Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-11-25
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siK years, ani | s@ opposed 10 IA ihe
SHAPE prrssaiel, lam So opposed 10 =
generals - stem ~ slTerl impeTgmHni-la an IA
favor Of inprlsins thea aI ~ ssas - Pc
skls bat | a. opposed 10 The say ihe msi-
Ter has bssn conducted ia ihis Iiiy lnem
.lims whereof the msm0ry of man l'anelh
not 10 the eauiTaU, anl ! take eAcep'
lions 10 the policy proposed la The
the article allaiel O. Tor The future
The Implied n,etiyss suggested in The
Improvement Of those FaTiisslsF streets,
are 10 enhance the value " real estate sud
the business II the square a 10 prevent
The trade iram bsing transferred 20 some
other part Of the ciiy-noi for the common
advantage oiihs whole city, II he had
pretended {, speak only Tor the property
loldeis ga the square, IL Honli be folly Ia
any one else 10 object, bat Nheh he pre-
snmsi 10 rvPr, seat every iah payer Ia the
| City Of Dallas, The Issue MAS made. The
glsl Of his proposition Is, that "eSsiy iak
payer including those living a mlle aud
i half North cast Of the Court House
"wlsh" 10 be taxed 10 improve some paTiie'
ular streets TO enhance the property aud
business around the sluare anl IN elect
keep down the value Of real estate every
| where else. What special anxiety have
the laborlng citizens on Ross Avenue or
any where else, North Of Elm or Youth OF
Wood streets 10 DO taxed, several thousand
dollar, at this tine, Ia open aud Improve
Commerce streets for u half Mile east OF
the bridge over an almost "impassihle
gulf Of r%ayines, Just 10 bring aud eonhne
all business TO the square aud prevent
tIade from being transferred some where
else. The people have been taxed ALREADY,
until they groan under the burden, aud
still they are asked TO pay again, not Tor
the general City street improvement, Tor
the good Of 6H, but for the financial az.
grandiremcnt Of moniei ring, around
the square, and keep the business from be-
ing transferred TO some other part OF the
City. The poor laborer, living a mile and
n half North. East aud South East, bur.
dsned already with taxes, until his family
scarcely have the prime necessities OF life,
is again asked TO tax himself, not 10 en-
hauce the yalu. Of his own little homestead
nor to improve the streets in which lie Is
interested, but TO coninc the business on
the square and keep IL from being trans.
ferred TO his own door. ] call that taxa.
ton without representation. We have
been doing that here abouts, hitherto, oil
late. when il was at the point Of The bay
onet, we were helpless. If it is Jorceabic
then we must, but never let us be persua-
ded, that we dcserre il, to secure our "
financial ruin.
NCufll III " thN''f W. y
officials, collected for the last six years,
have been applied in the immediate vicin-
ity Of the square TO build up the business
there, and dcpress the value Of property in
the suburbs. The poor dcnizen, living a
mile away, pays his taxes, TO improve the
streets about the square for the advantage
of that central combination, but hai TO
work the streets leading to his " hDm-
BILE cottage himself. While writing this
article, eleven o'clock Saturday night, !
hear the axe of a poor laboring man living
South of Jackson street nearly II mile from
the square cutting the timber out OF the
street at his door, and yet he has paid his
axes regularly for several years, but not
n cent of it, has ever been apple for the
improvement Of the street, in which he is
directly interested. lie pays street
tax and yet, works his own street. And
now it is very difficult to get from his
house TO the square with q loaded wagon
The rich are feeding at the public crib,
but no one is caring for the poor.
When was one dollar Of the corporation
taxes expended south OF Main street and
east of the bridge, exctp, eighteen dollars
expended in opening the road to Scott $
mill2 and TINT was left in on impossible
condition. Even that little came like pull
ling the last eye.tooth from the months OF
the board; yet The property holders in that
neglected portion pay their taxes. Ihsy
have been paying them without receiving
anything in return, and still the demand
is, " tax them again" Not, however, for
their own convenience or profit, but for the
benefit of the monied few about the Square
Ito prevent their property from going
"down to twenty-f five cents on the dollar,
and make every merchant and lradesman
want to get as near it as possible. That
is the way they suck the life blood out of
the poor TO enhance the rich. A worry cheap
way, too, TO bring the worthless vacant
blachs lying aleng Commerce and Main
streets into market. If this is alto
bring your property into market, build up
the Sauare and hold all business there
then let the Square help Itself, as we poor
denIzens do; we work our own streets, AMI
get no help from the Square. If the Square
will dothe work, hencetorth, without our
aid, for its own glory and Establishment,
il is all right; We have no objections.
Then let us have our taxes applied upon
our own streets. We pray you, cease INK
ing us, TO work and embelish your ~fayorite
centre of trade, and build up and enhance
the property and business Of your circle Of
interest, aud then leave us 10 work our
own without assistance. Put your own
HI nds to the business and help yourself.
But no; when did one Of you lay hand to
the AK or spade Lny off your cloth or
silk to improve the street, Never We
crave an enlargement Of your generosity.
Our poor denizens Of the suburbs, not I'M
frequently dig up the stumps and fill up
the mud holes in the streets in front OF
their doors, Jau draw on their purses by
taxation to ELL the ponds ana %ravine,
about the square. When we have the i'm
pudence to a. you to aid in some improve
ments on some back street leading out
to the homes of honest and industri-
GUS mechanics there, is, all Of a sudden,
" no money in the treasury-not n dollar !
no money in the treasury !"
Well, then, when there is any work
needed on the Square, or funds to psy a
carpet Dagger or an irresponsible foreigner
fifty dollars per month for playing Bailif,
who could hardly command half the amount
at any business he is capable of doing
then, somehow, the money looms up in the
treasury.
To put Main and Commerce streets
in a tip top condition, at this time, would re-
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