Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-13
FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVER I'M
PR0VEMENT.
Interesting Meeting at Portage August 9Th.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Journal.1

Correspondence Of the Chicago Journal1
PORTAGE, Wis, August cit will
be remembered by those who read the
proceedings Of the convention which
met at Oshkosh on the oath of June,
that the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolped, That committee be appointed by
the Chairman, whose duty it shall be to act as
a committee to present the wishes of the people
from time 10 time, in all matters pertaining
10 the manner OF accomplishing the improve
ments and whose further duty it shall be TO
press upon the attention of Congress the neces-
sity and importance of the work, and to make
such suggestions to the authorities from time
to time as they may deem advisable and expe-
dent, and that the Chairman Of the Conven-
ton be designated the Chairman OF said COM
mittee.
The committee referred to in this re-
solution met, pursuant to call, in the
Court House, at IL N. to-day, to con-
slider in what way they might best &C
complish the work assigned them. The
meeting was called to order by Col.
Chas. ID. Robinson, Of Green Bay, the
chairman of the committee. r.. B.
Wentworth was elected Secretary,
after which the roll was called and the
following members Of the committee
responded:
Col Charles d. Robinson, Green Bay.
Hon. Morgan l.. Martin, Green Bay.
Joel S. Fisk, Esq, Green Bay.
]. G. Lawton, Depere.
Curtis Reed, Esq, Menasha.
ID. G. Van Ostrand, Neenah.
j. B. Davis, Oshkosh.
Horace Merriam, Berlin.
L. w. Barden, Esq, Portage.
Capt. NJ. II. Kayser, Prairie du Sac.
Ii. 0. Easton, RlchIand.
VIM. Larrabee, Clermont, Iowa.
Mr.. Robinson then suggested that a
subcommittee be appointed to arrange
business for the afternoon meeting.
a motion to this effect was made and
carried, and the chair appointed NJ H.
Martin, M. II. Kayser and Horace
Merriam. The meeting then adjourn
ed until o'clock NJ.
In the afternoon session the first o.
the resolutions presented by the Sub
committee was adopted but after con
siderable discussion it was voted to re
consider it.
At this point in the proceedings thC
Chairman read a telegram from VIM
Larrabee, of Clermont, Iowa, to the
effect that he would arrive in Portage
on the O'Clock train. AS others o.
the committee were expected on the
same train the committee took recess
until"7 o'clock P. ~
In the evening a large number OF
people interested in the work Of the
committee were present. On motion
a committee Of three was appointed tc
memorable Congress for an appro
priation sufficient to complete the work
of the Improvement Of the rivers with
in three years-the sum to be deter
mined by the Secretary Of War.
A resolution was adopted that {
committee of three be appointed tt
present the above memorial to Con
gress. The Chairman appointed as
said committee, VIM Larabee, o
Iowa; Hon. M. L. Martin, of Wiscon
sin, and -, of Minnesota.
A resolution was then adopted tina
the Governors Of Wisconsin, Iowa anc
Minnesota, and Major ID. &. Houston
Of Chicago, and his assistants on the
work, be invited to attend the next
meeting Of the committee.
The committee then adjourned K
meet at appleton, September 10th, Il
A. 1T hENT.