The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-06-12
pervisOrs:
STANDING COMMITTEES.

STANDING COMMITTEES.
Equalization
| Geo. w. Townsend,
+ N. i. Kinne,
| II. f. Bigbee.
finance
George N. Jones,
Peter Miller,
A. G. Allen.
= Claims and Accouats--
A. &. Allen,
Peter Miller,
Geo. N. Jones.
Apportionutent--
II. K. Bigbee,
N. 1. Kinne,
Geo. w. Townsend.
Printing
A. A. Blanchard,
Abram Rosenberg,
l.. II. Scott.
8. f. Dickens,
II. Cutler,
A. A. blanchard.
Roads and Bridges
III. Cutler,
L. II. Scott,
8. E. Dickens.
zoCns-
l.. II. Scott,
A. Rosenberg,
A. A. Blanchard.
N. I. Kinne,
A. G. Allen,
Geo. N. Jones.
Supervisor Allen moved that the
Board adopt for the government of the
Board the ensuing year, rules rs laid
down in Supervisors Manual; which
motion prevailed.
On motion of Supervisor Blanchard,
the Board adjourned till one o'clock
p. m.
One o'clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to OadjOurnment;
called to order by the chairman. Roll
called; members all present
The committee to whom the follow
ing petition was referred
To the Honorable the Board OF ofSupervisors OF
Lake county, Michigan:
The petition Of w. IL. DeLamater, of Bald
win, In said county, respectfully shows unto
your honorable body;
That he is deslrous OF constructing q dam
Of the Psre Marquette River. That the par-
pose for which he desires to construct said
dAm Is for the utilizing the waters Of said
stream as water power for the running OF
That the location OF sold dam will be upon
the East One-half lz) of the Northeast One
fourth "a OF Section numbered Three CD In
Township mum bered Seventeen li7) North, of
Range numbered Thirteen Q3) West; south OF
the Flint 4 Pere Marquette Rail Road and
near the Rail Road Bridge across the afore-
said stream. That the height OF said dsm will
be not to exceed six (6) feet above the bed Of
brush, timber and earth, with an abutment at
each end. IT is proposed TO construct q shute
and apron for the passage OF logs. that being
the only purpose for which said stream is
navigabie; said shute to be at or near the CEN
ter of the dam, and TO be SIX feet wide
Your petitioner, therefore, prays that your
sion to build said dam In the manner afore-
said; and your petition er will ever pray, etc.
Dated, May 9th, 1873. -,
Reported that in their opinion the
prayer Of the petitioner ought to be
granted, and would respectfully rec
ommend the adoption Of the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors OF
Lake county, Michigan:
wHrREAs, W. II. DeLamater has filed with
said Board ofSupervisors a petition, praying
leave TO construct o dam across the North
Branch OF the North Branch Of the Pere
Marquette River. for the purpose OF utiiix-
ing the waters Ter Of sSd aT as Ss.s5 s
dam Is to be located upon the East One-half
(1l) of the Northeast One-fourth "a Of Sec
ton numbered Three (s In Township num-
bered Seventeen az North, of Range num-
bered Thirteen (l3) West; south OF the Flint
4 Pere Marquette Rail Road and near the
Rail Road Bridge across the aforesaid stream
and which said dam is not to exceed six (6)
feet In height above the bed Of said stream,
and Is To be constructed OF brush, timber
and earth, with an abutment at each end,
and to have at or near the center OF said
dam shute and apron for the passage of
logs, that being the only purpose for which
said stream Is navigable; which said shute
is to be six feet wide; and
WHEREAS, 1t appears, by due proof now on
file with said Board Of Supervisors, that no.
tice of such application, signed by the peti-
tioner, and stating substantially the con-
tents Of such petition, has been published
In some newspaper printed In each county
through which said stream runs; and also,
In one newspaper published I'm the City OF
Detroit; for three weeks previous to the
hearing of such application; each and every
Of which notices so published state that the
hearing of said petition by the said Board
of Supervisors would be had at the present
session OF the said Board of Supervisors;
now, therefore, be it
Resofped BY the said Board OF Supervisors
Of the said County of Lake, now In session,
that the prayer OF said petition be granted, and
that the said w. III. DeLamater be authorized
and allowed to construct said dam across said
stream, for the purpose, at the place, and In
the manner hereinbefore, and In said petition
stated.
HOMER CUTLERY
g. z. DIcKENs, COMMITTEE