Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-30
II. CROCKER.
c. M. BAKER,
l.. |. BARBER.
Committee on Territorial Affairs

The Committee on Territorial Affairs.
to whom was referred the bill to incorporate
the Village Of Southport with the nc
compal ing documents, beg leave TO make
the following REPORT:
That your committee having given the
subject an examination so far as their time
would allow. without infringing too much
on other passing duties, have arrived at
the conclusion tina, it is inexpedient to pass
the BILL to incorporate the city Of South
port for the following reasons:
FIRST. Ii appears from comparing the
petitions asking for the Incorporation of
the City of Southport, with the remon-
stranccs against sad incorporation, that
there are nearly double the number Of
names on the remonstrances, that there
are on the petitions. And although il is
stated that large number Of the names on
the remonstrances, are not residents of
theavIllage Of SouthT ort; neverthcless'your
comm ttce are not satisfied, that the num-
Der OF legal votes on the "Reminiscences.
residing within the corporate limits of the
Village of Southport, is not greater than
the number of petitioners.
SECOND. 1t appears that the present
township OF Southport is twelve miles in
length, lying on the Lake shore and from
one, 10 one and half miles in width, and
that the Village OF Southport which asks
to be incorporated rs city, occnpirs
nearly central position in said towns hin.
The bill before your committee does not
provide for ercc ing SO much OF said town
ship, as would not be included within the
limits of the proposed city into dist net
town; nor 'cs it provide for having The
said township and city, one, and the same,
Tor township purposes. By the provis-
ions contained in III" proposed city charter
the operation of the system oflown govern
ment, is in several particulars entirely
superseded within the Limits Of the CITY.
hence there would be much incongruitv
were the Town and the city retained to-
gether. unless there were special provis-
ions in the bill suited to the ,case:-whot
these provisions should be, your committee
are unable to say, inasmuch asthe wishes of
the people interested are unknown to the
commitee;nor does itappear that there rep
sentatl'es from Racine County, have re-
ceived any petitions, or public expressions
OF opinion from the people of Southport,
relative to this matter.
THIRD. 1t appears that the prescott
number OF inhabitants in the Village of
Southport, does not exceed two thousand,
and although the town has had rapid
growth in population and in wealth, and
donbtlf IS will continue to improve rapidlv,
Still your committee can but think that the
bill provides for greater number Of Of
fees, than Is necessary for the government
OF The city, or is compatible with the in
teres's Of the inhabitants.
FOURTH. The bill before your committee
IS detective N some of lis provisions, and
docs not appear 10 have been well matured.
In the opinion of your committee all tho
essential features Of the charter, should
have been perfected as nearly rs possible
by those who are directly interested in i.
passage; and although it is in The power Of
the Legislature to"'rcmcdy its apparent de-
fects, yet at this late stage of the Session
with the mass of business now on hand,
which demands your immediate action, we
conceive it impossible TO perfect and carry
through the bill, in manner satisfactory
either 10 Legislature or the people OF South
port, without neglectng other important
measures which claim immediate attention.
I our committee therefore respectfully re-
commend, that no action be taken on the
bill to incorporate the city OF Southpor, at
the present session oil the Legislative \ s.
scmbIy.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
II. CROKER,
c. NJ. BAKER,
L. |. BARBER,
A q.