Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-08

the ground is very troublesome to set, an,
it prevents the drainage OF the sidewalk
and therefore soon ruins brick payements
and when It is done it really forms no pa,
| of the used sidewalk. Instead of this
make every inch of the front stone of ths
side, serve as part OF the sidewalk. Make
this front stone two to three feet wide, six
20 ten feet long and one foot thick, with the
| front edge beveled so as to form one side oil
the gutter. Against the lower side of this
| front stone place gutter stone one foot
thick, one and half foot wide, four to eight
feet long, beveled to fit the bevel onthe front
stone. These bevels should be made as to
form gutter eight inches deep, ten inches
wide and rounded at the bottom. They
should be of uniform pattern all over the
city. These cutters can be put down with
half the work required by the present
method and when once made, they will last
two hundred years, and need not be cleaned
because the rain will clean them. Back of
the Joint of these front stones. another
stone about six inches square should be
sunk In the ground so deep that only about
two inches of the lower edge of the front
stone shall rest against it. This will keep
the front stone firmly in its place. The re-
mainder of the sidewalk can be made of
stone, brick, cement, etc. I'll - s
The large cave under the city NAV s,ts-
tain an important relation to city improve
We give below the result of the election
held in the city yesterday, fowl:
ments. It should therefore bs opsned. ex-
plored, surveyed and mapped, 80 that it can
he seen what relation it bears to a compre-
hensive system of sewerage, and also bow
far it can be otherwise utilized.
A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY
of all of Nashville aud its surroundings is
the only safe guide in maturing a perma-
nent system of sewerage, and such q system
Of sewerage must be the guide In all public
and private improyements-the grading of
streets, the filling of lots, the depth of eel
lars, foundation of houses, ETC., must all
sustain relation to this sewerage, or hum
dreds of thousands Of dollars will be wasted,
as has been done In making miserable
bitches 10 drain filthy water into instead of
out OF them, and thereby proclaim to the
rest Of the world that senseless stupidity
reigns here, and that Nashville is q good
place to stay away from.
A SURVEYOR
whose thol ough knowledge and practical
experience have made him known reputa-
ton in that special branch of architecture,
should be employed. The State acted wise
ly in going out of the State for an expe-
rienced architect to build the capitol, and
another to adorn the grounds around it,
and thereby securing that which Tennessee
will always be proud of. Nashville has ex-
pended all and more than all the money she |
needed to make the desired improvements. |
but it was not used under the guidance of |
judgment formed from ex-
perlenca and observation. Tennessee, like |
every other State, possesses the native tai |
snt, but Tennessee has not afforded the op-
oortunity for the needed experience and OBJ
'ervation. The narrow minded policy of |
aging that we must employ some of our
people" has been most expensive and ruin
'us, and always will be. "The best man |
n the best place" should be the object, re-
,ardless Of the accident of birth.
Nashville can make these needed i'm
movements and thereby double the value
II all her property. She must make them
" sink the value of property still lower, for
people cannot afford TO stay where they see
destruction before me and sorrow be-
nnd." Much of her property has sunk to
lalf its value In 1866. What has done it?
The experience of '66 and '73 has done il,
And what made that sad experience? The
tupldity OF narrow-minded, clanish selfish
Tess, that always brings its own reward.
Let the good people of Nashville be thus
ed no longer, but declare that they can,
must and will have a plan Of progressive
eVelopment OF their beautiful surround
lgs. Say in unmistakable language, that
1hile hundreds Of other cities are going
head with giant strides in wealth, educa-
ion, splendor and refinement, we too will
Nm ID the ranks Of live, progressive people
nd Invite TO and incorporate with US the
plrlts That are doing so much good else
mere. With what astonishmens did the
eople here learn that Mr.. Vanderbilt had
lven half q million Of dollars towards en-
owing university. A very liberal deed,
ertalnly: Why, gooa people, if you will
i've work and pay to five persons of the
GIT development of brains, the use Of
heir brains will add more than S20,OOO,OOO
the value OF your property in five years,
40 IN nVe years more, more than $780,
JO,VOO. All wealth, all progress, depends
tee right use of brains, rightly developed
II the place.
A MERCHANT
lVests bis whole capital, say in goods, and
satisfied il he can clear an average of
yenty- per cent. on tbs whole capital.
he people here need not invest their whole
.pitsl nor even twentieth part of it, but
zen II they were taxed q twentieth part of
leir property for proposed improvements, !
ley would get more than one hundred per
ut. on their achole property. This is max
g more than twenty times as fast in pro-
'rtion to the outlay, as the merchant does.
an any one wish to make money faster
ian this? Go to some of the Western
.ates and for public improvements, see
'ople asked to be taxed ten nollars on the
1ndred and get rich at it, finding that for
e ten dollars thus paid they gain one hun
ed dollars. Reader, don't be like the silly {
low who killed the goose to get the egg
I'd thereby lost the chancs of getting an
g every day. The expense of making the
lproVements will really be very light on
70 people, and will return to them hun
ed times their outlay, aud give work to |
lndreds of people. 1 hope others will ex- I
ess their views on this subject, and that
Tsons VIII ssVe all articles from every :
urce that sre printed on the subject, and |
1dy them so that they can form correct
Unions of it. ], w. DoLBEAR, 9