The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-23

AT the Annual Meeting of the
Board Of Supervnors of Lake
county, commenced and held a,
the Circuit Court room In said
county, on the 18th day Of Octo-
Der, A. d. 1873, the following
business was transacted. to.wit:
Board was called to order by
w. j. Holcomb, Chairman.
Roll was called and the follow :
Ing members answered to their
names:
w. j. Holcomb, Of Killbnck,
Augustus Towncr, Of Ellsw orth.
James Blood, of Pinora.
A. S. Randall, Of Chase.
Albert Allen, of Cherry Valley.
Geo. w. Townsend, Of Webber.
I. d. Blood, Of Yates.
Q. T. Carr, of Lake.
Motion by A. Allen: That ev-
~ homestead that has been occu-
pied for period OF five years be
placed upon tho assessment rolls.
Motion carried.
Motion by James Blood: That
tho Lands of the f. g.. p. M.
Railway Company DO placed upon
the assessment rolls.
Motion by |. ID. Blood, that the
above motion be laid OH the table.
Carried.
The following petition was pre-
sented by ]. ID. Blood:
TO the Board Of Supervisors ofMs County of
Lake, in kIs &sts of Aiehigan:
The petition Of the undersigned respect.
fully shsweth: That your petitioners wish
to construct dam across the Pere Mar
quette River. in the township of Yates, in
the county Of Lake, on the southwest /
of Section 10, Township IL North, of Range
IL West. from 35 to 80 feet distant up
stream from the west limit of said Section.
to furnish water power for saw mill and
other machinery for manuf. curing purposes.
Said dam will be 10 feet high. IL rods long,
IL feet wide at the top, and sixteen feet at
the bottom; made with heavy tinbcrs sunk
four feet below the surface Of the ground,
with cribs Of timber filled with gravel, and .
row of piles driven close together, six feet
in the ground, along the upper face Of dam.
There will be shute twenty feet wide, made
of timber and plank, for the passage of boats,
timber and logs, with an apron twenty feet
long, made of plank. In place of . lock
there will be plank shute four feet deep.
to allow that depth of water to pass throuxh
shute. There will also be nume for the
water wheel, OF to empty the dam If neces-
sary. Your petitioners have given notice
o. this application, by advertising the same
over their signatures, stating in substance
the contents of this petition, and the same
has been published in the Mason county
Record, newspaper printed in the co~nty
Of Mason, In this State, and in the Lake
County &ar, q newspaper published in this
county, In which there is no newspaper
printed, (tire said counties of Lake and Ma.
son being the only counties through which
said River runs) and also that such notice
has been published at least three weeks
previous to the date Of this petition, in the
Weekly Detroit Free Press, q Newspaper
published IN the city Of Detroit, in this State.
Copies Of such papers, containing said ad-
vcrtisement are herewith presented. Your
petitioners having complied in every respect
with the law in such case made and provid-
ed, therefore respectfully pray that your
Board will grant them leave to constructs
such dam in accordance With Sec. %, Chap
10, Compiled Laws Of Michigan, as amended
by Chap. 129, Laws Of Michigan, 1878.
And your petitioners as in duty bound, &c,
&c. GEO. FoRNAN.
JAS. FoRNAN.
Township of Yates, Lake Co., Mich.,l
October 18th, 1873.
Motion by Geo. W. Townsend:
That the Co. Clerk be authorized
! q: 10 rc-pcure a suitable hook for re-
cording village plats, also record
Of Declaration Of Intention and
an Order Book for Gu. Supt's o.
Poor. Carried.
Motion by James Blood: That
the Salaries Of 60. Officers be paid
quarterly by sub-vonchcrs drawn
by the Co. Clerk on O.. Treasu-
rcr. Motion was carried.
Motion by Geo. w. Townsend
10 adjourn till 8 O'Clock to morrow.
Carried.