Daily Republican., 1881-11-30
GraAing Of Davis Street.
Fer the REYyBLIC.y,

ftI INC hErNBLICAN.
MEssRs. EDITORS We notice II
the columns of the Morning News {
communication from citizen of the
Ninth Ward concerning the grading OF
Davis street. Now this very interest
ing and instructive statement does moi
20 into proper details, neither does II
state how and why the owners Of pro
perty on said street came to sign the
petition for grading the same. 1t In.
sinuates that a single individual only
owns the property where th grading Is
to be done; II also fails TO state that The
six new structures recently built are
lutte twO-stOry frames, but aside from
this, Mr. Walker owns d tine property
at Claymont and Davis streets, extend
ing l5O feet on Davis street, the grade
at this point being about seven feet.
Mr.. DAVIS owns 80 feet on the opposite
side with the same grade. VIM. Ali.
son has 2S feet, with u grade of about 5
feet, and WIN. IL. Patterson ownt IS
feet, W III two dwelling houses and a
stable, with grade of about 4 a feet.
The damage to the first named gentle
man will not be less than five hundred
dollaIa, while the Others will have to
Sustain not less than three hundred
dollars a piece; and for what, simply to
crafty one individual, that is, to pro-
cure dirt to fill up the marsh land in
front of those six houses, whose total
cost will scarcely exceed the damages
under which these four men will be rest
ing. Davis street is a small street, ex-
tending one square, from Ciaymont to
Heald street, and is really in a good
condition, and would not necessarily
need grazing for ten years to come, if
then, but we wish the public to under.
stand that we are not opposed to a pro-
per grade. Some Of these gentlemen
interested called upon one of our City
Councilnen and simply said that it
would be an outrage 70 make such IA
grade, and thus ruin our property.
FualIy the matter was laid before
Council, and they came III body and
viewed the street, and concluded to
change the grade, but by some unex-
planned reason the contract was given
out to be graded as at first established,
but through the kind intercession of a
ings were again stayed until the matter
could be fairly adjusted and the
interests of all parties considered, anu
we think it neither tritling nor child
like for our City Fathers to take into
consideration the interests of the Cit-
Zens.
Some time this summer petition
was handel me to sign for the paving
of Davis street. inquired about the
grade, and was assured by the petition
er that the grade would not be more
than Two or two and one-half feet.
Through this false representation were
signers secured 30 grade the street, and
perhaps ruin their own propertys. the
grade does not in'e fere with any prop
erty except those named). AT the same
time the petitioner stated that he could
secure the passage of the bill without
the aid of siguers; how he did not say.
Now have not the interests of those
tour H. eu to he considered as well as of
the single individual and if City
Council choo.cs to chaLge the grade
in order to satisfy all concerned, is 1t
fair or nelghborly? Is it honorable or
manly for this individual to wish the
former grade to 90 through, to the dee.
rlmsnt of those who at first were will
ling, at reasonable sacrifice, TO favor
him" Why should he wish to place an
iu.pediment ia the way" Such Il course
is not only unjust, but dishonorable,
Eo. our part We presume that Council
will use good sound judgment in the
matter, aud are willing to abide By its
decision, feeling that they will deal
neither tritiiug nor child-like, but act
as lrnieatly toward the two humble lit
tie fra mes as toward the imposing six.
.IUSrIC e.