The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
BETTER ROADS AND BETTER DRAINAGE
Why Typographical Survey of Harris County Con-
tiguous to Houston Is Essential in Determine
ing Permanent Road Constructions

1t seems to be generally admitted that
an improved system of public roads is
essential to the prosperity OF Harris coun-
~ Their construction Is demanded by
She people of the city and country. The
urgent cry OF both is. give us relief from
the water that makes bog holes in our
thoroughfaies or lies in the lowlsnds I'M
til dried up by the summer suns! Does
not the lay OF the land indicate that this
can be dons2
The country within a radius OF ten
miles Of Houston is watered by the fol-
lowing streams, with an elevation above
tide water at Houston OF about fifty feet
These streams and the approaches to
their banks are 10 be considered both
Us 10 road location and drainage.
south and auutneasS houston,
Buffalo bayou TO near the mouth Of
Greens bayou.
Hunting bayou to it's confluence with
Buffalo bayou.
Greens bayou to near its confluence
With Bufialo bayou
Sims bayou which empties into Buffalo
bayou, cast OF Harrisburg, and It's Irib-
gary streams, Nincee bayou Plum creek
and Berrys bayou.
Brays bayou, from near It's head to its
confluence with Buffalo bayou, near Har-
iisourg; also the south fork OF Brays
bayou.
Geneva on the Galveston, Houston and
Henderson railway would be at about the
scutre5st corner OF the territory sur
veyed. and Stafford on The Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railway.
would be near the southwest corner
West oi Houston.
Buffalo bayou runs on westerly line
crossing the line OF the proposed survey
at or near Piney Point Buffalo bayou
has IFS source in, near. the southeast cor
ner OF Waller county. about Twenty-Five
miles west OF Houston. West OF the
limits OF the suggested survey II receives
the waters Of Horsepen bayou, with ~
tributaries, Langmans, Bear, Coon ana
Spring creeks all flowing from the north,
Northeast Of Houston.
Hunting bayou from it's head
Greens bayou with Its west fork.
Carpenters bayou near its source.
Greens bayou receives the watershed
OF a considerable region, lis source lie
about fifteen miles northwest OF Houston
northwest of Houston.
White Oak bayou and its main tributary
Little White Oak bayou
White Oak bayou empues into Buffalo
bayou at Houston Its source IS about
fifteen miles northwest Of Houston Ii
has a Number OF tributaries which take
the rainfall Of a considerable region. i
IS also fed, like the western part Of Buf-
falo bayou, from numerous small springs
along it's route
This territory twenty miles square, Is
traversed by fifteen lines of railway all
OF which have their own drainage sys-
TENS, which are to be considered or made
available In public road drainage.
IN providing system Of public roafs
itdlatng from the county seat at Hoas
ION, it teema absolutely necessarY the
the proper lines OF drainage should frs
be established, and the roads constructe
with regard TO the drainage Of the coun
try tributary to the roads The eleva
ton and topography of the country ar
also TO be considered
The question OF the drainage OF th
main paved roads is not only to be cou
sidered, but also the drainage OF latert