The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-09-18
street InIproN cncnr.

II has been rcinarl ed that the con
dition OF the highways ofa nation in
dictate it, progress and Intelligence.
However this may really be, We
know full well that rock paved street.
will ada very materially to the com
fort, vastly to the appearance aud
wonderfully to the values OF the city
OF Waco. II has been suggested that
the rock ont OF which the pavement
j. pciug constructed is very detective.
So IL II, but isn't 10 vastly better than
no pavement and this defective
rock will plainly sugg"st the remedy 4;
As il wears out or into holes, let
, these hc repaired by better rock A.
needed, aud it will not belong until
we have all hard rock In the streets
Or,whnt will be- better. let TIE EN.
AMfNEts plan Of buying ~ steam
roller similar to the one ln use bN the
contractor. AMI use the street gang
continuously on street improvements
a close calculation madc by compc.
tent gentlemen plHcc. the cost ot rock
work 10y the street gong, similar to
that now going down, at ~ ccut. per
yard. At this rate Waco would hardly
feel the cost, aud in ~ very few years
she would have ~ good streets ns
any city in all broad America. Every
foot of street aud nllcy-wHy within
the entire corporate limits could
be- put down iu rock
in this WAY within five
years nj the very outside.
What Ia 10 prevent ~ What les there
il the way Nothing, absolutely
nothing; nyc aud except the nppicn
ton To the public bu,inrs, uf few
only OF the mNim- which u prudent
business mam npplirs ia the daily con.
duet OF hi own private enterprises.
We have on moderate average
fifteen conyicts al the year through
ON our chain gang. Fifteen men il
properly aud wisely handled Will do II
vast amount of work Thcy would
quarry, haul thc rock and nut It down
gu ono square month, twcilc square,
"A year or even more This would be-
something OF vast importance. Let
the council, which has alrrn ~ since
its induction into Office, done so
much for the city graphic III earnest
with thi- perfectly feasible PROPOSE
ton. Doubtless there VIII be- some
to cavil at this suggestion, hut that
will constitute no argument against
II, will be- NO good reason tor reject |
ing II. Let the city council and our |
prog rcssivc aud intelligent mayor 90 |
down into the matter and dclyc in i'll
in the light of the best experience Oh.
miuablc. There Is no hurry. let
them take ample time and do the |
thing in n business like way and We
have not the least particle of doubt
but the speedy result will ho the com
plctcd paycmcnt- ofthc hurciN uf W.
o,aud nj HcuBt immcusurlh,N les than
ii would he lfthcW work wore let to
regular contractors M NJ present.
why cannot it hc done just o- well
by the city Nothing is required
but hard work, mtclligrutN aud
honestly done Wchayc Nu.t stores
IF rock aud gravel, and wagons, hor-
'c- aud spades ARE all that arrucrcssa-
ry to transfer these from their pres
mt resting places to where the mud
and the requirements of an active
commerce need them
This same line Of public policy
,huuld obtain u- to ditcmug gutter
ug, scwcriug aud cro-,iug- should
muscle fails, perhaps there
Gould be made some contract by
which the county couyict- could be
lsclully employed Ia thcWork. There
Il II possibility in all this thm we
would tain see the city act upon. II
il chance worth taking some trou.
Bile to secure. l'csidc- the looks aud
comfort OF the thing, the addition to
.hc real values Of the city would Ice
immense, aud all the municipal out
uy necessary to place the enterprise
Du It's feet, would soon be returned
la Us in an increased volume of tax