The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-08
LOCAL INNINGS.

Something ABOUT sewersge-A Practical /
Wow OF the rroblsm-The Grand Jurys /
Report and Adj -Mt-selisneou Local /
mt. and Happenings rlueked by Herald I
Reporters.
In yesterday mornings paper We depre. |
Gated any delay in paving our Two princi- |
pal business streets, Main aud Elm, aud in |
sisted that this important work should be I
done this summer, at all events before |
winter. At the same time we recognized /
the niece Sslty OF sewering these streets pre- /
lmiuAry to paving, and in this respect our |
motto is "icstina lente. OF hasten slowly. |
But We do not see the importance OF devel- /
oping general system OF sewerage for the
whole city before sewering aud paving
Main and Elm streets. The city engineer
will need to make exhaustive surveys TO
establish general system OF sewerage, re
curing months OF Measurements md lev
cling, and close study OF the peculiar
typographical features OF Dallas aud Its I'm.
mediate territory. And after these duties
IN the field, his office work will re.
quiro some time TO digest the results OF
the surveys, and to epitomize his Calcula.
lions into n plan capable OF meeting the
requirements of the whole, city az TO drain
age as well rs sewerage. From the pecu.
liar conformation OF the ground in Dallas,
We will not be able to follow out strictly
| the WaTing plan, M used in Memphis,
VIII ere only Sewage" Is allowed 10 pass
| IN rough the pipes, and surface drainage is
all carried oil by the street cutters. But
we Will have TO use pipes IN some instances
aud brick sewers of larger capacity la
others, and thus accommodate both the
sewage and the drainage For instance
on Elm and Main streets, from Jefferson
| gtTpat "a Mnrt,IU Al raa ,,t of fro.
six inch to eightoen-inch diameter can be
laid, connecting at Murphy street with
brick circular sewer of three feet diameter,
leading AUTO the present large
Main street sewer, which can
he extended south along Murphy
street to Jackson, aud thence down the
Town branch into the river. Now, IN order
not to delay the paving OF Main and Elm
streets, let this pipe laying be- done at once
and the paving commence as soon as tho
pipes are down and get these two streets
finished by winter at least from Jefferson
street to sycamore street, Aller which let
the same thing be done on Mun and Flu
streets from Sycamore street 10 HarwuOd
street, and later from there to the Houston
IL Texas Central railroad, and finally from
the railroad to the east corporate line. In
the meantime, the city engineer can finish
his maps, plans, specifications, es mates,
wv, tNNs, luI Tue system OF general sewer
age, and ~ the finances OF the city Justify
1t, let this plan he carried out to comple-
ton IN all it's details. IL is not necessary
for us To bite oil moro than we eau chew,
but follow well-deined plan
OF operations, to happy contamination Of
all our wishes, and rejoice to see Dallas the
healthlest and best improved city in Texas
In the meantime, hand in hand with the
sewerage and street paving, let an improved
system of building sidewalks be prosecuted
aud the use of CreOsoied lumber Tor street
crossings and box culverts, with stone curb.
lng and asphalt or cement paving. Let
Dallas blossom into n full'blown city, with
all the modern improvements and conven-
fences, with handsome residences. Imposing
public buildings, commodious hotels, street
railroads, telephones, gas aud water WORKS
electric lights, paved streets, smooth, hard
sidewalks, the pride OF north Texas Tho
new city council have all these possibilities
IN their power, let them develop them into
realities, and deserve the thanks OF future
generations