The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-05-11
the nARBoR MEETING.

took place at the city hall. The
ing was called to order by Mayor
:e and on motion he was elected to
de. There was a good attendance,
ge number of business men being
ent.
!. Tomkins gave brief talk on the
1t of the meeting, which was to
.ss matters as to why the govern
should make Manitowoc harbor
or of refuge, that will enlarge the
ged area and maintain the channel
g the shore line.
Tomkins stated that it depended
lie volume and nature OF the COM
e in the inner harbor and the
ties of the port here, He said
the government never has done
dredging of rivers inside the shore
excepting Milwaukee and that
lever dredging was done the city
ID give assurance that it would be
tanned.
said that a harbor of refuge can
q created, that it becomes such by
of circumstances. The Mani
3 harbor is too small for anchor
purposes, being only 2,2OO feet at
yidest point.
Tomkins then requested that
eport of the committee of citizens
nted by the mayor be heard.
ney A. L. Nash read the report
b was comprehensive and an ex-
at presentation OF the city's side
3 proposition. Following is the
t:
T. A. b. Tompkins,
assistant United States Engineer.
Milwaukee, Wis.
II Sir: The following report is
in accordance with your written
sst addressed to the mayor of the
Df Manitowoc under date Of April
,ll. Mayor Ell. Stolze, appointed
lmittee of citizens to gather such
nation as might be possible in
mited time allowed and present
you at the meeting announced for
date. This report is therefore
d by the mayor and by the chair
Of that committee.
We find that the Arrow Head Har-
onsisting of two converging piers
,een in the main highly satisfact-
The undertow in the river above
h Street. bridge has been pra
y eliminated. The only thing in
part of the river which now eau
'ouble to shipping is this: that ii
lsterly, north easterly or south
rly storm heavy swells penetrate
arbor and pass up the river max
Uncomfortable and some times
srous for boats at the docks. Not
does this threatendamag to the
and to the docks but it interrupts
events freight handling over the
We think that the one defect
ioned could be entirely prevented
slight addition to the present
AS now built the 425 foot ent-
admits seasfrom the south east
follow up the north east piers
i3trike the shore and river north
their force mainly undated; and
J, same way north east seas follow
2 inside of the south east pier and
rate the mouth of the river. Our
On Is that if cribs were added at
nds of each OF the present piers
ing each pier in an easterly di
on not less than 200 feet farther,
ituation would be greatly helped.
I, additional cribs should not he
nued in the present direction of
xisting piers but should be turned
,ly to the east and be nearly par
but converging enough to mar
The entrance down from 800 to $50
With this change the seas pen
ng the entrance would be brok
. and prevented from following
nner line of the existing piers.
l1e contrary such seas would be
hted so that when they get in.
the basin they would be running
sically straight west, then would
d out and dissipate their force
|, basin.
I'VE do not consider it desirable to
the expense of dredging out the
so as to make it a Harbor of
,e. This would be much more
hsive than the slight extention Of
iers above described; further, the
is hardly large enough to furnish
bragg for any considerable amount
iipping considering the large size
Ills now sailing the lakes. Besides
he protection of the lower river
swells will be much better ac-
lished with a shallow basin than
la deep one. We understand this
I has to do largely with conditions
e lower river and we have there,
indicated above what seems to
Hill best serve to make the lower
safe in all kinds of weather.
srhe only dredging between the
mouth and the pier entrance
I've would suggest would be enough
ing to widen the existing channel
Suggestion has nothing to do with
1A.onditions in the lower river so