The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-21
Given sixty days.
BUILDING PERMITS.

BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permits were taken
up and disposed Of:
J. Genette, builder, No. 2is Third street.
Rejected
Fricdcl Rcdcr & Co., No. $40 Second
street Granted during will and pleasure Of
the council.
Victor d. Fuchs. No. 2os Front street.
Rejected
0vcrton & Grosvenor, No 80 Dcsoto
street Rejected.
Spccrs a Freeman, north side Bcnlc street
between Shelby aud Clinton. Rejected.
Turner g. Hunt Bcalc, 80 feet west side
Of Turlcy. Granted new tin roof anu
W. r. Edwards & Bro, No. HS Main
street Rejected.
James Monaghan, No, ioi Washington
street Rejected.
IInrtic q schcd, No "a Linden street.
Referred 10 president aud chief Of fire de
par,mcnt, with power Ia act.
MINOR MATTERS.
Residents of Court aud jefferson streets
east of the Memphis 4 Charleston railroad
depot, asked that the order be- mnde repnc-
/ inc the electric light recently taken away
| from the corner 81 Court aud lnudcrlnlc,
/ aud also that property owners In that local
! ity bo required Ia put down plank or other
sidewalks. So ordered Us 10 plank side
! walks.
Residents along Mosby street complained
| that that thoruughinrc was without light.
A. soon as the street furnish five or more
consumers the city will cause the mains a.
be- put In by the gas company.
A petition from VI. l.. Bacon a. be- relieved
from a fine Of $1,000 imposed in the police
court for failure a. do certain work. was re-
| CtlyCd aud filed.
! The Memphis cotton seed company or city
| oil works desired Ia have the plank sidewalk
] in front ol BE- establishment remain instead
| uf "a brick sidewalk, ordered by the council.
! Rrck sidewalk ordered.
Superintendent Cameron, ~ the water
company addressed letter o. Chief Ryan,
of the fire department., stating that the irc
plug corner Tate aud Walnut streets was
badly out ~ order, aud IL was impossible to
repair IT, Unless attended to, the supcrin
tcndcnt said the plug would be taken out
and the pipe plugged up. Chief Ryan made
the Endorsement that the hNdrnnt was put
in April q. aud had never been used or
opened 10y his department. Referred 10 the
! president
! Col. Can't nskcd ior the return II the col
| lntrtnls deposited to strengthen the bond al
! thc Equitable Gas company in,uring first
class work he stated that the works were
| now completed the hondsmcn good, aud %
| return 81 the ,ullatomls WBs IN order.
President lliddon stated that, In ohcdi-
| c,lrc 90 the previous action II the council.
| be- aud the proper attorneys Ind examined
| the pappr, IN the case. They found that the
| bond wa. perpetual one, aud the collatcr
ais were never to come down until the com
pnuy hal laid pipes tn the uttcrnust limit
IL the city. were u so officially instructed.
| Col Can't insisted that the completion q
| the works, u very valuable plant rVall.
| made the bond more solvent than the orig
| tual gnllntfrtla included
President llnldcu gave his views 81 IA
matter. asking that action hc deferred unit
attorneys of thv respective interests get &,
a ! rcth,r aud come ca an understanding :
Ordered,
4, Tho bond of the Mercantile hank NJ cit
I, depository fur slnuu was submitted an
/, approved The sureiics are J " GulWii
/, ", T.. nuuunynut John Nrmistcil, T. !
\ sims. 4 ! Harris. W. " Kennedy T. NJ
Il | Nelson. 4 " NpWsum, 4. T. Anderson.
liils Ncr received fur limc cement, hricl
sewer pipe. etc, ou building material viii,
. | under the rulcs went over Ca next meeting
/ They were from John Iubhins and W
Chase 4 Co.
without any ceremony or motion iO tha
i end the council member grabbed their hn
. aud left There was too much CNcitomvi
4 | a. consider mcrr iurunlitics.