San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-11
FENCE CUTTING.
The County Judges Views on the Road
Question.

The County Judge submitted the fol-
lowing communication to the County
Commissioners this morning at the
opening of the January session:
To the Hon. County Commissioners Court:
Gentlemen-I desire to call your at
teniiOn to the condition of several cOun-
ty roads, and particularly TO the SOmer-
set. ibGUck, Seguin and Calebra roads.
All OF said roads, am Informed, have
been obsl rucIed by land owners, by
fencing. and complaints have been madO
almost daily of such distractions. In
some cases the legally laid out roads
have ben absolutely blocked by fencing
across them; In OF rers changed by land
owners without authority. Travel has
been greatly Orstrueted TO the manifest
injury OF our citizens. In most OF these
cases the great difficulty has been the
large pastures, partly within the cor
purute limits of the city of San Antonio.
have instructed all road Overseers to
remove all distractions on any road
when notified of such distractions,
but had no authority to thus act
when within the city limits, but
referred the complaining parties
TO the city authorities. The BabcOck
road has been Obstructed within the city
limits north Mayor Callaghan having
been Informed, has taken steps. am in
formed. to open the same The Seguin
road (rast) having been changed in 1884,
no ObjectiUn had heretofore been made,
and said road as changed used by the
public TO within few weeks. when Mr..
James blocked said road entirely by
fencing. | instructed the road over
seel to remove OnstruCtions, bur Ms il 10
claimed by Mr.. James that this fence is
within the city limits. | had no author
itl to order its removal, no streets hav-
ing been laid out by the city M yet TO
connect with said road. The Somerset
read, an old and long establi, she'd road,
was by n late order OF the court changed.
After such change Messrs. 'Withrrs.
Terrell and others erected fences over
the o d road, enclosing large bodies Of
land in and out of the city limits. This
change has caused great dissatisfaction
with large part OF our citizens using
said road and nee said change
hav' insisted ON travelling the
old road, claiming that said change was
swampy lands. The Calebra road has
been laid out at great expense TO the
county, but from reports received does
not give satisfaction. 1 most respect
fully suggest that your honorable body
make a personal inspection OF the said
road and devise ways and means to give
satisfaction.
We must have roads, and private in
terest must give way TO public necss-
sity. Ii is Of vital importance to eur
citizens that our public roads be free
and unObstruoted; that such roads a.
may be necessary be opened to give easy
and direct communication with the
county site. also suggest that = com
mittee be appointed to confer with the
city authorities in reference TO the OpeE-
ing of such street Ms may be found nee
essary TO connect with county roads.
These road questions are the most
important question coming before
you, and at the same time
the most troublesome and thGnklesI.
All want good roads, provided
they run over their neighb RS land, but
lay any one road over their own land,
then il is n great outrage and shame.
You cannot please every body, but do
what is to the benefit of the people at
large. even II private Interest must suf-
fer. Each Commissioner has the APP
pointment Of road overseers Of his pre-
cinct. and by giving his personal attend
ance TO the roads therein, much good
can be effected and complaints reme-
died. e. l.. WURzBACH.
County Judge.
In pursuance OF the above, the County
Commissioners decided to confer with
the Mayor and City Council at the next
meeting Of that body.