Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-11-05
NOTICE.

Notice a hereby given that an application, OF
which the following Is a true copy, nus peeh ~
with the Clerk OF the Board OF supervisors Oh lne
county of Alpena, aud that such application WIN
be presentcd and brought to hearing before sara
Board of Supervisors of Alpena county, on Non
day, the 9th day of November, A. ID. 1873, NJ TWO
o'clock in the afternoon.
APPLICATION.
To the Honorable The board II Supervisors Of the
County If AipeHa, Michigan.
Your petitioners Charles Bewick, Andrew w.
Comstock and William Il. Comstock members
comprising the rrm of Bewick, Comstock Coz
George n Fletcher, Addison Il. Fletcher. and
Charles Kimhall, firm of A. II. Fletcher Co.,
CHARLES W. Richardson, John :. Minor, FRANK
w. Gilchrist, Albert Pack George Prentiss ana X;
ID TAYLOR all of whom are interested IN, ana
trnnsacting business at the city of Alpena, county
Of Athena state of Michigan, lumbermen, re-
spectfuly represent unto your honorable body
'Vhst-That they are DESTROYS of constructing
n dam across the south branch of Thunder Bay
River. on the west half of southeast quarter OF
section thirty-thrce, 49, in town twenty,n ine'
80 north, of range seven Il east, state Oh MICH
econd.-That said described land is owned by
Frank w. Gilchrist, one of the petitioners above
named. -,
Thirl.-That the purpose for which said dam IL
proposed 10 be constructed, is for the purpose OF
OBTAINING the water of said stream, at intervals,
n sufficient length of time during the log-driving
senson, 20 raise a head of water sufficient 10 en-
able your petitioners ana DINERS 10 oilve .n.i'
U
crease the volume of water, and render log.driV,
ing ON said stream practicable and successful, and
/ enable Vour petitioners and others who own pine
/ timber i'm the neighborhood and vicinity OF said
stream TO control the water thereof for the mere
| advantageous use of il in floating their logs tc
/ the main river, and thence TO the place OF manu-
| facture :,
a substantial and firm manner, by means OF pile'
securely driven, and crib work.
| The length thereof TO be las near as we can es
innate the same,l one hundred and forty feet from
bank 10 bank of said sstrepm, and the heigh
thereof ten feet and the width thereof tup ant
down stream.l thiity-fye feet.
Fifth.-lt is proposed TO construct shute II
snid dam for the passage of timber, sixteen fee
wide, ana thiity-hve feet long. such length o
said shute beng the width of the dam,l said shut
70 be built of hewn timber, firmly and securel
put together, and provided with gate made o
three inch pine timbers, opened and closed o.
lever purchase, and so constructed that two or
/ binary men can open or close II NJ any time II
/ the absence of frost, with ease.
| Sixth petitioners further represent TIM
| the stream aforesaid and upon which II Is pro
| posPl to construct said dam, is, in its natura
! state "A nayigable stream for the foatage OF tim
| her and driving Of logs, and that the propose
dam would greatly add so its usefulness and EN-
| cheney rs log-driving stream.
We, therefore, respectfully and earnestly pet
tioa your honorable body TO grant leave and pei
mission To construct said dam rs horeinbcfore ~
forth, and your petitioners, as in duty boun'
shall ever pray, etc.
| Charles Bewick, {. w: hicharusoh,
A. w. Comstock, J. >. Minor,
| w. Il. Comslock, +, w. ulicnrist,
Geo Fletcher Albert Pack,
| + Fletcher Geo. Prentiss,
c. L. Kimball, X. u Iayl9r' ,.o
Dated Alpena, Mich, October 2end, 1879. 429v