The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-12-06

and county under the act Of the Federal
Congrest, donating the lands from which
said. drainage fund is siderivel.l The ua
dersiuned have not been able 10 obtain
that act, nor the act Of. this State accept
ing said grant, for examination they do
not however deem this particularly lnis-T
fortune, inasmuch as the Resolutian rs-s
quires 10 inquiry into the fidelity or equity
of our State action under the trust Of the
federal action Aforesaid The title of said
act is given in general law of this State
approved April 30th, 1858, the first sec.
tion of which reads as follows i" For the
purpose Of carrying out the intention of
the aot of Congress entitled " an act to
grant to the State of Arkansas and other
States, the swamp and overt1owed lands
within their limits. Approved Sep. 2Sth
1880 And for the further purpose of en-
banoing TO the purchasers the value of
such swamp and ove,flowed lands, as
have been, or may hereafter be purchased
of this State, fifty per cent Of the net lmo-
ceeds of the sale of the swamp and overs
flowed lands granted to this State by the
act of Congress aforesaid, shall be and the
same is hereby set apart as separate
fund, to be entitled the Drainage Fund,
mi, oh ehon t,o 10 tla
and reclamation of said swamp and oyer>
flowed lands" -s## aH-.r..s. ..r1S
Here we have not only the title of the
said act granting said lands to this State,
but also the understanding Of the State of
its intention, to wit: To enable the State
to claim and reclaim them, An engagement
on the part of the State to carry out that
intention so far as so per cent. of the net
proceeds Of the sale of said lands will ena-
ble it to do so, and also a covenant with
the purchasers Of the State of said lands
to enhance their value by constituting said
so per cent. permanent fund, and sacred
ly devoting it to the draining and reclaim
ing of the same. Nog good reason is found
in any of the leglslations of this State, on
the subject, why the intention Of The fede-
raj act aforesaid should not be carried out,
nor why the covenants and engagements
of the said recited section should not be
fu filed. The undersigned can, however,
imagine that such, possibly, reasons exist,
if not in regard to all Of them at least in
regard to some Of said lands, to wit: That
some Of them may be insusceptible Of be-
ing drained, and thereby reclaimed 1t
may be impracticable to drain others from
the inadeqnacy of the fund and other
means that possibly might be devoted to
such an enterprise. The undersigned
however have NO evidence before them of
such possible conditions, on the contrary,
they have good reason to believe from
their own observations, and the opinions
of others that some at least Of the princi>
pal tracts of said lands in this courty are
not only susceptible of being drained but
that it is practicable to drain them by
means Of the drainage fund and such auxi-
liary aids as may be reasonably relied on.
The undersigned therefore recommend
that your Hon Body memoriaize the
Leg Stature, asking the passage of an act
authorising scientific survey of the prin-
cipal tracts Of swamp and overfowed
lands in this county especially on the riv-
er Manitowoc with view Of ascertainire
the practicalility Of draining the same
and the probable cost of such draining,
and suthorising your Hon. Body to appro-
pirate a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars out Of the proceeds Of the aforesaid
drainage fund belonging to this county,
to defray the expenses of such survey.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
-......... il. w. TUCKER,
CnAs. EssLINGER.
On motion Of Mr.. Plerpont, both report.
were laid on the table, to be made the spe.
cial business for Tues lay morning next.
On motion the Board adjourned until
Saturday morning, 0 o'clock
Saturday morning, Nov. l6, 1861. Board
met pursuant to adjournment. Rol caIl>
ed, quorum present. TIE minutes were
read and approved .. ...#... --.
Mr.. Pierpont otf,r.d the following res
olution: @Ial ar' -a n#..
ResoloeI, That TIA, Clerk of the B ,ard
Of Supervisor. be allowel to pay over to
the County Treasury, on account of his in
debte!ness to the County, one hun lred
and one dollars, uncurrent money at IS
face, and that the Coanty Treasurer is au-
thorzed and instructed to dispose of AL
uncurrent funds, in his hands, after re-
oaix;po, th;s a,,nunt fro,-, Tho Cl,,l, Il