The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-17
EXTENDING OUR CONFINES. "
President MADDEN win Spread the Cit
in all Directlons Save West,

President Hadden WIN Spread the City
in all Directions Save West.
"I'm in favor OF extending the city lin
its and making our town bigger" was the
startling remark to an APpEAL reporter
yesterday afternoon.
Great Scots You don't sayl When
did that idea strike you? 1t ought to be
done, and thought you had the dimcn-
sion increased materially by the last Legis-
loture2" was the reporters way Of getting
even.
$50 did, so did, my boy, but it was
for police jurisdiction only. When it
comes TO taking census and collecting
taxes for city purposes the recent add.
tons don't count"
Suppose the Inhabitants Of these subur.
ban sections kick, and refuse to come in
peaceably. Will YOU corral them by force
OF law or arms?"
by force of law, sonny. The common
understanding now Is, that il they object
that settles IL. ! am assured by eminent
legal authority, though, that's condition
existing in uniformed minds only. Are
not the city and county alike creatures Of
tho Legislature? Did it think best, could
not the parent body so change the city
limits as 10 take In the entire county, DO
you catch the idea2 Yes? Well, my
plan is TO have the desire formidnbly pre-
scented TO the Legislature, secure the
proper cnactmcnts, and the work is done
without the formaIty Ol q popular vote on
the proposition"
I'm what direction have you longingly
ga2cd for this substantial slice oil the
county,"
"ln all directions save the west, can't
spread in that direction, because il would
require tho ownership Of patrol boats for
the police. Then understand, too, that
tho Legislature hasn't ~ much to do with
the Mississippi river ~ | have. But to
the immediate north, east and south there
are thousands Of people and valuable
properties that ought 20 come within the
scope Of city government for all practical
purposes, and not merely Tor police iurs-
diction. IL would swell our legitimate
population and increase our revenue, but
ut the same time carry with II nn increase
OF responsibilities and expense in main.
tanning city regulations When people
pay taxes Of course they COniointly de-.
iulni all that belongs To that glorious
privilege. We already havo sewers aud
gas mains jutting out in those directions.
aud can extend both in good time. Our
extended police jurisdiction would have
brought the suburblnitcs something more
than imaginary protection, but We have
barely enough patrUlmun to look after the
present incorporation.
"Do you anticipate any determined ~.
ssinncc 10 the further actual incorpon.
TOM
VERY little, II any. understand that
out about tho curve aud Elmwool the
people want 90 bc taken In. How Il Is
elsewhere | have not yet learned. The
only drawback That presents itself 20 my
mind Is their liability to taxation for the
interest account. You understand that.
for long time, Inc city consisted Of but
eight wards. Whom the debt was created
this WIS the case. Those original wards
pay live tunes as much on that account AS
the Ninth aud Tenth, which were takon
into the fold ON that condition. The
question is, will the ad litional wards have
10 pay anything Tor interest purposes?
My oli-hand opinion is, they will not, but
| have not rs yet set my judicial mind and
stock OF legal knowledge TO work upon the
abstrusc proposition"