Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-09
DELIRIOUS DADS.
The Legislative Council Assemblies in
Regular Monthly Session-Vari-
ous Reports Received.
DR.. &. B. Thornton Makes q Health
COntributiOn-The Paving Of Second
Street Discussed.

COntributiOn-The Paving Of Second
Street Discussed.
The Legislative Council met yesterday
with President Hidden in the chair and the
following members present: Messrs. Burke,
Lee, Kney, Gavin, Cochran, Wallace AID
Livermore. The following reports we're re-
ceived and filed:
MARKEr.MAsERs' .REroRr..
The receipts of the South Market were
s16S 25; of the North Market, S64.
REGIsTER's REPORT.
Number of licenses issued, 223; new mum.
bers, 8; transfers, 4. Amount received for
licenses, fees and transfers, $6107 81.
POLICE REPORT.
Total number of arrests, 398-white, PAS;
colored, 153; married, 1873; single, 260
Number fined, 258; discharged, 146; State
cases, 10; fugitives turned over, 4. Amount
fines assessed, S2163 65; amornt fines paid,
$40; amount paid on mittimus, 1880.
Total receipts, Sl470; payroll, S2693 05;
office incidentals, Sl2 So; other expenses,
<1S9 81; total, $685. 81. Stolen property
recovered, 1924; lost children, 2; taken
from and returned TO prisoners, $3.50;
dodgers, 159.
INSPECTORS REPORT.
Receipts from February 9TH to March 81,
inclusive, S252 IS.
CITY HOSPITAL REPORT.
Patients remaining January 81, 1888, 100;
received in February, 1874; discharged, lbs;
deceased, 10; remaining, 80. Residence
Taxing Dstrict, 6; Tennessee, Is; Missis-
sippi, SO; Arkansas, "a; other States, 43
Expenditures, $l205 II; receipts, $3.50 80.
MARINE HOSPITAL.
Patients rem aiming on February 1st, II; re-
ceived during the month, 20; discharged,
20; deceased, /; remaining, 9. Expenditures,
$3.50 so.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Department called out TO fires Of material
lose, 5 times; total loss of owners, SS3 so;
total insurance of owners, $12, 600; total loss
Of occupants, f53 30; total insurance Of
occupants, SO, 100; total loss, S137; total
insurance, go, 100; insurance over losses,
$23, 1858.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
Loads of garbage removed, 20l9; earth
boxes removed, 1906; loads of dirt, 1850;
water. closets inspected, 232; houses and
yards inspected, 443; yards cleaned, 10;
cis:erns cleaned, 3; cisterns inspected, s.;
cisterns filled, / water-closets cleaned, s.;
houses fumigated, l; persons treated at the
city dispensary, 140; sent to hospital, ia;
seng to pesthouse, /; deaths, 10Y; births re
ported, AZ. Expenses, 1884 SO.
REPORTS ON PETITIONS.
The engineer reported an estimate in re-
gard to petition asking that the old culvert
or sewer extending from the southwest cor
ner of Auction and Third streets, east of
Bayou Gayoso. Property owners ordered to
lay four-foot plankwalk in thirty days.
In reporting upon's petition te construct a
wooden sidewalk on Jackson street, north
side, from Fourth alley to the bayou, the
engineer submitted as an estimate of the
cost, S6S. Petition rejected, and Mr.. NJ. II.
Reilly ordered to abate the nuisance on his
property.
PETITIONS.
A petition from the Memphis Fertilizer
Company, located on the west side of Main
street, Just north OF Auction, for the right of
way and privilege of having track or
switch from their establishment to the Louis
vile and Nashville depot, was referred to
the Board OF Public Works and engineer for
report.
A petition from Charles Decker, for per.
the rear Of 81 and SO Main street, was re-
ferred TO the chief OF the Fire Department,
with power to act.
A petition from Asa Hodges, of COG Shelby
street, for permission to cover his double
tenement, No. 3, on the south side of Butler
street, between Main and Shelby, with
shingles, was referred to the president and
fire chief, with power to act.
A petition from J. 8. Sullivan was granted,
and three foot pfankwaik ordered put
down BY the engineer, provided the same be
accepted IN fnil satisfaction Of city's liability.
A petition of F. J. Atwood and others,
Ftatef tn t the skids on the north side of
Auct on and the east side of Main streets, for
unloao Ing beer, render walking unsafe, was
referred to the chief to keep sidewalk clear
of obstrr ctiols, and the engineer to lay step.
ping stokes,
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Leei That the Chesapeake, Ohio
and Southwestern Railroad Company, and
other railroads, corporations or persons hav-
ing tracks on the levee, or controlling the
same, from Jefferson street TO Adams, be or
dered to ballast with stone all that portion
of the square on the west side of Promenade
street, between Adams and Jefferson, between
the track OF the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad and their track in front of Brady
block and to Jefferson street, within ten days.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Gavin: That the city attorney be
and is hereby requested to investigate con-
tracts with railroads entering the city limits,
and the Elevator Company, to which valus-
BILE franchises have been granted for mutual
benefits, and report to this board the right or
authority OF such corporations 10 charge ex-
orbitant rates to merchants for transferring
railroad cars or running same over their
respective tracks within the limits of the
Taxing District, and for exercising the priv.
ile2e of public weighers. Adopted.
BY MIR. Lee: That the president of the
Taxing District be requested to urge our
representatives at Nashville to have a law
enacted enabling The State Board of Health
to1ake such action at sny lime as will pro-
t6ct the people Of this Stale sgainst immi-
nent dangers OF epidemics of any nature,
aud that suitable and ample appropria-
ton be made accordingly, to be paid out of
the State treasury. Adopted
By Mr.. Lee: That The Selma and Mem
phis railroad be notified to pave the inter-
section OF Main and Broadway streets, and
provide proper drainage on both sides OF
ssid streets within fifteen days, and conform
to the grade OF Main street at said point of
intersection. Adopted.
THE SECOND STREET PAVEMENT.
Maj. Burke offered the following rssolu-
ton:
Rssolved, That Second street, from Beale TO
Concord, he paved with cedar blocks, on the
Nicolson & Wyckoff plan, not lers than seven
and one-half inches deep, with plank sub.
foundations Of clear heart cypress or heart
pine.
This resolution was offered as an amend
T. - ii.
Lcst, Mai Burke alone voting for it.
Mr.. Cochran offered the following resolH-
ton:
Resolved, That Second etreet be paved with
frst-class stone block pavement, ON plank
foundation, from Poplar to Beale street.
Maj. Burke moved that the resolution be
referred TO the engineer for specifications of
plank sub-foundatien. Carried.
ORDINANCE TO REDUCE SECOND STREET.
The following ordinance was offered by
Maj. Burke:
Be it ordanined by the Legislative Council
That Second street, from Beale street to Con-
cord street, be reduced in width from forty
six 10 forty feet between curb lines.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bids for meat were referred 10 the
bidders for specifications Of the kind, aud
quslity OF meat they propose to furnish
Messrs. Burke, Kney and Gavin were sp-
pointed committee on hotels for yaIuirp
for privilege taxation for 1888. Messrs'
Kuey, Livermorc and Cochran were consti-
tuted hospital committee.
THEY WANT STONE
A paper was received from property
owners and residents on Msnroe street, from
Second to Dssoto, donating $500 toward
laying 6rs;-class block stone pavement, and
10 be completed within ninety days from
April is, 1888.
In connection with the paving question,
President Hadden stated that the Legislature