Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-26
COUNCIL NOTES.
The Kansas City Road Puts in q, Com
munication Yesterday.
River Protection - Delinquent Pave
ment Subscribers to be Prosecuted.

The Legislative Council met yesterday
afternoon with President MADDEN in the
chair, and the following members of the
Council present: Messrs. Burke, Graves,
Lee, Gavin, Kney and Wallace.
WOODRUFF CO.'S PETITION.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
The president reported on the petition of
Woodruff & Co., and on motion a committee
of three, consisting of Messrs. Lee, Gavin
the ground in the rear OF Woodruff & Co.
and the CooPerage Company, and report to
the Council for ratification by the Council.
THE KANSAS CITY ROAD.
The following communication was re-
ceived from Newman Erb, attorney for the
Memphis and Selma railroads
MEMPHIS, January "a, 1888.
Mr.. D. P. Hidden, Chairman, etc.:
DEAR SIR-In considering the conditions
of the proposed contract between the Ten
nessee Southern Railroad Company and the
Taxipg-District of Shelby county, wish TO
call attention to three points which ought TO
be borne in mind as likely to affect the con-
tracts entered into with the Springfield and
Memphis railroad and other railroad COM
panies, namely:
Ffrst.-The Springfield and Memphis Rail.
road Company and the Mississippi and Ten.
nessee Railroad Company have privileges in
Tennessee street whereby the latter occupies
the center and the former has the right and
is about to occupy the west side of that street.
The Tennessee Southern Railroad Company
should therefore be limited to the east side
thereof.
Second.-The present grade of Tennessee
street, il lowered to suit the convenience OF
the Tennessee Southern Railroad Company,
it should be done for the full width of the
street, and at its exclusive expense.
Third-No rights should be granted on
Broadway Or other streets which have been
graded and improved by the Springfield and
Memphis railroad or other companies, with
out requiring the Tennessee Southern Rail.
road Company to first pay such company OF
companies its pro rata proportion OF the cost
Of said grading and improvements. Very
respectfully submitted. You're, etc.,
NEWMAN ERB,
Attorney for Springfield and Memphis Railroad
Company.
Received and filed.
WANT AN INJUNCTION.
A petition was received from citizens oil
Fifth street, stating that the Kansas City
road had changed the grade given BY the
Taxing District engineer in such q way az
to ruin the property AUDITING on the street
The petition prayed that the Kansas City
road be restrained from further prosecution
OF the work as now being executed. Referred
to the engineer for attention.
RIVER PROTECTION.
A communication was received from r
Galloway, suggesting that something should
be done TO stop the surface water coming
down Poplar from washing away the work
done by the government on the river front.
Referred to the engineer for conference with
Capt. Miller, and with power to act.
DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS TO BE PROSECUTED
The following resolution, offered by Mai
Burke, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That all unpaid subscriptions for
the paving of streets be handed to the Dis
trict attorney for collection at once
Bids were received for furnishing coal,
bread, shoeing horses, feeding prisoners,
printing, etc.
THE TENNESSEE SOUTHERN RAILROAD COM.
PANY.
The following resolution, by Mr.. Lee, wa,
adopted:
Resolved, That the Tennessee Southern
Railroad Company be granted the right oil
way into the city limits, same to be over
Tennessee street, south of Georgia; the line
south of Georgia to be hereafter determined.
The president of the Council will, when said
line south of Georgia has been determined
upon, have proper contracts prepared and
submitted.