Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-01-09
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
filed with the respective clerks of each of tho conn
ties Of Alpena, Montmorency and Pressure Isle, in
the State of Michigan, TO be presented 10 the r0-
spectiye Board of Supervisors, OF each Of said
countless ut their next meeting, after the due pub
lication Of this notice for three weeks, petitions
praying for leave and permission for the undersgn-
ed TO erect certain dams across the north branch OF
Thunder Bay river, land its branchesl said North
Branch and its branches being a navigable stream
of this State, which said petitions in substance
| as follows
LIST. That the North Branch Improvement Com
pany is corporation, duly organized under the
laws of this State aud desire 70 erect and maintain
two dams across the west branch of said Nortl
Branch, and two dams across the east branch OF
said North Branch said dams to be known al
dam No. 1, dam No 2, dam No. 3, aud dam No. Z
all Of said dams TO be erected and maintained fol
the purpose of improving the navigation of said
North Branch and its branches, by ponding the
waters, and flooding the same TO facilitate the run.
ming, driving and rafting of logs timber and othei
noatables therein.
the west branch Of said North Branch, at a point
about 800 feet west of the southeast OF the
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter OF
section 49, in township 50, north OF range east, e
be about 220 feet long and ii feet high to be built
of piers of crib work, upon upper side toe piling
to be put in at an angle of about - degrees, said
piling TO be covered with brush and earth from II
to 20 feet deep, said dam to have near its center
shute sluceway for the passage of logs and Other
loatables, said shute or slueeway TO be about 4,
feet long IL feet high and feet wide, to be closed
with gate, said gate 10 be raised with levers said
dam when at full head will raise water about feet
and flow water back about one mile.
3rd. That said dam No. 2, is to be located across
the said west branch of said North Branch, at OF
near the southwest corner of northwest quarter
of southeast quarter of section a. in township ~
north of range east, and to be about 1875 feet
long, and ~ feet high, TO be built by erecting .
solid wall of timber said stream said wall OF
timber to be supported on lower side by timber
braces, and on upper side by brush and earth work
said dam 10 have shues or Sideways for the pas
sage Of logs and other hoatables, said shutes Oh
Sideways to be about 60 feet long and feet deer
TO be closed with gates said gates TO be raised will
levers said shutes to be side by side each other and
on north side about fifty feet from center of dam
of said shutes to be about feet WIDE the Other
about 5 feet wide, SAID dam when at full head will
raise water about II feet and flow water back about
four miles.
east branch of said North Branch, at point about
100 feet south from the center of the north line,
line running east and west on north side OF the
northwest quarter of southeast quarter OF section
IL, in township 32 north of range east, and is tC
be about 200 feet long, and 10 feet high, built o.
logs and timber, by toe piing, supported on lowel
side by a wall of logs and timber, and covered OF
upper side of the piling, by brush and earth worl
about ten feet deep, said dam TO have n shute o.
suceway near its center, about feet wide, o fee
deep and % feet long, for the passage OF logs ant
| other hoatabes said shute or suceway to be CLOSED
with slashboards, said dam when at full head vii
raise water about 10 feet and flow water back about
one and one-quarter miles.
5th. That said dam No. 4, il TO be located acros:
the east branch of said North Branch, at point
about 800 rect east. ana on 1cct nOrtn uOih lIie
southwest corner of the northeast quarter Of the
southeast quarter of section 20, in township 81
north of range east and 10 be about $50 feet long
and II feet high, and constructed by driving row
of piles close together said stream the lower
side of said piling TO be supported by crib work OF
logs and timbers the upper side 20 be properly bank
cd with brush and earth work, said dam to have n
shute sluceway near its center about feet wide
81 feet deep, and IS feet long for the passage of
logs and other foatables said dam to be closed by
gate said gate TO be raised with levers, said dam
when at full head will raise water about IL feet
and flow water back about two miles.
9th. That said Company asks of said Board OF
Supervisors permission and license TO construct the
said DAMS set forth and described rs aforesaid,
the said streams at the places designated as
aforesaid. -
THE NORTH BRANCH IMPROVEMENT CO.
Dated, Dec %, 1888. CLOVIS