, 1866-04-11
ROCK RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Meeting Of The Committee Appointed at
xhe Recent Rel0it Meeting.

ROCK RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
meeting OF the Committee Appointed at
the Reeeut BeI0it meet1uE.
The Rock River improvement Convention held
a. Belot op the 1871 ult. appointed eonmlttee OF
one from each county bordering O. Kocs River.
rom It's mouth TO it, eourte in Wisconsin, to raise
fund. TO make thorough survey from lie mouth
10 Green Bag, with estimates Of the cost OF making
good steamboat navigation between those termlni.
The fremont House, In this city yesterday. Inc
following gentlemen, constituting The entire com
mtttee were present:
Joseph u1ttey, OF Lee county, ILL.,
i. ii. Church, OF wtnneoaRo county, H.
". J.Mtx. ot Oclc county H..
W. S, Williamson, Of Whiteaide, III.
III. RobeItsop, oi Rock Islana county, H.
i'm. Allan, Of Henry county, ILL.,
u. nltnardeoa, ot Rock county, VIE
". A, Dennis, Of Jefferson county, Wis.
E. c. Lewie. or DODGE county, VIE.
= On motion, JosePh Ut,ls5, Esq. Of Lee county.
Capt. 4. J. Robertson. ol kock Island, Secretary
The Chairman stated the object or the meeting
N be undcrstood ii, 10 he to 61 upon some plan.
ard to tecure lone person to make accurate sur-
vcy Of Rock Kiver, with 4 vlew to determine tha
feasibility. and probable eost el making It navi9a;
tbe committee Of that body had reported iavorahly
upon The project, but there WAS oouot whether 1.
n!eh, moi lei he tmothered IN other appropriations
Of hke character. and finally bs defeated.
probably be made By army suboFdInatef. who woud
make their estimates high - 10 rum thls project
would rathcr liz fenda should pu their hands INTO
fheir own pockets and DC this preliminary work
iht mseves. lie would appoEtion the coat among
notes and Zee how The money con1d Be ralsed, ard
she work done that II the project before Congress
fails we could our elves do the work. -.
a1nar +t.n1<u
81 I
might make oul6 be Of no uFe 70 us- except 20 fat
he'd ~ 9ar atnSs ne
Rnsfe oar srnsemen1s nd il he Genssl Govern en-
was' Al N favor 81 lie project ior mar
ing Rock River nayig,hle rom tae State
j tbe siaic Inc. His county. he was rure. would
give nothing for extending y beyond that line To
/, Winnebago would require an amount Of means
which b. was sure they conla no1 command. The
project IN each State rhoald BE- i1dependsnt Of tho
& combating The - Sbols IN, lIne rlt',a iton
appropriation Of 81 600 for the purposes Of the snr-
~. They were opposed 10 waiin9 Tor Congress.
I hey Wsnt 10 know a. once whether tho project is
ae far ~ poseiblel the work should be un-
der the contIol OF the people. The ogle county
appropriation Yas made under the suppo<1tion RI t5at
make the necessary appropriation, that OF oglc
comfy Won1d, Of courxe. b wisndraxn.
Mrl rlW1lkinson. q whttes,dt, doubted whether
couutles had right to make IN appropriation OF
this kind. He wa. niltne 10 do 1t hut be thought
i any taxpayers objected. nothing could he done.
lie was Mil Ing TO make an 1nnlsldcal suossspt,on
to put ihle measHlc through, len ites 4. la.Ee -
bis ta1 would BE-. and he believed each county
should raise II IN thi. way.
that lie county had the right 70 make the appropri-
ron under the general law 10 faase money for coun-
ty purposes, which. q coutse could not be ahoEe
would make The peoetsay appropriation. In fact,
Capt Robertson sad that stnca the meeting at
he % ms,teT ia 81 16s Rock River improvement, md
would do their part tn the matter.
Wi. J. N. Allan, Of Henry Co.; bud % doubt hat
Henry county, they won1d make IN appropriation
equal to ineir thaie Of Tie e1pense;
Ar. U.,1eJ. Of Lee, tsid Il wonld be impossible
Is only three towns IN The count. weso
'mmcd.a,el, interested In the matter. those three
ssEJ ior the fund would bo raised By subscription,
and that promptly,
The Davenport, G6za4s, and several o'her eentiemen
poi members OF the committee. were introduced
and invited TO fake eeais In the committee
Mr. CQnking, OF Fond du Lac County, Wt.cpc-
kn, raid ihaf by the remarks made By the gentle
| man from Winrtbago County. the Wisconsin dete-
| raiiou were placed tn i some"hst embarrassing
ppon ahsr minds a iSst ths projected @pse1e
meni Of Rock Rtver IN. 10 be a joint work Of tho
two stztes, 10 oe completed both above and bsloS
nnneesssa,y for The Wisconsin portion Of III. com.
mlttee 10 Re here to-day. LIE Thought ho Fa~ q
a.po.i.'en :noDf g.. some 1n,.2 Of the opp,s PHop,s
tSs s.na9a npper "a Ike. 0'e Iia The nsssspp
River. and 70 look 10 the complexion nf onlJ loea
| work, within The boundaries Of 1llluo1. The
male no. c9!! s5ss' s'sss hut grsat n,t!ens
Sich venja nna 'a9s TGa'1 ,hsous smp1 o
matter they telt l!ie OF no interest ia IT, Up tnest
they haa ths,E 10 eAal Ind hf.c.ltle: .us.
