owners
have made private crossings. The said
crossings shall in no case be less than twelve
inches clear of the bottom of the gutter, this
resolution to apply to all of the streets in the
District, paved and unpaved.
ODDS.
The matter of settling the Miller claim
was referred to the president and attorney.
with power to act.
The bid for brick on Commerce and Ala
bams street bridge was opened and laid over.
On motion, the engineer was instructed to
report at the next meeting the cost OF re-
moving the mud on Adams street and re-
placing it with a layer of 6nely-broken
stone.
Major Burke moved that General Tracy
be prohibited from burning a shanty oppo-
site the Exposition building. and that the
matter should be discontinued. Carried.
Adjourned.