The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-11-25
A Jaunt Around Town.


We are indebted to James H.
Jackson, of the Eclipse Stable, for a
delightful ride around town the
other day. We made tour of in
spection for the purpose of acquaint-
ing ourself with what is going on
in the way of street improvements.
First, the bridge over Pleasant
Run is to be a most substantial
structure. 1t rests on two abut-
ments of solid masonry, elevated
above high water mark, and taper
ing to level with the street on
either side. II is supported mid
way by pier of massive rock, the
finished job of John Sullivan. The
abutments arr protected on either
side of the run, and on the side OPP
posite the coming current, by a
solid wall of forty or fifty feet, which
viii serve as a break-water to the
hitherto overlooking freshet. West
of the run, two hundred and fifty
loads of rock, overspread with
gravel, form the bed of tie abut
ment. John Arch Richardson is
looking after this work, and we
learn that except the lumber, the
nails, and the middle pier, the
bridge has cost the corporation
nothing. That is, the work of con
structing the abutments, which is
the big end of the job, has been per
formed by persons in payment of
fines due the corporation for offences
committed, AID is therefore, no di-
rect tax on the city.
Again, we note an Improvement
in the way of a culyert in front of
Martin College grounds and the DR..
McCarty place. The culvert is four
hundred feet long, three feet wide,
and two feet three iuches deep in
the clear. John Sullivan is repair
ing the old walls as he goes, tagging
the bottom and covering with large
slabs of limestone. We suppose
that neither the faithful workman,
nor the city council will ever see it
repaired again.
Next, we note a good job nearing
completion-the matchmaking and
grading of the street leading west,
from between the residences Lilies
Alternately and Judge Spoford.-
Ike. Rainey has charge of this work.
Also, we find a force at work on
the south end of End Main, near the
bridge. They are beating the rock
well, and the street is destined to
be an excellent city highway.
On the lower end of 1st Main, we
observed a rock-wall going up. A
lone son of green Erin pecking
away, and thinking, perhaps of the
Emerald Isle and the ''girl that he
left behind him." Hence, we visited
the city quarry on the bluffs of
Pleasant Run, in rear of our county
hotel kept by sheriff Mitchell. This
quarry has supplied hundreds of
loads of rock for bridge building
purposes, and there are some 200
loads lying there now, ready for use
when needed. 1t strikes us as
happy conception-the selection of
that spot for the employment of
work house hands. 1t is within
convenient view of the Jail, the gal
lows upon which the last murderer
was hung, and the never-tO-be for
gotten st. Charles, about which spot
cluster the happy memories of their
better days. Here at the quarry,
while offenders work out their fines,
and receive salutary impressions
from the surroundings, they may al
leviate the pains of penance by an
occasional glimpse of the black
ened walls of the old st. Charles.
Then will happy thoughts arise in
their minds; yea, thousand linger-
ing recollections of the good time
passed, will float up before them
The old st. Charles is gone, the
friendly roof that sheltered them is
no more,
"And as hare, whom hound and horns
Pants to the place, from whence at first she
flew,
THEY stin have hope, their long vexatiOns
past,
Here to return, ana die at home at last"
We feel like offering a vote of
thanks to our town authorities for
the amount of substantial improve
ments now being done on the streets
of Pulaski, and we only regret that
the city treasury will not Justify
them in instituting a like reform in
the matter of sidewalks. We feel
it but due also to make favorable
mention of Mr.. John Arch Richard
sons agency in utilizing to such
available purpose, the services of
that class of our population, who for
breach Of municipal law, settle their
assessments by woIk on the streets.
These refractory offenders work ad
mirably under his direction. Their
views and his harmonic to a dot.
He seems to be the right man in the
right place.
A New Feature.
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