Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Necessity for Winter Connection With
the Country.

Necessity for Winter Connection With
the Country.
EDS. SUNDAY UNION: AS notice has been
given that the Improvement Association
will hold a meeting on Monday to consider
Mr.. Rays plan for improving the streets, it
would perhaps be timely to offer some sug-
gestions for their consideration.
The subject of street improvement is one
of great moment, not only to the residents
of the city, but to those of the country as
well The benefit be TO derived therefrom
is largely reciprocal. Whatever renders the
streets not only passible, but puts them in
good condition, attracts 10 the various
channels of trade not only the products of
the country, but also the money received
for those products, and an impossible bar
rier of mud and bottomless streets shuts
both out and diverts them elsewhere.
AT present when one meets a merchant
and asks, How is business ?" the answer
is, VERY dull no one comes to town who
can possibly help it."
Now, there are three main roads on the
south leading to Sacramento-the Upper
and Lower Stockton roads and the road
from Brighton. The farmer coming here
finds his road to the city limits in fair con-
dition in spite of the rains, thanks to the
progressive spirit of our Board of Super
visors, but when he reaches Twenty
eighth street he is confronted by
streets full of holes and sticky mud
which is almost prohibitory of fur
ther progress. If he has load of hay or
grain, the load which he can haul to the
city limits with two horses must have four
or even six attached before he can bring it
the remainder of the way.
On the southern side the streets are COM
posed of adobe from Thirtieth to Twenty
first streets, so that he must, if from either
of the Stockton roads, go over to street
As the hay market has been moved from
the Plaza over to P street he must haul his
load back again from to P. Many resi-
dents of the county now leave their teams
at Twenty-eighth street and take the street
car the remainder of the way OF course,
they can only take small articles back with
them, have many dollars remain in their
pockets which would otherwise find their
way into the various establishments in the
city, and even then they only come when
compelled to.
If stranger comes here wishing to buy
property near the city the agent takes him
out through the mud to look at it and he
says: Il want 10 buy near the city
but it is of no use to buy where
l am shut out all winter" Now as
understand Mr.. Rays proposition, it only
embraces graveling or macadamizing oil
the streets up to Twentieth, leaving the
very worst parts of the city in their present
condition. 1t seems to those who live out
side of the limits that self-interest should
induce the Association to see that at least
one street on each side of town should be
put in such condition that it would be
easily passable all the year round.
P street is the continuation of the upper
Stockton road, and communication can cas-
lily be made with it by graveling from it to
the lower Stockton and even to the Free
port road. The market is on street, the
lumber yards and a Touring mill are on
that side of the city, and if that street and
J or K street are thoroughly improved the
beneficial results to the city and county
will speedily make themselves apparent,
and soon repay the outlay. 1t is to be hoped
the association will give the matter due
consideration. WIN. L. WILLIS.