The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-02-24
THE STREET Question.


Of Citizens
/ Yesterday we made some comments
/ on the condition Of our streets, the need
/ NJ Improvement aud how the improve
ment could bee brought about In Bur-
suauce Of our ayJwed Intention and
/ purpose, we nRain make the streets the
| subject of TIN. article. Every one who
/ has expressed an opinion t. US, says
/ that Waco has tine best natural ndvan-
tagCs for perfect dra mage Of
any city ina the state. We
hayc Wac creek, Barrpu'- branch and tho
/ lirIlu~ river to which 80 gcrs may be laid
ami perfect drainage clu he secured. rhit
Waco rs one OF The heal hic.t citics,
naturally, j. 'vInrCd by the low rate OF
mortality Tor nothing hrs been done IN
the way II utli.iu wees or appliances
TO promote the hDaI.h ui the oily. W.
have "a few sidewalks, bat none are con
-tructed 10 an ,-tHpli-ueigrnd,-- OaCh pro
pcrty holder who has CONSTRUCTED side
" tlks hp- built th"m to suit hi individual
TASTE or Inclination and ia" result is AN
uuevcuucss and contrast that IN dis
graceful. Some Of the sidewalks being
raised eighf or ten inches above those
adjoining and thus presenting bad ~
peuranco bcHldos provoking uumeHsured
profanity from the bcuightcd and un-
wary pedestrian ~ ho hHs to pass over
them. Surface drainage or sewerage
we have absolutely none, 1t IL true u
few, and very few, citizens who reulize
the necessity OF auch hive built private
sewers and drains ~ order t. cleanse and
purify thur own premise but nothing
IN tine way OF ger crnl sewerage
exists here. We now propo.c
to demonstrate how casyit Is to procurc
and ensure good streets and h,Althv at
mOsphorc IN Waco. In the ir.t place, to
meet the objection II hose whO seem t.
entertain % different opinion, We Will adj
init that we nav" not according 10 the re-
cent Om)perirct ccusu-, % population uf
ten lheusand, and consequently the city
council cannot lmpos" ANA levy "a greater
Tux than il at prcsuut imposed, but there
Is nothing to prevent the property owners
and thN-paycrs voting an additional tax or
authurlI NJ the Issuance OF bonds lOr
public improvements. Not long ago
there was a lake OF winter
iu linst Wuco that Ii Il become Il ycrita-
bile hut-bcd Of disease, pcatlcncc and
death. II WAS absolutely necessary for
the health Of the residents Of thai local.
ity that 1t be drained. Tine city council
after much hngglug and h sitatiou.
finally authorized the expenditure Of
over tour hundred dollars for that pur-
pose; the money WAS raised aud the
pond drained. Does any one question
the lcgnhty NJ the councils action or
doubt the good policy which prompted
~ The whole city Of Waco il now one
yaR mud hole with AN accumulation Of
dirt, filth and garbage, that renders
the sight uf hr streets disgust
Ing. mud offensive TO the nOstrls OF the
l.f.. = .,fN' a
question the necessity ui some action by
which clean streets can be assured and
health preserved, but the manner OF pro-
curing that trtl1n seems ~ staggcr them.
For the benefit IT all, We stat. TINT there
X an ord nance in the laws OF This rity re-
During property oWuCrs to pave the
tire 10 m front ui their prnurrt, and pro.
vide cutters and drains 10 carry Oh water. |
u this q uiuUncv were enforced 10 the
letter our .b,cls would be kept
clean ard dry. and tIh and rub
bi-h would not accumulate ON th,m.
In cNnvcr surinn with very prominent
cliiH"u YESTERDAY We learned that the SCI
vices Of q trsl-cl,-s engineer could De pro-
cured, almost tor simple asking. to cstrb-
li-h % grade tor tho cry Of Waco. That
this engineer lnd uvo wed his willingness
to undertake ms work without any as
suruncc that lc would De rrmurrttcd I
Tor II. aud ia. is vilIiug 10 thus undertake /
tins Wolk, uutWIih- landing the assertion /
OF one Of uur aid rmtu, go n Late meeting /.
OF the CitN council, lhuf II would cost |
$1,000 ol SlOl1tp establish such a @Iad, J
The very best OF rock Ter
street purroso, can be laid down
here iu Waco t.r "A low figure.
and by showing % proper spirit Of pro.
grcss aud desire for Improvement sew
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