Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-20
COUNCIL CHAFF.
Many Minor Bits of Business Presented
for the Contemplation OF
the Dads.
The Public Wharf TO be Inspected by d
COmmittee-Yari0us Reso-
lutiOns.

The Legislative Council met Yesterday
afternoon With President Hidden in the
| chair aud Messrs. Graves, Lee, Wallace,
Kney, Gavin and james present.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Gavin:
lie good of the District, and The convenience
Of the citizens thereof, that the alley running
| east and west from Short Third street 10 Sec
| opd, street between Beale aud Gayoso, be
Widened. For this purpose il is necessary
to condemn by proper legal proceedings
strip OF land OF The property on the north
| side OF the said alley, belonging to A. NJ.
south eide, belonging 10 Mrs. Mary A. Csno-
van, Jacob Weller and w. F. Vance.
| Adopted.
GRAVEL ROOFS.
A petition was received from Bartholomew
& Allen, stating that they are suffering
great loss and Inconvenience bv being pre-
| scribed from putting on The gravel roofing
within the FIRE limits az now extended, and
asking 10 be allowed 10 continue the same
subject to such rules the Council may es-
tablisb. Referred to Messrs. Burke, Lee,
chief OF the Fire Department and engineer
for report.
Mr.. Wallace offered resolution that The
engineer be directed TO lay a crossing on the
northeast intersection of fernando and Ell
lott streets Adopted.
A communication wac received from the
publisher of.Sh0les's Memphis Directory, stating
that he would take the census in the cor
porate limits of the city by color, and be "a
nearly correct as is possible, for future use for
official purposes.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance, amending section
"a, page IS, of the Ordinances, was offered:
Be IL ordained by the Legislative Council,
That the section above mentioned be
amended by adding the following: "For in
speeding railroad track and elevator scales,
each 81. For inspecting wagon scales, each
ST." PASSED FIRST reading.
An ordinance providing for the inspection
and measuring of lumber, establishing the
following fees, passed its first reading: Cot
tonwood, cyprus, ash and poplar fogs, &c;
oak and gum, 10c; walnut, 123c; square tim
Der, assorted size, 75c; square timber, uni
form size, Soc; lumber board, all sizes, Csc.
PETITION.
A petition was received from A. G. Dennis
stating that before he was aware of the action OF
the Council in extending the fire limits he had
contracted to have erected on his lot, corner
OF the alley, between Madison and Monroe,
on the west side of Wellington street, one
story frame double-tenement house of five
rooms each, the came to be covered with
shingles. He also asks that he be permitted
property, east of Wellington street, on the
south side of Monroe street, one-story
frame house OF three rooms, to be placed in
the rear OF a new house he is DESTROYS OF
building. He also asks that he be allowed
TO rebuild his one-story frame storehouse
with shingle roof on the northwest corner of
Monroe and Wellington streets. Granted if
metal roof is put on.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr
enteripg the limits of the Taxing District be
restricted in laying and extending their
tracks in all cases TO the original contracts
with the Taxing District authorities, and |
TINT the law requiring them to keep flag
men" at each street crossing while engines
and trains are crossing such streets be rigid
ly enforced. Adopted.
By Mr.. Gavin: That the sanitary police
notify all owners of properly on which large
weeds are growing to have the same cut
down Immediately, and that the Taxing
District authorities have all large weeds
along banks of bayous cut down as early IS
possible Adopted.
By Mr.. Gavin: That the property. owners
on the east and west side OF fernando street,
between Gayoso and Bsale, be requested to
put down brick sidewalks within the next |
thirty days, and that the Taxing District |
authorities put in good order Immediately |
any portion of sidewalks on east side of |
fernando street cut by them III putting
down sewer pipes recently. Adopted.
1t was decided by the Council that Main |
street lamp posts should have the names of |
the streets put on them in stencil.
By Mr.. Lee: That committee of three, |
and the District engineer and the wharfmas-
ter, be appointed to inspect the public wharf |
and report what is necessary to be done |
that will protect the west side of said wharf |
and complete the same. Adopted; and |
Messrs. Lee, Graves ard Gavin selected.
On motion, it was ordered that Monroe |
street be paved from Main street to the east |
side of Second with block stone by o. H. P. |
Piper, under his present contract.
The meeting then adjourned.