Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-27
Use MA1TEas.
As Disclosed at the Legislative
Council Meeting Yesterday.

The new Planters Cottonseed Oil
Mill, now building on Tennessee
street, is to be permitted to have a
gravel roof. to be constructed under
the supervision of Fire Chief Cleary,
as metal roofing is not desirable for
manufacturing establishments.
The City Engineer Is to estimate
the cost of paving Front, or Chick.
asaw street, from the bridge over the
bayou to Keel street, q distance Of
some 300 yards. The factories and
oil mills 10 the vicinity complain Of
of losing from two to three thousand
last season by extra expense in hauling,
while the thoroughfare alluded to was
in an impossible condition, The fac
tories and mills have paid portion Of
the expense Of paving the main road
used.
The City Engineer reports that an
outlay OF $1,000 will be necessary to
construct a brick wall on Eohols and
Vance streets to protect G. y. Dickin-
sons property, and the city is not
prepared to meet it; also that the M.
and o., the l.. and N and the O., o.
aud s. w. railways will likely place
patent safety gates over their crossings
within q few weeks, and that an in
Specter is busy on account of the city
to see that the Second street paving
work is properly performed.
The Cotton Exchange committee,
Messrs. j. W. billiard, R. F. Patter-
son and j. K. Speed, will confer with
Messrs. Burke, Lee and Livermore
on the part of the city, re-
garding the pavement in front
of the postofice and the site of the
proposed Cotton Exchange. 1t is
possible that stone will be laid at first.
the same as on the remainder of the
street, the same to be taken up when
the new Exchange is ready for ser.
vice.
The Chief Of Police and President
are to look into a complaint regarding
Second street from Adams to Jeffer-
son being turned into a wagon yard
for furniture and express wagons.
Various people in the tenth ward
and near it, are anxious to have
Broadway, along which the Selma
railway runs, turned into a public
drive between Rsyburn and Missis.
sippi avenues. The course would be
a mile or more in length, aud the
highway is 100 feet wide at present.
The petitioners desire the railway to
put the street in order except the
bridges, which it is proposed shall be
paid for by the city, the county or the
railways, as may be deemed best, The
legislative council have filed the peti,
ton for future consideration and agi-
tation.
The grade of Shelby or Front street,
near the Gayoso House, is too high to
accord with the plans drawn for the
on the new structure.
and the company ask the city to lower
it from Mccall to thirty feet north of
the hotel. The hotel proposes to psy
one-third of the expense. The City
Engineer and the Attorney are to in.
quire into the case and to act upon it
il deemed proper.
The petition of Mr.. Fl. A. Mont
gomery in the interest Of the Compress
Company, asking the use of certain
city property, is to be granted at $1OO
per annum rental, for ten years, pro
vided the Compress will leave street
Sc feet vide and pave the same, also
lay brick sidewalk with stone curb
ing on Adams street to the Charleston
railway depot.
A proposal to lease 148 foot strip
fer fifty years the west side of Front
from Union to Market street, to per-
sons who will erect suitable business
houses, is to be considered by the City
Attorney.
The Memphis Water Company is to
be required to extend water mains
south Of Calhoun or South street TO
Georgia street and between Rayburn
and Mississippi avenuee. The city is
now engaged in laying sewer pipes
along Lauderdale street out about
Georgia and vicinity.
Mr.. A. G. Denis has been granted
permission to put a shingle roof on his
house on the corner of Wellington
and Monroe. Fred Webber's desire
to put new roof on 66 DeSoto, is to
be considered by the Fire Chief and
President A stone crossing over
Main, south side Of 0verton. will be
considered by the City Engineer.
Street lamps for the Clay and Her
nando street vicinity will be consid
cred by President Hadden, and K G..
Robinson is to have the use of the lot
corner Third and jefferson at 1880
per month, provided he vacate it
whenever called upon.