The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-25

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of street paving in this and other citiei
and have no hcsitanCy in saying that tn,
very best Georgia granite blocks (such NJ
are now being laid in st. Louis, Cincin
natl, Louisville, Nashville and Other
cities can bc laid on our streets for 81 pc,
yard, using lishomingo gravel for the
| foundation. The blocks are 6XS and eight
ten and twelve inches long, taking twenty,
two to twcnty-lour 20 yard, at u cost OF
q cents each (. o. b. Memphis, making
blocks cost, say Sl.S6, leaving STA iol
gravel, eNcaVating, etc. When laid bv q
| regular payer, and not a common laborcr,
the blocks make n pavement that will not
work loose or sink II after fifteen OF
twenty years service the blocks show any
sign of wearing they can be turned over
and are then rs good as new. In
fact, no ono living in Memphis today
will ever live TO see them worn
out. Now, sir, II We can lay
an everlasting pavement, why should not
the property owners of fifteen and twenty
years hence help TO pay for part OF this
pavement improvement therefore favor
bonds, provided We can issue them honor
ably. II not my next plan is to get power
TO assess the cost OF paving on the property
where the pavement is laid, and release
said property from all paving taxes for five
years. This plan would cost the property
owner about 500 Tor twcuty-ioot front
lot, or so per year for five years. Not a
very heavy lax on store renting for from
81, 200 to -, 600 per year. Besides. he has
his remedy-add It ON the rent. as is usu.
ally done.
''ll We can't have such law. then. as a
last resort, make IL direct tax, hut in no
case TO raise less than $50 600 per year.
There is more justice in charging the cost
10 the property improved, for Il relieves
property owners ON side streets from pay
ing for II unless they get the pavement.
On residence streets u cedar block pave
mcnt on Tishomngo gravel can be-
laid for 500 per yard, good for
many years II don't expect TuE ArrrAL
to agree with the wood pavement part OF
the proposition; nevertheless, every day
car loads OF cedar and cypress blocks pass
through our city Tor Kansas aud Nebraska
cities. Mr.. lladdon Is quoted Us saying
that $4,000 per year IL all the board can
spend for paving. II We have any streets
left by spring, which ! doubt, the above
amount would not repair what We have,
much less build new ones To those who
advocate brick, mush or gravel streets Tor
a city, ! would answer this in no time for
experimenting. In we'll paved cities the
loss on live stock is TO 10 per cent from
lamcncss and damage, IN Memphis IL Is
fully - per cent About the same figures
apply to vehicles. \ sample Of Georgia
oi lishOmlngu gravel, will bN on exhibition
ut the Merchants Exchange on Monday"
pR. mEnrE JoyE'
81 think the payomcnli ut Memphis are
a disgrace 10 any town Of i's prctcnsions.
think the people ought lo condemn tho
way paycments are put down here. The
money Is practically wasted. They have
mo- foundation, and In lew Vcars after
id down arc little better than no pave
unvnts at all Tho wear aud tear ON W..
hiclcs aud stock u nj least three times ~
much ~ would Ice the case with decent
pavcmcnis The wear aud tear on a fcl.
lows back is also an item worth consider
ing. ani heartily in favor II bonds a.
the only method Of permanent relief"
tgEE rETrUs.
81 am heartily In favor NJ bonds. Mem.
pitts ought a. have better streets ~ resign
her prctcns,ons To being the biggest city in
the South
GrN. ~ .. PATTERSON.
81 think the streets ought 10 be- paved
by taxing the property nbulting on the
streets tWo.thirls Of the cost, the remain
ing third 10 be- paid boy tho city, and ior
that purpose lavor issuing bonds redeem.
able Ia twenty or thirty years.
~. n. MARTIN
81 am In favor Of bonds. The real cs.
tate Of Memphis X taxed about ~ Large
now ~ Il can stand. lionds will tighten
aud distribute the load"
,. G. NIooN
81 am In favor Of bonds ior paving pur-
poses"
TON M'EEoS.
Anything ior good streets"
r. 4. kEEiiSU,
Secretary Of Merchants Exchange" Bonds
by all means"
NAT GRAVES.
"li We ever expect 10 have n citv, We
had better be- getting q hump ON ourselves
and get some HtrcCis.'