Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28
Kilbourn Dam.

Inc County Committees Of Mara
thou, Portage, Wood, Adams and Ju
neau, met at Grand Rapids on the goth
day of JAM, A. D. 1860, in accordance
with a resolution passed at the Lum-
BERN ems mass meeting, held at Ste.
vens Point, Jan. 9th, 1860.
Geo. Hiles was appointed to act as
chairman of said meeting, and r. B.
Whitehouse to act as secretary.
The roll being" called the following
members answered to their names:
Nnrathoa Co.-Hugh McIndoe, J.
E. S. Cooper.
Portage Cor. B. Whitehouse.
FOOD CO.. H. Compton, J. J.
Chatnock, Geo. Hiles.
Juneau and Adams Co's.-McMul-
len, L. Weston, A. H. Reed.
4 motion was then made, seconded
and carried that the committees from
each county report to'the committee
of the whole, how much was subscrib-
ed by each county for the purpose OF
removing the nuisance called the Xii
bourn City Dam.
Messrs. Weston and Reed, the com
mittee from Adams and Juneau, stated
that they are responsible for Juneau
Co., to the amount Of five hundred
dollars: twenty per cent to be paid
down at the commencement of the
work, thirty per cent as the work pro
crosses, and the remainder Oh the com
pletion of the work. -.
Messrs. McMulIen and S. J. Fields,
stated that they will pay fifty dollars
each, one half to be paid when the .iob
is completed, and the remaining one.
half on the first day of July next, tc
give security.
Mr.. Hirfhan from Adams Co. stated
that he would be responsible for the
sum Of sefenty-fve dollars; twenty pc,
cent to be paid at the commencement
of the work, thirty per cent as the
work progresses, the remainder on the
completion Of the work.
Messrs. McIndoe and Cooper from
from Marathon Co., say that the citi
zens of Marathon Co., have subscribed
seven hundred dollars; one hundred
and fifty in cash, and five hundred and
fifty in lumber and shingles, to be de
livered at Mosinee and Wausau. to be
paid as the other committees pay
theirs. ,..
Messrs. Compton, Charnock and
Eliles, from Wood Co., state that they
will pay one thousand dollars in cash
twenty per cent to be paid on the com
mencement Of the work, thirty pei
cent as the work progresses, and the
remainder on the completion of the
job.
+. B. Whitehouse, from Portage Co
states to the meeting that the citizens
of Portage Co., have subscribed sever
hundred and sixty nine dollars, an6
seventy five cents, to be paid in cash
lumber and shingles, that he will guar
: antee the payment Of three hundred
: and seventy dollars of the above
amount, to be paid as the other com
mittees pay theirs.
Burt Brett, Of Stevens Point, wa:
. appointed to act as one of the commit
tee in Portage Co., in place of Johr
fSlothower
Specifications for taking out the
dam having been read by the secreta
~, Mr.. Kingston made motion which
was seconded and carried that propo
sitions be received by the committee
one to take out two hundred and TWEEN
ty five feet, commencing at the waste
{ gate on the east bank Of the river. like
wise a proposition to take the whole
dam down to low water mark, to re-
quire security to the amount of ter
! thousand dollars for the faithful per
Iformance of the work.
! Meeting adjourned till o'clock P
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