Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-13
SOUTH MAIN STREET
Rendered Almost impossible for Man
and Beast by Hardness ia Off
ciaI Quarters.

Considerable Complaint is heard from citi-
zsns in the Tenth ward living contiguous to
| the lower end Of the Main street line oil
| street-cars, because that company does not
hurry up" the work of Telsyng The line
recently iorn up BY the Memphis and Holly
| Springs Railway Compsny, in order TO
accommodate the grade OF Main street TO
that OF The rsilway at the point OF crossing
! on Broadway street. There Is good cause
for the complaints, but the blame has
| been laid at the wrong door. The
| city authorities have never established
grade for that part Of Main street, though
We are informed that perty-owners-one
| in particular in 1S65-paid the city engi-
| neer as much as $ 10 give them what they
are persuaded 10 believe was the established
lIues and grades OF the street in that vicinity.
When the grade of the NJ mphis and Holly
Springs road was established ii han to con-
form 10 that OF the Mississippi and Tennes-
see railway on Broadway, which necessitsted
a cut-down OF The or de of the crossing OF
Main street some three or four feet, and in
order 10 obviste abrupt approaches TO this
crossing on Main street, a permanent grade
was established on Main, begi0ning $50 feet
north and south OF the crossing. THIS
grade line was from one foot SIX inches TO
two feet Elk inches below the property lines
on either side, against which two citizens-
Mr.. John Rsker aud Justice John Flem
Il
injunction against the contractors. who were
working with a large force trying TO
complete the change IN the grsde SO that
as little delay as ozible would occur to the
City Railway Company, who have been turn
ing their Main street cars back on the
curve at the Mississippi and Tennessee depo',
because their tracks south of hat had been
removed while the chang. was being made.
A week or more was spent discussing and
higgling over this injunction, resulting fl
nally in compromise, which WAS arrived at
now nearly two sks ago. In the mean
time the City Railway Company has been
losing money, having been compelled to
take two cars of that liue, and the remain
ing cars running showing considerable de-
crease in r,ceip:s. They have been proml- ed
ensineer service day after day, 80 that they
can proceed with reIaying their track; but
each day closed without the appearance OF
The engineer on the work, aud severe loss
has been suffered by thieves, who lightly
carry off the road-bed timber. Yesterday
city official peJged himself by everything
that was sacred, that il the engineers could
not be induced TO so and "sst" the stakes,
he would not only do so himself,
but would build the road. But
like all the promises and pledges, this too
was made to be broken, no engineer appear
ing on the work yesterday, and The aforesaid
official non EST, We are informed that the
contractors on The Memphis and Holly
Springs road, who were grading Main street,
are ready and anxious 10 resume the work,
but cannot turn wheel until the city en-
gineer furnishes the official grade. We can
not believe that City Engineer Meriwether is
purposely delaying work that is resulting
in much inconvenience to the citiz of
that locality, but the appearances are against
that or some other branch of the city gov
eminent which calls for explanation.