Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-22
DISTRICTINTERESTS
The Legislative Council Orders a Gen.
eraI Readjustmenf of the Old
WOrn-Out Sidewalks.
Sewers and Garbage-The Unanimous
Reelection OF DIR. g. Ii. Thornton
as Health officer.

The Legislative Council met yesterday will
| President Hadden in the chair, and Me-srs
Graves, Burke, Kney, Wallace, james, Gavir
| and Lee present.
SIDEWALKS IN Ruins.
Chief w. c. Davis offered a report Of tht
sidewalks needing to be relaid or repaired
He suggested that an ordinance empowering
| policemen TO give verbal notice 10 repair
| sidewalks within such a time as the exigen
cies of the case required, would be more
| effective and productive of better results
The report was a very large document, and
embraced the property all over town, before
which the sidewalks needed Improvement
| r port received and adopted, and sidewalks
ordered laid as reported in thirty days.
OUR SEWERS
The Sewer Committee, by Mr. Burke, chair.
man, reported that the danger of the polu-
ton of the water supply by reason of the
present outlet to the sewers was reduced to
the minimum, and out of tests covering a
period of nearly thirty days, made by NJ. jor
VIII H Beny aurd, United States engineer, mo
back current was discovered except on one
day, and this was probably caused by the
Mississippi river pa. sing through Hatchie
lake. The committee agree with the presi-
deuI OF the DJaru of IIesltiI that tho OuIieI
of the sewers should be carried to the Missis-
sippi river, "a soon as the stage of water will
admit of the laying Of pipes. The committee
deems it oil importance to relieve the mains
on each of the bayou by building additional
outlets from the present mains to the Mi-sis-
sippi river at some point south OF Union
-treet. Report adopted.
To the Honorable the Legislative Council:
GENTLEMEN-Your committee to whom
was referred the report of the president of
the Board of Health, have the honor to sub
NIT the following:
ETst.-On that portion of the report refer
ring to our sewer system, its extension and
completion, your committee deem it unneces-
sary to offer any suggestions or make any
recommendations as this matter appropri-
ately belongs to The Sewer Committee, who
will, of course, give il that consideration its
importance demands.
tSeeond.-As to the garbage service and the
rec lamentations in relation thereto, your
committee have this to say: 1t was never
contemplated that your government would,
after the completion of the sewer sys-
ten, still cart of all garbage-dry and
semi-liquid-from the severed district. On
the contrary, it was expected that
in The severed portion of the District, all
premises should be kept clean and IN perfect
sanitary condition by occupants and owners
of the same, and at their own expense.
Your committee deem it unwise in view of
the great necessity for street paving, and the
limited resources OF the government, TO ex-
pend 1000 or 10000 year in carting off
this garbs ge. We think this sum and all
possible resources should be employed in per.
public improvements, beneficial
alike TO all. Besides the expense of carting
of this garbage from residences and private
premises can be cheaply done, if numbers of
AZ n LII, L..
srs to do the work. Your dump, of course,
% be at the service of those SO employed |
These and many other considerations have |
determined your committee to recommend |
hat the garbage service be withdrawn from |
all that portion of the District where the |
wer system is in successful operation, and |
hat in the above territory you or
,anize at once, and put into |
Efficient operation a thorough system of |
inspection, to the end that
his requirement be strictly enforced. We |
axe prompt action on this subject, so that
We may be fully prepared for the hot
weather. which will soon be upon us.
1hi d.-As to that portion of the report
eferring to Bayou Gayoso, your committee
ave at present no recommendation to make.
This subj ct requires mature elaboration
md free interchange of views, and any.
ayou and making it more perfect Grain
'ould require larger expenditure of money
han you can now afford, we think it should
lie over for the present.
Fourth.-As to the recommendations of
he president of the Board of Health as to
ublic latrines, your committee indorse the
anne to the extent of two additional
atrines We recommend that these be
laced. one at the Poplar street and the
4 Ia rI,afh |
D cost over $500 apiece. TIL, sc will supply
great public want, and by requiring them
, be kept in order by the market-mssters
ley can be maintained with little cost. TO
MS government.
F,fh-As to so much of the report as
ef-rs to a lack of water supply in some por
ons of the District where the sewers now
IN, your committee are informed that the
alter company will supply this deficiency,
nd is now perfecting its system SO rs to do
}. All vi which is respectfully submitted,
NJ BURKE
K. c. GRAVES.
February 10. 1882.
Adopted to take effect March 10th.
POPLAR STREET.
Engineer Meriwether submitted the fol-
wing estimate for the repairing of Poplar
rect from Front to Manassas with Nicolson
ock upon the present roadbed. The street
now has a width OF about forty six feet
tween the curb lines, of which thirty feet
to be paved. He estimates that it will cost
8 625. Received and filed.
Messrs. Kney, James and Wallace recon-
ended that the bid of W. L. Stillman, sor
rseshoeing, be accepted. Approved. q
Mr.. Burke offered a resolution that the q
gineer be instructed to correspond with I
arries TO procure tagging for crossings. f
FRIED, and on a statement of the engineer t
was instructed to order a carload from a
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THE cITY's MILK. q
Mr.. james offered a resolution that the
y insps ctor be required to procure suitable .
and inspect the milk coming into =
3 city for sale, and that the attorney gen.
II be requested to frame an ordinance, with .
es and penalties, for enforcing the same, c
ohibiting the sale of watertd or impure II
TX. The inspectors fees to be the fines
lected from delinquent or criminal milk =
ndors. Adopted. 81
Mr.. Kney offered resolution that Second
eet from the Louisville and Nashville q
lroad to the corporate limits, be rounded y
Bids for furnishing stone and hose were sc
eived, opened and laid over. n
The position of scavenger was awarded to e
;. HUM, at $40 per month. b
PETITIONS OFFERED. r
petition from residents on Georgia street
a sidewalk from Lauderdale east to the ID
dge, and on the north side of Georgia W
zet east TO Orleans from the bridge. Re- T
red to the engineer for report. e
petition asking for stepping stones at h
crossing of Union street on Front street. "a
e engineer was ordered to put down G
yging. W
petition from F. Boehler & Co., asking A
It the crossings be repaired with stepping. Ii
nes, the firm guaranteeing to do the setting. b,
ferred to the engineer for report.
petition from Sheriff Athy, showing r,
t he Sheld an election on the 9th .,
January, 1882, for Fire and Police Com a.
sioners and Board of Public Works, incur -
2 an expense for advertising and printing, :,
bunting 10 500 rs, and for the employ -
ut of judges, clerks, and deputy sheriffs, 8.
bunting to $50. The board has paid ~
o, and SO for advertising to the Ledger, " "
the School Board has denoted $50, leav- -
$50 81 still due, which he asks to be APP -
priated. The bill was ordered &c
petition from the Chesapeake, Ohio and ''
thwestsrn railway, asking permission to
end their telegraph line into the city. NJ
ition granted for five years. IN
petition from Louis Goldsmith, asking W