The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-05-14
Proceedings or the Board Of Commits
siOners OF the Swamp and Overlooked
Lands in ManitOW0c and Calumet
CnunftnS


Lands in ManitOw0c and Calumet
Counties.
April 81, 1S68-1O O clock A. NJ.
The Board of commissioners of the
sawmp and Overlooked Lands OF Mani
towoc and Calumet counties met pursu-
ant to notice, at the residence OF J, b.
Dunn, ESQ.,. in the town of Eaton-Pres-
ENID B. Knapp, President Louis
Faulhaber, Patrick Brennan,O. K Potter
and Ansel Watrous,
On motion the bond of Louis Faulha-
Der, Treasurer of this board was accepted
and fled
On motion the President and Secre-
| tary of this Board were instructed to
draw orders on the Bounty Treasurer
of Manitowoc and Calumet counties for
the funds accruing to this Board for the
sales of 1866, in accordance with Chap.
BAL, Local Laws of 1867. Orders is
sued.
On motion the following resolutions
was adopted.
Resolved BY he Board of Commits
sioners of Swamp and overflowed Lands
of Manitowoc and Calumet Counties,
that the Secretary of said Board be au-
thorized and instructed to procure at the
expense of said Board, suitable books
for recording the proceedings of said
Board, and book for recording the
List of Lands belonging to said Board
under the provisions of Chap. 34l Laws
of 1867; also two books for the use of
Stub Order book and Stub receipt book
tor the use of Secretary office and
that SAID Secretary be also empowered
to procure,a suitable blank Certificate
of Lands mentioned in said act; copy
of which to be laid before said Board for
It's approval prior to any number being
stricken off and all other necessary Blanks
for the use of said Board.
On motion the following form Of ap-
plication for purchase was adopted
APPLICATIONS FOR PURCHASE
To the Commissioners of Swami and
and overfowed lands of the counties of
Calumet. and Mauitowoc.
l hereby apply for the purchase of.
Town. ....... Range.....in the
County of. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Dated this .......day of..............lS6S
On motion the following resolution Was
adopted;
Resolced-By the Board of Commits
sioners of Swamp and overfowed Lands
of Manitowoc and Calumet Counties
that in determining the right of claim
ing to presumption Of Lands belonging to
this Board under the provisions Of
Chapter 34l Laws of 1897. the applica ton
first filed with the Secretary of said Board
shall take precedence excepting such APP
plicatious as have heretofore been made
to any one Of the Commissioners the
right of the applicants who have made
such applications shall be determined by
the dates thereof.
On motion adjourned until one clock
One clock p. NJ
Board met
On motion the following resolutions
was adopted.
ResolceoLThat the Secretary of this
Board is hereby instructed to publish in
Manitowec and Calumet Counties IA list
of all Lands referred to in Chapter 34l
local laws of 1867 which are subject to
sale by the said Commissioners except
the lands in the town of Maple Grove
Manitowoc County and that the Presi-
dent and Secretary be authorized to draw
orders on the Treasurer 10 pay for the
same.
On motion the following resolutions
was adopted.
Resolred,- the Board of Commits
sioners of Swamp and oyerhowed Lands
Of Manitowoc and Calumet Counties that
the President and Secretary of said
Board are hereby authorized and in
structed to employ competent civil en-
gineer to make surveys of the rivers,
streams and swamps, referred to in said
Chapter SAL, who shall draw plans and
specifications and make estimates of the
probable cost OF the improvement con-
templated by said Chapter 81, Laws Of
1867. II.
Resolred That before a contract shall
be entered into with said Engineer to
make sid surveys the President and
Secretary shall report their action in the
premises to this Board for approval
Resotued- as soon as a contract
shall be entered into with competent
Engineer to make said surveys, the work
shall be pushed forwad with all posi-
BILE speed consistent with the interest of
the proposed work, and that as soon as
said surveys shall have been completed
a meeting of this Board be called at
some convenient place for the purpose
of receiving the report of said Engineer
and determining the practicability of the
proposed Improvement.
On motion adjourned until May I'd at
9 O clock A. N.
May I'd, 1863 O clock A. NJ
Board ;ii2. pursuant to adjournment,
Present-Messrs. Knapp. Brennan;
Potter and Watrous.
Surveys Of the bed of the Manitowoc
river were exhibited to the Board by.
Z. hrmsby, Esq, Civil Engineer, and
he stated, as his opinion, that the lower
ing of the river at Rips and other
points would materially affect the oyL..
flowed lands adjacent to the river.
On motion proceeded to elect a civil en-
gineer. +. Armsby having received a
majority of all the votes cast was de-
clared elected Civil Engineer.
Onmotion the following resolutions was
adopted:
Resolced, That Mr.. Armsby is hereby
ordered to make surveys. commencing
at point above and near Cato Fall, call
ed the Rips, and make examination
of the bottom of the river, and make
such report to this Board as Chap, 344,
Local Laws of 1867, contemplates, at as
early a day as possible.
On motion proceeded to elect a Super
intendent of the work, in accordance
with section 10, of said chapter 34l.-
0. r. Potter having received a majority
of all the votes cast Was declared elected
Superintendent.
On motion the following resolutions
were adopted.
Resofuetl, That the annual meeting Of
this Board shall be held on the lst Sat
urday of June in each year and that
the next annual meeting be held at house
of j. b. Dunn, in the town of Eaton, on
the 9th of June next
Resolred, That the per diem of the
President and Treasurer of this Board