The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-02

we do not believe that all the streets and
alleys named here are embraced in the
contract, and this matter should be looked
into by the city engineer and city attorney.
Crossing Georgia street diagonally, this
company has five tracks, three Of which
cross Shelby street at the intersection OF
Georgia street, and as this curve las a very
heavy grade, il is forced to run its trains
at high speed to cross at this point, and
the danger is much greater than ordinary:
The street is now unavailable for general
travel from Shelby to Main street, and
much complaint is made by the citizens,
not only by reason of the detriment to Or
binary travel, but especially to pedestrians.
Within 200 feet Of this crossing is large
and beautiful church, with very large
congregation living north and east OF this
point; and there are several churches but
two blocks distant in the same condition,
whose membership have to cross this IN
tersection. Also the principal schools Tor
that part of the city, the Peabody and
"Clay Street" are situated east OF this
point, and fully 25 per cent. OF the scholars
OF these schools have TO cross at this point,
and the great number OF tracks 90, with
the constant switching Of cars by two rail-
roads, make il extra hazardous for chill
dren and ladies to cross. The only remedy
| is to put up an elevated bridge from
Shelby to Main street on Georgia street,
with connected elevated bridge crossing
Georgia street at Shelby street intersec-
ton. One of the railroads interested, the
Mississippi 4 Tennessee, has signilied
| its willingness to share the expense, but
the Louisville, New Orleans 4 Texas has
refused to comply, and the necessary meas
ures should be taken TO compel them TO do
this much needed work, by placing police
men at this intersection aud arreSting the
engineers and yardmen every time they
pass this curve at a higher rate OF speed
than is lawful. 1t will require three or
four crews of yardmen and engines To do
the work now done with one, and in Il
very busy season it would almost block
this comp9ny's business. They can also
be forced to place ilagmen here both day
and night. This intersection is not paved
and drained as it should be by the Louis
Vile, New Orleans * Texas railway COM
pany, and they could be legally compelled
to spend -, 500 for this purpose, aud in re-
pairing and maintaining the street and
sidewalks here in tirst class condition as
they should be.
This railroad runs south on Texas ave-
tracks, Broadway with three tracks, Nir-
GINA avenue three tracks and jackson
street four tracks This distance is about
! 800 feet. all public street. There are
nagmen at Jackson street crossing, at
, Broadway street crossing, and ut Carolina
, street crossing; and with electric lights nj
Georgia street and Broadway street cross
ings only. All these crossings are very
, dangerous aud exceedingly rough, and the
entire distance should be- properly paved
and drained so rs TO prevent washing, o..
pecially at crossings. At Broadway cross.
ing IL is next 20 impossible, and posts
should be placed designating the property
, lines, and cans should not be allowed Ia
I stand on the street or sidewalk. The clean
ing OF cars should be 30 arranged that the
, dirt and filth incident thereto be removed
Immediately 20 the dump boat, and GER
! tainly not allowed 10 accumulate ON the
A tracks, which We found avery unsanitary
condition.
, At a point about 200 feet north d
1 Georgia street and about forty feet east OF
[ Tennessee street on this Company's prop
4 erty. there is piece OF low ground IN oX
G tent about hall an acre, which holds th,
, surface water 80 that Il can escape only by
/ evaporation, and this summer much sick
A ness in the immediate neighbOrhood Il
y traccable 10 this cause. This should b,
o remedied at once 10y filling in the space
g between tracks aud providing prope
= drainage TO the culyert over Bayou Gayoso
about 500 feet distant. The board O
4 health should attend to this recommends
Il ton at once.
q The property owned, leased or controlle,
By this company should be fenced in an
}. sidewalks laid adjacent thereto on Ten
@ nessee street, Georgia street Texas avepu
n Carolina street, Broadway, Virgin
20 avenue and Jackson street, and all wit
4 electric lights otherwise Il might b
d prudent 20 require overhead bridges q
!. these points, and this we recommend.