The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-10
LIGHT and WATER.
A PLANT TO BE PUT IN AT THE
COURTHOUSE.
More Wooden Bridges TO BE Built
Double ACKNOWLEDGMENT
County Notes.


County Notes.
The County Court met yesterday in
session, and transacted a
mass of general busint IS.
BUILDING LEVER.
Messrs. Bland. Jordan aud Winters
reported that the cost of building q
levee through Hatchie sriver bottom,
in the Seventeenth Civil District,
would be 153 cents a cubic yard, and
to build crown of 20 feet would re-.
quire 10000 cubic yards of earth.
They suggested that this work bs done
by contract, and that the Turnpike
Commissioners put top dressing OF
gravel on it; also that a clearing Of
fifty feet be made on either side by
the Workhouse gang. The report was
adopted and the Superintendent Of
Pubic Works ordered to suFerintend
the work.
REPORT OF woRKHoUSE,
The report of the Workhouse Super
intendent was submitted, showing the
to.al expenses of the past three
included Sl027 for wages, to
have been $2456 81. By which the
account is credited wi h the following
work done: Twenty five thousand
yards earth excavations, $4,000; re-
moving stone on Stats Line road, $500 ;
put ing in fifteen bridges and Culverts,
800; hsu Ting material, $500; tota',
$4,000. An average of seventy-seven
men a day were fed, making the aver,
age cost 10 cents per day. The cost OF
feeding mules averaged 81 92 per
General expenses were $3S rs ;
clothing, 500 05; permanent invest.
ments, $3.50 20; feeding, $l045 II.
DOUBLE ASSESSMENT.
II. A. Montgomery, manager of the
Merchants Cotton Compress aud
Storage Company, complained that, in
addition to the lsessment OF all the
land, improvement and machinery OF
the company, the Assessor of the
Fourth Ward had assessed him rs
manager $4,000 f)r capital stock,
This, he claimed, to be a double as
sassment. The matter was referred to
the Chairman, County Attorney and
TO Justices Holeman, Powell and
Winters.
SMALL FRY.
Charles Jehe, an engineer, asked
exemption from payi poll tax, as he
had been disabled in a iailroad acct
dent Granted.
A certificate OF good moral character
and license to practice law in magis-
trdtes' courts was granted to N. L. In
gram.
Thomas GArvey was appointed a
constable to wait on the grand jury at
the September term of the Cnminal
Court.
The sum of Sl2 was appropriat ID to
support Mrs. H. f. Hill for the past
thee months.
The Chairman was instructed u is-
sue warrants to contractors for build
ing bridges when the Superintendent
should certify that the work had been
properly done.
BRIDGES WANTED.
The Bridge Superintendent submit
ted the following: By request of the
magistrates in The respective districts
In which the bridges are needed, | re-
spectfully ask that an order be granted
for the following bridges:
An order 10 build bridge across
Big creek, onythe Cuba and Wood
stock road, on the line between the
Third and Fourth districts. Tnia
bridge must be $50 feet long, with q
channel span A feet long cost not to
exceed $50.
Also the repairing OF the Ward
bridge on Big creek; not TO exceed a
cost Of 500
At X leigh there is a bridge across
Spring branch, on the New Raleigh
road, that is 100 feet long. By having
the Superintendent OF the Workhouse
to maB G a fill we can make bridge %
feet long, with bulkheads, answer
every purpose.
An order to repair a bridge across a
creek near Cuba, on the Rosterville
and Island 40 road; not to eX eed so.
You will please have an order issued
for the fill and an order for the bridge,
not to exceed $40.
Also an order to build a bridge
across Fletcher creek, on tho Memphis
and Somerville road, Seventh District,
not TO cost more than $40 10.
Also an order to build a bridge
across R)ys'er creek, on the Portsrs
vile and Cuba road, not to exceed
$3.50.
Also an order TO repair Wolf river
bridge, on the Germantown and Morn.
ing Sun road, at cost not 70 exceed
t430.
Also an order to drive six piles to
support bant under span Of the
Hindman bridge, on the Hindmsn
Ferry road, Sixth and Fifteenth dis
tucts, not to exceed $l20.
All ordered; but the Superintend-
ent of the Workhouse will not do the
work until he gets through with that
already ordered.
LIGHT AND WATER,
Messrs. Holeman, Randle and
O'Dlnnell submitted the following,
which was adopted:
We, the undersigned, your commit
tee, appointed al the last term OF your
cour', charged with the duty Of inves-
ligating the expediency Of establish
ing a p ant for electric lights at the
Corr house, and the fur her duty OF
devising ways snl means of furnish
ing the said courthouse end jail with
an abundant supply Of good water,
beg leave to report that We have given
both matt RS our careful consldera-
non, and submit the following as the
col clu3iors which we have reached:
In the matter Of elec rio lights for the
Cou thouse, we have had teveral con.
t renCes with Mr. Cohen, the efficient
manager or superintendent OF that
enterprise at this p lace, and have bad
rom him a proposition submii ted to
rs covering sll the details aud total
cost CT lnaugurating the experiment
ior This building. But after mature
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