Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-10
CITY MATTERS
Ventilated nc the Legislative
Council Meeting Yesterday.

The police report for July show
cash receipts amounting to 1923 30
and expenses of $2927, including thu
monthly pay roll of the police, which
was S2769.65
The hospital report for July shows
2lO patients received, l79 discharged
| 70 died and 76 remaining. Expenses
| lOl7 92, and receipts 1891 for marine
patients.
j Dead dogs removed in July mum
bered 1875; earth boxes, chiefly from
Chelsea BY ysy OF Front street to The
dump, smell and sll, 226l; loads Of
garbage hauled, 23l4; steamboats, ia.
spected under the direction of the
quarantine authorities, headed by the
Vice President of the Sanitary Coun.
Gil of the world, IS.
Mr.. Wetter has been permitted 70
build bridge from the rear of his
Main street store to a warehouse
across the alley.
The Inspector Of Weights and
Measures collected 1854 So last month;
the Poplar street Matchmaker col.
lected $50 80, and the Beal street Mar
ket $2l4.50.
The fire department was called out
eigbteen times last month to attend
material fires and four times for still
alarms. The total losses, including
the big Front street fire, summed up
l3l,64l.52
An old stable near Mr.. Calhoun's
residence must be repaired and
cleaned out within five days, or it will
be torn down by the authorities.
The Merchants Cotton Press and
Storage Company are to have the use
Of the strip OF ground on Charleston
avenue by the side OF the warehouse
for $3.50 for ten years, provided
brick sidewalk with stone curbing be
laid and kept in order by the Storage
Company.
The vacant space in front OF the
postoffice and site of the Cotton Ex>
change is to be paved with stone, and
when the new exchange is ready for
business, its reasonable request that a
wood or some other noiseless pavement
be substituted, will be complied with.
Mr. Colecamp, of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, asks for an order to
be withdrawn requiring patent life,
safety gate at the johnson avenue
crossing, and Mr.. Brown, of the Chesa
peake and Ohio, requests that a patent
gate at the Market street crossing be
not insisted on. The Council will
consider the matter and take action in
the future.
The owners of property are to be
required to cut down weeds and tall
grass to be carried to the dump boat. |
The city managers are to do the same
service on all public property.
The gutter on Washington street |
near High is to be reconstructed, SO |
hat standing water puddles will be |
drained.
Clerk Joseph Uhl, Of the Circuit |
Court, upon entering bond in $1,000, |
will be authorized to receive and re.
,eipt for all Liquidating Board taxes |
AXE charge of the books containing
The tax lists and pay over the amounts
,eceived each month to a designated
depository.
A report Of City Attorney Heiskell
vas read and adopted which says it
will be illegal to attempt to lease lots
IN the open space along Front street
With view of putting up another row
VI stores In front of Front row. The
'ity has no authority to make any
uch leases.
The paving of north Front otreet
y the saw eRd oil mill companies, Is
o be considered by the parties inter.
,sted and Messrs. Burke, Lee and |
iavin OF the Legislative Council.
The city, or Legislative Council, at
IS meeting yesterday, ventilated the
act that the Water Company has SO
ar ignored the request Of the authori.
lee TO lay pipes and supply water in
he soqtheastern pat Of the city.
An ORDINANCE has been prepared |,
nd is gn9er consideration prohibiting
louise builders In the future from us.
ng any but terra Gotta fire flues
or chimneys, under penalty of a fine
# $50 or less and the same ordinance
makes it a mlsdemeanOr to use any
ire Aqe whatever which may endanger
he building in which it il Used or I'd |
dining property. This ID evidently a
lit atcertaln chlmneys and aues about
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