The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-18
Improvement or The Levee.

/ The Improvement OF the landing between 4tl
and 9TH streets which is under contract and
rapidly progressing, gives an air of business and
thrift to that portion of the City, which must be
cheering % those, living and doing business on
the Levec.
No part of the City has been more neglected,
or has more constantly merted the protecting
arm Of municipal authority, than this point. 1t
has always been 4 source Of annoyance to both
residents and non-resdnn's B ,ats plying on
the river, have been subject to delays and in
convrniences and Merchants have been laid
under on-rnus burdens IN the debarkation of
their go"ds. But we now have the gratifying
assurance, that a good and substantial landing
entirely above high water mark, will he speedily
established when the Inconvenience, delays
and was:eul expenditures heretofore experience
ed, will be "bviated and a revenue accrue from the
improven which will re.emburse the City
ten fold for the outlay. This improvement,
together with that gazing forward in the lower
part OF the Ci;y, and the progress. the Dredge
boat is making towards establishing good har-
bor, are evidences Of permanent prosperity
which should not be lightly considered and
which must infuse a new impulse into the pub
lie heart and awaken our people to a happy real
ization OF bright prospects in the future. 1t is
we'll that this impetus has been given to City
improvements; for, from present indications, we
shall no more than have completed the necessary
arrangements Tor receiving and throwing ofi the
immense business which a railroad to the Mis-.
sissippi opposite to this poin', promises, till the
neyhins OF tn. Steam Horse, shall announce
the dawning Of new era upon Dubuque, and
send up ten thousand wild and fervid esslana-
tons Of joy. The all important question has at
length been settled that the track ofthe railroad
between this City and Galena. is to be laid i'm
mediately, so that, there need be more fears
or misgivings upon this subject
We cannot drop the subject of our city i'm
provements, without expressing q small tribute
Of praise to the gentlemen of the Common
Council, for the spirit and efficiency with which
they have conducted City aff,irs for the last few
weeks. Entering the Council, strangers to the
form and manner of doing business, finding a
record of early administrations imperfectly kept,
and realizing the utter futili'y of attempting to
pay off the outstanding scrip and diminish
the debt, by carrying forward improvements
upon the faith Of heavily discounted scrip, they
encountered obstacles in their lnitiatory proceed
ngs, which with men Of less resolute and decid-
ed character, might have caused more serious
conflict Of opinion and delayed The improve
ments of The City to its great detriment. But
realizing their true position, as men freely chosen
by the act OF all, at the ballot box, they moved
quietly along, first regarding. and then disre
garding the rebnkes of the honest aud the sinis.
ter, sustained by the consciousness that they
had solemn duty to discharge and determined
at all hazards 10 barge that uuty, let the
sequences be W hat they might.
1t would not be strange if they committed
some slight errors, nor is it strange that those,
who free to crticise, did the same. This
fault belongs to all human intelligence. None
are exempt and when the asperty of party
rancor is entirely worn off and the personal in
dignity visited upon few old and esteemed
citizens, by imprudent remarks, shall have be
come reconciled, we imagine all will be ready
to do the present Council the justice to award
them, ability, energy, promptness and fidelity,
the discharge OF their arduous and responsible
duties.