The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-12-07
Municipal Anatrs.

ne Kick man muulclpdl eISciODs Il
beginning to create talk The present
Council is highly commended, and if
any changes are made It will most like
" occur as a personal compliment to
others aud not in displeasure of our
present Board. We have no choice
ia the matter only hoping that the
thinking. discreet, and live business
men, and tax payers, will give the cleo
ton sufficient consideration to secure
an intelligent, prudent, and enterpris
ing Board for 1873 We shall most
likely have important issues next year
with which the Council will have to
deal. It is highly probable the ques-
ton of city stock to the Hickman aud
TiptouyiiIe Levee and Railroad may
have to be acted upon; and also the
building of Railroad FROM Hickman
TO Charleston, Mo. Hence, we need
live, aetive. prudent, and sagacious
men in the Council. We want men
with judgment and nerve to embrace
advantages which such enterprises may
Offer, and yet men with prudence not
to cugulph our prospects in visionary
projects.
Now that Hickman again has chance
for these great avenues Of trade, let no
osteutatious bigotry, such as MIR.
President, Hickman Is waiting to re-
ceise propositions, ruin the prospect.
We want Board that will offer IN
ducemeats, aud just so much, aud no
more, as the town is both willing aud
able to pay Our own Judgment is that
the town of Hickman should subscribe
the last dollar within her ability to
secure the road South, by way of the
Mississippi leyee, through Lake aud
Dyer counties. Therefore we are anx
ious to see a board elected committed
to this view. If the town should take
stock, the question will of course be
submitted to the vote of our citizens,
but the hardness or alacrity with which
the Council act in bringing the question
before the people, may make or defeat
the enterprise. There are those Who
think that ''going slow" is the only test
of prudence and wisdom but iu this
age the better philosophy i to strike
while the iron IS hot" In other words,
we must aci promptly when the oPpOr
tunity is before rs.
Our present Council should move at
once to have cur charter so amended
as to authorize the town Of Hickman
to take stock in the Hickman aud Tip
touville Levee and Railroad, go that
i. may be put before the Legislature
immediately upon its assembling in
January. 1t would then certainly be
acted upon during the adjourned SEES
s;s,S...ssa:slfs -7srz-s.;s,,--=ea@ian will
: necessarily be alqrs, aud When we con-
slider the delays which are always in-
cideut to the gratuitous performance Of
public duties, We are apprehensive that
delsy, might lose such an aneudmeni,
until another session.
/ We submit this much with the hope
Of attracting the earnest attention %
our citizens to the approaching mu-
r;eipal election. The fact is, many
Who would make excellent councilmen
have heretofore refused to serve IL
such capacities, and still more are per
teclly indifferent rs to who is elected
: The approaching term is Of extraOrdi
: nary importance, because 10 all prob
ability they will be called upon to &C
) on The two enterprises above reterre'
10. We already know of some goo
men who contemplate moving to HEX
man If we secure these roads, an'
Others who Intend moving away it v
r fail Therefore without disseusior
t jealousy, OF chickering's, let Us uaite |
: electing wise. prudent aud enterprls
! ing Board for 1873.