Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-09-16
Common Council Proceedings.

SPECIAL MEETING, Sept 13, '58.
Present-the Mayor. Aid. Bone ,Brande, Whip
pie, Allen, Head, Nichols, Ehls, Schend and
Fish.
The inmates Of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Aid. Fish, of the Special Committee, to in ves-
hgate the Harbor affairs, made the following re-
port:
The Chairman of the Special Committee, to
whom was referred the investigation of the har-
Dor affairs, would respectfully report to your
Honorable Body, that he has been unable to pro-
cure the attendance of the other members of the
Committee, and can, therefore, only report such
facts as have come under his own observation
l find that the Chairman of the Harbor Com
mlttee has assumed to direct the work on the
harbor generally, without instruction from, or
referene" to the Council, and without the coop.
GRAFTON of the rest of said Committee and that
the interest OF our citizens in the moneys expen-
ded for the construction of harbor, has materi-
ally suffered from the want of an intelligent head
to give direction and efficiency to the work
Inc dredge has been idle more than one-third
OF the time, for want of proper management in
running the scows. al
The work has been DISTRACTED from the want
OF Harbor Master, to remove vessels from the
track where 1T was necessary to run the scows.
The work has also suffered for want of proper
repairs being made in season.
The Dredge has worked inside in fair wealth
er, when tho public interest would have been
better served by working where the earth could
have been taken outside. rs
The dredge has laid still in rough weather
when there were places inside, where it might
nave ave worked to good advantage.
Inc work has been promiscususly and mot
cohSecuuvely done; large piles of earth have
been raised up and dumped into the harbor again
leaving IL to find its ORIGINAL had
Inc hrst two vessels that were loaded at the
warehouse of Quarles & Co., were stuck in the
mud, for want of proper direction in dredging
the channel, to the detriment of proprietors and
the disgrace Of our harbor.
Two engineers have been employed most of
the season, without facilitating the work. Six
men have been employed to run tho scows and
put tnree Ot them have worked at a time d
The above are but part of tho difficulties nm
der which our harbor interest has suffered. :
There are others of the same sort, and some
worse.
On reviewing the subject, have come to the
conclusion that if skill was employed in the di>
rectlon, and energy and perseverance in the ex-
eeuton, that the work might be nearly or quite
douole without an increase of expenditure v,
The above | can verify by good testimony or
by practical demonstration.
H-s ,sa. S. FISH. 81
Chairman ofthe Special COMMITTEES for inye.-
tlgatlng the harbor affairs go
Kenosha, Sept. 6, 1856.
On motion of Aid. - the report was aceep.
ted. stte, an ii,
Aid. Nichols moved, that the petition of the
lot owners on Fremont Avenue, in relation to
grading said street, be taken from the table, and
that the prayerof the petition be granted which
was agreed to. d.aa'4 :
Aid. Nichols. reported in favor of allowing
Dan Sanborn 1850 for grading done on BOND
street, and the report was adopted
AID Brande presented the subject of a claim
tor damages made by S. Ames, which was re-
terred to special committee, consisting of Aid.
Nichols, Head and Whipple.
A petition signed by j. 2. English, and En-
gel q Hatfner, was presented, asking the Coun-
ell to pass an ordinance regulating and restrain
ing the sale OF fresh meats in the city, and was
referred to the Judiciary Committee
On motion Of AID Bone, the Council adjourn
So G. b. LEWIS,
....... City Clerk