SssS 70 oSnsean al 81. rs eonsamet: ''' Tie;
I'D fths3r ps7ca for their lumber, and sn1
ebei,elipg n The cost Of transportation would b
70 m1eA eayed 10 The cunturntf. He slated that b.
hba communications II his pocket from l1ots!it
teymour ana other lesding men In New York, CON
nenaipg the projected improvement. He elo.es
which ehon1d receive 'he united Ac!ion OF bot
States. If 1blt was not tue, he had no hnsine.
IL. Lewis, Of Dodge County, Wis. concu1red Il
nba, Nr. ConkI ue had estd IN regard TO the neces
I,lY OF uIlty Of action. BIS conssitnent. were Il
favor Of ihat; To beneht Dodge county tho cana d.
posed 70 doing anything Up there unless the peopl
of uktndis joined nth lhera They wanted the in
ss,. se p.oos
| County n ou1d join henftily IN the measure
Jud9et hurch dl.cls!ued any Intention to cat ot
Wisconsin, md hs was willing 10 cry quits on tha
Ms; conkl,pg raid we mn.t break up this oou,
/ mlttee and 70 home. or matnin1n INC original pro
ct of combined action BY bob sasss' LEI ns teafs' X
ioc.s .nd 1es1e tnsm ou, IN q
nsintalned by many that The Wisconsin, portion o
! ibc rroirct Wa an unfeas,ble one. Hs 1elt yet:
sure that the contrary would prove 70 be the fact
ai 4 Congregational appropriation. to be under th
control of The proper committee. and ho felt sur
that m ,h,s MY 1t wonld be 81 honestly Used as !
MI. ttIey said fthie work was not done by Con
hoa h BE- 3 as ,se peop
rhou(d be By separate State actlon bnt acting hxl
roulon.1y together. The meeting, at Rockfor
sas anxious not to have ths improvement ioade.
b projects 'hat would snk tne "hgls s,e1 th'nf
thought the action wonld teeinfnsly be fep1rate
yet at4iDc together in harmony.
,b,s III hing done % Sy separate @ eomntttees This sol
fSl The benet, OF Illinois to nave this surrey mad
hardly be done Otherwise. Alter the surveys ar
are lnade. tber will Then know better how 10 act
Nhethe together otteparately, rs the necessity NE
vcaptatn Kobcrtson, OF Rocs Iland then offered III
following resolution. which, after discussion wd
sese9sea. 1haI ~ committee Of four be 4ppoluss
s9rTty OF Koek River, and 10 aprortfon the amonr
1 sssh ss ana tes pfeP%i11
improvement arc required to pay, IN order 10
| eompl}sh sud suFEcy.
l TAyu1I aatd eou
: Adjourned rrt,l q ?: N:
EyESrSa SESSION.
The conpittec appointed atthe elose o. me q
lie cost Of kurveF at Si0,00o, and recommend f6
il be equally borne BY tho tvo states, and that q
several counties interested In the t"o ssa!ea De
iesst.on nGSz en1ct County. Wis. ......:.. y
pe6;s g e. GSnnt3; n cou0t, ws.;s: wi..: is
5 Wlnnebaro County, 1n.......'.'.., 11m ~
] ogle County ~ ~. n....-'...'.'...''.'.. I'M ~
t Wh,sesldr Comfy, M..-............ so9 so9
Heei Island County, m.........".. 1,oo'-s "
z NJ ., sioJ
rss moi .. IL committee was accepted !
H. Mia oaeaeS aeSpssi ss following resolutions.
WHEREAS, he COMMITTEES having reported
cstImsted smount Of the whole survey
oi iliDol. and Wisconsin, ,.
Rtto{red, That The committee from Wiseon
H. suDoint from ihenopevcsn President. Secretary
O. Ifeasurer, whose duv It shall be 10 emnioJ
s. Necessary engineers 10 survey the Rock Ktser.
a. Witconsln, and 10 receive and disoutse me nee
s.ry tpnds to pay the game ; End the said CONN.,
v lee rfcm Illinois ehall arpo1uta IKE comn1fs
I'd with like powerz apd duties. tor the STATE or
ne noit; and thete t~o committees, from Illinois
WiEeppsin. ehAtI appoint a eonsulifng engine
OF ho thall euperrtae the whole survey and Who ss
y, ie paid equally by The committee from "tscon
md Ih1noIs.
Tnis resolution were discussed At conatdera
kurth, arc finally adopted.
0n morton, The Chairman Of tho committee :,
rconeyfed TO draf a auemor!al TO Congress-, TO wh
y. 1e vas empo~t red to attach the signatures Of
committee. and forward It 70 the Representative
se Congress 'tom Illinois md Wisconsin. asking
~ ! rev of kock River, the fuud so granted to
nlsctu IN thd bands oftbe committees from the
Ter StstEe for disbursement .., .
.. Alter he tsansactioa Of rome nntmportsnt b