The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-07-04

away with the 6rst rains. And how
many years will il be before every man
on the street will have to build stairs 10
get down iato the street. I see that Mr..
Woerner has had to do it already.
~ there was the least hope that this
course would lead to final improvement
OF the streets, We might pro bono pu5heO
grin aud bear it. But il does seem that
il 10 bound to lead to the final ruin Of the
streets, and the most serious injury Of
private property. The wash beyond Mr.
Crows and Grifins. passes through cul-
Verts into the low bottom land. The
wash between Mr.. Crows and Mr.. Bar.
ret''s passes through q culvert at Mr..
Fords. and is carried into Rough creek,
and the wash between Mr.. Barrett's and
Mulberry street meets in Market and is
again taken into the creek, and the washes
Of the south end is carried into the
bitches Of the long levee, and all the wash
OF Market street, as far up as Mr. Grego>
rye. is swept into the creek with q vol>
ume and current that threatens ultimate
ruin, not only to the streets, but the
property adjoining it,
As a natural result, just 80 long as this
culvert and ditching process continues,
the evil must increase, for the currents
of water Commentaries At ,ha lo-o. ,,,;D,.
the force OF the current washes away
the lower places faster than the high !
ones. and instead of the grade Of our
streets being reduced they will be in
creased, and We will finally reach beds Of
quicksand and fire-clay, that will render
them impossible after every heavy rain.
There are now several dwellings in this
town which can scarcely be reached by
any kind Of vehicle. Is it just and RICH,
that private property should thus be de-
stroyed by thus carrying out a mode Of
working the streets that must involve the
greater portion OF our property in the
same ruinI Were we looking forward to
the day when two-storied streets will be-
come necessary to accommodate the
travel, there might be some excuse OF the
present slow and costly mode Of excava-
lion. but Hartford. whose main boast is
in eating saloons, groceries. beer cellars,
and various bacchanalian institutions, and
s almost minus churches, seminaries,
schools, manufactures, and othes moral
md industrial institutions, il IL feared will
ong lay in the rear with other one-horse
'illages. (
Would it not be we'll TO commence !!
moral, physical and material elevation,
md build up instead of depress. And |
would suggest that instead Of working a.,
ur streets on the present plan Of having
urveyors, teams and hands. and tearing :
p the hard earth with plows, while three
ands are standing idle to see the fourth a
brow a shovel OF dirt into gully to be {
'ashed away the next rain, that the trus-
ees employ one or more faithful men 3
Tho will always be on hand with q cart .
r wheelborrow, always ready TO fill up a
very mudhole or gully that makes its ap>
earance. with refuse coal dust, cinders
r saw dust, an abundance Of which =
ould at all times be procured of private
'milies, blacksmith shops. aud steam {
ills. Then we could save our present :;
Ill, accumulate more, and finally form !.
solid and dry foundation for our streets. v
49, II. D. T.