The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-07
AN EASY TINE OF 1T.
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE LEGIs-
LATIvE COUNCIL YESTERDAY.
The Removal Of Anything Like an Inn
portant Matter Relieves the Session
of Long MINDED Discussion Features
Routine Business.

The Legislative Council held its regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon.
There was full attendance, but little OF
Importance to come before it. Minutes OF
the previous meeting were read an d APP
proved, succeeding which the council took
up routine business.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Engineer-Maj Niles Meriwether sub
mtted report showing n large amount OF
worl, done in his department during the
month OF June.
Hospital-Number OF patients treated
during month; llS; expenses. SS50.65.
Poliec-Total arrests, COG; white, 33l;
colored, 275 fines, 4l2; fines assessed,
S4,5iS; collected. S2,sls.25; expenses,
S4,255.15.
Fires-Alarms responded to, IL; loss Of
owners, S2,00S occupants, Sl,O23 total,
1881; insurance OF owners, sos, $50; oc-
cupants, S3.525; total, 81, $50; insurance
over loss, S3070i4.
BUILDING PERMITS.
J. b. Heiskel on Union street. Granted;
regulation wall
McKeon q Cross, in rear OF No. Ill Ex-
.hange street. Granted; specifications by
Chief Ryan.
- Chi Whaw, on Yang Hong Wuy alley,
n hieroglvphics. Passed over.
G. G. Burke, for Lee Brothers ware
house, Front street, opposite jail. Granted.
Prospect Park & Belt Railroad company,
Gayoso street, east OF Second, for depot
purposes and fruit stand. Granted, under
legal restrictions.
W. p. Proudfit, for Desoto oil works,
No. Huling street. Granted
Mrs. Welch, in rear of No. $50 Market
street. Granted, with tin roof.
WORK ON THIRD STREET.
CITY Engineer Meriwether submitted a
statement, showing the cost OF work done
on Third street, under resolutions OF the
Council April Ia Total expenditures,
s9,O50. go; first amount OF appropriation,
$4,000. balance, S9i9. 40. Adopted. From
the end OF pavement on Third street,
north Of jackson, to the culvert across
Third street. north of Concord, is 1872 feet.
The area to be paved is 8, 700 square yards,
and the cost, exclusive OF the block stone,
will be about 80 cents per square yard, OF
say 81 ,20j. The latter section was referred
20 the president and Mr.. Petit, with
power TO act.
COURT SQUARE.
The committee appointed TO pass upor
the work on Court square reported The
work satisfactory. Adopted and an ordei
made to pay the contract price.
FIRE HOSE.
Samuel Eastman 4 Co., who iunishe,
the new lot Of leather hose, came up will
letter in response 10 notification from ia,
Council that further negotiations betweel
that firm and the city were at an end
The letter was rather severe on Chief Ryan
. and went on to state that they stood read,
\ 10 make all defects good. The firm wishe,
'iShat the balance due them be remitte,
once. On motion OF Capt. Lee the lette
s~s referred to President Hadden witt
power TO act, andallh hose ordered returned
in accordance with the former resolution
THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
A number Of people were on hand 3
take part in the electric railroad squsbble
and there were also big lot Of communi
cations for aud against. Mr.. Hadde
stated that the people along lladden az
enue would be content with two tracks o
that thoroughiare, provided the cars wer
propelled by horse power. The matte
was continued in the hands OF the con
mittee, which will hold a session nes
Monday afternoon.
MINOR MATTERS.
VI. G. Darmady asked for the city
grade the alley between Second and Thir
and Mill and Sycamore streets. Receive
and filed.
Mary J. Brown and others agreed 10 d,
nate property for the opening OF Gayos
street Received and filed.
i. A. Wittick & Co. asked orrelief fro
an order 10 erect fire escape on IL
building, corner Second and Jeflcrso
streets. Ordered that Mr. Buchgnan
the owner, erect the fire escape with
thirty days.
U. X. Robertson petitioned for sew
connections with two houses he was erec
ing corner Mississippi avenue and Laudc
dale street. Referred 10 the engineer I
report Of cost, etc.
Citizens Of the Fourteenth district ask
for relief OF certain properly by changil
the course Of Ia water way, by the opcniI
OF DcSoio streetsouthward. Received N
fled.
Citizens living along Adams street, ci
Of Manassas asked that the first nam
street be curbed and the grade esiablishe
Granted, on condition that brick sidewal
be laid without further notice.
The ordinance requiring n new and MI
Iif rAfNA VI h'fNANAN ~ aNhNhhN VI ~
lax collections, and appropra,ing san
conforming 10 the chanccllor's decisio
passed IL sccohd and final reading.
A CLAIM DISPUTED.
The following was introduced by y
Hidden: Whereas, The Memphis q
Light company asserts claim for furnl'
ing gas for three months-July, Aug
and Scpteub cr lsS6-and which claim
disputed.
Resolved, That the question Of q
claim be referred 10 the president Of
Taxing District and attorney for report
the next meeting Of the council, with
rcctiuns 10 confer with said company OF
attorney in respect thereto" Adopted.
There being no further business
council adjourned.
PosfrIvELY the best remedy ever disc
cred for oil diseases Of man and beast q
can be reached by an external medical
plication, Is Rangum Root Eminent. Z
trial will convince. Manufactured only