Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from December 2, 1871 • Hickman City Council met on November 22nd to issue a coffee house license to Stegala & Lane for six months. The City Treasurer reported a balance of $36.73 for the month of October, the City Tax Collector reported a sum of $1,872.16 received during the third quarter and $1,203.12 for the fourth quarter, the Market Master collected $24.00 for the rental of stalls at the new market house, and the Wharfmaster collected $58.00 in fees. The City Marshal was directed to collect a rent fee of $5.00 for…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from November 25, 1871 • The Hickman City Council completed a contract with the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Company for the construction of a new wharf and protection of the city’s riverfront. The city gave the Company its stock in the old Hickman & Obion Railroad Company and one-half of the city wharfs, in perpetual, on the condition that the Railroad company “build at once a good and permanent wharf.” The Company also purchased the warehouse of Overton, Steel & Co. and their riverfront for $10,000. The Company planned to erect a large…