The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-09
A rHpLoRARLn srArE.
Sights Revealed Through the Labors OF
tho Street Cleaning Force.

olknNs ttNNchleu through tno Ltporh Ol
tho Street Cleaning Force.
As announced several DAYS ago, the en-
TIM force OF chain-gang laboreis has been
put Ia work cleaning the suects, and the
mud is being rapidly piled and hauled
away. II Is the iirst opportunity afforded
since the recent heavy snow 10 note the
effect on payemenis, and tho revelation is
= dishcar,cning one. Several days ago
Taxing District Engineer Meriweiher was
asked boy an ArrE,L reporter as TO how
much damage lac estimated had been done
the paVemenis by the pro,ncted spell, aud
he replied ina, 500 900 would not cover H.
Appearances indicate that the engineer Is
n reliable expert. On Main, Second, Mad.
ison, Front, Union, Monroe and other
streets recognized as commercial thorough.
fares, the paycmcnts are we'll nigh ruined
In numerous places, the large paving
stones are sunkcn Ia a depth oi six inches,
while general decay seems TO have set In.
Heavy hauling could moro easily be ac-
complished with much less danger 10 the
teams, over streets not paved nj all.
Along the street car tracks Il Ia abso.
luicly dangerous Tor an animal 10 be
driven. A mop glance would cause one
10 wonder what the rails are resting upon
There appears 10 I've only widely separated
supports, aud they invisible. Teams at
tachcd To the cars hug the center Of the
track n closely ~ though Il were matter
oi lie and death with thoui. And really
II Il wise pucaution on their part, ~
there Il imminent danger OF losing q hooi
by one misstrp. Along the rails on either
side trench exists, broken only by cross.
ingS and AN occasional prouuaing corner
oi paving stone. Accidents Mc bccom.
ing quite common, and the wonder u that
they are not even mole frequent. one
poor mule. while drawing a city dunn
cart, NJ the corner Of Union and Fernando
streets, had one oi his hind feet caught
under the track, aud was thrown violently
10 the ground In it, fall a shaft oi the
cart was broken, and the animals nosg
WIS irightiully rkinncd and bruised. Al
an example ol the regular man holes along
the street car companies tracks, " need
only bc stated that the unfortunate mul,
could not b. cXiriCatcd until Mr.. A.
Swind, the blacksmith near the scene
came Ia its relief with crowbar ant
raised the rail.
This is n deplorahlc state Of affairs, io
which the city authorities are In no Wis,
90 blame Heavy SHOWS OF continuous
rains always affect paycmcnts upon
foundation such ~ u only possible IL
Memphis. but had the work Of repair beer
allowed 10 proceed without interruption
their condition would have been better I,
receive and withstand the shock. Tn,
whole OF last year was lost 10 all city i'm
proycmcnis by criminal procccdings, which
came 90 naughi, and thus prevented thi
stitch In time" In consequence, u hun
drcd stitches, instead Of nine, will hay,
10 be taken, aud this Il Is unreasonable 4
. hope can be done In les than year. |
will require rcdouhlcd energies 20 do th
city's part IN that time, and n POSITIVE
: policy toward those corporations who's
contracts call for paving. The people hav
Just cause ior complaint amounting 20
howl, yet there u but faint surmisc u
the part Of the general public ~ 10 VIII
should be the butt Of the howl. Had mo
the present clear spell spread itself owe
the city, giving small chance 30 clean ~,
those who came In 90 enjoy Marli Gra
festivities would have had the laugh all /
themselves