Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-01-11
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has
filed with the respective Clerks of each of the coun-
ties of Alpena, Oscoda and Montmorency, in the
State of Michigan to be presented to the respective
Boards of Supervisors Of each of said Counties at
their next meeting, petitions, praying for leave TO
erect certain dams across the Upper South Branch OF
the Thunder Bay River, which said petitions are in
substance q follows:
list. That the Apena South Branch Improvement
Company corporation, duly organized under the
laws OF this State, and desire TO and maintain
dams the Upper South tn BnSh of the
number !, dam number 2, dam number 3, and dam
number &; all of said dams to be erected and main
tanned for the purpose of improving the navigation
of said stream by ponding the waters thereof, and
flooding the same to facilitate the running driving
and rafting Of logs, timber and other oatabcs there
I'd. Said dam number to DO located near the
northwest of the south quarter of south
east quarter Of section IA, in township 20 north Of
range east to be about 260 feet long on top TO be
built of solid crbwork Of logs from 10 TO 90 inches in
diameter on upper side Of said crib.work, pill,
to rest upon said crib-work; said piling TO be pine
logs from 70 Is inches in diameter and TO be
ed with brush and earth from to 10 feet deep said
dam TO have two shutes sucoways for the passage
of logs, timber and other hoatables five and the
other six and onehalf feet wide and to be about 30
feet long and 10 feet deep with an apron attached to
lower end said apron TO he 80 feet long, and built of
pine logs said shutes or sideways TO be closed with
gates sad-gates TO be raised with levers said dam
with full head will raise water about IL feet and flow
water back about three-quarters of q mile.
3D. Said dam number to be located on the south
east quarter of northwest quarter of section 2 town
ship 20 north of range cast the east and west
quarter line of said section 70 be about 270 feet long
on top TO be built Of logs piles from 10 TO 10 inches
in diameter driven close together extending
said stream said piles being supported on lower side
by crib-work, and upon upper side by brush and
earth-work; said dam to be what is generly known
Spite DAM to have two sluiceways or shutcs
center about so feet long and II feet Deep and aprons
below made of logs fifty feet long, for the passage of
logs, timber and other foatables one of said shutes
TO be about and the other five feet wide closed
with gates, said gates to be raised with levers said
dam when at full head will raise water about feet
and flow water back about half mile.
4th Said dam number to be located near the
ter Of the northeast quarter Of the northwest quar-
ter of section 49, township 2S north of range east
70 be about three hundred feet long on top and built
of cribwork of logs from 10 TO 20 inches in diameter
with png on upper side made of logs from TO 10
inches in diameter said piling TO be bedded in bot
tom OF stream and resting upon said crib-worl and
TO be covered with brush and earth 10 to Is feet dccp
said dam to have two shutes sluiccways near be
ablcs one and the other feet wide, and about so
feet long aud II feet Deep with aprons 80 feet long
TO be closed with gates said gates 10 be raised with
screws said dam with full head will raiso water
about ~ feet, and flow water back about two miles.
sth Said dam number to be located near the GEN.
ter OF the northeast quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of section ~ township 2s north, Of range east
work Of logs from 10 to 20 inches in diameter with
pilng on upper side made Of logs from 20 IL inches
In diameter said pins TO be bedded into bottom Of
covered with brush aud carth-work from 20 10 feet
docp said dam TO have two shutcs sideways
tho center for the passage Of logs timber and other
noatahles, ono and the other feet wide, and both
about 90 feet long and feet deep, with aprons 80
feet long made of logs timber; said sideways
10 bo closed with gates said gates to be raised with
levers said dam with full head will raise water
about u feet and flow water back about two miles.
9th. That said petitioner prays for permission and
leave TO construct the said four dams forth and
described ms aforesaid, across the said Upper South
Branch Of the Thunder Bay River, and ut the places
designated as aforesaid.
Dated, January 9Th, 1882.
THF ALPENA SOUTH BRANCH IMPROVEMENT Co.
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