Authority as to streets, sidewalks and other public grounds generally.
Memphis Charter, art. 50, § 481
in effectSec. 481. - Authority as to streets, sidewalks and other public grounds generally.
The governing authority shall have power to repair, and keep in repair, streets, sidewalks and other public grounds and places within the City; to open and widen streets, to change the location [of] or to close the same, and to lay off new streets and alleys when necessary; and to have and exercise entire control over all streets and other public property of the City, as well [as] that within and without the City.
(Acts 1879, ch. 11, § 3)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART50CIPRGE_S481AUSTSIOTPUGRGEFetched: 10/28/2026
