The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-08
ARE THEY MERE SHADOWS
THE COUNCIL AFTER DUMMY AND
ELECTRIC RAILROADS.
President Hadden Prefers Charges
Against the Prospect Park Line and
Hints at Foolishness on the Part OF the
Electric concern-Council Meeting.

Tho regular monthly meeting OF the
Legislative Council was held yesterday
afternoon, with the following members
present. President Hidden, Messrs. Lee,
Petit, Graham, Rande and Wallace.
Minutes Of the previous meeting were read
and approved, and the body then heard
and adopted the
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Firo--Number OF alarms sounded during
the month, 10 box and 3 still; loss of own
ors, 81, 2S7; loss OF occupants, 50, 1876; in
surance OF owners, Sli, 220; insurance Of
occupants, S20,0j0 insurance over loss,
sjS,2i7.
Police-Total number OF arrests, $685.
white, AS; colored, $50; male, 597; ie-
male, 0S number fined, 400; amount Of
fines assessed, S7,00l; paid, Si,652.50 ex-
penses, Si,607.69.
Hospital 90 Patients treated, 233; ex-
penscs, 81 lS0.4S.
Markctmaster--C Collections, SEA.
Wharfmaster--C Collections, 81, 1900.
Enginecr-rh usual style OF report was
submitted, showing itomizcd statement Of
sewer, street and bridge work performed
during January.
Inspector Of Weights and Measures
Collections s2Sl.Gj
BUILDING PERMITS.
4. I. IIolahan, Nos. SO and 50 Hadden
avenue, TO build double frame house, COW
cred with tin, $1,000 Granted.
Lizzie Rial, No. 80 Gayoso, TO add one
small room, covered with tin, $50.
Granted.
John Oakley, No III Bcalc, TO construct
front awning, so Granted.
PETITIONS.
A number OF business men in the yicin-
ity insisted that the alley between Main
and Second aud GayosO and Union streets
be repaired Ia a passable condition. Re.
icrrcd 10 the City Engineer for report as to
cost and what ought To be done.
LOOKS LIKE A GOOD THING.
Mcssrs. X. X. Freeman, 5. 4. Spccrs, F.
G. Mastcrson, T.. NJ Dciiry, Jr., and g..
w Williams, as the Memphis Street lm-
proyemont Company, proposed TO enter
into contract with the city 30 clean and
keep clean the paved mot grayolod) streets,
aud to sprinkle all the streets Of the city
upon Huch terms ~ may be agreed upon
between them and their customers, pro.
vidcd favorable arrangements to this end
could be made with the council and the
owners and occupants Of abutting proper.
~, The contract proposed was for five
years, the cleaning to be- done between s
pm. and am, aud sprinkling TO be done
| during the day.
Mai Petit moved that the petition be
referred a. President lladdcn, Mcssrs.
Randlc and Graham, and the bond Of the
company 10 Judge Walker, City Attorney,
thu committee 10 report at the next meet.
ing.
II came out in the discussion that the
contract proposed would relieve tine chain.
gang and city carts To q great extent.
The motion Of Maj. Petit prevailed.
TuE GARBAGE SERVICE
Col Hugh u. Greer appeared before
the Council, No the request OF that body,
and explained at some length his object in
bidding for the disposition Of the city
garbage. lie stated that IL would
| not pay him 10 have only par
Of the garbage. lie tried this fy,
years ago, when hc applied 10 Ito rdlroa,
company Ia haul Il out a. his place, but
| the charge WIS entirely too high. Were
hc given all the city garbage, then he
| could, no doubt, arrange with all tho rail.
roads Ia haul the garbage out 10 the poor
aud dcgcnCratlng farms. Col. Greer
thought this would be- iinc thing for the
surrounding country. lie further claimed
that, figuring on some expenses he would
have, hut the city had not. his bid would
bring the cnst OF cleaning the city down
a. 500 lees than Il now costs the city.
President MADDEN stated that hc would
| DO better than that for Col. Greer II ht
would arrange with the railroad companic,
for platforms, switches etc, the city wout
| give the garbage Ia him, aud haul Il to the
railroad. instead IT 10 the river. Here th,
matter nov stands.
TuE EAst END DUMMY AGAIN.
Mr. y. II. johnson, who demands relic
/ from the East End Dummy Line Com
/ pany. which hc claims Is u nuisance, ap.
/ prnrrd 90 nsl about the report Of a com.
mittcc appointed 10 inquire into whether
the company had complied with its con
/ tract, which was due Ia December. III,
Councilman discussed the question in a.
/ iis bearings, the DRIFT Of which was To -
! tnhlish the proposition that the Contrac
had not been complied with.
| The report Of lilo committee will b,
taken up ai the next meeting Of the Coun
ell.
TuE runsrrUt rank LINZ
President lladdcn said that lac desire,
90 armign the Prospect Park Dummy Line
inside the ciiy limits, himself lie change
that u WIS running with utter disregard {,
all police regulations Tor nagmcn, rate al
speed, etc, aud that q great many OF th,
Urussi.vs along the line Wprc exposed {,
view. lig iurhcr charged that hc be-
licycd it thoroughly insolycni, and tina, i
an accident occurred To which damage
attached iu legal action, from whom o
What could % br collected Could the cit,
Afford tu cuuniynnncu the running oi train
ON that line IA its present crippled condi
ton nnl take the chances OF having 30 pa,
the damages ITSELF
Col Nndlo moved that the matter b,
reformed 10 the President and City Attor
ncy ior IMPORT 81 the Council. Carried.
The President abo suggested that th,
Electric Railroad Company bee called upot
10 diyulgc their designs and when opera
lions would begin, In other words, 'pu
mp ~ shut up" II the company docs no
mean business, Il should surrender IA,
franchise aud give somebody else chance
Secretary lullcn stated that Mr. Thoodor,
knckcl had said, few weeks since, thn
cars would De- running To jackson Noun,
Park 10y june ! next The President wa
directed 20 open up correspondence OF
thc subject
The Council then adjourned.