Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-02-16

enquiries Tor Capt. Grams plan and estl-
mates, and thinks $lO,000~an extraordi-
nary sum TO raise for the protection Of
" health" F1She bill provides, said Mr.
b., " that whenever the health and inter
est OF said village require, in the opinion
of the freeholders thereof, the raising Of
that sum, they shall have power to levy
and collect The same" He did not dis
guse the fact, and never had, that the
design of the bill and the intention Of lis
trainers, was not only to protect the pub
lie health, but to secure The commercial
interests Of the place. They entertain
strong expectations Of an appropriation by
Congress fora harbor at that peint but
should their expectations on that subject
not be realized, they feel the determination,
and ask for the power under this charter,
by their own enterprise and with their own
resources, to commence and prosecute that
Improvement; and lie Should regret to
find any gentleman disposed to interfere 10
deGcat'the expressed wishes Of the people
He felt bosnd 10 protect the rights of his
constituents, and especially to defend the
interests of that portion Of them with whom
he had his residence, and with whose inter-
est his own were so intimately connected.
Mr.. ARNDT said he now understood the
objects Of the bill perfectly, his remarks
had produced the desired effect, which was
10 draw out the friends Of the bill in eX
PLANTATION. lie meant nothing in his allu-
sion 10 Capt. Cram, more than TO enquire
whether that &c ntleman had made an ex-
animation with a view to the preservation
L Al l. Il. ! e
the bill Indicated.
He could not tell what the effects OF the
bill would be, but scored TO him that the
mower to tax which it gave to the corpora
ton was very great-grcater than the le-
Esature had any right to confer; tesdes
that he knew not the minds of the people.
They might be totally ignorant of what
was going on, or a; least the provisions of
the BILL He thought that if the people had
wanted such bill passed they would have
sent q petition to that effect.
Mr.. BuELEN said there was n petition
which he might have seen, or could see
now if he wished 1t.
Mr.. ARNDT replied that he had not seen
it-stl, if there was petition the people
might be ignorant Of the provisions ofthc
bill.
Mr. BULLEN said they were not ignorant,
for they had had several meetings on the
subject in which the matter was fully dis
cusscd, and the very bill now before them
was drawn up by the people and sent on
here with the petition
mfr. ARHDT still persisted that he was
ignorant Of all these facts he had only the
assertions of the gentleman, and could not
upon that alone make up his mind TO vote
for the bill. The tax would be enormous
md ruinous to the people ifthe intentions
Of the bill were carried out.
Mr.. UrnAM said he could not agree with
The gentleman from Brown, (Mr. Arndt. }
lie had seen the petitlon-he believed all
Mr.. Bu!lcn had said was true, and that all
the inhabitants of the town were in favor
Of the bill and tax, and that they had in
fact drawn up the bill, His view Of tho
subject was, thatifthc people Of Southport,
or Of any other town wanted 10 engage in
any such public Improvement, that they
ought TO be encouraged in it land it was
the duty Of the legislature so 10 do. He
knew Southport 10 be one Of the most -four
Ishing towns in the Territory; it had grown
up during the hard times, and was now
ahead of some Of its ncighbors, and we
ough! 10 let it go on.
The fact that the inhabitants had framed
the bll-that every thing had been done
in public, and that no rcmonstrance had
been sent on, was conclusive evidence to
his mind that the wish to become incorpo-
rated was unanimous-ands so long as they
do not conflict with the interest of others,
we ought 10 encourage them. The inha-
btants had already done much-they had
shown a public spirit worthy of older and
larger iowns-by private subscription they
had already built a lighthouse, and had
kept it lighted during the whole Of the past
season. Such conduct deserved the praise
and encouragement Of the whole territory.
Che power Of the trustees was no great
er ian that Of any other trustees. The
power 10 levy this tax was in the people,
in the owners of the real estate Of the town.
Certainly they ought 10 be trusted,as they
would have TO pay all the tax. Why not
tAeu LEI them 90 on He could not for his
tlic see any reasonable objection TO the bill.
Mr. ARNDr replied, from the ingenious
wording of tho bill he did not know but it
was meant to blind tho eyes orthe inhabit-
ants. He thought it might better have ex-
pressed IN terms the objects Of the tox-on
this account he had offered his objections
The question was then taken on the
amendment aud lost.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill with amendments, which were con-
CURED in.
Mr. MARTIN moved to add TO the Goth
sec the following proyiso, viz :