Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-28

VI SAShASSA oNOPhSO"
FOB THE CONVENIENCE OF GUESTS.
The Gayoso Hotel asked that a stone
walk be laid from the main entrance eff
the Gayoso to the street-car track. Granted
provided the hotel payE for it.
PROVIDING GAINs FIRE.
By Mr.. Lee:
Resolged, That it shall be a m~isdeneaner to
Keep on his premises, at a factors or buyers Of
ice, any loose cotton over night.
Adopted.
TAKING q CENSUS.
President Hadden said he had a COM
munication from Messrs. Brogsn and
Humphreys, saying they would take the
census of the city for $1,000, the city to
furnish the blanks, and the work to be
done to the satisfaction of DR.. Thornton.
No action was taken.
sYCAMoREs ooMED
On motion of Col. Montgomery all the
trees in Court Square, which are declared
a nuisance, were ordered cut down.
ARTEsIAN WELL.
The proposition of Noel May to make a
test of artesian wells was renewed. He
proposed to bore a well in Court Square,
eight inches in diameter, furnish the
fountain and one fire-plug at each corner
with pure water and demonstrate fully
that bored wells are practical, nothing to
be paid him otherwise, but he wanted
some compensation named in case be
should be successful.
The council finally decided to allow him
to try the experiment and leave it to five
citiz sns, three to be selected by them and
two by petitioner, as to what he should be
paid. Messrs. Graham, Patterson and
Krey were appointed a committee to act
with the two others of Mays selection.
THE CITIZENS RAILWAY.
MI. Sam Tate, the general manager OF
the Citizsn's Railway Company, then sub
mitted the following:
To the Honorable Legislative Council of the Tax
ing District of Shelby County, Tenn: d,
Your petitioner. the Citizens Street Railroad
Company, respectfully petitions your honorable
body for permIs- ion 10 lay down a street railroad
track on Linden street, from fernando street to
track and switches or a double track, as petit
toner may deem best. Also to lay a street rail
road track on Exchange street, from Second to
Fourth st Get, thence north on Fourth street to
Market street, thence eastwardly on Market
stree to Thornton avenue, thence northeast on
Thornton avenue to Alabama street, the same TO
be single track and switches or double track, as
petitioner may deem best, and that the contract
amended as TO conform with the requests of this
petition. All the railroad tracks herein asked to
be laid to be put down in accordance with all the
terms of said contract. And as in duty bound,
etc. Respectfully,
CITIZENS STREET RAILROAD co.,
By Sam Tate, Jr., V. p. and NJ.
On motion it was decided to consider
the matter of Linden street alone and the
following was read:
To the Honorable Commissioners, etc, Taxing
We, the undersigned citizens of Memphis,
mostly residents OF Linden street, respectfully
protest against permitting the running of any
street-car lines on Linden street, and petition
We premise by saying tina. this petition is
neither at the suggestion or in the interest of any
rival line or company, ana 1t IL prompted solely
by our own and what we conceive TO be the public
good.
We recognize that ind; vidual and local conve-
niences and preferences must give way 10 those
of the general public; that no one streat should
be reserved simply for the residents along that
street, but belongs to the general public.
But we do submit that each street Is D ore di-
rectly and primarily for the convenience of abut-
ting owners; and, where the public good does not
require otherwise, that stseet should be so con-
trollPd as to best accommodate ~abutting owners
We also submit that the public needs and conve-
niences require, in addition to steam and street
cars, also streets for private vehicles.
A wise public policy suggests that municiIa al
of account notation for all these. Right of way
should not be given to subserve the mere conve-
nlenee of any street-car company, nor should
such be permitted to occupy contiguous parallel
lines. 1t should be first determined over what
streets the public needs require street cars and
the use of Linden street for street-car lines
is ~violative of all these well recognized principles.
The public needs do not require it, because the
touched by this line by the Beale and Vance
street Lines; The vehicle public does not want it
because it destroys their only remaining route to
the center of the city and the only drive east and
west from Union street south.
The residents OF Linden street do not want it,
because they do not need it, having both the
Beale and Vance street lines, and because of the
great Inconvenience of having the same, es-
peeially If, as is proposed, a double line is to be
placed on tins narrow street..
They submit that it is especially unjust to them
to permit their street to be taken when they have
contributed to paving same so literally. Pc
titioners further submit that the same OBJ
commodated Just as well by a different route oc-
cupying streets further from the present line of
cars and more convenient for resident owners
venience to the vehicle public and more in ~
cord with a wise general plan for city ana
suburbs.
They submit this for your careful consideration,
satisfied that whatever your final action may be
it will be prompted by an earnest desire for the
]. Baxter. LIB. Mcfarland,
VIM. Bowles, jr., Ben Bingham,
A. Ward, A. s. Iivermo-e,
S. d. Weskley, VIM. Thomas.
Mrs. w 1. Stone, W. IL. Bates,
N Z baxter. Frederick Williams.
TEN Gale, M Hartmus,
Ed Goldsmith, APTuck,
Hanauer. John 6 Little,
L p Cooper, AlfG luther,
e W Edmunds, :. NJ Hill,
K D Rambaut, saml H Phillips.
L McGOwan, III McGoEan,
w p Hill, d McGowan,
Mr.. Tate said the petition was signed I'M
the impression that the company did
already nave right of way on Linden
from Wellington east, and that none OF
the signers lived between fernando and
Wellington. The matter was discussed at
length and finally resulted in the
of the following resolution, Of
by Col. Montgomery:
In view of the fact that the Citizens Street
Railroad Company DOW have the right OF way on
Linden street from Wellington street east. and
said railroad company of the right Of way they
now have on Union stree. east OF Desoto and on
w ellington street from Union to Linden; and fur
Their that the said railroad company shall pave
with block stone in between their tracks and two
same, and that this pavement is voluntarily laid
by said company on the route or right of way
hereby granted,
hereby granted the Citizens, Railway Company to
lay a single track and switches, or q double track
street, subject to all conditions, ~restric-
tons aud stipulations embodied in their contract
with the District of date 81 of September, 1885,
this grant shalt constitute a part of SAID con-
tract SIS completely as if embodied therein.
THE MEMPHIS CITY RAILWAY.
President Hadden stated that some time
since a paper was drawn up in regard to
Jefferson street, its object being to allow
the Memphis City Railway to assume pos
session on certain conditions, and that it
handed 10 the attorney of the railroad,
Judge Craft, who saw no objection to it,
but that he had heard nothing OF it since.
Mr.. Barrett, who was present, said the
paper was in the possession of the lawyer,
and that Col. Frsyser was u of the city.
He did not recall the contents of the paper
and did not say whether he would agree to
IL or mt proaidonk Hndlan aid The 10