The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-06

The Third street pavement, Of granite
blocks, the material now deemed superior
to any other known TO the civilized world,
will not be completed until about July LIST
next.
Whether Justly or not the city author
tiles regard it with unfeigned pride and
pleasure, as the monument to their admin.
istration that will stand long after they
have been retired to private life, or have
been consigned to the care OF mother
earth.
One thing has been noticed in the lay.
ing of the pavement which sent an Ap-
PEAL reporter to President Haddcn, YES
terday, for explanation. 1t was the alb
sence of crossings. at street corners, many
OF those previously there having been re-
moved. When asked why this had been
done, President Hadden replied.
at isn't fashionable with granite block
pavements."
There he stopped. and the reporter
yielded to an impulse to smile audibly.
"What'a are you laughing about2" quer.
led the Car OF the Taxing District 1T is
not fashionable, aud that's fact. In our
visit to New York and examination of
Broadway. we didn't find any crossings
except ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel. But
there's another thing We don't antic-
pate that crossings will be necessary, and
they're hard to adjust to granite block
pavements anyhow. IL is expected by us
that such embellishments rs stone cross
ings will be unnecessary. We do not ex-
pect much mud 10 accumulate, and that
will doubtless be removed by Gen. Denry
and his force of street sweepers."
Third street is not business street
and perhaps residents will not 20 into the
subscription business TO have the street
swept" suggested the reporter.
"Ies, ] think they will" unused the
Car. There was an old theory, You
know, that mud worked up from the bot.
tom under pressure OF vehicles. We
claim that with the concrete foundation
to the Third street pavement that theory
will not apply to that. OF course there
will be mud left on il from wheels OF ye-
hicles running upon it from other streets.
but the probable daily sweeping will re.
move 1t and render crossing easy at nearly
all seasons, dry shod. With our energetic
people stone crossings are almost unnece 5.
sary anyhow. They break across the
street at any and ali points, with regard
only for the steps they can save"
Have you observed that Third street
inclined toward the easl?"
"Ies, few blocks OF il. You will find
that to be true with regard TO great many
Of our streets"
"And why, especially where new pave
ments are being laid. and the average man
can see no reason for not correcting the
deicct?"
Under tho old city government the
grades OF all our older streets were fixed,
and people have coniormed TO il ia build.
ing. Main street, for example, Is one OF the
most crooked streets in the whole city in
the matter OF grade. We find that in at
tempting to correct tho alignments a great
many people kick, and with such energy
that the city would probably have 10 stand
heavy costs fora change. Then, too, there
are other obstacles 10 change which can.
not be removed. One Of them appears ON
North Court street, where that sample
brick pavement was laid Water flowing
east along II from Main street starts out in
an amply capacious gutter. Before il
reaches Second the gutter grows smaller
uuu hunilicI, 10 CONFORM 10 the second
street gutter, and when Il reaches there
has alomst none at all 30 contain Il, aud
spreads out several feet. The same is true
OF the flow south ON Second TO Madison
street. II We provided for the How Of
water in cutters ut those and other points
then We would run into the grades Oi cross
streets. Engineering skill, thus far, has
failed TO suggest remedy"
could not tho water be turned into the
sowers2'
"Our sewer system is not designed to 70.
cciye surface drainage, aud has all II can
do without H."
"How long do you think II will be before
our present sewer system will have 10 be
enlarged or cxtended?"
"ln my opinion We ought 10 lay another
main, say from Poplar street, along the
bayou and about at low water mark. OF
course, We could not lay Il in the bayou,
for then the water would wash IL away.
but mean closely along the bank. That
would enable large number Of people TO
make connections who iind such n conyen.
icncc at present impracticablc. Along the
side ON which the main was laid this
would be very easily done, but on the
other Il would be accomplished somewhat