published in the volume of general laws passed that year, on page 221, and also of the general laws passed and approved February 17, 1871, and published on pages 276 and 277, is a statement of facts as they existed then and as they

now exist.

Your memorialists would earnestly solicit your attention to those memorials.

Your memorialists would further state to your honorable body, that the harbor at Port Washington has already opened to profitable use for the short time it has been used, having only expended thirty thousand (30,000) dollars received from the United States government, and fifteen thousand (15,000) dollars given by said town; and during the year 1871, in the months of September and October, there have been seventytwo (72) arrivals and departures-the work on said harbor had not sufficiently progressed to admit vessels before that time. The depth of water at present is an average of six feet, protected by cribs. See United States Engineers' Report of 1871.

It would not only throw away the money already expended to grant no further appropriation, but would work a wrong to those who have thus voluntarily contributed on the faith that the government would carry on a work that it [has] already begun.

And your memorialists will ever pray.
Approved March 9, 1872.

NUMBER 18.

MEMORIAL to congress for the erection of a custom house at Racine. The memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin respectfully represents:

That the interest and convenience of the people of Racine and of this state will be greatly promoted by the construction and erection at that place, by the United States, of a building for post office purposes; that upwards of twenty thousand people, residing at Racine and in its vicinity, are supplied with mail matter at said office, and that the business of said office is rapidly increasing; that Racine is a port of entry on lake Michigan, possessing one of the safest and most capacious harbors on the lake; that its commercial interests are large and

increasing; that its vessel tonnage is second only to that of Milwaukee, and larger than that of any other port in Wisconsin except Milwaukee; that Racine is the eastern terminus of the Western Union Railroad, a railroad extending west through the states of Wisconsin and Illinois, and having its western terminus at Rock Island, in said last named state; that during the season of navigation, a large portion of the mail matter from New York, the New England States, Canada and northern Michigan, designed for Iowa and Nebraska, is transported via Grand Haven, Milwaukee and Chicago, and that the Western Union Railroad is a more direct and speedy route than any other established, for the purpose of transporting such mail matter; that the present facilities for transacting the business of a post office and collection of customs at Racine are limited and insufficient, and that the requirements of business demand an enlargement of the same.

Your memorialists, therefore, respectfully ask that measures may be taken and sufficient appropriations may be made, for the construction of a suitable building for post office purposes, and for the transaction of business connected with the office of the collector of customs at Racine.

Approved March 15, 1872.

NUMBER 19.

MEMORIAL to congress for the erection of a custom house and post office at Green Bay, Wisconsin.

To the honorable, the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled:

The memorial of the state of Wisconsin, respectfully represents:

That the city of Green Bay, as a port of entry, is one of the most important on the waters of the western lakes. That a large fleet of vessels and steamers are engaged in commerce between this port and others in and out of the district, and the commerce is rapidly increasing, with a prospect of still more rapid development hereafter; and that the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers will increase its commerce many fold. That the erection of a custom house and post office is a present necessity, and a greater necessity in prospective.

Your memorialists would therefore respectfully pray your honorable body to cause by act of congress at an early day, the erection of such buildings at Green Bay, and your memorialists will ever pray.

Resolved, That the governor be requested to send a copy of this memorial to each of our senators and representatives in congress.

Approved March 23, 1872.

NUMBER 20.

MEMORIAL to congress for the protection of the navigation of the St. Croix river and the improvements thereof.

The memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin respectfully shows:

That the St. Croix river bordering the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota is navigable for steamboats, flatboats, barges and rafts, from its junction with the Mississippi river to the Falls of St. Croix, in the county of Polk, in said state of Wisconsin. That a company has been incorporated by the legislature of Minnesota, commonly known as the "Stillwater Boom Company," which claims, by virtue of its charter, granted by the said state of Minnesota, to maintain and keep up booms, shear booms, piling and piers, that seriously obstruct and retard the navigation of said river for steamboats, flatboats, barges and rafts, during the season of navigation, at times causing a complete blockade of the channel of said river, when the free and unobstructed passage of steamboats, barges, flats and rafts is of great importance to the public.

You are therefore most respectfully memorialized to authorize an investigation in the premises, and to enact such laws as will enforce the rights of the aggrieved parties. And you are further memorialized to make an appropriation for the improvement of the navigation on said river, by removing obstructions from the steamboat channel, and such other needed improvements as shall be deemed necessary by government engineers. Approved March 23, 1872.

NUMBER 21.

MEMORIAL to congress for the erection of a light house at the entrance of Sturgeon Bay, and to place buoys in the channel of said bay.

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 respectfulty represents:

That the present large and constantly increasing trade and commerce in Sturgeon Bay, in the state of Wisconsin, demand for their maintenance, and for the convenience and safety of vessels and steamers engaged therein, that a light house be erected at the entrance of said bay, and that buoys be placed in said bay, so as to indicate the channel thereof.

Your memorialists therefore respectfully request, that a sum of money sufficient for such purposes, be appropriated therefor.

The governor is hereby respectfully requested to transmit a copy of this memorial, to each of our senators and representatives in congress, and to the president of the senate, and to the speaker of the house of representatives of the United States.

Approved March 23, 1872.

NUMBER 22.

MEMORIAL to congress for the establishment of a weekly mail route from Chippewa Falls in the county of Chippewa, via Penoka Range to Ashland, Ashland county.

The memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin respectfully asks

For the establishment of a weekly mail service from Chippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa, by the way of Penoka Range to Ashland, in the county of Ashland, and further says that the establishment of said service will accommodate a large number of settlers and the lumber interests of Northern

Wisconsin. Your memorialists would therefore ask the establishment of said mail route, and that service be commenced as soon as practicable.

Approved March 25, 1872.

NUMBER 23.

MEMORIAL to congress for increased mail services over certain mail routes in Pierce county,

To the honorable the senate and house of representatives of the United States in congress assembled.

T'he memorial of the legislature of the state of Wisconsin, respectfully represents :

That the interest of a large number of the inhabitants and business men of the St. Croix valley, and of Pierce county, especially, require that the following changes in the mail service in the county of Pierce, and state of Wisconsin, are greatly to be desired.

First. That the route from River Falls via Ellsworth to Maiden Rock be changed so as to include the hamlet of Lost Creek, so called, and that the service on the mail route be increased to three times a week, and that the headquarters be changed to River Falls.

Second. That the mail route from Maiden Rock in Pierce county, Wisconsin, to Red Wing in Minnesota, be discontinued.

Third. That the mail route from Ellsworth in Pierce county, Wisconsin, to Red Wing Minnesota, be changed so as to include the postoffices of Bay City and Trenton, in the county of Pierce, Wisconsin.

Fourth. That the time for traversing the mail route from Maiden Rock in Pierce county, to Brookville in Saint Croix county, be changed from Tuesday and Wednesday to Thursday and Friday. Your memorialists would respectfully pray that said mail routes and changes be established as aforesaid, at the earliest practicable period.

Approved March 25, 1872.