Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-12

AnoF, the herd we're per
mitted 10 feed.
All this was arranged BIZ that
old diplomatic pump, Thornton,
and I must admit lhas De took cur
measure accurately. Slow, sol.
umn, stupid, old Wax-WoFks, hb
sounded the depth Of our dnnkey-
ism and built accordingly.
Il is whispered among these
dFeary snObs that Prince Arthur
Is to be made King OF Canada.
Won't that be sweetP A royal
Court Just over our border. But
why not have one OF our own ?
Judging from what / have seen
and heard within the last week, /
believe our American society is
prepared for just such a result.
Thousands on thousands Of men
and women, making up what is
called our best society, would
gladly welcome that sort Of thing.
BY all means let us try it on.
Well, the whole affair draws to
d close, and this venerable Thorn
ton trotting around with this boy,
reminds me of the old Barnum,
when he had the Aztec children,
than anything else. But to the
fashionable world what coarse
blasphemy this is.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIE.
Al an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Mayor and Council, OF thc
city of Vicksburg, held at the City
Hall Monday January 3lst, 1870.
Present General Ebnn Swift
Atayor, Messrs Buchanan, Lee,
Walton, Foster, Gilman and Hall
Council.
Absent Mr.. Frank.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read aud approved.
The report Of the Committee on
Cemciary Road being called for,
submitted Mr.. plerce's report
in writing 10 follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council of
Ihe ity OF Wick burg Gents
| very respectfully refer you to
the drawing, plan and profile here
presented, with this as my report,
relative TO the cost, location &c OF
q road to the cemetery.
The old road, not IN use, ! con-
slider impraclicablc from the fact
that II has 70 DO raised BY an en-.
bankment with very little earth at
baud 10 do IT,. The estimate in tho
plan is made without regard to this
difficulty. After being once con-
,tructed It will require constant at.
tcntion aud expense to keep II in
repair.
The new road proposed, would
respectfully recommend. The earth
taken from the excavation will be
sufficient to raise all parts OF the
road that may require il, and will
be Just as easily deposited alongthe
road wherever required, as to place
1t at any other point. After con.
struciion, il win not require much
attention and expense il the work
Is properly done. Tho nature o
the superstructure OF the entire To-
caIity is such that any road
will require some attention aud eX.
pense. This road, j consider the
{ most permanent that can be made
and the cheapest in the end.
l have also thoroughly examined
the road now in use. With on ex,
/, penditure of $1,000 It can be mad,
a good road for the present, but lht
permanence Of II Is very doubtful
from the fact Of its being located
near 10 aud parallel with Glass
Bayou, which Bayou, whenever Il
oyer1ows its banks, mandates the
whole road for q considerable dis,
lance, BESIDES running on land, thu
character of which, near the Bayou
is 10 sink down and slough of when,
ever Il becomes saturated with wa
ter. do moi advise the repair o
this road.
Very respectfully submitted
A. i. PIERCE,
!. Engineer
Mr.. Pierce was then called upon
10 make an explanation of HI
drawing plan aud prOfles. DR.
Foster then addressed The BoarC
with reference 70 the road, nrgin,
immediate action. The Chairman
of the Committee stated they ha,
no'repOrt TO make, but after minute
examination they cOnrurred will
Mr.. Pierce, the Engineer, in his re
: ports, and believed the new rOaI
the least expensive.
DR.. Foster then addressed Ia,
Board as TO the Importance of
road 10 the city cemetery immed.
ntely. The matter had been a lon.
, time before them and the expense
, was not Of so much consequence a
Il road, and endorsed the new road
; His Honor then called upon tn
! City Clerk TO report the amount ex
pended upun tho road last year,
Mr.. Calvert was then asked /,
! give his opinion upon the matter
and stated that the lower rOa,
| never could be made first elias
| road and that more than $1,000 hai
I been put upon the old load last year
, DR.. Foster then followed In dc
, Tense Of The road. DR.. Gilman di'
nos concur with them with regart