The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-05

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houn 10 Georgia streets. Property lines
should be designated by stakes set by the
city engineer, and no cars should be al
lowed 10 stand over on the street proper;
the yards should be cleaned regularly and
the garbage removed to dump a, leas, once
a week. We also think this company
should put up electric lights at all street
| Intersections, and provide sidewalks on
| Tennessee street. ANA where IL is imprac-
| ticablc to provide sidewalks by reason OF
these tracks and switches. that they
give 10 the city an equivalent amount OF
street paving. The drainage from the
| yards and from oil their tracks should he
I carried far enough 10 prevent washing the
streets or intersections, TO points desig-
mated by the city engineer and approved
! by the Council. The space between their
/ trucks In front of the Milburn works. at
intersection Of Kansas avenue and Broad
way, should he paved inside and between
their tracks and properly drained. The
| space on Kansas avenue from Georgia
street 10 Iowa avenue, outside their tracks,
should be graded and kept in n passable
condition at all seasons Of the year The
water tank ut Georgia street and Kansas
avenue should be removed lar enough
back No that when the locomotives take
water they will not obstruct the street.
/ Tho space between tracks where this road
connects with the Mississippi & Tennessee
railroad at broadway and Texas avenue
should be- filed and paved aud kept Ia
! passnblo condition.
This company has no passenger depot
Of its own, having rented privileges for
this purpose from the Mississippi 4 Ten
ncssco. They should, therefore, give thus
council some evidence Of the progress in
regard TO q Union depot, or be made 10
comply with their contract with the Tax
ing District, now long since expired. The
road has about i've miles Of tracks inside
the city limits.
Since writing the foregoing report, the
Memphis 4 Charleston railroad has put
several new cars on their lines, and the
Citizens Railway company has repaired |
part Of their tracks with stone pavement |
(which W. have not been able 10 inspect
rs yeti on High street and jackson avenue
aud the Kansas City, Springfield 4 Nom.
phis railroad has made contract for
closing Clay and Webster streets and the
alleys between, but have again mcnaced
the interests Of the city by erecting, or
allowing 10 be erected ON their grounds,
public scales within twenty feet OF the
city scales, the insult VI which Is calcu.
lated to curtail the revenues oi the Taxing
District, aud h n direct violation ui
their contract with the Taxing District, ~
this ground was leased 10 them Tor railroad
PURPOSES aud none other, aud accordingly
| the city attorney should take steps To can.
| eel all the contracts heretofore made, aud
these scales bc removed, and the railroad
company be- made a. pay for tho damage
sustained. They also refuse 10 comply
with our ordinances Ia rrgarl To the Kind
Of switch engines used inside the city linn.
It's aud arr the only railroad management
that net In this manner. They should bc
treated ia thc most cXacting manner, and
no privileges ~ franchises whatever,
under any consideration, be- granted them
until they comply With lhc orders Of this
| council
In summarizingths report We would 70.
commend as follows
That Ia making contracts with railroads,
dummy ~ other lines, that they bc com.
PEELED 90 furnish MAPS II all tracks owned
or controlled by them. up To time Of max.
ing said contract, AMI IN laying new track.
they furnish maps oi the proposed lines,
made irum actual surveys, aud that No
track he changed without notification, and
thnt the different railroad lines bo com
, PEELED io furnish policemen at their dcpoii
. night aud LAY, 10 their own expense, AM
, that the yards and tracks be- NJ arrange,
, and drained that tho storm water be- car
. RED 10 such points VI discharge o. shall h,
, | approved by tho nNins District Council
, aud that all platforms, sheds aud dcpo
, buildings 10 enclosed underneath
4 ~ they cannot harhor nuisance
4 | They should hO compelled 10 pu
i down substantial kdrwalks OF bficl
m or stone in front oi all property owned b.
"A them. We further recommend that the
/. be- forced 90 designate their property line
4 ai street aud alley crossings by suitabl
"a painted pusiE. not lrss than six inche
10 sluafc uud ~ least two frct projcciin
uuuNc ground, painted white with hlnr
lettering property huy.' same 81 d
placed uudrr diUUlUn ui the city engineer
aud u should be- malc part 1T every ui
road CunirCi that the railroad cumpan
pave Hi w. own expense IT, intersection
with nll streets AMI nlrys and tho strr,
approaches a. tracks be- paved Tor lu1 IL,
On either silc. The ordinance In rrgnr
tp iligmcn aud safety gates should 4
strictly enforced NJ every crossing insId
the city limits. The sanitary Inspector
should hr instructed tD see that al ai
road aud dummy tracks hc cleaned a
regularly twice n month from MAY / I
| November 7, nni oiCr month thereafter
| The blowing oi whistles inside the cit
limits should be- strictly prohibited. I
iuiuw contracts with railroads the nam
| Memphis should d. made 10 appear ns
pau of The compauy's name. Aud A. d
u practicable those nov running into III
| city should hc made 81 insert Memphis
part Of Tie name, where it does not NO
| appear Where line operated hy steam
whether dummy ~ other railroad lin
lays track upon o street, thoy should /
| made 10 set the CURLING and pave the c
tire street, just a. iast NJ the track l. lai
and When they rruss BAYOU ~ rnnuii
stream they should be- compelled 10 pat
stone or brick culycrs of bridges at one
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