The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-21

noses, which will yield conslde.a o'e
ann. The amendment spoken OF has
betn printed for your use ent l'trl-
button among the oil iials and CIT 1shs
OF the district.
Shortly after the Adjournment OF the
Legislature, which | attended to ne"
IL, adjournment, found tina, the
river and Harbor Committee of Goa.
grass was co nsulting on the subject ol
CONCENTRATIONS for the Mississippi
river. | went on u Washington aud
had the opportunity of conversirg
with Gen. Cdtchings, the eticieat
member fcom this district, who IS
making the Misei sippi river a spe'
cialty, and also with all the members
from this State; oil CT whom | found
warmly interested in the subject OF
improvir the river. Sl'o hsd tue
opportunity OF crn'orring win mem
hers If the committee from other
states "a well as others who are II I
members of ths committee To many
of them the subject was new, hut
think that an interest has been
awakened very dely In the SUBJ ecu
TIE COMMITTEES reported n lew days
before lett their yer aud ta'bor
hin. which sppropria'ei $?,25O,COO
from Cairo to the mouth OF tue river
| have recent alvic,s I ON trienos
there giving the assurance that TINS
appropriation will DO apt to pass.
,, In 1884 your Financial Commi tee
visited New York TO meet tbs Misns
sinni River Commission, who are
charged with the expenditure oil these
|. concentrations. Oar claims Ware pre-
! scented TO them, and they then OK
/ pr,s,ed them elves impressed VIII
the merit Of our district az a iavoi
! able point to which government appro
), pratlons might be awsrjedi tsolgl
:, they were unable TO appropriate ~.
= money TO NJ at that time
), Since then We have expended $oOO,
y ;. 600 on the river, and are preparing I
y do almost AZ much moro. | think VI
y might very Justly claim from them a.
annropriation to tho amount oil tn
u benefit 6erlv' Il by commission iior
= our expen iitures, aud I el coahden
y in having this claim recogn' zed.
10 While detained in Washington b!
u the high wtter, went up TO Me-
- Yo,k and had a conference with X.
n Wilson 4 Co., TO whom had write
\, in regard to the purchase OF some
10 our first bonds for our sinking, iun'
~ aud wa, informed that they hsd zee
10 the no deIs, and that taid bonds coul
" be bought a. par.
VI since our Ia Il meeting the trea' u
u In nnrAnance If the order then mad
US has Maid in advance the coupons
10 our bonds due lst OF AuRust--a Il
,oh ducton being made az the dhc lunl
wv Sp.r cent. per gnnum on the same
TO- The COMMITTEE on Finance appoli
Az al m examine the accounts and bo1
Th of your TREASURER will inform you,
n o the amou nt in his hands the = u
lse of February, 1856, and the vouchers
WI the stub book will LiVe MS none
,u psid out tiuCe then. -.
10y | have repo from the Audit
III which / annex, sh)winy that OF taA
! 10 nj 1885 there has been paid up to
leu of Apil, $4,000. It ia supposed va
w will he a fnthe- payment OF SlU'
we and The deliDquencies wi / perha
w amountt to AS much IA last year, sol
en' $4,000. and to be col eattd hereafter
en-, The work OF strengthening the VI
Iry and threatened pit COS, both by
'ey tracts aud hands from the neighh
W hood, has & ne steadily or, snd i
iI IN thought by thtsa having the Woik
w charfe, ard your engineer, who,
Cst continued al the while 90 the II
I ,tnn that taers ia little doubt OF hold
ger the entire front line. Luckily,
have in our treasury abundant fun
for all purpotel that thew may
. nee ded or; and under our amen'
chut.r we are allowed to incur la
HE Ties or borrow mooey to meet en-
Vancies ike this.