Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-24
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o BID . Oh. hearts when We.
Mmsatlmals ofthsn iss lliilst0
aHma ~ psopls arc compelled 10
n ths county end State
anzlas Ibis yeaF, 10 tie way Of.
II Is tsFriblei A gentle
msn laisly from tho North told rs
has when be informed the people
Whist VS. the rate Of taxation In
this State, e was listened to with
insFsdulIty they could not believe
that sach exhoEbitant taxes were
assessed in any State or county on
thls continent and only under such
governments IS exist in Europe and
Asia.
The very idea Of increasing taxes
at one jump five hundred per cent.
is asloundingly prepOsterOusl
But the amount Of this taxation
"a mot the worst aspect Of the case,
asbad as Il is.
The people having no faith or
trustin Ofaclal incumbents, especi-
ally those using the peoples funds,
they pay their taxes with the sad
consciousness that they are only
pandaring 10 the extFavagsnce,
MeentiOusness and theft ftheir un-
nefupulOus rulers. Were this tax
money laid ont for necessary State
and county expenses, and expend.
Cd IN needed public improvements
81 indiclous rates, then the people
could have sons consolation In The
knowledge that their money wal
not stolen or wasted, but that they
misht expect some benefit there
from. But unfortunately, this lat
ter is not the true case. Very little
u any, Of the money paid for take
this year win ever rebound to tn
material advantage Of the Op
pressed taxpayers.
We have right now . glazing In
stance Of how this money goes
There lisa little COW path, running
from the main road, which gOeI
noFshward from BOvina, One fam
ny lives on this by.path, which
Che path in lie meanderingI
crosses q little ten feet wide creek
known as Muddy Creek.
Now, It became desirable that 1
Radical pet should make q "spec'
and Il was decided that 1t would b.
. soft thing to give said pet the jot
Of bridging said Muddy Greek.
Well, the County Supervisor for
thsBOvina beat proposed the matter
to the Board ct lie session, and up
on The formers recommendation
the bridge was ordered built, and
the contract to be given to the low
ess bidder.
But "the ropes had all been laid
No advertisements through the
public journals, or BY posting no
ices, was made, and the contract
vas privately let 10 said pet" at
sistseA hundred dOHGEsl BeforI
The contract closed other partieI
chsnoed 70 hear Of the matter gOlnI
On, and came up In time TO BIZ
fFOm one to two or three hundreI
dollars less than the $1,000 bid
But Il was "nO co." the "pet" mus
have H. and 1t was awarded to hin
Of $500.
Now the result is that II thi
bridge is built and paid for, tn
county IL robbed Of $1,000. Tn
road which Il is said, requires thi
bridge, lis not travelled by the put
Il, bot used only for q private wa!
II he road really requires and
entitled 10 . bridge, We wOul
chssrfnlly engage 70 build 9 sufi
Gent one for 3 hundred or two do.
Iars and then make money ct 4
The road needs no bridge ct publ
expense. II It did, two hundre
dollars ought 10 build one suitable
The contract for this bridge
$3.50 s an Illegal one, because \
public notice Was made forprOpOsaI
aa required by law and other bid
at greatly less figures, were offere
from reliable parties. In view
these facts, we affirm, that II th
party taking the contract ct Sl6O'
does the work, he will do It at hi
own risk, and must look to tho So
psrvisOr personally for his pay.
We hope the tax payers Of Bow
ne neighbOrhOOd or elsewhere, wi
snjoin the payment Of this amour
Of $1,000 for said bridge. II It !
permitted TO be paid, they GnO'
themselves to be swindled. Tn
people have rights; let them dal
to assert them.
Henry Hunt, . negro, Is the su
paEEisor who let the bridge; an