Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-16


A petition from the owners of various
teams, that the law in reference 10 putting /
the numbers Of vehicles on the shafts be |
changed, and they be put upon the saddle, |
for several reasons.
A petition was received from The Tennes- |
see Southern Railroad Company for right |
to enter he city a. its southern limits and |
connect with the track now laid al Union |
street.
A counter petition was received from sew !
era! property owners, asking that the route |
be changed.
A petition was also received from thu par
of 81. Joseph's Catholic church, |
stating that to continue the road as proposed |
would do irreparable injury 10 the church |
property, and praying that the line OF the
road be changed TO Eighth street or some
other practicable roule.
These three petitions were referred to the
president and Board Of Public Works.
THE KANSAS CITY PETITION.
A petition was received from Newman
Ere, attorney for the Springfield and Mem
phis railroad, requesting a modification OF
the eighth article of the contract entered into
between it and the Taxipg-District on the
9th day of December, 1881, to the extent Of
permitting the company to erect temporarily
a frame or wooden freight depot on its
SEOuuus, 10 ut uetu IOT i pctiOu VI ANc NcoIo
from the first day OF July next, when it is
expected the road will be completed. The
company will construct It's passenger depot
OF the material stipulated for III the contract,
bat as to its freight depot it desires to have
time to observe the character and volume OF
business il will handle and which it will
have TO provide for, before erecting a per-
manent struc ure.
On motion, the Springfield and Memphis
Railroad Company is allowed TO erect
temporary freight depot as requested in its
petition, upon condition that the temporary
depot only be used for the period of five
years from the 5lh day of December 1881 so
much of the tenth stipulation OF Its said
contract as gives it permission 10 "lsy a sin
gle track from its main track on Fifth street
curving north and east into Georgia street,
etc" be stricken out of said conlract, and il
relinquishes by the acceptance of this privi-
lege, by building said temporary depot, all
rights 10 and under the said provision OF
said tenth stipulation, as above shown.
The petition Of A. Woodruff, asking for
the lease of the land in the rear of his prop
eriy on Wolf river for twenty-five years,
was referred to the president with inEtruc-
lions to report.
JUDGE HEIsKETL's REPORT.
The thirteenth report of Attorney G. W.
Heiskell was received. He reports sixteen
suits brought agsinst the District and eleven
by it. He reported twenty cases disposed OF
since his last report. Be winds up as fell
lows: "As TO back taxes, l would state that
am pushing the cases and filing new bills
as fast az possible. i hope soon to be acting
under an amended act of the Legislature
which is now before that body. l have filed
bills against about 400 lots and have used
all diligence to bring these cases TO hearing
and sale. By the end of tine mouth expec.
to sell in several cases, and hope soon TO give
good account of this work."
The following resolution was Offered by
Mr.. Wallace:
Resolved, That the property-owners on the west
required to lay plank sidewalk three feet wide
within fifteen days.
THE HOSPITAL RACKET.
The following report of special commit.
| tee was introduced and laid over for dis
cussion until the next meeting:
| To the Honorable the Legislative Council:
GENTLEMEN-Your committee TO whom
was referred he communication OF DIR. Lau-
renee, your fficieut hospital physician, would
| respectfully submit the following report
| thereon:
| First-As TO patients admitted 10 the hos
+, pital, who come from Shelby county, outside
Of the Taxing District, and from other coun'
\ ties OF the ate, We recommend that the aci
of 1873, chapter Is, ceding the hospital to
| the city OF Memphis be amended in its sec
ond proviso so that the same read as follows
+" And, provided further, that said hospital
shall be open to all destitute citiz Ms oil thi'
State, in need OF hospital benefits, upon the
| county from which such destitute patients
come paying for such patient admitted the
sum OF 1907 thirty cents per day for each day
each OF such patients remain II
the hospital; and in case Of dealt
OF any OF such patieuts, paying tn.
actual funeral expenses OF the same
Or, il this is not thought advisable by you
honorable body, We recommend that an &C
be prepared and recommended to the Legis
laiure now in session to pass the same, a
follows:
SECTION 1. Be il enacted by the General Assemble
Of Tennessee, That hereafter in all cities and tax
ing-districts of this st te having, by the Fedora
| census OF 1880 over 80 600 inhabitants two-third
OF the taxes levied for poorhouse, pesthouse o
hospital purposes by the counties wherein sucl
cities or taxing districts are situated on all prop
when and as collected, be held by The count
trustee of such counties for the poorhouse, pest
house or hospital purposes of such cities or taxing
districts, and shall be paid over to the prope
authorities of such cities taxing districts Il
, such manner as said authorities may direct bu
to be used only by them for hospital, poorhouse Q
Sec. . Be Il enacted, That the public welfare re
curing it, this act take effect from and after ii
, | passage.
. Sscond-As to patients from other SIstes,w
would recommend that our hospital be close
against them. The figures given by you
, hospital physician are startling From To
, State of Arkansas alone there were last yea
: admitted TO your hospital GAG patients, on
less than from the whole Stale of Tennessee
| not counting District patients, and 102 nor
J patients than those admitted from the Du
trict; .he figures being: Taxing District p;
4 tients, pa; Arkansas patients, 346. Frol
| Mississippi The plumber admitted was IL
!: and ffom other States $40. Thus it will
D seen that the people Of Memphis are take
3 to provide medical treatment for ST patien
e from other States, and 1918 patients comir
/. from without its own bounds, whereas its ow
4 sick are pa, so that your people are taxed
n take care of within two Of FIVE times as man
e sick coming from without your bounds as fro
( within your bounds, and the number frol
/. other States is twenty-nlne more than fro
/ the whole State of Tennessee, and over thr
% times as usny as your own sick.
q In the opinion of your committee, b
|. manity and philanthropy do not requi
a that the people of Memphis should bear Il
II burden OF SO many Of the sick OF 9th
j, States without one cent OF compensate
y and as there Is no way open tual we q
= think OF by which you can get ompensstio
' we see no other resort left but 10 decline to a
. NIT any one 10 the hospital who is lot eli
. zen OF this State. This Is especially urg
!. in view Of the fact of our condition, and Il
. further fact that you have to admit all de
n tiiute patients from the State of Tennessee fr
e OF charge. Let notice be given through 4
,r papers Of your resolution, and let copy
a. the resolution be furnished the steamboa
IL and railroads coming within your border
ia that after the FIRST day OF February, 1855,
70 non citizen sick will be allowed to enter 20
lie hospital
j We recommend the following as the res
q luton.
q Rtsolped bg the Legislative Council Of the Tdrfr
81 District of Sfelby County, That DR.. A. A Lauren
hospital physician. be and he is hereby directed
Oh admit one to the District hospital who is no
"a strictly obey from and after February /, 1888,
being the determination of this Council that frt
y and after that date no nonresident shall be adm
t, ted as patient into the District hospital.
q. This resolution however, is not 10 apply
as United States marine pa,ients-,hese TO
he admitted as nowand heretofore. Let all nc
t. resident patients now in The hospital rems
is until discharged rs onTslescen', hul not
,y be readmitted. Al! Of which is respectful
er submitted.
o. JANUARY s, 1855
j. A proposal was received from S. L. Fossi
E. & Co. for the building OF culvert OF
~ Main, between Webster and Georgia, at
D. per cubic yard. The bid was accepted.
50 A new FIRE ordinance passed it's frat res