The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-20
City improvements.


DALLAS. April l9,-lEpIreR HERALpl-
while friend to our honorable mayor.
General W. l.. Cabell and every mem.
Der OF the council, and heartily ap-
prove OF the generals message and am
glad to see the interest he is msnifes,inc in
improvements of permanent character.
must say ne makes, / fear, one mistake In
recommending the glazed earthen yitri-
hed pipe Tor sewers, Does he know the
pipe2 Does any of our city fathers know
the pipey Does any taxpayer, who reads
this paper, know it2 Ii not, please permit
me to refer you to responsible parties who
nave tried and know its good and bad
Qualities, Address F, A. Seavy, ex-mayor,
Ohnton, Iowa, Tor his opinion of the glazed
pipe whit stand the gasses, alkalies and
ac'us Which sewer pipe is subject tor Also
address Colonel d. W. Flae3er, com,
mander of the United States arsenal, Rock
Island. And refer you to Colonel &. =.
Mitchell, of cur city, whether or not is
colonel Flager's opinion concerning sewer
pipe, paving etc, reliable. Now, gentle.
men, ana largely in favor OF putting In
large and commodious sewers in every part
OF the city, permanent gutter and catch
basins at every ccrner, permanent solid
street paving and sidewalks, arch over in
masonry our famous dead-fall, so-called
sewer, that Is issuing its sickly, poisonous
gasses INTO the nostrlls of every pedestrian
that traverses cur city. half the length of
Main street, besides being so tlimsily cover.
ed with thin secondhand SCRAP lumber that
1t is in many places dangerous, while nj the
same time 1t IS being traversed beneath by
boot'blacks aud urchins who are pokinp
sticks up through the cracks to frigAten In.
dies and children. Let us hope the time
has about come that we should have an
ordinance abollShing such nuisauces. and
no more such cutters and crossings out of
cheap sap boards as are being put down
to-day on Main and Market, to be replaced
next year by another similar. IL il econo
my, or Is 1t q waste of the peoples money 2
We are not amazed az an increase of taxa
ton. Such extravaganza, in our Judgment
demands it. Can we, as taxpayers, afford
to pay that street-gang to throw thai filth
nom the gutter to-day that it may float
back tonight in order that they may hay,
a job Tomorrow Besides, the genial raw
OF a summers sun have agreater tendenc,
TO scatter the fragrance far and wide. Whill
am not engaged in any manufacturer
concern, no AK to grind in any shape, We
after being citizen of Dallas tor six wears
and taxpayer for more than five, | CLAIM
to be thorough practical man of larg
experience and close observation, and
have watched these things, and would i
not he well for us to look as to what kind c
material we use and adopt for sewerage
paven ents, It,, in order when we do pu
the work in We may have rest on tina
part at least. A word more. What wi
street paving do with cross-ties and I ra
on street railway? Why not at least In til
business part of the city adopt the III
flange rail as other cities. The railway G,
saves in wear and tear on cars and repair
besides the injury to vehicles. etc But {
to the adoption OF the glazed vitrifed sew
er p'pe Just paste this communication
a conspicuous place as reminder tor tw
or three years, then examine your sew,
account, TAXPAYER.