The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-16
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The Farmers : oanpiseiss sbou.i,.
Dallas, DeceInby 8, 1876.
TO tl.e Editor Of iile Herald:
desire Ia call the attention of The
city Fathers ia the fnct that the bank
~ the river an tite city's ,Iie IS fast
l.et,uming luIpassiuie. The /. ity some
4nle agu wisriy expended :; few huud
Ell t.iissus Ia putting the east bauk oI
.he river, AID the tnuTuus htafe lend.
iag taefeto, III good cuudition. IBi,
tank has remained ia good condition
aatil recently. The almost uumter
less wagons croAsing there recently,
ueavliy laden with the feecy staple
ansi ether cunmudities, have cut the
oaHk up to saeh all extent That II J.
absolutely necessary Ia repair The
sa;ae. As Ia the west s,aiik, the tarni
ess, and read working hands living
adjacent thereto, have takeu IL lite
sheir hands to KEEP it Ia cundIiIon tof
travel al All times los sheY are for
eeu t., do for tileiT own beBeiit, anu for
the benefit of the Iraveiisg public
Rather thar; have ibeir hard earnings
tii:iied from them, by n merciiess
ufIdge company. they are determined
tu work together TO keep
the west uabk ia condition To be
passed at al. times, except In high
wafer. On last Saturday the farmerr
;aet With their Wagons AMI teuma and
iiauied ROCK and gravel, and thorough
y repaired tie west bank. This il
really wuIk the city OF Dallas eughi
to perform, specially to Keep hei o~u
bank VI the river Ia good repair. The
greatest part OF the trade of the ely
comes Iron our side OF the river, anu
would it nnt be right and proper tor
the city To repair the banks of the river
IA oTaer that the farmers who reside,
op the west side luay go and return
without being compelled To pay for the
privilege? The idea of = city like Dal
| .as ouasting OF populatien of twenty
Thousand inhabitants, suffering those
WHO have helped III great measure
ID enrich them, t0 be taxed AID
,iraIised of their hard earnings by pay
iug To a merciless e1tn any, who arr
standing ut the very gateway of the
.ity repeliiug the trade that % her
Wise would come TO their door. Ii u a
snainei Let the city of Dallas keep il.
good repair the tank nf the river Oh
her own side. The farmers will TAKE
care OF the west bank, ard We wis
thereby starye out the grasping bFidg,
compaby uitil their stock will b.
worth nothipg ia the market
Up To tpis time there has been scarce
lily wagon day crossed the
s,ridge. Now and then u stray COW
" inds her way across the bridge, which
| tiiry allow 10 pass tell fires, whereas IT.
perchance weary tootman shouln
cross there tU keep bis feet dry, they
will exact from him the ainnight, toll
should the city fathers refuse, OF fail,
10 attend To this matter at ariee, }
would ask ifthere are no road working
people in the city, oetween the ages OF
Eighteen and forty FIVE? How is i,
that when IA man happens To live in
/ the city oil Dallas he - exempt from
road working? Ii remember Alright
there are huI three classes exempt from
raad-worknY, to Wit: preachers. inva.
lids and lunasics IL may be that all
the people OF Dallas belong to one ol
these three classes. Ii the Count,
commissioners have not appointed
.sverseers aud appertisned hands q
Them, they should do II at once. TIL.
| law authorizes them TO do so. Lee
them appoint an .vefsser, aud make j
sp-cisi ) aud solely his duty to keei
the east bank of IN river in repair.
Il WEST SIDE.