The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-01-25

Etatc tFcuouIy uOt Wlsc hppTO-
priated, for the purpose of deepen-
ing the channel at the mouth of the
Pascagoula river, aud that the
auditor be and is hereby directed
and required to issue his warrant
for the same in favor of tie com.
missioner s, provided that the com.
m%issioners shall first furnish the
auditor sufficient evidence that the
sum OF $4,000 has already been sub,
scrlbed and paid to the commits
sioners by the citizens of Jackson
county, which sum TOR the same pur-
pose is to be expended in the same
manner as the appropriation pro-
vided for" The act then further
provides that the commissioners
shall fl e with the treasurer a bond
in double the amount appropriated
for the faithful performance of their
duties, and that the auditor shall
not issue his warrants until $4,000
worth OF work shall he performed
and estimated, and upon that esti-
mate and each subsequent estimate
of $4,000 for work performed the
auditor shall retain twenty five per
cent. until the entire work is com.
pletcd.
Section two Of the act appoints
the governor, secretary of state, Or.
Il. f. Griffin, Hon. j. NJ. McInnis
and W. 5. Dodsol, ESQ.,, as the com
mlssloners TO carry out the object of
the appropriation, and empowers
them to employ a competent engi-
neer to contract for the work, and
to use such means as are best call
culated to secure the object desired.
In 1874 this act, together with
all appropriations made of which
no part had been expended, was re-
pealed. But in 1875 the act of
1873 making the appropriation was
revived, and the auditor authorized
and required to issle his warrant
for the amount of the appropriation
made by the act of April Is. 1873.
1t will be observed that this law
was in the shape of a contract; pred
Gated upon certain conditions, that
S. the citizens of this county were
cxpend $4,000 upon the work at
he mouth of East Pascagoula river.
The act was not retroactive in its {
and although it was repealed
n 1874, we do not think it wa, l
Constitutional, though that point is :
mmaterial, since the law was again {
'evived in 1875. ,
Having the pledge Of the State
he commissioners appointed in this 6
ounty gave the necessary bonds, +
aised the required $4,000 and ex>
'ended it in the manner prescribed
y law. They even. went further; :
nding the $4,000 insufficient, they
aised and spent $4,000 additional,
$500, supposing of course v
here would be no difficulty in obtain. q
lg the money Appropriated by the
to carry out the impor- =
ant work of deepening the channel
4 the mouth Of the river. Nearly g
hree years have elapsed since this e
became a law, the act %reviving L
he law having been approved :,
4, 1875, and yet not one c,
of the $4,000 appropriated "
as been placed in the hands of the Ii
ommissioners, who have carried out &c
good faith their part of the con- y.
act: n,
Our citizens have spent $500
l the Improvement of the river, OF
I'd are now patiently waiting to %
see the work resumed. 1t has NJ
zen stated that the cause OF the de- pl
y in drawing this money lies W
it'll Governor Stone, who, if we as
correctly informed, refuses to DC
in the matter. If this be so we III
upon the chief executive to ex> di
ain to our citizens his reasons for IN
us delaying to act in a matter OF 10
CHI vital Importance to the COM "
ercial interests of this section of w
State.