Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-28
Harbor Meeting.

daTD0f meeLlng.
Pursuant to notice, q large number of our
most prominent Citizens met at the Court
House on Monday evening, tc take into con-
sideraton the Harbor Interests Of this City,
and TO give an expression of opinion there
upon, when the Mayor, Mr.. c. c. SHoLEs,
was called TO the Chair.
The Chairman stated TO the Meeting that
the City Council had obtained the services
of Lieut.. GAMBLE, of Chicago, an Engineer
in fhe service of the T.. S. Typographical
Corps, to examine our Harbor Facilities, and
report thereupon. Under the supervision of
Lieut.. Gamble. thorough examination has
been made of the Harbor, the work done,
of what is necessary 10 be done, and of every
thing pertaining to the subject. Soundings
have been made, and Lieut.. Gamble has pre-
pared Chart, and suggested basis of ope-
rations, for the completion of the Harbor,
and has made Report, in detail of the kind
of work needed, and the estimates of the ne
cessary expense.
The Chair then read the Report TO the
Meeting from which it appears that Eight
Thousand Dollars will complete our Harbor
and make it as good as any on the Lake
that our Natural Facilities arc very superior.
The Chair farther stated that if the Gov
eminent Funds could be obtained to eXpend
in conjunction with those Of the City, the
Work could be so far completed the present
season, that we should begin to derive the
benefits resulting from having good Harbor;
and suggested to the Meeting the propriety
Of making an effort to that end.
f. w. Evans, Esq, moved that Com
mittee of three be appointed to present reso-
buttons to the Meeting. Carried.
The Chair named Mr.. Evans Chairman
of the Committee, and requested the Meet
ing TO name the other two.
Col. Frank and Squire Bond were mp
pointed by the Meeting, the balance of the
Committee.
While the Committee was ont, Alderman
Fish was called on, and addressed the Meet
ing. He said the people felt sore, and justly,
on this subject. He came here in Al, and il
was the expectation that there would soon
be Harbor But disappointment after dis
appointment had delayed it to the present.
He did not want to rsise false hopes; but
the examination and Report of Lieut.. Gam
bic had inspired ,hc people and the City
Council with renewed cheer and hope; and
he thought it might now be confidently ex-
pccted that the Work would be completed.
Mr.. Fish made some very appropriate
remarks upon the importance of the work,
and assured the Citizens that the Officers
would do all they could.
Rev Mr.. Dcming was called out, and very
briefly remarked that it seemed the first oh
iect was to induce the Agents of Govern
ment to direct the expenditure of moneys in
their hands Immediately; and hoped that ef-
forts would be made in that direction
The Committee, through Mr.. Evans,
reported the following Resolutions
Resolred, That we approve Of the ac-
ton Of the City Courcil in adopting as
the basis of operations on the harbor
this season, the recommendation of
Lieut.. Gamble as presented in his report
to the Mayor.
Resotved, That we request the Mayor
to transmit to our representative at Wa
shington, copy of the report and esti-
mates Of Lieut.. Gamble; also, of the
chart prepared by him.
Resolved, That our representative be
requested to present said paper to the
proper department, and urge the propri
ETY. and necessity of an application of the
unexpended balance of Government APP
preparation on the basis adopted, by the
City Council or recommended by Lieut..
Gamble as the only means, of securing
to Kenosha the immediate harbor advan-
tages which our interests and those Of
the lake commerce demand.
Resolred, That the Mayor and Coun-
ell address "a letter to our Senators and
Representatives in Congress, urging up
on them the necessity Of an early appi-
cation of the unexpended Government
Funds, for the completion Of our Hartor
in accordance with the Report of Lieut..
Gamble, as hereto annexed and urging
them to use their best efforts with the
proper Departments to direct such an
application of the said funds.
Mr.. Evans enforced the Resolutions by
some quite lengthy, forcible, and effective
remarks. But as he spoke so rapidly, and
at such length, VIC shall not attempt to report
what he said. He was listened TO with a
good deal of attention, and was frequently
applauded.
The Resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed
On motion of Mr.. Evans the Meeting nd
journed to meet again three weeks from Sat
urday evening ncxt.-D.
Meeting at Paris.
NoTE.-The call issued for the meeting,
whose proceedings arc recorded below, was
intended as a call for a County meeting
Some inadvertency prevented its acceptance