The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-22
THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE
RAILROADS,
To the Gas Company and Citizens
Who Have Wooden Awnings
Up ON Main Street.

A oecial meeting of the Legislative
CounoiI was held at 3 o'clock pm.
yesterday. Present: Messrs. Hadden,
Lee, Patterson, Graham, Randls snd
Nye.
Ths petition of W. II. Moore, trus-
tee, for extension OF time till April ],
1887, TO lay brick sidewalks on Ex-
change street was granted, with the
understanding that temporary foot
plank sidewalk be built.
The petition Of certain insurance
companies asking for a mod fcatlon of
the sunday laws in favor OF packets
that arrive here between Saturday,
night and Monday morning be allowed
to unload their cargces WIS granted
for Elk months from September 18th,
The petition OF property owners,
asking for the opening aud grading OF
Linden street to Walnut street, and
Walnut street to Pontotoc, was re-
ceived aud filed, and the WORK ordered
done as SOON as practicable.
The petition OF II. A. Hamilton,
asking for the reconsideration OF the
reso ution ordering the tearing down
of the wooden awning q. No. 2l3 Main
street. Referred to the Chief OF toe
Fire Department with ms ructions to
rep rt IN DEAL as to the condition of
ali awnings on Main street.
The following resolution was
adopted:
WHEREAs, There has been since the
3lst day OF December, 1885, no express
contract existing between the Taxing
D strict and the Memphis Gas Com
pany for IMPLYING the city with pup.
lie lights; and whereas, the District
snc) the lst dlv Of July, 1888, has
ben under no obligation, express or
implied, to pay said gas company for
public lights, except at TIE rate of
$500 per anuum from July l, 1888, to
the Attn day OF October, 1886; there
fora, be it
Resolved, That the President OF the
Board of Fire and Police Commits
sioners be and he is hereby instructed
to pay said gas company for public
light, at the rate OF S5 0 per aur um,
from the Is If July 1886, to the
All day OF October, 1886, and that no
payment be made to said Company for
public lighting alter this data las!
aforesaid.
Bel, further resolUed, That the Preei-
dent write bios, acc lrdirg TO law, for
the public ligh's ct tbs District.
RAILROAD TRACKS ON BROADWAY.
The following resolution IVES alio
adopted:
Rtsoiced, That 'ha Kansas City,
| Springfield aud Memphis Railroad
Company and the Memphis, Birminl
ham and Atlantic Railroad Company
having failed to comply with the no.
tic served and dstsd the Sd day Of
| September, 1885, in respect to their
tracks and packing their cars on
Broadway, the President OF the Board
of Fire and Police Comm ssioners is
hereby Instructed to enforce the te ms
and r quirements OF said notice, pre-
v;ded such enforcement would noE be
a breach OF the Injunction heretofore
granite d by the Charcery Court OF
Shelby county.
THE UNION BELT RAILWAY.
The following resolution was
adorted: ...s ,..
WHRRE!s, On the oath Gay OF June,
1886, the Legislative Council granted
| to the Union Belt Railrosd Company
right of way over Br, adway; bo it
Resolsed, That unless said company
shall, within two months from this
date, commence the work CT building
said railroad and shall thereafter
prosecute said work t. completion
without delay, said grant OF the right
OF wav shall stand revoked aad al
nulled
The President was Sins ructed to no.
tify the several railroad companies
that no extension of time will be
granted them for building their depots
beyond the time stipulated in their
contracts. TIE time limited is: Chesa-
peake, Ohio and Southwestern rail-
TOAD, Union street, April l, 1887 /;
Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis
raiIrcad, Georgia street, D December J.,
1885; Memphis snd Little Rock rail
road, between Washington and Poplar
streets, Nay Z, 1887.