The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-10
Communicated.
"Tlc Want Of Streets"


tlmo since, rs being now the most a.
scntlal want Of our Glst growing city,
We thon ondoayorcd 10 show In the
strongest light our reasons lorndvocal-
Ing u move by the Council by which
This trouble could be rcmodlcdi and
even since the psbicai ion ofthat nrtl-
Gle, The lhck of streets has prcscntcdit-
self more lorcibly than ever.
The great number of frame stores
now being removed 10 rive place 10
others of II more substantial character
nro being rebuilt on Elm ana Main
regardless Of cross streets out towards
the depot. We have recently had, not
only one, but several parties, desiring
to buy and build stores, that wanted TO
know where aud when we would have
cross streets. Not only Is that query
made by strangers, but by those parties
now doing business. They complain
of the want Of II sufficient number of
outlets for their trade, and are COM
PEELED to walk II half mile when there
IL no need Of going but n few hundred
feet. Now our fall trade will soon
commence, let there be immediate
steps taken TO remove this drawback
TO 0lir commerce.
The Council should have streets sur
vcyed and laid out where most needed,
and If parties owning the land are I'm
willing to deed II to the city, il 1hould
then hr condemned, and the damages
assessed by commissioners sud paid.
This all-imporlanl subject must no
longer he delayed, supposing il will
remedy itself, or some unforeseen
event rcctify this growing evil If
anything h worth doing at all, IT
should lc done nj once and done well,
These streets should have been made
months ago and nj that time could
have been done At n much less expense
to tho city. The prevailing fault %
men to procrnsInatc, has put asld" thl|
bug-bcar from day 10 day until now we
are compelled to have streets, and are
compelled To pay three prices for thcnl.
Let us profit by the past, and prepare
for the future. II j. NOT business, nor
win business men wait, and LET u IA
vored opportunity escape, and then
close u bargain for twice the amount II
taken at The right time. They con-
slider the subject carefully, and forth
with pursue the best way to nj
tain the end, and never let tri-
fling events change their course
As il is the wish of the people TO make
Dallas II first class city, let the Council
then respect their wish, and after Civ
ing II mature thought, work to produce
The greatest result hN ihc smallest
means
1t has been suggested hY some that,
~ there IL no money in the Treasury,
let special tax be levied for opening
and improving streets. II IL very
mistaken idea thal II one portion of n
town Is improved il does not cnWncc
the value Of the rest. IT is also rIdicu-
lous to think, il this or that street
wants work, that property on that
street be taxed for that particular pur-
pose, or by private subscription. Such
ideas rs these are simply prepostcrous'
because IL il not right for one man, by
loanlng his influence and giving his
money, 10 equally benefit another that
contributes nothing.
All cities require improvements, and
when the finances are Imall, they
should be completed one at Il time.
Every one is equally benefited, and let
every one he equally taxed. If that is
not justice the world has made n trc-
mcndous change, and men have be-
come more liberal of late, for If the.
law does not compel all 10 pay their
pro rata, some few will answer to the
call, and many, by far too many, viii
not
Too much has already been done for
Dallas 10y few energetic men; too
much Ia already been done by the
private subscriptions of II few, that has
resulted in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of all,
without their assistance, and frequent
~ at their opposition. Moderate taxes
are not felt if they be applied to the
equal Improvement of the property of
all, for by paying such taxes their
property is thereby enhanced in value.
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