Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-08-18


ArssKs ErfroRs--I feel disposed call the attention
Of our citizens particularly the Mayor and City Council
70 the manner in which the money being expended on
the streets 1t the uniform practice IN tins place.
notwithstanding the better Judgment and information
of many of our citizens do AMI undo, every
ver thus wasting the and IA many cases seri-
ouslv incomnodng the citizens of certain districts
The commissioner Is employed digging bitches
III some places deep to require bri &c 10 each lot
and cross alley enable TO have ac-
cess to their dwelling for any purpose-and
THROWING ND the earth on the middle OF the which
Is generally now much higher than the lotSand IN
derstand it the intention put foot of gravel Mar
ket street in addition without grazing to pass
the
am by no opposed TO improvernN nts,anl rea-
DIV and willing contribute my share of the eXPence,
and totally opposed to temporary Improvements
when circumstances require it; but opposed to put
tnr on gravel is properly graded and
v all means reduced below the majority OF the lots that
the owner NAV be spared the necessity OF mourning as
much expense filling up, would pay at once for cut
,in down the streenstance the north end of Frank
lin or FOURTH ana the south of Market, the latter
could cxcavted far up as the PnoIlc square ana
the surplus earth deposited the culvert IN the FaVe
at the corporation line great advantageln tact there
is no other way procure earth TO make that h Win
ont enormous expence and long be done
shall we the street gftveled No sensible
man voud wish tha:-then let the Council Instruct the
street ormittee to fqore all the surplus ea1h from the
bitches at once to make that fill if takes 10 years to
corople it. and in making those Gches grade them out
so as to allow Wagons to come up to the size walks
when necessary and crossings of all streets and al
levs or let it until the city Is able TO co 1t r'gho
with Franklin that should be graded oil or ) feei
at its intersection with Pearl regularly up to Spring
fine bed of gravel in where the greatest
oyaton should be made that will probably pay the ex
pence.
Iisin contemplation grade and gravel nth street
from, one extremity the other. by in~NIGual suoscr
on and If effected, Franklin should by all means De re-
duced as above proposed at the same time
Of mo once more refer the TACT that feari ans
streets are highest streets IN the CITY tlat the
~. continued chain. naturally on ridge, that they
have been filled up and graveiled at the eNpence OF uie
rnoration so much higher than the lots that the wdte
on to Marion and franklin and then distributed
over the whole of the streets and lots east OF H. VII" Nc
means of passing Off except by those bitches so ANNOYING
every householder, that partially hled up most
the time thereby creating hog waiows and nuisance
reotorv TO the character, II not injurious to the hea
of goodiy city
1t has been the of persons that were NOR
fortunately situated withhold appropriation Tor Au
,ou allecpinC that bought lots cneaE
they should make tenable at their own expense
There IS no evidence that such the fact My lmpres
SION is that John Smith sold lots much lower than oha
Starr; but aside from this.-it must be very narro
mind that cannot that local Improvements are geI
: eral benefit.
Honing to see some the part of the propt
authority consistent with the public interest an yer
"sroc.f,,,Iv A CITIZEN