The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14

10 Lay lTdCkb Grunbeu.
The Legislative Council met Yesterday
afternoon. Present: ID. i. Hidden, James
Lee. Jr., J. T. Petit, Sam Hirsch, j. T.
Randle and Charles Kney.
The committee on the petition OF 7. w.
Taylor & Co., for the right TO lay a spur
track in front Of their warehouse on Ten
nessee street, recommended that it be
granted, provided that the track become
and remain the property OF the Taxing
District Government. The Council 50
ordered.
The committee on the Buyers and Fact
ors Press for petition to lay track TO
connect with the Mississippi & Tennessee
Railroad recommended that the petition
be granted, provided the track become
and remain the property Of the city. The
Council referred the report 10 President
MADDEN, with power TO act
THE cossIrT LIBRARY.
The Committee on the Petition OF the
Cossitt Library Trustees for permission TO
occupy the south hall of the custom-house
bluff reported and recommended that the
petition be granted, conditioned that they
erect on the west side wall like the GUS
tom.houso wall and terrace the river front,
the title to remain in the city. The report
was adopted.
The Committee on Street Paving re-
ported "a follows.
10 the Honorable Board Of Councllmen:
Your committee, appointed at your last
meeting for the purpose OF recommending
the adoption OF a permanent system Of
paving our streets, do respectfully report
that after giving the matter due considera-
ton and fully discussing the merits and
dement's OF the various kinds OF pave
menls known to us, aud all the circum-
stances connected with the question of
paving, the popularity Of our soil, our
climate, and the frequent disturbance OF
our pavement by water and gas COM
pancs, We with much confidence earnestly
recommend that the streets first be CLASH
fed into traffic and resident streets, and
that the traffic streets be hereafter paved
with harl stone, with a good concrete
foundation. We do not think our city il
ut this time able 10 pave with
granite ut present prices, or any such
expensive pavement, but think that
hard limestone can be obtained at greatly
less expense that will last undsturbed on
a concrete foundation, We might safely say
thirty or forty years, almost without re-
pairs, and that those streets classified rs
resident streets, shall hereafter be paved
with concrete gravel, say five feet. stone
ON either side, stone to be laid
on concrete and the space between the
80. l.. Hll.I Ia, ..ttl h. IaaN
gravel, in this way we think We
eau get our resident streets and all OF the
approaches from the country paved cheap,
durable and satisfactory to alt.
After duly considering the wood pave
ment in all its aspects, We recommend
that no more wood pavements be made
within the city. (Dr. Thornton's reason
Tor this fully satisfies us on this point
But II wood pavoments should be- used,
We think the blocks should be- placed upon
heavily rolled concrete and not plank,
hen the bursting Of water pipes and the
by water and gas companies
will not 80 seriously damage 1t, and more
over the sanitary condition will be better,
all OF which We respectfully submit.
J. T. PETIT, Chairman.
JoHN 4. RANDLE
NILES MEniNEATliER
The report was, after some little discus
sion, referred to the Commissioners for
their consideration.
4 HiyAL srREEr can SYNDICATE.
The petition Of the Memphis and Jack
son Mound Park Electric Railway, A.
llizilcld, for the right Of way upon the
following route was received and Glod:
Beginning on Third street at the Louisville
q Nashville depot, thence south on Third
10 Union, thence east on Union 10 DeSoto,
thence south ON DeSoto 20 Georgia, thence
west on Georgia 10 the corporation line,
thence south To jackson Mound Park.
The usual number oi street crossing
petitions aud building permits were read
and acted upon.
ArroKrIoNiNg THE SURPLUS.
An ordinance was passed declaring 81
600 OF the salary account a surplus fund
aud nppropriating the same ~ follows To
the Board OF Health and Garbage Service,
81. 100. 20 the Fire Department, $50, to
the Police Department, $3.50, 10 the Hos.
pital Department, $3.50.
The following resolution by Mr.. sam
llirsch was adopted:
Resolved, That the President take steps
looking TO the purchase ui iitccn-ton
steam road roller early In January, 1859,
Tor use In the Street Paving Department"
The council thcrcupon adjourned.