The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-21
impervious, and any Kind would make a

impervious, and any kind would make a
good pavement But II would require
$4,000 or $50, 900 to get the plant"
"What could bc done with fire brick,
such us manufactured at Wheeling, w.
Va.?'
II believe they would do well on
some streets For long time l have de-
sired to experiment with them on North
Court street in front Of the Southern Ex-
press company. But the cost, after all,
would be as heavy as block stone. / do
not believe that any rock pavement, either
granite, block or rubble, will stand in this
soil unless upon concrete foundation.
For this reason, knowing that a majority
OF property holders want rock, l am anx-
ious to set aside good lot, such Us the
Poplar street market-house, run railrord
track into it, haul in stone by the whole
sale, secure steam crusher and begin
grinding out tho macadam for that pur-
pose"
"What do you understand to be the OBJ
lection 70 this plan, ii any really exist?'
THAT 1t will be too noisy, and, perhaps,
to The fence surrounding it. The first we
could deaden to q certain extent, but peo.
pie should remember that noise is incident
to a great city. As to the fence, il they
prefer, we can dispense with il entirely.
Oh, we can get 1t down to rock bottom on
the expense objection"
II guess that about eXhausts the paving
matter in its present stage; let's divulgc.
understand you are opposed TO any kind
Of railroad, horse, steam, dummy, cable OF
electric, on Third street"
Hl1nUnuhia1lN I holiava 70 IN tbn
best interests of the citizens TO reserve
some streets for driving and hauling, free
from contact with any kind OF cars. IL is
u positive fact that II you once give one OF
these systems right Of way over a street
you give them the street, and they gra-
clously permit people TO cross and use il
only when they have no immediate occa'
sion to occupy II with cars"
"What do you contemplate doing on
Third street during the present year?'
give it up. 1t should at all events be
graded out all the way, filled in with fish.
omingo gravel, and allowed TO remain ior
about one year. There is block OF this
kind OF work by st. Peters church, and
really IL makes n splendid road"
What may the Court street residents
expectT'
Anything can get. That thorough.
fare should be treated similarly to Third
street, all the way TO the Charleston
depot"
"Why don't the council build that
bridge ON Carolina street, between Main
and Raybun avenucs2'
"The piling was done over year ago,
but VIC have had no money TO put the
supcrtructure on"
when do you expect TO bridge the
bayou and open Main street beyond the
gas wOrls.Y
'Too much for me. The stakes were
set some time ago and the rock purchased
TO build bridge piers. by the way, | was
never indicted for buying that rock with
out advertising. got $1,000 worth for
$3.50 ut United States marshal's sale"
allow does II happen that. tho bridge ut
the intersection OF Orleans and Georgia
streets was never fixcd2"
Got no money"
"Why don't You fix the holes along
Main and other strccts?"
"lecause I've got no money"
"What IL 10 be done toward sewering
Chelsea this year,"
81 think the council should have the
work begun rs soon rs the frost is out Of the
ground. We should spend at least $40, 900
OF the sewer fund in that part OF the city.
But I'm hungry, dinner is waiting, and
I'm going TO git Ta-ta, III see you later.
And the Tycoon drove OF behind Ma
polcon Bonaparte.