The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-06-18
Annual Meeting OF the Swamp Land
- Commissioners OF ManitoWOc and
Calumet Counties.

Annual Meeting OF the Swamp Land
= Commissioners OF ManitcWOc and
Calumet Counties.
4.. June 9th 1868, A. NJ
The Board OF Swamp Land Commits
sioners, pursuant to resolution at the
house of j. B. Dunn, in the town of Ea-
ton. Present, D. B. Knapp, President,
Louis Faulbber, Patrick Brennan, .. K.
Potter ard Ansel Watrous,
Mr. Armsby, Civil Engineer, sumitted
the following.
To the Commissioners of Scamp and
ocer1loue6 Lands IN the Counties Of
Manito,ooc and Calumet.
GENTLEMEN Having made survey
of.the5 Manitowoc River in accordance
with your instructions, submit, for your
consideration, the following Report. Ac-
companying this Report is map and
profile of Manitowoc River embracing
that part lying between Cato Falls and
the rapids. --a -
AT the Rapids the channel through
which the River now discharges itself is
seventy-fve (75) feet wide, and about two
(2) feet deep in the deepest part and
with an average depth ofone SO 1000
feet.
The bottom of said channel in the
deepest part lis four 43.1O0 (443) feet
above the Bed of the River at Cato
Falls.
For further particulars [ will refer you
to the Profile marked @.
At the Rips there is stone dixie or
dam some twenty feet wide, extending to
the north shore of the river two hundred
(200)feet, and rising above the water siA
inches.
This is natural obstruction and ap-
pears to consist of loose stones from few
inches to two or three feet III diane
ter.
Your engineer is of the opinion that,
# the bed of the river at the Rips be
lowered so as to be but four 40. 100 a. 400
feet higher than the Bed of the river at
Cato Falls, and lowered for the space of
two hundred (200) feet below. and four
hundred (400) feet above said Rips, in
the manner indicated by the red line hh
In the profile marked O., and the chan
nel.nade three hundred 5000 feet wide,
the water at point six hundred (6O0l
feet above said Rips, will be lowered
one Il foot in depth, and thereby great
ly improving the quality of all low and
over6owed lands lying on and adjacent
to Manitowoc River, which are above said
Rips
The material to be removed seems to
be loose stones. In estimating the amount
of excavation, your engineer from the data
at hand can only approximate to the
same and is of the opinion that the re-
moval of seven thousand and nine hun
bred 1900 cubic yards of stone, mostly,
will complete the improvements propos-
ed
The deepest excavation of stone requlr-
ed will be three [3l feet
Manitowoc June 4th 1868.
FAYErrE ARMsBY.
Engineer.
On motion the report Mr. Armsby was
adopted.
On motion the Board adjourned unit
one o clock p. Nj.
o'clock p. NJ.
Board met Members all present.
The following preamble and resolution
were adopted:
Whereas according to the report Of
the Engineer of this Board it appear
that the improvement of the Manitowot
River, for the purpose Of draining the
Swamp and Over6owed lands III said
counties of Manitowoc and Calumet, a.
contemplated by Chapter 34l, Local
Laws of 1867, is practicable, therefore be
it.
Resolced, that the Board accept the
trust reposed in them and consent to
take the responsibility of making the
improvements contemplated in the said
act.
O. r. Potter rendered the following
resignation which, OH motion, was ac
cepted.
Commissioners of Swamp and overflow
ell Lands Of Manitowoc and Calumet
counties
| herewith tender my resignation as
templated ia the act organizing this
Board.
Rantoul, June 9th 1868.
O. r. POTTER.
On motion D. B. Knapp was elected
Superintendent of the Improvement III
place Of O. Il. Potter resigned.
On motion the following resolutions
were adopted. o.. q
Rcsolred, that the lands belonging to
the Commissioners of Swamp and Over
flowed lands of Manitowoc and Calumet
counties shall be subject to entry at any
time after the date at Sl.25 per acre and
all applicants are hereby notified to
make their applicants good within sixty
days from this date by depositing with
the Secretary of this Board the sum OF
ten dollars for each description. Said
ten. dollars shall be applied as part OF the
purchase money. The Secretary shall
endorse upon the application the amount
so paid.
Resolced That the Secretary of this
Board be and he is hereby instructed to
give public notice that this Board will
meet at the house of j. B. Dunn in the
Town of Eaton, Manitowoc County, on
Thursday, the 9th day of August 1868,
at 9 O. clock A NJ. for the purpose OF
selling the lands accruing 70 this Board
under the provisions of Chap, BAL, Local
Laws of 1861 and for the purpose Of sett-
ling disputed claims. All claimants are re-
quested to be present with their proofs
on this day.
On motion John P. Hume was elect
ed Secretary of this Board for the ensu-
ing year.
On motion adjourned to meet at the
''Rirps' at clock A. NJ, on Tuesday
July It'll 1868.
JOHN P. HUME
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