Year: 1859

MR. EDITOR :--I see in your issue of the 18th inst that the available means of the town of DEs ARC, amounts to something near three thousand dollars; and you state further, that the aldermen have done nothing as yet, although repeatly urged to do something for the improvement of the town. As a citizen and tax payer, in the town of DEs ARc, am exceedingly anxious to see every thing done for the improvement of our town, that can possibly be done. It is very plain to every citizen of the town, that nothing has, as yet, been done by the present board, and from the evidences before me, very much fear that nothing will be done. As tax payer, am for the good of the town.

 The object of our corporation tax is the improvement of the town. Our board has no right to keep the money paid in for taxes locked up, and refuse to make such improve ments as the good of the town demands From what Ican learn nothing of consequence has been done, save to meet, adjourn, pay salaries, &c.

 For one, am unwilling to submit to such a course on the part of our city fathers. am unwilling to be taxed to pay salaries of of ticers when they are neither efecting, or try ing to effect, any substantial good for the town. There are number of measures of importance that should claim the immediate attention of the board. The citizens of the town are not asleep, they are as mass, dissatisfied, and I find many who are unwilling any longer to pay taxes, and take the position that if their taxes are to be locked up, and only applied to paying salaries, that they are in favor of bursting up the concern, and giving up the charter. It would be bad to give up our char ter, but it is far worse as things are.

 If our aldermen are too busy with their own concerns to attend to the interests of the town, they should resign; if it proceeds from lazi- ness, they should resign, or become more in dnstrious; if it proceeds from want of in- terest in the welfare of the town, they should resign: if it is the result of party prejudice, they should be ashamed of themselves, and either do better or give place to others.

 propose to the whole board, to go to work, and expend what money they have, in making improvements for the benefit of the town, as far as it will go, and if they will not do that, then to resign, and let us put others in office who will do something, and if they will not do either, then appropriate the money they have on hand, to building two large school houses, with tue understanding that these school rooms shall be open to all denominations to preach in on Sundays, when denied the privilege of the churches now built, or here after to be built in Des Arc.

 And if they will not do that, let them de- clare it unconstitutional to collect any more town reyinue, and declare dividend to each tax payer in town upon what they already have, or put it all out in one < bigo treat, and let all hands get on general publication.

 have watched things closely for sometime, and think can trace this want of activity to the proper source; I think understand it, and unless something is done, or attempted to be done before great while, it is my inten- ton to pitch into the present board trough shod,o and if you will give me the use of your columns whenever I think proper to enter upon this excoriation, will promise not to slight you, but notice you as pass to the aldermen and their appointees down to the constable; will further promise to notice every man in the employ of the corporation, except MT. Firth the treasurer, who can't pay out till ordered, and our tall handsome clever friend John, who makes the boats pay for landing on mud bar, which bar is very pleasant place in wet weather.

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