The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-15
LONa NEEDED WANTS.
The Ford ~ Inst Put In Good C0h"i'
tIom-The HOckwaIi HOnd,

The FORD ~ Inst Put In Good C0h"i'
tion-The HOckw0Ii Hond'
AS it was impossible for the clly OF
Dallas to accept either Of the reason
able offers made by the bridge COM
pany, THE HERALD has for moh'hS'
prior TO the "free bridge" discussion
and since, urged the necessity OF put
ting the ford in good condition. III
season and out Of seaeon, THE HERALD
Inns demanded municipal action III
this matter in the interests both oil our
merchants and Of their patrons on the
other side of the river. 70 all appeals
deaf ear was turned, until4the publ
cation of our article reciting the Gin
dignatiOn meeting" held over broken
wagons and in sight Of floating cotton
bales, by men from distant counties on
their way to trade at Dallas. That ar
ticle did the work for our city. The
council met in the evening OF the same
day, and The HERALDs article was
used as potent argument in carrying
through an appropriation to repair
the ford. Work was ut
once commenced, and to-day the
crossing ut the ford Is absolutely In II
better condition than Main street
The crossing IL twenty feet wide, per-
iectly level, land Permits two wngons to
cross abreast or pass each other On
day before yesterday forty-two wagons
crossed the ford in one hour, while only
four passed over the bridg5. While lHE
HERALD feels that IL hRs wrought pos
sible injury to the bridge company, it
cannot, in view Of the immense bcne'
tit to Dallas, deny itselfthe indulgence
of n mild hammered satisfaction mt the
result its efforts have achieved. TlIl
, HERALD felt that it did not love the
bridge company less, but Dallas more
wherefore its action in the premises
5 We cannot refrain, just here, from
commenting ~ in the highest degree
, disinterested the conduct of the brldg,
, company. Ii Is an open question
whether there IL IL legal right on tht
part of the city to thus open ford Diet
, rimental to the interests OF the bridge
company; but no word of complaint
has been uttered, and, instead OF enc
mics Of Dallas, as some th0ughtlesi
persons would persuade the public, the
company have acted always as the true
friei ds of Dallas. The bridge company
3 have done much for Dallas, and ar'
entitled to the gratitude-not TIT
y abuse-of the public. In this connec
our county commissioners to nn0the
u matter deeply affecting the interests o
. Dallas, and one, also, OF great impor
lance TO the agricultural interests cas-
of the city. We refer TO the necessity
of making good road to the Rock
wall bridge that spans the East fork
The bridge, one of the finest iron
bridges in the county, 10y the way, wa
built by the liberality Of the people q
Dallas, and it is clearly the duty of on
county authorities TO respond to tina
liberality by making good road t.
: that bridge. A large and prCductiv
region is tributary to Dallas over tina
road, and it should be put in condition
at once. Our county commissioner
, are now in session. Is il asking to-
: much that they Immediately give t.
this matter that consideration whicl
is demanded by its importance? Wha
say you, gentlemen of the Count,
Court