The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-10
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Satto hHOW cAuCtly Nlldt tue uucIy anu a"
answer refer to, but, for the benefit of thu
outside world, we must, perhaps, take occa
sion to say they are exceedingly pertinent re
marks about the present condition OF Dal
las, a subject upon which we have said
something heretofore, and about which we
are more than likely to say something
again. When the negligence of duly
elected and responsible officials causes
every man, woman and child IN Their
various constituencies TO suller positive
injury or great inconvenience il seems TO
us an extremely fitting time for some one
to at least call attention to the fact The
mud and filth of the city is so considerable
that the beasts of burden suffer, vehicles
are ruined, the health Of the citizen is Sc
riously endangered and his business Grip
Piled, and the entire population experience
the most miserable obstacles in going about
their ordinary and necessary affairs. This
much has been said by us and recognized
by our readers ere this as but Il
simple statement of plain truth and
which it was our duty to mention
as it widely and deeply affected
the public, but as our comment heretofore
has failed to arouse the sleeping energies or
ensure the discharge Of a patent and impor-
tNnt duty on the part Of the city council, it
is but meet and proper that we should
again impress the people with the extent of
he evil and the rcmissness Of those whose
duty it is to correct ii. The gentlemen who
compose the municipal council are all per-
sonaly and socially as far rs we know,
honest and capable gentlemen and in view
OF such a fact, it does seem as if they ought
to heed the warning and accede to the de-
mands of those who placed them in position,
and by whom alone they are to be judged
1t is an encouraging indication that we are
indeed remarkably prosperous town with
wonderful business activity and growth
that the dreary and unusual condition of
the streets and crossings does not actually
stop all locomoton. And yet trade keeps
improving, our transient population is as
large or larger than ever, while Dallas is in
creasing her permanent resident population
rapidly every month or week And these
are facts in the face Of the other one that
strong men with huge boots 20 three SQUARES
out of the way hourly to find better or
in anywise comfortable crossing from one to
the other side Of two principal streets in
the city. We noticed q little girl yesterday
morning in front of the HERALD building
attempt to leave a street ear and get on the
sidewalk. She actually sunk to her knees
in the mud, could not cxtricate herself and
a young man CALAMITY wadcd in and pull
ed her out after having to leave her
oycr.shocs too deeply buried for rcsur-
rection. II no general appropriation
or improvement can be made, why does
not the proper authority equip force of
the many Migrants they never fail to have
on hand with large shoycls and have the
various crossings cleaned. ltcoud be done
in the course of a couple of hours with but
trilling cost, and the convenience and COM
fort and the actual saving TO the citizens of
money thereby would be almost ncalcula-
BILE. The actual outlay of dollars and cents
for rubbers, boots and numerous articles of
clothing, rendered necessity by the failure
of the municipal authorities to do what all
can see is of paramount importance, will
reach more than would II sum requisite to
keep the streets clean. And yet the appear
ancc now presented by both Main and Elm,
not to speak Of the less used thoroughfares,
is "a reproach to any people" Malaria is
bred, pneumonia and rheumatism are bred,
and all the invarablc accomplishments OF
filth in busy town are experienced And
this is permitted and encouraged when the
almost entire populace are anxious for q
little cleaning up-demand In fact that
the city shall Mt least be kept in
such manner as to enable pedes,
trians to cross the streets and 70
about their own affairs. 1t is no trouble in
the world TO pass ordinances interfering
with matters of conscience ON which the
whole world differ, but when We ask fol
passable streets and needed repairs gcner.
ally, we are informed that there is no
authority to do these things A charter
emitting 10 confer the most necessary pow,
crS for the purposes Of municipal govern
ment ought, 1t seems TO us, to be rolled w
rs curiosity, and new one
ought to he obtained ut once
The community at large are mucl
more deeply interested in the possession o
conycnicnccs by which they eau attcnc
properly TO business than in arrest o
drunk aud downs" and the cutting oil of 4
mans music on Sunday Sometime thi,
reflection will force itself upon some of oul
morc prominent citizens In Its fullest six
nilicancc. In the meantime We think oul
suggestion rs to the daily. sweeping of tn,
different crossings ought ut least TO b,
adopted, us Il is elsewhere in no larger
cities than Dallas upon every occasion o
rain aud mud.
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