Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-08-17
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Va sAN fAh 4bot- ~ htNNAtiA VI 1 fphhlVh of the citizens of Dcs Arc was held to select three Commissioners to act and cooperate with thrcc Commissioners selected by tho citizens on the east side of the river, in Woodruff county, or by thosc having subscribed to the project of building bridgca. Sc, on said road. A. said meeting. three gentlemen were unanimously elected to proceed on the ensuing day to meet the other three Commissioners, and proceed to exam inc and locate the route for said road, and settle down upon such route, as they (the comRissioners) might deem most practicable, and to report the re- suit of their conference, investigation and explanation to the said meeting, to be again convened on the 18th inst, at Des Arc. And at Q clock, on the 18th, a portion of those assembled on the fth met to hear the report of the | said Commissioners. The meeting hav- ing been organized-the Commission CTS proceeded to make their report | stating that from the best information they could obtain, and from those liv- ing along and near the lower route, so- called; they were fully satisfied that the lower route Is decidedly sn imprac- ticable route for the road now propos- ed 70 be opened and put in travelling ordcr--ano the Commissioners on the part of the citizens of Des Arc, as well as the other three from the east side of the river, unanimously recommended the adoption of the upper or old road as cheapest and most practicable route. When on motion, the report of the Commissioners was unanimously adop- ted, and the upper or old road settled upon as the proper fonte. And the Commissioners, on motion, appointed Tuesday the 29th of August to let the bridges to be built on said road to the lowest bidder, and on motion the meet ing adjourned. This is decidedly a step in the right direction, and argues well for the few noble patriots and pubic spirited men that have taken hold of this important cntcrprise--but what can or ought to be said of those driveling, sniveling, whining and cap tious ones, living in and around Des Arc, profsesing to be public spirited, patriotic men, who affect so much im- patience to sec our town grow and prosper They want men ct . distance to think and believe that they are the nucleus here around which we all re- volve. They are the front rank men intellectually considered, (they being judges,) at least until some project is sprung that addresses itself to their pockets; then look out for all the inge- nious and cunningly devised objections and learned criticisms that their capri cious minds can concoct. They will hold back and condemn the action of our late meeting, the commissioners, the route and the plan of building the bridges, &c, but will never meet the citizens of our to~a, and like men come out and state their objections or their opinions, and as their hands, lshmsel like, are against every enterprise; 60 their purse strings are eternally tied when any project looking to the future veal of Des Arc is gotten hp, and any action proposed to be taken in favor of doing something. These Savants, like 1 the Pharasee are ready to thank God ! that they are not as other men, and ! thus stand aloof to all efforts on the part of few, and if those engaged in any public enterprise make a failure, as is some times the case; these wise ones exclaim, ''we knowedit, we know
 ed it at the start" couldn't get us into it, too smart for that, Sc. But it some
 times happens that these few, who arc
 never weary ;n trying to accomplish some thing good for their country, suc- cecds contrary 10 tie prophecies of | these knowing ones when To, they arc the first to exclaim, "lay on Nancy, 1 lay ou Nancy, we ve kilt the old bear, aint we Nancy"
 But it Is to be deprecated, dep,ored, that we as citizens will permit our selves to become divided and estrang- ed, touching measures that pertain to the common interest of every man, woman and child in and around Des Are. Can we not learn 10 bear and forbear with one another? eau we not agree 10 disagree among ourselves, and yet concede to each other good and pure motives, and put to our shoulders in building the aforesaid bridges and also to get up sn interest among the citizens to build good and substantial bridge across Bayou Des Arm, andimprove road to and beyond said stream, and thus give to the peo- ple living on the other side of said Bayou ready aud free access to Des Are; also a bridge across Wattcnsaw at some eligible point an that stream. These are matters that come directly home to the interests as well as pock cts of every citizen in Des Arc, be his business or profession what it may. Let us like men bury the past and re- solve to unite our efforts, energies and means for the comlon good and inter- est of all. II.
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