The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-02

hni nov j. the time 90 60 10 work.
tondiiian of the Roads amt Bridges
leading to NstI.z- VIVA, - a.,nx
naur az th- Bs-in%-s M~n'. Commit
tss,
The committee appointed Of q meet
hgbsld ~ our business men few
days since, AZ the fremAn's hall, to In
ves,iga.e aud report the condition OF
be rnal-, and bridges thereon. leading
b. DALAI. have rendered the following
np0r, which will serve TO give the
tsiers u THE HERALD some idea Of
hrlf wretched state now, and more es-
lerial,y WhNt they we're during
he W., season. Harris lane, one
half m.io long, on the road lead
lng 90 Lancaster, aud which IL
our-eisath Of mile ia length, Ia In a
very bad condition. A little dltchlrg
On sacb side 1T the lane would be sufii-
eirbi fo put u IN a good travelling
state. HOBBS lsue, Ju-t beyond the
hlt gruu Is o. ThompsoH's mill, to-
esther with the crossing At the mill,
in wrrtched condition. IL could
tetemsdiri by throwing up ground
And iitcniug on each side. Nearly sll
The trade from Rockwell aud Kauf
mau counties, should come In on this
rosd, besides that from Cyenne and
Mesquite md that section Of county,
iet % hos teen impossible for team.
i5f nearly four months. The Green
Vile r1si l. In = very bad condition,
specially near Captain Adams place.
The lane there, and beyond the
fair grounds for "a mile, needs work
lns, while very little would be
al that IL Necessary. The slew In
tbe bottom across the bridge, needs
bridging badly, the old one having
been washed away. IL all could re re-
paired wiki very little labor aud ex.
pynse.
Tie lane ~ the terminus Of the turo.
pike, 10 the bottom, across the bridge,
leading by Mr.. Logan's place, In.
been tmpsssshle Tor several months
Ibis l. short cut for travel to Cedar
hill, Ellis county, and that region o,
southwest u Dallas. Work IL beins
done on u now in the way OF dltching,
etc
The lane near John, II. Coch
nn's residence, out ON the DentoI
Toad, . 10 a wretched state, and has
Wrecked many wagons this season. As
May A. four cooveysnces have stucs
aud Teen abandoned 10 this lane IL
one day this winter. A small expendi
iHfe would put II In travelling order.
The Elm bottom road, leading .,
Aeensn's ferry, has been next to i'm
passiole the entire winter, even fol
unloadsd wagons. The travel from
ufapev'ne prairie, when the river !,
~, Crosses here. This IL about sixtee,
niles from Dallas, and . bridge 4
Decided across Elm road Tor this trade
10 he situated at Owens crossing.
The air line road that passes by Cap
Aih Caruth's needs working and brids
ing In places. The Preston road, pes
captain Caruth's farm, has been i'm
psssibIc nearly all winter. A bridg
aero-s the Trinity at Easleford woul
great benefit to the farmess Twin,
u the cross timbers, Crawl, y, and POT
uons Of Grapevine prairie. A bridge h
required over Elm FORK, Ave mile
,ais side Of Lswisyille, on the road {
Dshtou also the bottom road througl
we timber leading to Levisvill,
Ms road has been almost impsssiol
Nv even empty wagons nearly all win
~f' II la terrible place b 20 through
400 should be Fixed Immediately, b
~l''oing plank road through IL. Al
"e ioa'i- IL ading To and from DALAI
needs working sHd bridging In places
200 lhe longer IL ls put OF, the worn
mey VIII become. The repairing q
sua putting these roads In good coma
"Oo y Of vital Importance 10 Dalla,
ana Tug HERALD trust and believe
wat oar business men sill push th
nA''sr through with ~ little delay q
possioie. These avenues Of trade an
ua'ei once put In good condition, Ii
WI business win again dow In Il
! saa1e 4 channel
at W. X. Rice. late Of the LsGrau
motel, has accepted n u.osItiap n. ale,