The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-05-06

The United States of America compliments bring
this tnir bill OF complaint against the city of Duluth
.jpa corporation existing created byand exist
ing under the laws OF the state OF Minnesota in the
State Of Minnesota, and W W. Williams, Il. F. VII
Hams Richard e. COpurn, and IL ". " eeler, pa t.
dong business under the firm OF W ".
Williams Y Co, citizens OF the State OF Minnesota;
and thcrsupUn your orators complain aH. say:
That the saint Louis river. whcH is a ptrt of the
-,ound +, oeJwe-n 5aa state of Wisconsin and the
State MINI. tne waters Of which HoW ut0 Lake
Sup o., dt the cit, Of Superior, in the county Of
d siiL.as and state OF Wise snsin is uayeale for
anpug tNanl mites above {. outlet, and outlet
wl.le .5.r r.I- gle tyg ,ble waters of Lake Suge-
rGf, 50 afford igaton from said lake up and
down >aId river for about twenty miles from the
let ot said rgyer, and large commerce is thereupon
conducted That the outlet Of said river your ora
tors for the purpose OF facilitating said navigation
and keeping said outlet open for the purpose OF said
navigation, have already expended I~rge of
money to wit, over one hundred thousand dollars, by
sinking crib work loaded with and building piers
of crib-work extending into said lake,
and deepen the channel Of said river and it,
outlet and that your orators engaged in ex
tending and perfecJlng said improvements, and that
the Congress of the United States its last session.
appropriated the sum of sixty thousand dollars to be
expended by your for that purpose that said
improvements necessary to protect and the
navgabty of said river. and contribute to that end
by keeping said outlet clear OF ANA free from substan
which would otherwise be drfed and deposited
at the outlet of said river
That exhibit No l, hereto attached, correctly rep
the situation of the St. Louis river, Superior
bay the outlet OF said river, strip of land called
Minnesota Point being part Of the territory of the
State of Minnesota and the strip of land called Wis
consn Point being part OF the territory of the State
of Wisconsin,, and your orators pray that the same
may be considered and taken to be part OF this bill
of complaint with the effect though the facts
there represented were set forth fully herein.
That the defendant, the city of Duluth, is
gagged in cutting, digging, and excavatng canal
across, and nearly al right angles WITH said Minnesota
Point, socaed, at place about six miles
from the outlet OF SAID river, and opposite the widest
part of said bay, which sid canal, as contemplated
and in of construction is represented said
exhibit No. L, and which canal, If constructed will
connect the of said bay with the waters OF said
lake That Superior Bay, socaed, Is widening of
said river and that the water OF said bay, to be
touched by said canal is still water, the channel of
said running through the interior OF SAID bay
the outlet OF SAID IN Lake SuperIor that the
water in SAID bay whic will be reached by SAID canal
is several inches higher than the waters OF said LAKE
the opposite side Minnesota Point, to be touched
by SAID canal and that If said canal is constructed
the effect will be that portion OF the Of
Will be diverted from their natural channel and
the of SAID will be divided ard thus les
sened, the point of It's outlet into Lake Superior
and the earth and other substances which are drfted
and moved by said towards ana into said outlet,
viii remain there and I'LL up and obstrlc said outlet
to render navigation at that point impossible
very difficult and the improvements which your ora
tors making said outlet wholly Worthless and
destroying the pavigaohity OF said river, outlet
AMI throughout tae whole extent of said river, be-
tween the point where said canal touches aid bay
| and the outlet OF said river.
That the SAID defendant, the City of Duluth has
employ ci aud ret llsd the said Defendants " w
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