Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-11-17
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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER II. ls4s.

OUefi3EAMsnAT LANDING Whenever m |
liver declines 10 such -etaxe that s,eamboata
fround outside the wkarf.boat. before getting |
si,hin reach Of il with their Longest ssset6xs i
blanks, the question 10 hslfa-dozea times ask
d us, upon the arrival Of every steamboat.
Why we doai stir up the public mind 10 the NJ. |
ressity Of erecting wharf at the landing -
Having answered the question 90 often. We
have s,ereo,yped reply 10 make-tha' i is
Of no use for Us to urge il again and again. a.
i,s necessity is as apparent 70 every observer
40 il would be were thousand sppesls made
10 the public, and a complete survey made.
and chart furnished. All agree that speedy
s,el 9 should be taken for ito improvement, bu'
IS ye. none promising any benefit have been
taken. All agree tina, something mass Be done,
yss none Gre found willing 10 take the lead In
the matter. Why il has been % long neglect
ed. we cannot tell. Other improvmecss, Of less
than half i,s interest, and near. II not fully ito
cost. have been undertaken. ard adequate sums
subscribed. without calling upon one half Of
our citizens. For instance, the bridge across
Musca,ine slough. which opened passage to
not more then halt. a-dozen families. was built
by voluntary contributions, at an expense ful.
" as great as would be required to build
wharf Of sufficient length to enable boats to
land and discharge their freights with ease.
The old question was asked Us few morn
ings since, BY Front street merchant. Up
on giving him our s.efeosyped reply. he re-
marked that il the matter be undertaken, he
would subscribe 600. That others would
subscribe, with sn equal degree u literally,
according to their means and business, we
have No doubt. And besides tho contributions
Of our citizens, we are assured that the com.
manders Of boats running this trade. would
contribute literally in defraying the expense.
Besides all tie reasons which have already
been urged in favor Of the erection OF wharf,
there is another, which should command the
serious attention Of every citizen or property
holder in the place. 1t cannot have escaped
the observation Of every one, that for two years
past, the various improvements which have
been going on. on The streets, &c. have thrown
large quantities of loose earth upon the sur.
face. portion Of which is carried, by every
shower, and deposited at the landing, thus
constantly rendering more difficult and costly
the erection Of wharf. Already has The
quantity deposited near the shore proved se-
rio"s obstacle to the landing Of boats, where,
while our wharf and streets were in their ma
t"fai stale. a sufficient depth Of water was to
be found for convcnien, landing and had the
river fallen the past summer TO az low stage
as is usual, a landing could not have been ei.
iected in front Of the town.
As every citizen Of this place must be aware
that from our geographical situation, being the
commercial mart If an extensive district Of the
richest agricultural country in the west, our
landing must. ere long. extend the en,ile length
Of the present limits cf our town, all must
conceds the proprie,y of Immediately building
wharf. for future advantages, as well as pres.
eni convenience.
Claiming for ourself no greater depth Of
perception than We concede TO the least obser.
wing citizen, we beg leave 10 submit, for the
consideration VI our citizens, plan for the
improvement and protection Of our wharf. and
If better one can he proposed, let Us have il.
As II is impossible ,ha. ocr town can ever reach
It's full extent. or acquire its wonted prosperi-
". while property remains in present hands,
We would deem it impoli,ic TO engage j" any
extensive improvement IL the wharf, but al.
wise that q commencement be made upon al
large scale az means can be obtained to fully
prosecute.
We would recommend that as winter is APP
proaching. when timber can be brough. from
the adjacent islands with less trouble aud ex.
pense than at any other season, meeting Of
the citizens be held at an early day, plan q
dop,ed. and committee appointed to solicit
subscriptions. By this means we are conf
dent sufficient sum can be raised to cree,
wharf a, the foot Of ChesiRat street, (where
il is filing up faster than Al any other poins.)
the full width Of the same. II found imprac.
,icable to lay the ,imbers during the low wa
ter in winter. the timbers may be made ready
and laid upon the decline Of the river during
the summer. A wharf Of tina, length, extend.
ing out 10 depth of four foot water. we'll Gil.
ed ia. would create strong current a. the out
side. and shus deepen the water, % well as
create an eddy above and below. which
would turn to advantage oil the earth which,
now washes down Pspoose and the ravins BE.
low. now so ininfinns "a onr landinn