The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-20

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impartial, practicsl, faithful jury. Ant
that such jury may be aided IN making
careful Observation, 1t may be stated tina
the ground upon which road may be mad
at least expense, may be found about Col
Stemmons' place and Doctor Wrights
place Un Cedar creek. Laying aside al
seltishness or partialities and looking alon
to the pubic good. the Lancaster ant
Hutchins' road should be one from four t,
ak miles. The present Lancaster road ii
on exceedingly bad ground and might b,
made farther east to great advantage. Ian
ca ter Hutchins, Devils Neck ana the set
Element east of the present Lancaster roat
constitutes one of the finest sections of The
county, and no other section OF the
county has been SO meanly treated about
roads. Lancaster is three miles east oil 8
south line from the court house. Hutchins
is nearly eight miles, with settlement
still east of her. and DEVILS Neck extend
| ing still farther east, and 1t the people OF
these sections favor Dallas with their trade,
or desire to be benefited by business or 80
cial intercourse, they must travel entirely
| beyond it, passing all the business places,
ana make an acute angle to get back into
the city. Returning, they must start due
west 10 reach their homes from five to fit.
teen miles southeast.
Now with these views, the pride OF the
citizens of the county in the growth and
beauty of their city, and the real material
interest they have in good roads, to travel
will prompt them to hearty approval Ci
any such system OF highways judiciously
laid out and staunchly built, as well as
give them convenient, safe aad easy access
10 it. They are all sensible OF the fact
that remote from the city the reads
are not travelled SO much and are now in
such bad condition. Hence 1t would be
their pride aud should be the pride Cf The
people of the city TO have on The east side
OF the river three great permanent roads
vide, straight and so well made that no
amount Of travel could effect them. There
should be no cause for question TO arise;
there should be DO question as TO where
they should run. One should run due asst,
ii so determined aud wide enough to ac-
commcdate all the travel Tor pleasure or
profit. 1t should be Characteristic of the
stamina OF the city and county, -Four or
five miles may be length enough :"r ,h;s
one, IL may be said in this connection,
that the Dallas bridge turnpike is very
little over half as wide as 1t should be.
The north road should be Laid out far
enough west to accommodate the Denton
and Preston roads, somewhere about Iur
N,
vicinity. The intermediate road, northeast,
made in like manner would be as orna.
mental as useful.
There has been enough said about the
Grapevine, the Cedar Hill and the South
roads, except that they must all come in
on the Dallas bridge turnpike. which Is
not broad enough. The Lancaster, Hutch
ms, and downthe river people on the west
side, deserve some respect. There never
has been public road made from Dallas
on the south side. The gates OF the city on
that side have been kept closed, ana the
people southeast are forced to come round
at great Inconvenience, trouble and ez-
penss. The city people should interest
themselves in this matter, for there is no
little trade comes from this quarter, the
n Bile little town of Lancaster Included.
The people Of Dallas should do all in their
power TO accommodate Lancaster and her
people for she and they have done all pos
sible TO secure intimate relations with her,
and have persisted In 1t for years, while
Dallas has shown them no favor whatever
has not taken q siDgie step toward giving
them decent entrance into the ciiy. ANA
Dua, sigce q great road revival is about
10 eusue, let Lancaster and the people
along ID. river have some showing. From
Five mile creek at Lisbon, or lower down II
they prefer it, the road should take a di-
r.cI coulsc 10 Dallas, crossing the river
about the upper corner Of AIR. Ross iariu
and thence IN the direction OF the postoi'
fee. Make this q great southern outiet 10
the city, finish the road, amer the pla',
mentioned for others, TO Cedar creeE, ano
the sy stem is completed. The county and
civ are largely profited and at IN e. pense
SO small that no one will ieel IL. At all ex-
pense, II judioiously managed, that the
provisions, made by law, will meet without
apy inconvenience, and that bears no com
parlson TO the wear and tear OF animals and
vehicles, to say nothing OF the drndgeryi
disease and death Of noble men frOm expos
ure and over exertion.
IL these roads are permanently made
the main trouble IL over, and any extension
that becomes necessary may be made with
out Inconvenience.
The Mckinney Denton rosd may
at W. small expense. The
soil IL Of q sOod quality for a road bed.
The northeast road Starts cut over that
fine eroutd about the fair GROUND, soon
strikes the ridges and then the white rock
breaks. most Of which makes a good, solid
road. The Cedar Hill-Fort Worth road
will be on good ground, and 20 will most q
the Grapevine and Lancaster roads. Tnis
only leaves the east and south roads Tor
heavy work.
There is Q great deal 10 be saved By the
iudicious selection Of ground. and II our
court we're ss brave ss they
az good this great worn would soon be &C
II Dever viii be accomplished
mar the views which that body hss enter
tsined of their duty. IL IL the duty OF the
commissionersi curt 10 lay ont rosds. and
n does not depend upon the Application OF
ritixeDs. nevertheless q number OF citizens
nav apply 70 the court 70 change or make
rev rosd; this, however, s more IN
10 nature of inforustion %
he court lis right that I'll either
Rave, the rirbt Of petifioning the suthorl-
.is. Bat tbs lag Il clear and erPlicit,
.ufboririnR and requiring the commir
-IoDsr's court 20 lay out rosos, and the
rpsson oft fs Just - clear. IL Il INTENDED
n ksep down contention; for that which is
done ~ sutbority IL generally coDcsdsd 70
b rieht. add While the court YOU en-
desvor 70 % 5ssrvs The c5uvenience o. eaca
iudividusl citizen. they would consult me
Interest q The whole people ~ proper ~
teDtiOn 70 ec0D0my.
Tbers u nothing Of Fresisr moment 70
he people Of Dallss county thar good rOsns
raj vii set them cat q the mud a. q save
fbe wssr and tear % wagons and tesnns, 20
~ nothlne q Their Orn hsaith snc con-
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