Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-03

WAAaAf hAs @HeNJ
several days past. General Web
Der has made a bond, which the
Board Of Aldermen has accepted.
Its worth the public knows. The
bond, however, is accepted, and
there is no longer any good
to be derived, prospectively or
otherwise, from reference to it.
The Board Of Mayor and Alder
men, with their eyes fully open, as
sumed the whole responsibility in
the matter. Should anything &C.
cur in the future the citizens of
Vicksburg will know where the
responsibility lies, and it will hold
the responsible ones to a just ac-
countability. That, however, is a
risk which the Board has assum-
ed, and if il is Indifferent to dan
ger, and has the power to control
the cause, there can be no availa-
bic objection made. The accept
ance of the Mayors bond carries
with it the prospective issuance
Of city bonds. In fact an ordi-
nance has already been adopted
to provide for the sale of $780,
900 Of these bonds. The charter
limits their sale to n~inety-five
cents on the dollar. This is very
near par, and we are exceedingly
fearful that purchasers cannot be
found at this figure. Should the
sale be effected here, there is
ninety-flve thousand dollars to be
used in some way.
We venture the prediction that
fifty per cent. Of it will be sQuan-
dered in some foolish venture
or other, unless a rigid care be
observed. The citizens are not a
party to this transaction. They
simply acquiesce. 1t is true that
the Charter provides for it, but
there were not fifty persons who
had ever seen a single line of the
Charter until it became a law. In
all probability if the question was
submitted to the property holders,
who are the tax payers of the city,
no bonds would be issued. But
there is no prospect that any such
views will be needed. The prop
erty holders will be graciously
granted the proud privilege ofpay-
ing without grumbling, whatever
taxes are assessed to them.
What, however, is TO become of
the ninety.five thousand dollars?
We do not know what it will cost,
but We know that the citizens de.
sire that the city shall derive some
benefit from the expenditure Of
this money; that there shall be
something to show where it has
gone, and We therefore urge that
q Nicholson pavement be put down
in Washington street. Let us at
least have one respectable street
on the city. If anything of the
kind is done it should be now
while the streets are in q good
condition to be worked on.
The Nicholson We believe it Is
conceded is the very best, most
durable and cheapest pavement
which can be put down. II has
been thoroughly tested in many
places and has everywhere been
received with the greatest favor.
We shall seriously object to see
ing this ninety-iivc thousand dol
lars FILTERED away in experiments.
We know that almOSt every man
who is met has an idea of his own
that some composition different
from all others in use is the supe-
rior. Consequently, if our city
fathers listen to all and test all
plans the money will be wasted
and nothing left to show for it.
The Nicholson has been tested
and shown to be good. Take it
and leave experiments for wealth.
Ter cities.
FARMERS GIRLs.-Farmer's girls
are expected to understand house