The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-01
Tho Transttinn State

Richmond may be said to be in tho transl
ton state. She is now "soft crab VERY
fender and rather tlmid keeping in the
sns.gta,s, and fearing attack and injury on
every hand. Then, too, her citizens have
tho remains Of village notions. The narrow
views Of small places cling to them Wlto
so,ne tenacity, though they arc being
sloughcd Of very regularly, just as the tad
po!es drop their tales as they rise In the
scIe Of animal life.
yais Is gil very natural; aud yet 1t Is ex-
ccedlngly satisfactory to behold how "a
y dly the circumscribed ideas and the 1ea-
lousies and hife.bound economy pecul ar
u small TO Tns are being shaken OF here.
1t 10 one OF the best assurances Of the steady
growth OF the city. We have no fear but
the t,IlcntiJn OF the MINDS and judgments
OF I-c constituent body will be quite rapid
CROUCH 20 repare it for the approaching
change 10 the condition aud importance Of
the citc.
sc need hardly tell the people that the
tlne Is near, II not already here, which de-.
mands bold measures and great forecast.
The planning will not be for day nor for
ac.y which Is flushed, heGged around and
wEEeTasheG. For Instance: alterations
and improvements Of tho surface, the
streets, ,Qusrcs, &c, must be made with
reference TO The iutuIe necessities OF n
erent population. Bold and expansive en-.
cheering must be brought into exercise.
Grads must have reference to the removal
o: easy graduation of hills and the streets
that pass over them; valleys must be ele-
Waited 10 make the establishment Of tue
grades all the better and easier. There are
many heavy grades in leading streets that
d. : ht 10 easily reduced to satisfactory in-
el,nallon. Then the river must he the
point OF dep ,rluIe. Work upon streets
saoud regard the Object OF establishing
easy approaches to that, for upon that viii
Ge concentrated the main commerce AND
chef points OF action for those LII the pur.
suits OF business.
Happily, beauty and utility In this mat.
ter 20 hapd-in.hand, and when we are
properly grading our streets and removing
the abrupt points CT hills We are greatly
promoting the beauty OF the city. In all
cases where the first house Is about to be
built on square within the city limits the
grade or the street should DO established +;
ond toere should be no timtdlty about the
determination Of the grade. If deep cut
ting IL needed to make 1t Correspond with
other streets OF the city, then BY all means
adopt the deep cut. II doae at once it
Will save vast deal Of trouble In future.
For the want Of q little boldness of this
sort Main street has several heavy grades
which might have been readily avoided at
Eli earlier day. Beginning at Fourth street
aud grading down TO Ninth would make
lhe inclination easy and beautiful and
HON Eleventh street 10 Wall u similar easy
Crude could have been established. Those
grades will IN time be made.
Within our boundaries and without, !
we but treat matters affecting our interest
upon broad and liberal principles, relax
Ing DO effort which may secure us an 10
crease OF tIade Or project our commerce
We shall succeed 10 our hearts content Il
making really great city-an honor t
her citizens and tue pride OF tho Middl
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