The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-06
TNg LOCAL NEWS RECORD
GOOD WORK ON THE STREETS
nearly 100000 Already Spent aud
Osher improvements Being Iaau-
gurated-A Well Filled Wallet
Loot and Recovercd-Nsw
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
DaltAs improvements During the Past
Summer Season.

0oltAs improvements During the Past
Summer Season.
Hesptl hard times and anticipated
panlcs, ..lss has kept M with the
prooesslou, aud perhaps kept little
ahssd ia tae way of public aud pri-
vxte i'm provemants OF various kinds.
OF the public improvements tho most
notable is the bois d'arc wooden
block pavement jast completed on
Elm street from the west side of Syc-
amore street, east to point 90 feet be-
yOnd the Houston q Texas Central
railroad, n distance OF 1858 feet, and
coating SAL ,6S245, OF which amount the
city pays 80, 900 tor intersecting streets
and the balance ia charged against the
admitting property on each side OF the
street.
Elm street Is 50 foot wide up 70 the
east side OF Ervay street, thence it is
% feet wide to the eastern corporation
limo. Tho total length Of Elm street
II one aud one-half miles, Of which
now q milo and 62 feet Is paved with
the b0is dare, making the finest street
In Texar, sm0oth, noiseloss, durable
and cool in summer. Stone
GOkUC nave Dtou pun III Ou pDbH
sides OF this street as tar M paved.
Also another piece OF pubic improve
nont just completed, is tho bols dare
wooden block pavement ON AUSTIN
street, from tho north side of Com
nerce street TO tho north sIdo of jack
son street, % distance OF 26S feet, ut a
cost of "a ,752 20; OF this amount the city
pays $l3l0.75, and tho balance il
charged against tho abnttipg property
on each side of the street, Stone curbs
will be put on each edo OF this street
AZ Tar as paved.
Dallas hss now two and "a quarter
miles O. boia dare wooden-block pave
ment, costing Sl7S,000.
In addition to this, Mr.. Tom Mar.
sails aud Armstrong Bros, both enter
prislng v h0lesale grocers on tho south
side OF commerce street, uost of Muir
ply street, are having at their own OK.
ponRe laid downs bots dare pavement
In fcont Of their stores, l75 feet long, s.t
ac,st Of 1915, md putting in substan-
ttal stone curbipg.
The city engineer, Mr.. w. NJ. John.
som has prepared ready TO eubmit to
tho city council at its next regular
meeting tho plans, specifications and
eliminate for paving with stone mac.
s1oHst oht NioNViJ ieNrb aNtuuO 'IOlii
the west side OF sycamore street east
70 the cast side Of Allen street, dis
lance OF about $500 feet, and also Syc.
amoro eireot rom Ross avenne to Pa
OHIO avenue. distance OF 200 feet.
HIS plan contsmplates road.bed 80
feet wide with sidewalks on each side
OF I'D foet, tho paving 60 DO OF 10 inches
or brokon limestone (macadam) nut
down in Two layers OF five inches each
and well rolled, then covered with two
inches OF clean gravel, and this again
rollod until 1t presents clean, smooth,
hard surface.
Where tho grade of tho gutt0rs IL
steep enough to require IL, n stone gut
tor three feet wide will DO put In OF
hard limestone or sandstone.
Stone ourbs Will DO put in on each
side OF the street OF hard Limestone or
sandstone, costing about so cents per
running foot.
Tits expected that the paving will
cost about ~ per running foot, of
which Che city will pay 81 and the
property owners the balance, hut tho
city pays Tor all intersecting streets,
S0m0 ID IN number.
City Engineer Johnson has also pro-
pared plans, specifications and esti
ARtos for line of pipe 30 wers up Syc-
amor0 street to Pacific avenue, and up
Bryan street to Maston street, from
which two lateral limos will be built,
running through the middle OF the
blocks, between Burlington and Ole
ander and b8tweon Oloander end Max
ten streets, q total length OF 5000 feet,
and costing near $500, to bo paid for
by property owners benefited. Bids
for this work will BIO opened at tho
next council meeting, September IA.
Dave McUord Is making rapid head
way with the building on Commerce
street for the Gould headquarters.
This building Ia 80 feet front ON north
aido Of Commerce street by 50 feet
deep, and three storles high, 10 cost,
when completed, $4,000, and will be
tho finest building OF tho Kind in this
State.