The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-22
RAPIDS MEETING.

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i Pursuant TO previous notice, meeting of tn
citizens of the city aud county Of Dubuque, WA
held at the Globe Hall, on Thursday evening
10Th inst
On motion or Col. Lowell, TIMOTHY
DAVIS, Esq, was called to the chair, and d
A. MAHoNEr and VIZ. A. JosEs were appoin
ted Secretaries
0S ssStion Of Col. Lowell, the following ma
Med gen'lemenSwer appointed to represent thi
county in the sRnpid9 Improvehen, Conven
dan, - be helds4l Burlington, on the ed inst
VIZ Geo: L. Nisthiins gaze VIM Y. Lowell. WIN
A. Jones, Ben NJ Samuels, John King, Geo
Madeira, A. r Wood, Timothy Davis, T. s
Wilson, and John G. Shields.
On motion, Senator Jones, Gov Hampstead
Hon. L. Clark, and his Honor, Mayor Lorimer
were requested also to attend the SAID Conven
| tion, as additional delegates.
| Gen. Jones being nominated as a delegate
addressed the meeting, giving his views in re
lation the Improvement Of the Rapids. lie
said that he was friendly TO this improvement
and as an evidence of his feelings on the sub
ject, he lnstanced the fact, that as Delegate to
Congress, he had used his efforts to procure the
appropriation of $50, 700 from Congress for this
object. He declined being delegate, from the
fact that it is presumcd that the Convention will
give instructions to the Coiiyrcssnen from Thu.
State, and that there would be an improperly
in his participating in any action which would
lock like instructing himself
Gov Hampstead said he would 20 to the
Convention if possible as he felt deep inter
est nihe contemplated improvement.
Mayor Lormer said that the state of his
health was such, that he feared he could not at
On motion Of D. S. Wilson the City Council
were requested to appropriate sum of money
to defray the expense ofthe delegation appoint
ed by this meeting. Pending this motion Geo.
l.. Nightingale made one Of his characteristic
speeches, which should be heard TO be truly an
preciated. He said that it would be right and
Just that the tax payers should pay the expense
OF this delegation, that a delegate to the ST.
Louis convention he had paid ten collars for his
expenses which was more than his share, if The
cctompiaratiye value Of property and interest in
Dubuque was saken as cri,erian. lie vase
posed TO paying their EXPENSE by subscriptions
as as. had IS been previously suggested, as that had
bee tried " hen Majnr Langwor,fy was sent as
specalldelegate TO Washington 10 assis, in pro.
curing grant pf land, and theiresult was tina,
SIX colsstors after two weeks effort collected
one dollar, andlhat was given without solicita
ton. What,' said he, sis $20o,to the grea,
city Of Dubuque lie was il, favor of making
The appropriation at once, without any chilly
shallyigr" ora dilly daIlying : about it.
eaThe Mayor said that he would call u meeting
Of the Council t. morrow, (Friaay evening and
lay the request Of the citizens before them.
8 On motion. Of Gem Jones, the delegates
were authorized to appoint substitutes in case
Of their inability 10 attend. .,- go .lT
Gen Jones thoughtit expedient to appoint
committee to prepare preamble and resoiu-
tins expressive Of theh views of this meeting
rs to the best mode OF making the contempla--
led Improvement He was in favor o. fie plan
Of Lieutenant, now Major Lee, u. S. Topo-
graphical corps, which, when submitted by him
'ome years ago had been approved by Col
Albert, chief of the U, s. Typographical Blu.
eau, by the War Departmentand by Congress
On motion Of Gov. Hampstead, the delega
ion was instructed by : unanimous vote, to ia
,or The. plan Of Lieutenant Lee in the memorial
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! The city papers were requested to publish,
he proceedings Of this meeting, and on motion
he meeting adjourned. l5s .baai sd lT II
old mo 10 TIMOTHY DAVIS, Chairman.
.iRn :. aaaa' joins, Secretaries. .sa