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SURFACE DRAINAGE, SIDEWALKS, AND STREET PAVEMENT.When the King of Spuiu made theRoyal CImnt for the towusite of Laredo, lu 174U, the Patent specified that the street i of the Future Border Metropolis” should be of such utnple width as to permit four burro* (two abreast going in opposite directions) to conveniently pass, when burdened with an average load of grass. The Idea in making mention of (he records Just here is not to cast any hlame on the burros, but to show how considerate the citizens of 1740 were in not overloading their burros. Further search of the records fulls to make i any mention of there ever having been any provisions made to drain the lake, pond, or slough of back water from the river; so we would Inter Unit the location on which we are now trying to build a town had : nine natural drainage of the surface. Perhaps the lakes, ponds, and bog holes are among our more modern improvements. Perhaps it was the Straw trails” ut our street crossings just after our last ruins which reminded us that the burros had engineered the amplitude of our streets; and suggested that it might he a pity that those same burros had not been on fiie job during the past twenty-five yenis to look after the surface drainage. Of course When it rains, it is too muddy, and when it is dry, what'slittle oversight The Independent Clut may have promised them to allow them to improve the town, but 11 never made any promises to tlit people.Of course certain of the gentlemen nominated for aldermen went on that Independent Party’s Ticket after having bad this promise from the political bosses; and they wouldn’t have consented otherwise. But three or four aldermen could have one continuous session for their entire term in passing flowery ordinances order ing “IMPROVEMENTS BY CONVERSATION.” Unless the taxes are paid on tin- EQUALISED ASSESSMENTS to the extent of pi tying for the improvements, what's fiie use. UNLESS these three or four aldermen are hacked by the entire people, who Is going to vote for bonds to pay the bills? UNLESS there is a change from the past twenty-five years, even with taxes paid on raised assessments, and ordinances passed, THE POLITICAL BOSSES WILL STILL BE IN A POSITION TO PASS THE WORD DOWN THE LINE TO KILL THE BOND ISSUE.IF the Independent Party has failed in showing judicious outlook for anything that looks like prosperity for other than its ring bosses, for thethe use of fixing the streets” don't past twenty-five years, DO YOU EX-partii ularly bother the tax payer who PHOT THEM TO HAVE A CHANGE has an automobile, especially if they OF HEART to the extent of doingcan send their children the machine.When this city is properly surveyed to final levels on which to establishto school in just any more than they have to to remain in power? IT IS NOT THE LITTLE OFFICES THESE FELLOWS WANT; IT IS THE POWER TOdrainage grades, it will he found an KEEP FROM HAVING TO PAY FOR easy matter to secure Surface Drain-1IM PHOVEMENTS. IF PAID FOR ON age. Of course it is going to cost \N EQUALIZED RAISED TAX AS-ruoney to survey and establish grades, j SESSM EXT, IF DONE SO JMPROVE-but. it is going to save many times what it costs. Until such a survey is | SUBSTANTIAL, AND made, any street paving is going to! GOING TO HAVE TO make matters worse for 90% of our tax payers. The reasons why this will he a fact are:First.90% of tite tax payers are not going to livlt;* on the paved streets; and if a few main streets are paved on a haphazard level, these will continue to make lake they are now.MENTS WILL BE LASTING AND THEY ARE PAY THEIR EQUAL PART. IF THEY CAN REMAIN IN POWER AND RAISE THE ASSESSMENT A LITTLE EVERY YEAR, IN THE LONG RUN 9.',% OF YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SAME OLD UNEQUAL!XI.I) BASIS, GET THEM IN BROKEN DOSES, ANDIf the into the torrentsSecond.surface drainage paved streets, it to the extent ofand ponds just where LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A TOWN RIGHT NOW, TO KEEP UP WITH THE RIO GRANDE is turned j VALLEY PROCESSION OF PRO-will form Gif ESS; THE LAREDO CLUB would stopping not deserve your support at the polls, traffic, after each rain. So it will not it its oniv appeal w’as to your pre-turried Into these streets because judices. The political issues ofthe fellow living on such streets will PROVED! ENTS FOR LAREDO1M-arehave political pull enough to keep it important enough to us to ask forfrom doing so.Third.li 00% of the tax payers can't liveon the first lew streets paved, it willtake the survey to establish grades and im tailing surface drainage enough to allow this same 90%, wlio are going to pay the bills, to go and come from work (and where he w-ill have to spend his money in the storesj in other than bathing suits.Look around you Mr. Voter and Tax Payer. 95% of you pay the bills and it is acknowledged that tlie*v are| your intelligent consideration. The | intelligent Mexicans have paved their progressive cities in Mexico, i know this because I lived sixteen years in Aguasc alientes, Mexico. The intelligent American has paved our progressive cities in Texas, i know this, because i have been on the .staff of both the Texas State Health Department and the United States Public Health Service. To the new comers, (I have only lived here five years) I appeal for your support in order to make Laredo a better place to live in,
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Laredo Weekly Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Sun, Feb 29, 1920
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