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THE LOCK, CANAL AND DAM. 405 the cost for dam, lock and canal at Winnebago Eapids at $23,- 748.50 on the depth of five feet, as proposed by him, which the board of public works reduced to four feet, but increased the dimensions of the locks to 125 feet by thirty feet. From the re¬ port of the improvements made in 1849 by the board of public works it appears that contracts were made for improving both channels at Winnebago Eapids, but no work was done that year. From this report it seems the state had a hand in the improve¬ ments at both Neenah and Menasha, as both rapids were known by the same name. The reports of the board made during their administration from 1848 until 1852, w^hen the w^ork was taken over by the Fox and Wisconsin Improvement Company, shows that no money was expended for any w^ork at either Neenah or Menasha. In the report of C. D. Westbrook, Jr., he gives the condition of the improvement of the channels to November, 1854. Of the Neenah channel he says: "At the Neenah or southern channel the canal lock and dams have been completed ready for use. The improvement here was executed without cost to the state in consideration of the use of the water power. The lock and canal, however, are of the original size. The canal is sixty feet wide on bottom and four feet deep. The lock is 140 feet long by thirty-five feet wide in the chamber." Of the dam he said it was bolted to the solid rock. The lock, he says, was made of timber filled with clay. In September, 1849, the state board of public works met at Oshkosh. All the influential men of the settlement of Neenah and Menasha were on hand to press their favor on the board to have their channel officially declared the state channel. The Eeed and Doty interests were now combined for the north chan¬ nel at Menasha, as there was strong rivalry between the two near-by villages, both struggling to gain something over the other. Curtis Eeed had been a member of this board, but re¬ signed that he might put in a claim for his interests in Menasha. Harvey Jones offered to make all the improvements at Neenah required by the engineers in charge of navigation on the south channel at his own cost if they would establish a line of the state's canal officially on that channel. Curtis Eeed offered the same and added $5,000 to be paid if called for. The Menasha channel was selected. This is said to have been a great disapr pointment to Col. Harvey Jones, as indeed it must have been, as well as to all the villagers. Colonel Jones died within two months of this decision—on November 8, 1849. Mr. Cunningham
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Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Winnebago County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 405 |
Page Number | 405 |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908449 |
Full Text | THE LOCK, CANAL AND DAM. 405 the cost for dam, lock and canal at Winnebago Eapids at $23,- 748.50 on the depth of five feet, as proposed by him, which the board of public works reduced to four feet, but increased the dimensions of the locks to 125 feet by thirty feet. From the re¬ port of the improvements made in 1849 by the board of public works it appears that contracts were made for improving both channels at Winnebago Eapids, but no work was done that year. From this report it seems the state had a hand in the improve¬ ments at both Neenah and Menasha, as both rapids were known by the same name. The reports of the board made during their administration from 1848 until 1852, w^hen the w^ork was taken over by the Fox and Wisconsin Improvement Company, shows that no money was expended for any w^ork at either Neenah or Menasha. In the report of C. D. Westbrook, Jr., he gives the condition of the improvement of the channels to November, 1854. Of the Neenah channel he says: "At the Neenah or southern channel the canal lock and dams have been completed ready for use. The improvement here was executed without cost to the state in consideration of the use of the water power. The lock and canal, however, are of the original size. The canal is sixty feet wide on bottom and four feet deep. The lock is 140 feet long by thirty-five feet wide in the chamber." Of the dam he said it was bolted to the solid rock. The lock, he says, was made of timber filled with clay. In September, 1849, the state board of public works met at Oshkosh. All the influential men of the settlement of Neenah and Menasha were on hand to press their favor on the board to have their channel officially declared the state channel. The Eeed and Doty interests were now combined for the north chan¬ nel at Menasha, as there was strong rivalry between the two near-by villages, both struggling to gain something over the other. Curtis Eeed had been a member of this board, but re¬ signed that he might put in a claim for his interests in Menasha. Harvey Jones offered to make all the improvements at Neenah required by the engineers in charge of navigation on the south channel at his own cost if they would establish a line of the state's canal officially on that channel. Curtis Eeed offered the same and added $5,000 to be paid if called for. The Menasha channel was selected. This is said to have been a great disapr pointment to Col. Harvey Jones, as indeed it must have been, as well as to all the villagers. Colonel Jones died within two months of this decision—on November 8, 1849. Mr. Cunningham |
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