Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-18

in the law; and by giving TO every
citizen of the state right oil action IN
the district court by suit if nlahuu
mus against the commissioners couiV
to compel the performance U VIE
duty in case il is neglected cuch Io .,IS'
should be opened ut the expense % ''ie
county as at present.
.. In addition there should nc re-
auired of the commissioners coa,I w
establish such neighborhood roau'' Us
may be needed rs nearly ms pr'c'ici-
bile along the boundary lines OIL oilsl-
nal surveys or along the lines OF "'tosS
the lands if need be, of different own,
ors of lands, these roads to be opthyu
and established at the expense Oh uie
persons applying for them, ana grant
ed at the discretion of the cohlhiis-
sioners court in respect 10 ihe'I iieI ,
sity, subject, however, to the reNI''"ii
of the district court on appear ny any
,artv at interest TO prevent me apusts
sometimes resulting from the Improper
use of their discretion D5 Inc lo"c'
court ,,,s;,,,
2. There should also be n provision
of law, now entirely wanting, "
which any single person, Whose ih'iu :
iof not less than certain nnilDeI oi
acres or of not less than certain Sniue
to be fixed by law is SURROUNDED "
the fenced land OF another person OF
rnrsons. and who has 10 convenient
access from il to II county road, h'h',
I'll. school house, his church, or ms
water or timber, on application to the
commissioners court may procure
convenient road or passway over u
route TO be determined by n coiiliilis-
sion OF disinterested persons. 80 as 70
I've him such access, upon his paying
r. Tho owner of the land over winch
he desires 10 pass reasonable daiiluses,
,o hn determined in the usual way
ond In every such case the parties NJ
;ntarnst should have the right Oh ap-
n.ol ia the district court for the cor
rection of any wrong in the court pe-
perbnps in all appeals IN road cases,
~ ,rnceedjncs should be de novo ~
the higher court, in order to iully asolu
~, a,,y,cts nj the warping ana vicious
;,,anances which sometimes beset sucn
-. 49, IN the lower court. It's believed
80 o,r nresent road laws, anehdeu
w., ,u" thase nroyisions. would give ample
80 to ali present abuses. without 700
FL - denafure from the system at
nresent in force and familiar " VIC
pe4at nv chenge short OF giving all o. !. me =
.,a,ol hind, of relief here saSsestsu
,ra,,id sodIy fail OF accomplishing .he
n mod end. The total failure OF the
u ,.'.ssni law to give relief to an inuiyiu !,
ppal on his own application alone, M
;,s failure to force the opening o. q SUI SUI
ao,en. number Of roads from .ne
n aS sent to all parts of the ennnlies'
~" IN o Give ample access TO ,he wafer,
anu ~ cxcept on the application OF
COURSE, reshoiders, and at the wiiim,
elshG ar discretion Of The county
caprlVs ;",ors are its defects when
eoni'liiSS1,if FOR amendment. But the
resent law, for opeuins -, nJ lYoas nf dlf-
lpnsds only on the division i,h So " ee,aet
row, ,s, o "wners OF lands, Il 81 ~ enru.
iet.n re lie owners Of lanas huiu i,,a IN
Wnciv ,r axten,. Itshouia bs hl'leli'e !,
miles ~ ,, Use roads may be oPenea Nv
SO tnnu '.sry,.ls % laeF ana acr"ss ~
short nv ls.,,.rs. hnving re- peer, BOW
laads y ,,' biography OF the couhtry
ever, % Ply, " INK; s, lf original surveys, as
we'll vel as 10 the rights ; a',e and 10 lie
Of ali the parties a.
affected. o-e indicated, II
me ,aa would give ana ins aa''v a.
Is believsa, free, open ana ooa ~
every ,xay 10 the county sea,s ava annie
nient Way VERY county, ana amp er
all par 10 o. ali the principal "