The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-01-14
a GOOD MOVE.
And One which Should be
lowed ny Another ha"iy
Needed.

Uo notice that Mr.. ID. d. Smith, who
.'.,,.,,r,I weeks past has been engaged
Ioi directory of this city, has
S,,,-Id-t,len the task of numbering our
b1iIdinrs. 1t is not being done by CITY
sanction. and he gets no remuneration
for his labor and expense except what he
GETS from property-owners. The streets
of the city were once gone over aud each
building numbered but the work was
done very incorrectly, or at least if done
right at that time the changes which
have since occurred have made them
wrong. For instance No. | commenced
on Bridge street and the numbers ran
in rotation from them to the end of
Austin avenue. If person were sent to
No. l Austin avenue they would never
find 1t without going to the end of BRIDGE
street. We hope the business district
at least will be properly num-
bered this time. Waco has
now grown too large to tell man when
he asks for place that il is Just above
Padgltts, or a few doors this side of
Lem Chambers, or around the corner
of Fourth street To a stranger. Inn
dreds of whom visit Waco every month.
such directions are as good as none at
all but when he asks for a man and
You tell him to 90 to sc Austin avenue,
he has no trouble in finding him. One
other thing which needs to be done.
about which much has been said in the
past,is the keeping of record of building
permits. In city improving as fast as
Waco Is, 1t is Il necessity, and we furnish
remarkable exception among cities in
not having one. 1t would prove of vast
advantage IN assessing taxes, assist regu-
latiOn IN erection of buildings in ac-
cOrdance with ordinances, and when
complaints are made about nuisances
on premises, bad sidewalks, or any vio-
lation of ordinances, the books vii.
show at once where the building IL l.
Gated and vino is the owner. At the end
of each year the city executive,
in making up his report, as a part
Of the cItys prosperity can show
how many new store-hOusCs and resi-
dences have been erected, whether one,
two or three stories, of wood, brick,
stone or other material. The books of
the assessor will show what the grounds
and buildings are valued at. and thus we
can not only make such record Il con
yenience to the city and citizen, but be
able to know what amount of wealth in
improvements has been added each
year, with such improvements as have
been made within the last twelve
months. 1t would be the best argument
in favor of inducing capital and skilled
labor TO locate here that We could have,
to send ont d printed report of our pro-
gress ia the course Of the year. San
Antonio has made point on this for
several years past and with good results,
a. any one can learn who will take the
pains to write to Theodore Baldus, city
clerk. There are many good reasons
why We should keep d record of build
ings erected, and We know OF none to
urge against it. Obiging the person
who builds to obtain a permit when it
costs him nothing would he a pleasure
to him because Il can see a benefit in
having his building defined and
located so that in case Of sale, |
rent or claim for insurance,
he can turn to the record and point out |
the identical spot on which It stood. In |
the light of advancing Waco's every in
terest, for which We are working alike, |
we believe a departure of tins kind
which would be attended with SO little
trouble and no expense TO the city and /
offers 80 many conveniences and benefits
would meet with approval on every
hand.