The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
RIGHT IdF WAY GRANTED
To i ne MEMPHIS AND IRON
MOUNTAIN RAILROAD.
L receedings OF the Legislative cOUn-
ell. Yesterday-Swltch EngineStO
Have Spark Arresters. 90

A meeting Of the legislative Coun-
Gil wss held yesterday afternoon aJ 3
O'Clock. The COMMITTEES appointed to
report on the matter OF the applics-
ton OF the Memphis and Iron Noun
tain railroad for right of way through
certain stress Of Memphis reporied in
favor Of the grant, and submitted for
approval contract embodying the
following features:
The Company to have the right to
enter upon kentucky avenue known
as Sixth streeD at the junction OF Iowa
avenue known as Jackson street,
south boundary OF Taxing District)
with it's lines from the Mississip pi
river as now located or as may here
after be modified, and to lay down,
maintain and operate with locomotive
power double track railroad on either
side Of the central line Of said avenue.
said tracks not TO exceed thirteen feet
from center to center, and to be OF
equal distance from the central line of
Kentucky avenue from Iowa avenue
to the south line OF Georgia street, and
crossing all intervening streets and
alleys In the route; thence diverging
across Georgia street either to the
right or left or direct, az may be
deemed best, In order to enter upon
the depot grounds to the btst advan-
tage; thence through said grounds to
and across Calhoun street, with view
of connecting with the Lou sville, New
Orleans and Texas Railroad Com
pany in Tennessee. Also an
other line ACROSS faid Calhoun
street in order to connect
with the Kansas City, Springfield and
Memphis railroad on their grounds
on the north side of Calhoun street.
A single track railroad is also granted
upon Broad way street from Kentucky
avenue TO the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad at or near Gill's STA.
ton, with the right to lay connect
ing switch from ITS own main line on
Broadway to connect with the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee railroad; this
said track to curve from its main lines
on Kentucky avenue, on the east side,
near Virginia avenue, and TO run to
Broadway, crossing the tracks of the
Kansas City railroad to the north side
of Broadway, thence along Broadway
and parallel with the main tracks Of
said Kansas City railroad, to q con-
neciion with the Memphis and
Charleston railroad.
The right to Close Clay and Webster
streets between Tennessee street on
the east and Sixth street ON the west,
and all the alleys be ween said last
mentioned streets and between GAL
houn street on the north and Georgia
street on the south. ard
The railroad company agrees 10
grade and pave with rubbe 8 one or
gravel at the option OF the District,
the entire roadway from curb 10 curb
OF Kentucky avenue, also TO furnish
and maintain stone curbing of TWEEN
ty-four inches depth and six inches
thickness on both sides of Kentucky
avenue; also, to pave all intersscting
streets for distance OF fifty feet east
and west on the streets, and ten feet
east and west on the alleys; also, to
build stone culvert ak feet span
across the ravine on Kentucky ave-
nue.; also, to build a freight depot of
brick or stone between Calhoun and
Georgia streets, within five years.
After the contract bad been read II
was approved and signed by all the
members of the Council pre- ent, Pres
sident Hadden withho ding his sigma
ture for the present until he has IN ade
more careful examination of the
terms OF the contract, assisted by the
advice Of City Attorney Walker.
1t was ordered that the switch
engines OF railroads running through
Memphis be required to be provided
with spark arresleis, and to be in
spected once q year by the Boiler In
epector and Chief of the Fire Depart
msnt. The following order WAS p sssed,
condemning certain locomotives:
ReolVtd, That locomotives Nos. 3
and ii, in use by the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company, being
in an unsafe condition, be aud the
same are hereby condemned.
A petition of the BARRIERS Associa-
ton praying for the passage Of an or
dinance requiring barber shops to
close on Sunday was read aud fled.
Ga account of the absence of the
necessary quorum for the considera.
ton Of proposals for street lighting, no
action was taken on that subject aud
the Council adjourned.