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Through his careful, painstaking
handling of the multitude of de-
tails he has een ale to get increas-
inglyy etter prices for street
widening certificates.
Our City Engineer and our
Supervisor of Public Utilities have
done good work in bringing about
the elimination of railway grade-
crossings. In this they should have
our support to the end that every
railway graid-crossing on every
important trafficway be eliminated.
Legal Phases
Every phase of city planning has
its many intricate legal questions
Especially is this true of street
widening. The fact that Dallas has
handled the biggest and most suc-
cessful street widening and open-
ing program of any southwestern
city is a big compliment to our
city attorney's department.
Another department having an
important bearing on street widen-
ing is that of the city building in-
spector. Much can be done here to
save future street widening costs.
Still another department having
to do with the Kessler Program
is the city forestry department.
This department was created on
the recommendation of Kessler.
We should back up the city forest-
or in his efforts to have all of
our residential streets lined with
shade trees.
These several department heads
in their diligence and zeal for the
Kessler Program have been carry-
ing out the desires of the city
commissioners themselves who
have ever been on the alert to
co-operate.
Attention was called in the be-
ginning of this statement to the
fact that over one hundred organ-
izations are co-operating with the
Kessler Plan Association. Space
will not permit even a summary of
the work done by each of these.
Chamber of Commerce Aids
The co-operation from the
Chamber of Commerce has been
most heartening. President Cullum
and his directors, General Manager
Saville and his entire staff have
all put themselves to special pains
to co-operate and aid us in every
way. .We are counting on the
same spendid co-operation from
the new management. The office
of the Kessler Plan Association
is most happily located in the
Chamber of Commerce Buiding.
The Oak Cliff-Dallas Commer-
cial Association has been un-wavering and unceasing in its sup-
port and co-operation.
The Real Estate Board as an
organization and through com-
mittees has rendered splendid
help.
The Parent-Teachers Association
and Dallas Council of Mothers,
the City Federation of Women's
Clubs and the organizations of
which it is composed have all co-
operated splendidly.
Co-operation is also being given
by the Rotarians, the Kiwanians,
the Civitans, the Technical Club,
the Advertising League, the A.
& M. Club, the Electric Club, The
Engineers, The Architects, The
Contractors, The Fire Insurance
Men and practically all other
luncheon clubs.
Two of the latest organizations
to offer their co-operation were
the Dallas Central Labor Council
and the Carpenter's Union, each
of which not only endorsed the
program and contributed to the
work of the organization and ap-
pointed civic program committees
but urged all other labor organ-
izations to do likewise.
Home Owners Enthusiastic
The most encouraging feature
of all is to be seen in the strength
and activity displayed by the im-
provement leagues being organized
in every section of the city. These
leagues as a rule are composed
of small home owners, earnest
men and women who see in the
execution of the Kessler Program
better living conditions, better
home surroundings and a better
and more wholesome environment
for their boys and girls.
They represent the element
which in the past has gotten the
least from our civic ddvelopments
for whom Kessler would have us
do the most and for whom the
Kessler Program in its entirety
will mean the most.
The Kessler Plan Association
especially appreciates the wonder-
ful co-operation given during the
year by our four dailies and our
four weekly publications. Each and
every one of these publications
have been not only generous in the
space they have given but have
shown a wonderful spirit of co-op-
eration in sending reporters, photo-
graphers and otherwise going out
of their way to help make the
work of the Association a success.Lists Major
Things Done
Shows That 1925 Has
Benefited Through
Kessler Program
These are among the outstand-
ing actual accomplishments and
developments of 1925 under the
Kessler city Plan for Dallas..
Widening of Harwood street
completed from Main to Bryan
streets at a cost of $477.000.
Good street opened as a new
thoroughfare from Elm to Com-
merce streets. Cost $65,000.
Condemnation completed and
certificates sold for the opening
and widening of Orange street
from Mckinney to Pacific avenue,
to cost $275,000, work to begin
immediately.
Property owners' signatures se-
cured for carrying Orange street
at width of eighty feet across Mc-
Kinney to Cedar Springs, and
widening Cedar Springs to Maple
avenue.
Certificates issued and sold for
widening Live Oak street from
Harwood to Liberty, at a cost of
$175,000. Work to begin at once.
Property owners now signing up
for widening of Bryan street from
Pacific to Cantegral or to H. & T.
C. tracks, at width of seventy
feet.
San Jacinto Widening.
New Cotton Exchange and oth-
er new buildings being set back to
permit widening of San Jacinto
street from St. Paul to H. & T. C.
tracks to width of sixty-six feet.
Orders passed by City Commis-
sion for condemnations for, widen-
ing North Pearl street to sixty
feet from Pacific avenue to Ross
avenue. Committees of property
owners working on widening of
Pearl from Ross to McKinney on
the north and from Pacific to Cor-
inth southward.
Certificates sold for widening of
De Soto street from Young to Ma-
sonic, at a cost of $29,000.
Agreement reached between city
and Southern Pacific Railway for
creation of crosstown thorough-
fare from Oak Cliff to Fair Park
by use of Cadiz, Canton, Marion
and Williams streets, railway, to
provide roadway about new ter-
minals at Canton and Central.Agreement is for eighty-foot
street.
Agreement reached with rail-
ways for underpass for western
crossing of Cadiz street to take
this crosstown trafficway to the
river.
Agreement made between city
and Texas & Pacific for extension
of Pacific avenue into Gaston ave-
nue when road builds new termi-
nals at Hawkins street.
Underpass provided by Texas &
Pacific at McKenzie street for con-
tinuation of Carroll avenue, mak-
ing open route from North Dallas
to Fair Park. Overpass at T. & P.
tracks at Fitzhugh avenue now be-
ing built, opening another link in
twenty-one mile circular traffic-
way from Lamar street around
South Dallas to North Dallas. Un-
derpass being built at Spring
street, to open a link of the
Spring-Henderson-Eugene street
trafficway.
Warren Avenue Development
Agreement made for removal of
railway tracks from Warren ave-
nue in South Dallas, opening this
street via Dallas and Cleveland
streets in South Lamar as part
of circular twenty-one-mile route.
Work probably to be completed in
1926.
Right of way for 100-foot inner
boulevard, known as Kessler
boulevard, secured from foot of
viaduct in Oak Cliff along Coombes
Creek valley to Davis street; part
of this now being built by County
Commissioners; Park Board build-
ing a part in Stevens Park. Pri-
vate developments have provided
portions of this boulevard from
Davis street northward.
Agreement made by number of
property owners for 200-foot right
of way for outer boulevard from
Forest avenue, via Bonnie View
road and around foothills, Five-
Mile Creek valley, across Davis
street and around West Dallas to
juncture with Turtle Creek boule-
vard. City has agreed to pave ap-
proach to Forest avenue bridge as
part of this program.
In addition to these actual items
of progress in the city plan, the
city, through the Park Board, has
acquired Keith Park of five acres
on Raitman street, has spent con-
siderable money on curbs and gut-
ters for Turtle Creek boulevard,
has bought Wahoo Lake Park at a
cost of $54,000, and has made
many minor improvements, all in
reality a part of the general city
plan program.;'_
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