Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-17
TIE CONTRACToRs.

THE CONTRACTORS.
We have already stated in for
ner issue that the carpenters work
had been let to Messrs. Barksdale,
Clark & Co., of this city, who were
the lowest bidders. The building
is to be built of seasoned timber,
which will probably delay the prog
ress of the work for some time, as it
is very difficult to get seasoned tim
Der right away. This will be a cause
for regret on the part of our citizens
as it was hoped the depot would be
entirely completed before the whit
er season set in. In fact, it is cause
of regret among many that the
building is to be frame one at all,
for we had expected a substantial,
durable brick depot, one which
would last many years and be an
ornament to our city. However,
there is no use to kick against what
has already been decided and we
will welcome even a new frame
one.
THE APPROACHES TO THE DEPOT.
One of the chief and most potent
reasons urged by our citizens for To-
eating the depot at this site was the
number of streets leading thereto
and the facility and convenience of
access they would afford. The de-
pot can be easily reached by Frank
lin, Madison or Commerce streets,
the last named leading direct to it,
while the two former lead out to
Ninth cross, and thence by this
street a distance of a hundred yards
direct to the depot. Ninth street,
from Franklin to Madison, will be
graded, and macadamized by the
city at the earliest possible moment,
but before this is done it would be a
wise and judicious thing if the prop
erty holders along this street would
give ten or twenty feet of ground on
either side in order to make the
street at least sixty feet wide. This
would make Ninth street thor
Oughfare, and not only add to the
convenience of the travelling public,
but very materially enhance the
value of their own adjacent proper
ty. We understand our streets are
of an average width of about forty
five feet. This width might have
sufficed for "auld lang syne" when
GAINESVILLE was country town, but
now she is fast becoming a metrOpo-
lis, we want wider streets and our
citizens and city fathers should see
that every new street which is laid |
off in the future is at least sixty feet |
wide. What we have said of Ninth
Cross street is applicable, with still
greater force TO the eXtention of
Commerce street, which has now !
become the main and direct route to |
the new depot. This street was OPP |
ened several years ago, but has new
er had a pound of rock or stroke of |
improvement put upon it by the
city. We have sounded some of the
property holders along this extern
ton and found all TO whom we have
spoken perfectly willing to give
few feet of ground in order to wild
en- it, if the city will go ahead and
have it properly graded and macad-
This should be done by all
means before the rains and freezes
of winter set in. This street, from
Seventh to Ninth has along its
course some very desirable build
ing sites, and if the citizens will
consent to have it widened and the
city will put the proper improve
ments upon it, it will sin a few
years become the boulevard of
Let this be done.
We have gathered the above facts
N regard to our new depot from Mr..
=. G. Rosenplanter, the efficient and
architect of the build
ng, and from Mr.. John w. Faxon's {
timely and wide-awake correspon- ]
lence to the Courier-Journal.