Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-23
WHAT THEY DID.
Meeting Of the Legislative Council Yes
tsrday, and Raft OF Business
Finished.
A Petition From the Fair and Frail-
The Old City Debt and Other
Matters.

| Matters.
| The legislative Council met yesterday al
| ternoon, with President MADDEN in the ch air
Burke, Kney, Wallace, James, Gavin and
Lee.
PETITIONS.
A petition from Minter Parker 10 repair
| roof on a two-story frame house, No. "a
Madison street, was referred to the chief OF
| fire department.
A petition from several citizens in that
| part Of the city north of Market street and
| south of Auction street, not to extend the
| fire limits, was referred to the committee on
| fire limits.
A petition from J. A. Wigs for permits
| sion to erect frame business Office on the
north side of Madison street, west of the
bayou and east of the coal yard of G. b.
Bryan & Co., was granted if sides and roof
are of metal.
A petition from taxpayers on st. Paul
street for a bridge on that street, between
Orleans and Lauderdale, guaranteeing to
open the street, was referred to the Board of
Public Works.
A petition from George T. Tweedy, for
permission to open the pavement on Madi-
son street, forsthe purpose OF putting In a
sewer,was referred to the engineer for report.
A petition from citizens in the vicinity Of
159 Poplar street, stating that this house con-
tains old rags, bones and other unhealthy
articles, and asking for its removal, was
referred to the president to take such action
as is necessary.
A petition from property-holders on Lsu-
derdale street, south of Vance, asking Tor an
opening of the street, was referred TO the
engineer for report.
petition from w. F. Hardin, asking for
permission to repair roof on the northwest
corner of Main and Pontotoc streets, was
rejected.
petition from r. B. Snowden for per-
mission to repair a stable on the south side
of Madison street, at the bayou, was rejected.
A petition from Joseph Bartf, to build
open shed at No. 120 Exchange street, was
referred to the chief of the fire department.
A FRAIL PETITION.
The following petition was received:
To the Hon. D. P Hadden President of the Tax
ing-District
We, the undersigned, would respect
fully petition the Legislative Council,
if the same is within their constitutional
power, to pass an ordinance requiring all
persons who keep public "bawdy houses" or
houses of "ill-fame," to remove themselves
with their inmates to some one street or
locality, in the Taxing District, to the end
that they may be placed under more efficient
and vigorous police control. If it is not
within the power of the Legislative Council
to pass such an ordinance, or there il any
objection thereto, then We petition you to take
such steps and to pass such laws in your judg-
ment and discretion will have the desired
effect. We feel that from cur situation we
are peculiarly liable to have our houses rem
dered disorderly by drunken and unruly per-
sons, and we desire to have the full protec-
ton of the police, especially 80 as your honor
has announced the determination to keep us
within homes, "cribbed, cabined and con-
fined" We think it corrupting 10 the pub
lie morals to have these houses located upon
business or much-frequented thorough
fare, and think it would manifestly be an
advantage to all concerned or interested in
the preservation of law, order and good
morals of the community, to remove these
houses, which seem to be public necessity,
to some quiet street or retired locality. Re-
specially, Blanche Curry, No. 100 Market
Square; Miss Sarah O'Bryan, 154 Winches-
ter street; Miss Pauline Livlngstine, 134
Winchester street; Kate Cessna, 103 Market
Square; Kate Mortimer, $50 Main street;
Jennie Hilton, 557 Main street. The petition
was written III a bold, disguised masculine
hand.
THE INDoRsERs
The following accompanied the petition:
We, the undersigned owners of property on
Market Square and Winchester street, in &C.
cordance with the request of some Ladies'
of the Taxing District, hereby assent to the
occupancy of houses on said streets should
the Taxing District authorities assign to
them any particular locality in the District.
We concur with them that they should con-
centraie on one or more streets, and believe
the location named above ia as unobjection.
able as any locality in the city.
The following are the certificates:
owen the Iron Clad, have lease it years for
sporting house. DAVID F. BROWN.
am agent for the Hume heirs of Huntsville,
Ala, for vacant lot Winchester street north
of the Ironclad, which I willing to sell or
A. WRIGHT.
I owen two houses on the north side of Win
chester street am willing to rent or lease them
to the sporting women. JOHANNA KEITH.
owen one lot on the south side of Winchester
street. am willing to lease it or sell it to the
sporting women JOHN BURKE.
I live at the corner of Winchester and Main
may 1S reside on winchester Street. B. HAMMER.
I have lease three houses on the north side
Of Winchester street am willing TO rent the
49, - -''O' W MRS. E. CONWAY.
The petition was laid on the table.
RAILROAD PRAYER.
A petition was received from the Chesa-
peake, Ohio and Southwestern railroad repre- |
sentiDg that April26, 1881 the council grantep |
10 the Memphis, Paducah and Northern Rail- |
road Company the right to extend its track |
along Promenade street to Austin, thence |
north to Bayou Gayoso. In building this |
line the company finds that to build such a |
rack would seriously interfere with certain |
'aw-mills now located and being operated |
here, whose logways are through the public |
grounds leased by the old city of Memphis |
% ID. r. Grace and others, and in order /
o connect with Promenade street the
'oad has obtained consent of the saw-mill
owners for laying down the track, leaving
he line of Promenade street at a point near
he northwest corner of the county Jail,
hence in a northwest direction to point OF
JUNCTION with the present line. The petition
vas granted.
TWO MORE.
A petition was received from the two
asking for an appropriation
# SO month for the next five months, to be
expended in extra labor to preserve the
markets in a neat and healthy order. Re
erred to the president.
A petition from Charles Levy to repair
louse 428 Shelby street, was referred to fire |
nd police commissioners to act.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Lee: That the president of the |
legislative Council for the Taxing District
e and he is hereby authorized and instructed
D telegraph the governor of the State of
tennessee the following message, a sense
f this Council and a majority of the tax
aging citizens of the District, as follows:
The act making past-due Indebtedness re-
sivable for back taxes at par is unjust to
be creditors of the city of Memphis, from
Ihom we ask a discount of fifty cents on the
ollar, and by this act we pay the holder of
crip dollar for dollar The move il in the |
interest of speculators and unjust to the
rompt tax-paying citizen, and will increase
ur delinquent list. Adopted.