The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-30

PUAtOlus AhO oaO AAon 49,
east main for q distance Of about
1910 feet is only 24-l00 feet, or about 3
feet fall In this distance. From that
point to the river (96T ieet) the fall is
~ 25-1O0 feet per 100 feet. or about
SO 7-10 feet in this distance. The
average depth OF sewer below the sur
face is 81 7-l0 feet, and for 1000 ieet
the depth will average SO $40 feet,
the maximum being A 2 10 feet. the
line is carried ecroes the bayou on an
iron bridge OF 81 feet span on stone
masonry piers, with pile foundations.
There are six man holes about q feet
in diameter, constructed of hard brick
laid in Portland cement.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The following recommendation are
embraced In the report:
Your attentiod Is called to the great
need of providing for better founda-
tons in paving the central and traffic
streets d the city. A proper iounda-
ton Is an essential part OF any pave
ment, and poor pavement on good
foundation may be better than q good
pavement on poor foundation.
/ think the time has come " hen we
should view the subject in its true
light, the light OF experience and
observation OF other cities, and in all
future work profit as far as practicable
by the same. In the werk done on
this street we had this in view, and
have laid about 264 square yards OF
granite on a nine inch concrete
foundation of macsdam, at a cost OF
| 81 80 per square yard, exclusive OF
curbing, etc. Hard blue limestone on
the came foundation cost 50 81 per
square yard, and on twelve inch
foundation OF Tishomingo gravel IS 05
per square yard, the joints in each
kind OF pavement being filed in with
hot cement, pitch and gravel. The
pavement shows for itself. II Is Grst
Clsss work, and will compare IA
vo,sbly with any similar work in
other cities, while the cost has been
somewhat less, end in doing eight or
ten squares n the time the cost can
be slightly reduced. The remainder
OF the street should be completed in
the same manner, likewise Oours
street from Second % Charleston ave-
nue., Glyoso from Main 10 Desoto land
from Desoto TO Wellington with a
lighter materially, also Monroe from
Second to Desoto. To relieve the
heavy traffic on Main and Shelby
streets, st. Martin, Mulberry and
Clinton streets should be paved. also
two or three ct the cross streets be-
tween St. Martin and Clinton aven ue
The business from the Mississippi
and Tennessee, the Kansas City and
the Louisville, New Orleans and
Texas railroads, to the congresses and
sheds, all west OF Main street, Is very
heavy and must increase greatly in
the next year or two. To accommodate
this immense bUsineB and relieve
Main and Shelby streets, some OF the
streets above named should be paved
aud in a substantial manner, with 4
6Ist class hubble stone pavement on {
heavy foundation Of TishOmirg q
gravel. The Kansas City, Springfield
and Memphis Railroad Company, un
der their agreement with the Taxin,
District, has graded and paved tn,
following sections OF streets, to wit:
Calhoun street, Shelby to Tonnes
see, 502 feet, with block stone 40 fee
wide, and with Telford and McAdan
from Tennessee to Kentucky avenue
400 by 40 feet, and Kentucky avenu
from Calhoun southwark, for 900 b,
so feet, making about 1900 squar
yards and costing about 5000.
/ Mntn mud ExAnk nd A aaAlxv |,
need Of repairs, and should receiv
some attention next year. In tn
course OF the next three or four year
Main street will require an enlirel
new pavement between say Poplar az,
Linden streets (about 1900 lineal feet.
When the work is commenced tn
form OF the street should be entirel,
remodeled, The present high crow
lin a number OF places as much as tw
iest or more above the curbstone
should be flattened and the entir
street be made servicesble for trafh
from curb to curb, which is now nc
the case. 1t should be paved wit
granite blocks laid on ten inch cor
crete foundation, the joints filed wit
coal tar pitch after the specification
and in the same manner prescribe
for such work, and when properl
done and with proper materials
the life of this pavement woul
exceed fifty or sixty years, and woul
not cost over "a 90 per square yard an
about one to Two cents per quar-
yard per annum for repairs. The sys
tenn OF improvements so admirabl
begun in the grading and paving {
the residence streets south, east an
northeast, should bs continued a
rapidly as means will permit. Jact
son formerly Johnson) avenue shoul
be brought to proper grade and tn
pavement continued from the bayo
to Auction street, and thence on SeV
enth avenue, to connect with tn
Randolph and Raleigh road pikeI
thereby making accessible large ara
Of a we'll settled section OF the cit
which is almost cut of during tn
winter season. This is q great
needed i'm nrovement, and there al
others in other directions.
THE CHELSEA SEWER.
As soon as the means are in HAND
steps should DO taken to construct
main for the sewering OF Chelsea an
other sections where sewers have nc
yet been built. A base line surve
was made last year for one of the prir
cipal mains for the Chelsea system
and since then the greater number {
the streets and many Of the alley
have been run out and grades hxeC
so that we now are prepared to lay GU
a systematical plan for Chelsea,
THB rRwER SYSTEM A SUCCESS.
Thus iM no fault can be found wit
the manner in which the system ha
worked, The excessive quantity {
mud in the water is our chief cause G
trouble. The small three quarter inc
supply pipes 10 the flush tanks becom
cloRRed with mud, making it neceI
cary to replace all those in high place
with large pipes. With clear settle
or filtered water all this trouble wi
cease, and the whole system work to
J charm.
The Public schools.