The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-17
TRE WATER QUESTION.
THE CITY TO BUILD ITS OWN
WORKS.
Proceedings OF the Legislative Couu-
ell Yesterday he Gas
COntrac.s.

SOAtAAt"
The Legislative Council met yester-
day al 8 O'Clock nm Prssent-D. p.
Hsdden, T. ]. Graham, r. F. Patter-
son, 81. a. Montgomery and Lymus
Wallace.
STORING COTTON.
The petition of a. A. Patton & Co.
and othe1s, asking that measures be
adopted for the better protection OF
cotton 8 stored on the streets, was read
and adopted, to take effect Monday,
December ooh.
MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS.
The petition of James Monaghan
was read, askings..o be relieved of Sc
fine, imp SD for failure to put down a
brick sidewslk crner Fourth and
Wa hington streets, on the plea that
he DOS not own the property. Re-.
ferred to the President with power to
acf.
The petition OF property holders on
Lane avenue requesting lights at the
corner of Jones avenue and Lane
avenue, corner of Manassas street and
Lsne avenue, corner of Ross avenue
and Lave avenue and at the intersec-
ton oil Lne avenue ard Dunlap
street was read and granted, and the
President instructed to request the gas
company to extend their mains to
reach the points de embed.
The petition of certain citizens ask
ing for stone crossing corner of Third
and Washington stree was read.
A letter was read from J. II. Sulli-
van, superintendent OF the Arkansas
division OF the Ksusas City, Spring
fed and Memphis Railroad Company,
in reference 10 putting down side
walk on the west side Of Sixth street
or Kentucky avenue. Received and
Fl ed.
The petition OF +. ]. Black & Co.,
asking permission to rebuild two
story frame house at No. l473 Poplar
street, was read aud rejected.
The petition of certain citizsns ask
ing for a stone crossing at the inter-
section Of Third and Washington
streets, was read and granted. A
crossing was also ordered on the south
side OF Jefferson and Third streets.
STREET CROSSINGS.
The following resolution ives offered
by Councilmen Randle and Graham:
Resolved, That the President OF the
Taxing District have a stone crossing
upon The north side of Jackson ave-
nue. ard Second street; also on the
north side Of Commerce street; also
north side Of Winchester street, all to
cross Second street.
Ordered adopted.
woRK FOR THE CITY ENGINEER.
The following resolution, offered by
d. P. Hidden, was adopted.
Resolved, That the City Engineer fur
pish the Council with the quantity Of
land in acres contained in Fifth street,
from Georgia to Calhoun street, and in
ali the alleys and streets from Georgia 10
Calhoun and between Kansas avenue,
Filth street, Arkansas avenue and
Fourth street.
THE GAS CONTRACT.
The President of the Taxing Dis
trict reported that he lad agreed upon
the following contract with the Mem.
phis Gaslight ComUany, for IA i6calion
by the Council: "For lighting the pub.
lie street lamps with gas, including the
furnishing OF tips and gears and the
servics Of washing and Lighting, the
burners to be used not to exceed five
feet per hour, for ST. 30 per lamp post
per month. Contract to date from
Octob r ], 1885, to December 81, 1885,
inclusive, provided all gas posts now
IN use are overlooked and reuipped
within ton days from tits date"
Ordered that the contract, rs read,
be approved and ratified.
THE wATRR QUESTION.
The proposition of L. r. Bullock &
Co., to furnish water ~ the city, etc,
was called up, but in visw of the alb
eenca III Nav York of Mr.. Bullock
and L. j Latham, of the old water
company, 10 seton was taken on ihe
aforesaid proposition. The report Of
the
COMMITTEE OF TEN
on the water supply was then present
ed to the Council and unanim0usly
adopt d, ard it was ordered that steps
be taken 10 seCu q the necessary legis-
lation to carry tue committee's plans
into operation.
Ii was orde-ed that a
VOTE OF THANKS
be extended to tho Committee OF Ten
aud 3en. ColtDn Greene for the eff
cient manner In which they have dis
charged their duties.