NUMBER 17. MEMORIAL for an appropriation of $75,000 to improve the harbor at Bayfield. To the honorable, the congress of the United States: Your memorialists, the legislature of the state of Wisconsin, would most respectfully ask for an appropriation of $75,000 for further improvement of the harbor of Bayfield, which is a much frequented haven at the northwest point of the state. Your memorialists further respectfully represent that such an appropriation would be of great benefit to the numerous steam and sail vessels frequenting the port of Bayfield with the objects of commerce and safety, and would also tend to the development of the adjacent country, whose vast mineral, timber and agricultural resources require such a commodious outlet and inlet as the improved harbor would present, for the purpose of accommodating the active trade with the ports throughout the length and breadth of the chain of the great lakes, and which annually increases, resulting in great benefit to this state and to the general government. And your memorialists will ever pray. NUMBER 18. MEMORIAL to congress for a grant of land to aid in the construction of the Wisconsin river valley railroad. To the honorable the senate and house of representatives of the United States in congress assembled: The memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin respect. fully represents: That the Wisconsin river valley railroad, starting from a point at Kilbourn City, on the Wisconsin river, and terminating at Trappe Rapids, in the county of Marathon, will be a work of great importance when completed, and will open to settlement a large extent of country that is now unprovided with railroad facilities; and that the country between Kilbourn City and Trappe Rapids embraces many of the most extensive lumbering manufactories in the state, as well as large quantities of the richest farming and pine lands in the state, and it only requires an avenue through it to cause immigration to flow in and more thickly settle up this section of the country. The region of country is now as well settled as it can be without railway facilities. Therefore, your memorialists respectfully ask, that a grant of land be made to the Wisconsin river valley railroad company to aid in the construction and completion of said railroad. The governor of the state of Wisconsin is hereby respectfully requested to transmit a copy of this memorial to each of our senators and representatives in congress, and also one copy to the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives of the United States. Approved March 5, 1868. NUMBER 19. MEMORIAL to congress for the establishment of a daily mail route from Evansville, in the county of Rock, via Albany to Monticello, in the county of Green, Wisconsin. To the honorable the senate and house of representative of the United States in congress assembled: The memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin respectfully represents: That the the interest and convenience of a large and rapidly increasing population require the establishment of a daily mail route from Evansville, on the Chicago and northwestern railroad, via the village of Albany to Monticello, in the county of Green. Your memorialists, therefore, respectfully ask for the estab lishment of such daily mail route. NUMBER 20. MEMORIAL to congress for a light house on the point of the reef at Bailey's harbor. To the senate and house of representative of the United States: The memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin shows: That there is a new light house to be built at Bailey's harbor the coming season, and that there is a new light house about one half mile from the point of a reef extending into lake Michigan, in a south easterly direction; that where the light house now stands it is impossible for masters of vessels to determine how far they are from the light in the night; that there has been quite a number of vessels gone on the reef, and the value of property destroyed since 1860 is about $75,000; that on the point of the reef there are two to three feet of water; that a foundation could be built comparatively cheap compared to the amount of property that would be lost by the light house being built on the ground where the old light house now stands; that there is plenty of timber and stone near by at hand to build the foundation. Your memorialists therefore respectfully ask that an additional sum of money be appropriated for the purpose of building the foundation for the light house on the point of said reef, as your memorialists believe would be paid in a tenfold proportion. Approved March 6, 1868. NUMBER 21. MEMORIAL to congress for an appropriation of $75,000 to improve the harbor of Superior. Your memorialists, the legislature of the state of Wisconsin, would most respectfully ask for an appropriation of $75,000, to improve the harbor of Superior, which is a much frequented haven at the northwest point of the state. Your memorialists further respectfully represent that such an appropriation would be of great benefit to the numerous steam and sail vessels frequenting the port of Superior, with the objects of commerce and safety, and would also tend to the development of the adjacent country, whose vast mineral, timber and agricultural resources require such a commodious outlet and inlet, as the improved harbor would present, for the purpose of accommodating the active trade with the ports throughout the length and breadth of the chain of great lakes, and which annually increases, resulting in great benefit to this state and to the general government. And your memorialists will ever pray. NUMBER 22. MEMORIAL to the postmaster general for an increase of mail service on route No. 13,037, from North Prairie station, Waukesha county, to Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson county, Wisconsin. The memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin respectfully represents: That the semi-weekly mail service, on mail route No. 13,037, from North Prairie station, Waukesha county, to Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson county, Wisconsin, is inadequate to the wants and convenience of the people, and the establishment of a tri-weekly mail service is respectfully asked for over said route. Approved March 6, 1868. NUMBER 23. MEMORIAL for the location of a lighthouse on Outer island, in lake Superior. To the honorable the congress of the United States: Your memorialists, the legislature of the state of Wisconsin, would most respectfully ask for the location of a lighthouse on Outer island, in lake Superior. This island is the easternmost of a dangerous group of islands lying off a point right on the course of vessels bound in and out of the important and much frequented harbor of Superior. Your memorialists further respectfully represent, that consideration for the safety of the many lives and vessels exposed to the perils of these dangerous islands, urgently demands that Outer island should be supplied as speedily as possible with a suitable lighthouse. And your memorialists will ever pray. The secretary of state of the state of Wisconsin does hereby certify, that the laws, joint resolutions and memorials published in this book, have been compared with the originals, deposited in this office, and that they appear to be correctly printed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state at the capitol, in Madison, this 20th day of April, 1868. [L. S.] THOS. S. ALLEN, Secretary of State. 16 GEN. LAWS. |