Garland Globe | 1909-03-13 | Page 1 | Drainage and Street Grading

I drainage and street grading Our city fathers have made tho excellent ex-cellent nnd worthy, rioyo of bettorlng our public thoroughfares by a system of drainage and street grndlng that promises to put our streets In fine condition. The first movo In this lino wns tho construction of a drain from tho barrow pon.d near tho mill on Austin street to Main street, a distance dis-tance of three blocks. Tho purposo of the drain was to draw the water out of tho barrow pond and drain tho street so It could bo graded and mado a high and dry ( thoroughfaro for tho public who heretofore here-tofore havo had nothing but mud to contend with in going to and coming from tho flour mill. Tho pond 'has been drained out nicely and the street will bo graded In flno shape. All tho streets of Garland aro to receive the same troatmcnt soon and tho town board Is to bo congratulated congratulat-ed In this matter of vital Importance.