Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08
ct his personal attention.

A ''' SANnn"IH hh5 NliGhNl
gone to New York to give the sub.
jecL his personal attention.
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CIrIzES's MEETIXG..-A meeting
of The citizens OF the city was held
at the Court House last Saturday
evening, when tho following resU-
lutiOns were submitted
Resolved, That no street railroud
ought To be laid or constructed In
the city limits on any street, until
said street is regularly graded and
permanently paved, and that a
prOvisO 10 this effect should be in
serted in the act granting tho right
TO construct 4 street railroad.
Resolved, That Washington aud
Mulberry streets, from the present
depot OF tho Vicksburg and Alerld.
Ian railroad to the river In front
aud at the foot Of Second East or
Main strret, ought to be paved in
the best manner, and that all cor
pOrations aud citizens interested in
the success and prosperity of the
City of Vicksbnrg, ought to assist
10 the extent OF their ability IN nc.
cOmpliShing This great improve.
mGnt.
Resolved, That the city Of Vicks.
burg, the county vi Warren, or
some public body which will act
for the interests of the public,
ought IL become the owner Of the
Marine Hospital aud grounds, to be
dedicated forever 10 the use Of the
public, aud TO carry out Ihe orig.
inal object Oi congress in erecting
said Hospital, and that a committee
of three be appointed TO take prop.
or measures by application to the
Secretary Of the Treasury and to
Congress, aud 10 the Mayor and
Council Of V%icksburg, and the
board OF Police, and the people Of
the city and county, to accomplish
the object Of these resolutions.
Resolved, That the Honorable
Mayor aud Council BE- requested ~
hire, furnish aud control q suitable
building TO be used as IN lmmi'
grants house. and the person
placed ia charge OF Slid CLONE
DO instructed " set AZ agent TO in.
wife and secure European lmmi-
grafton.
Upon these resolutions lengthy
and interesting speeches were do,
| livered by Hon. A, Burwell, DR.. z
Marshall, Harper p. lluut, Esq.
Hon. Al.tOu Mygatt and others
When submitted 10 tho vote the
first aud second resolutions were
sustained aud for the third wa,
substituted the following.
Resolved, That it is the sen.S Of
ihls meeting that the Marine Hos.
pital Mt this place should by all
means be- retained by The United
State, Government Tor the uses loI
which it wa originally built, M il
W i'll be impossible to provide for
the cOnItOrl OF the men entitled 10
its benefits il the property be- sold
Snd that y committee be appointed
to communicate this resulutiOn II
the Hon. Secretary Of the Treas.
ury.
Me,srs. e.. X. Marshall, A. Bur.
we'll and A. II. Arthur We're up.
po!ulcd on said committee.
Owinsto the lateness of the hour
to which the meeting VA contin.
uel the fourth resolutions was laid
upon the table, 10 be called up at
the adjourned meeting. .
Besides these the following re,o.
lutions were passed:
Resolved, A committee Of five
BE- appointed TO examine tho vari.
Gus common rUais leading to
Vicksburg and to suggest plans by
which said roads may be placed
aud kept in good order.
Resolved, That said commitlee
also be requested 10 report upon
the prsprieiy Of erecting II bridge
or bridges over Big Black river ut
each point Or points as will bring
or divert tho largest amount vi
trade to Vicksburg, to make csti-
mates Of cost OF building said
bridge or bridges, aud auggest
means by which the money can be
raised for said purpose.
Resolved. That said committee
be requested to report at an adj
jOnrned meeting.
Mcssrs. d.. W. Lampkin, George
Barnes, ]. ]. COwaB, d. d. NailOr
aud L. II. Reid, were appointed said
committee.
On motion the meeting adjourn.
ed to meet again at heSCourt
House on Saturday evening Jau.
9Th, at ~. o'clock, Major A. NJ.
Paxton presided Ms chairman and
Capt. II. n. Martin acted as secre.
tary.
The Supreme Court decides
Charles +. Field Miller lissen
ting-that where a State Legisla.
ture grants u franchise to a cor.
poratlve body, and in considera
ton Of the corporations establish
ing the enterprise contemplated,
1t exempts the corporation prop.
erty from taxation, . contract Il
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