The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-09
ESSENCE OF DULLNESS.
Yesterdays MEETING OF THE TAX.
ING DISTRICT COUNCIL OF EIGHT.
Al the Members Were Not There, but
the Bare Quorum Cleared the Docket
With Great Facility-Monthly Reports
u and Miscellaneous Business.

| The election is all over, and the Legis-
Z htive Council held its regular monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon.
There were present, President d. p.
MADDEN, Mr.. ]. T. Petit, Col. John E.
Randall, Mr.. Samuel Hirsch and Mr.. Ly-
mus Wallace. Minutes OF three previous
meetings were read and approved, after
which the following routine business was
disposed of:
MONTHLY REPORTS.
~ Engineers Department-All the forces
7, OF the office were kept busily engaged dur
h ing the entire month The Street Inspec
n tors superintendent great deal OF paving
and pavement repairing by the Street Rail-
road Company. In the extension OF the
Chelsea sewer system, work TO date was
reported as follows: Sixty-thrce feet OF
twenty-inch iron pipe laid, $50 feet OF
twenty.inch clay pipe laid, l64 feet of
eighteen-inch iron pipe laid, 22S feet Of
eighteen-inch clay pipe laid, $50 feet Of
tificen-inch clay pipe laid, l47 feet Of
twelve-inch clay pipe laid, l,2S2 feet Of
ten-inch clay pipe laid, $50 feet Of eight
inch clay pipe laid; total pipe laid, 1886
.seet In addition, 1852 house connection
- ranches were made to property lines,
eight brick manhoes built, twelve stone
piers for support OF iron pipe constructed,
three stone piers for bridge completed
and temporary pile bridge is nearly ready
Police Department-Total number OF ar
rests, 1885, white, 455; colored, 81; male,
$50; female, ll6. Number fined. 463; fines
assessed, S5,24S; total paid, S3,S25; ex-
penses, q, 4204l.
Fire observation-disclosures responded to,
49, loss Of owners, Sl62. 80; occupants, $40;
insurance OF owners, S42, 300 occupants,
$500; total loss S202.50; insurance SlG,-
100; insurance over loss, $45, Sg7. 80.
Ilospital-Patients treated, l75; expense,
5000. SO.
Board OF Health and Garbage Service
The usual amount Of sanitary work, at an
outlay Of 81, SAT-.
Inspector Of Weights and Measures
Collections, S35l.47.
Marketmaster- Collections, S2s0.25.
Collections, S732.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Mrs. ID. Hack, No. 1926 Bealc, small
chicken-house, 81; referred back for details
and consent Of neighbors.
Fannie Haywood, in rear No. l95 Gay
oso, one room, tin roof, $50; granted.
MINOR MATTERS.
Fire Chief Ryan submitted n statement
Of dead wires, in accordance with instruc.
tons from the Council. Nuisances ordered
abated.
w. A. Wheatley, agent, asked for few
months delay on an order to lay a brick
sidewalk. Received and filed.
The Citizens Street Railway Company
begged the privilege Of repairing Her
nuulo atrgst FINN neala 10 Indian and
Linden from DeSoto TO Cynthia, east side
using second class black stone. Action dc
iefrcd for one week.
The ordinance regulating streets used by
by street railroad companies, published
last week, was read and deferred unit
next week.
Mrs. Isabel Rice suggested that she had
good brick pavement in front OF hel
Beale street property, and asked for an ex
tension on an order, say 10 May 10, next
for the laying OF new pavement. Granted
Attention OF the Council was called e
the sidewalks on Madison extended. Re
ferred 10 the Engineer.
II. W. Burke also called attention 10
number OF dangerous streets and alleys IL
the northern portion OF the city. Referred
10 the City Engineer Tor report.
Attention was called 10 the condition o.
sidewalks on Dunlap street, north Of Pop
lar Given twenty days TO repair same.
Maj. Mcriwethcr submitted his report
on the petition Of Ms Dcyine TOT a per
nit 10 build on the corner Of Gayoso anC
Wellington streets. Referred 10 Chic
Ryan. Engineer Meriwether and Mr.
Petit.
WATCH THE HEALTH.
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