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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1845
Page
4
An ACU authorized Brookfield town supervisors in Milwaukee County to correct the 844 assessment roll under a 1943 town government act. The corrected assessment will be sent to the town tax collector for collection with returns due by the first Monday in spring. The act takes effect upon passage.
An act authorizes William A. Goudich George W. Ogden Adin Bardick Edward Palmer and Brecbam Sweet and associates to build and maintain a free bridge across the Rock River between Like Koshkouong and the ferry used by Angel Goodrich. The bridge must be at least eighteen feet wide with a thirty foot draw to keep navigation open. The act ensures the ferry owner’s rights are not impaired and may be amended by future legislature. Dated January 20 1845.
The act creates the Oak Creek Pier Company as a body corporate and politic with power to sue, enact by laws, transfer stock and real estate, and appoint officers. It authorizes construction of a jet into Lake Michigan near Oak Creek, sets capital stock at 1200 dollars in 25 dollar shares, and outlines subscription, director election, liability of stockholders, and regulatory compliance. The act takes effect after passage with approval dated January 23, 1845.
An act validates all Washington County school districts set off by common school commissioners since county organization. All votes and acts of school meetings are declared valid as if properly filed. The act takes effect upon passage. February 2, 1844.
An act repeals the 1842 Fond du Lac Company incorporation and reenacts the charter on February 8 1845. The company remains liable for all debts contracted, as if the act had not passed. The act applies to the Territory of Wisconsin and details repeal and reenactment provisions.
Two Wisconsin Territory joint resolutions authorize duplicating Supreme Court decision reports for 1842 and 1843 for district court clerks. A second resolution asks Congress for funds to census the territory and to hold a convention for a state constitution, urging the delegate to secure appropriations. Approved February 21 and 24, 1845.
A joint resolution directs Joshua Uathaway special agent of Wisconsin Territory to receive and disburse the distributive share of Wisconsin from net public land proceeds. The balance is to cover unpaid interest on bonds issued to Daniel Baxter for the capitol completion. final report and papers must be transmitted to the legislative assembly after disbursement. Approved January 24, 1848.
Legislative Assembly resolutions urge Congress to authorize an appropriation for a harbor at the mouth of the Sheboygan river. The measure cites regional interests from Sheboygan to the Wisconsin river and Fox river to safeguard Lake Michigan navigation. It requests Delegate Henry Dodge to press the law in session and for the governor to send copies to Congressional presiding officers.
A motion asks Congress to establish multiple mail routes across Wisconsin and nearby counties. Proposed lines include Janesville to Racine, Racine to Prairie Village, Wheatland to White Oak Springs, Mineral Point to White Oak Springs via Shullaburg and New Diggings, Madison to Waupun via Sun Prairie and Beaver Dam, and several others. The note dates to February 15, 1845, with routes spanning Dane, Iowa, Grant, Racine, Fond du Lac, Portage, and Crawford counties.
A Wisconsin Territory council and house resolution asks the Delegate to Congress to seek funds for placing a revolving light at Sauk Harbor within the territory. Dated January 30 1845, at Arraoven.
A 1845 resolution confirms the territorial name Wisconsin with the same orthography used by Congress in the 1836 act establishing the Territorial government of Wisconsin. The approval date is January 30, 1845.
Resolutions urge Hon. Henry Dodge to seek a bill provision allowing unexpended funds from the 1846 Legislative Assembly session to be applied to Territory debts. A certified copy of the resolutions is to be sent to the Territory’s delegate in Congress. Approved January 30, 1845.
Resolutions urge Henry Dodge to press Congress for an immediate appropriation to fund a treaty with the Menomonee tribe to extinguish the Indian title to lands north of the Fox River between the Wolf and Wisconsin rivers. Copies to congressional leaders and the territorial delegate were ordered. Approved January 30, 18 b5.
The Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin Memorial asks Congress to establish a Racine to Gilena Illinois mail route via Burlington Racine Geneva Walworth Beloit Rock and White Oak Springs. It urges tri weekly service in four horse post coaches to serve densely populated areas lacking mail facilities.
The Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory Wisconsin asks Congress to fund slack water navigation on the Fox River and removal of obstructions on the Wisconsin River. It argues the waterway is vital for inland trade between the Lakes and the Mississippi and notes Senate approval in the last session. Approved January 24, 1845.
The Legislative Assembly resolves that William B. Slaughter, then Secretary of the Territory, in September 1840 negotiated or deposited a ten thousand dollar draft with Samuel B. Knapp, cashier of the Bank of Mineral Point, issued August 10 1610. It directs a credit to Slaughter at the U S Treasury for the amount received or to be received. Approved February 2 1845.
A Wisconsin Territory memorial to Congress asks to establish a post road from Milwaukee to Madison via Prairieville Genessee Eagle Whitewater Fort Atkinson Snells Lake and Cottage Grove. The route would carry mail weekly until demand allows more trips and notes this road is vital and heavily traveled with poor facilities. Approved February 10, 1845.
The Wisconsin territorial legislature memorializes Congress to authorize a road from Prairie du Chien to La Pointe on Lake Superior. It notes the route along the edge between the Kickapoo and Wisconsin rivers to the Mississippi, citing mill sites and copper ore discoveries near Prairie du Chien as justification and estimating 3000 dollars for construction.
A memorial from Wisconsin Territory's legislature requests Congress honor a land grant to aid a canal project. It notes past sales and loans tied to the grant and asks for authority to dispose proceeds to complete the canal, fund a penitentiary and school, and adjust taxes and public lands policy. It urges relief for settlers burdened by the grant and seeks legislative authority to finalize the arrangement.
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