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Plan of the Memphis sewer system in 1880. Under a commission form of government, the city made improvements in sanitation, particularly the construction of an innovative sewer system designed by George E. Waring Jr. Construction of the sewers began in January 1880, and by 1893 had expanded to over 50 miles of sewers. [34]
Map of the Memphis sewer system in 1880. Memphis, Tennessee, had suffered several severe cholera epidemics (1849, 1866, 1873) and yellow fever (1867, 1873, 1878 and 1879), with over 5,000 fatalities in 1878 alone. [8] [9] Sanitary conditions in the city were poor, with many domestic wells close by privies and drained by a fetid bayou. Many ...
The city purchased a private water system in 1902 and operated it as the Memphis Artesian Water Department. [4] The city later purchased the local portion of the electrical system of the Memphis Power and Light Company in 1939 for $15 million [5] and formed the MLGW Division. [4]
Shall Article 65, Sec. 667 and 668 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Memphis be amended to read as follows: ‘The Memphis light, gas and water division shall consist of a board of Light ...
September 26, 2023: MEMPHIS, TN - A view of Memphis Towers where more than 160 residents live.
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The city is served by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (formerly Shelby County Schools). On March 8, 2011, residents voted to dissolve the charter for Memphis City Schools, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District. [145] After issues with state law and court challenges, the merger took effect the start of the 2013–14 school ...
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