Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-26
ROBERT RAYBURN,
A L SIMMONS

n. NJ. BRACKINTEED.
March 20, 1884 Committee.
On motion of Supervisor Case the report
was accepted, and committee discharged.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Clerk presented to the Board a petit
ton of the North Branch Improvement
Company asking permission to construct
four dams across the North Branch of
Thunder Bay River, whereupon Supervisor
Robert Rayburn offered the following reso-
luton and preamble:
WHEREAS il appears that the North
Branch Improvement company upon the
26th day of December, 1888, filed with the
Clerk Of this Board the following petition
and application to the Board of Supervis-
ors of Alpena county;
GENTLEMEN Your petitioners, the North Branch
Improvement company, most respectfully represent
that the North Branch of Thunder Bay river is a
navigable stream of this State, and would further
represent:
LIST. That the North Branch Improvement Com
pany is a corporation, duly organized under the
laws of this State and desires 20 erect and maintain
two dams across the west branch OF said North
Branch, and two dams across the east branch of
said North Branch, said dams 10 be known as
dam No. 1, dam No. ., dam No. 3, and dam No. 4,
all Of said dams to be erected and maintained for
the purpose Of improving the navigation of said
North Branch and its branches by pOnding the
waters and flooding tho same TO facilitate the run
ming, driving and rafting of logs timber ana other
2nd. That said dam No / is to be located across
the west branch OF SAID North Branch, at q point
about 800 feet west of the southeast corner OF the
northeast quarter Of the northwest quarter OF
section 49, in township 81 north, Of range east, to
he about 220 feet long, and II feet high TO be built
of piers of crib work, upon upper SIDE toe piling
70 be put in at angle of about 80 degrees, said
piling 20 be covered with brush and earth from 10
TO 20 feet deep, said dam to have near its center
Hoatables, said shute or sluceway TO be about 45
feet long, II feet high and feet wide. 60 be closed
with gate said gate to be raised with levers, said
dam when ut full head will raise water about II
fec. and flow water back about one mile.
Bird. That said dam No. ., is 70 be located across
the said west branch Of said North Branch, at or
near the southwest corner Of northwest quarter Of
southeast quartet Of section p, in township 80
north Of range cast and TO be about 43S feet
long, and ~ feet high, TO be built by erecting
solid wall of timber across said stream said wall OF
timber 20 be supported lower side by timber
braces and on upper side by brush and earth work,
said dam TO have shues or Sideways for tho pas
sage OF logs and other foatablos, said shutes on
Sideways be about GO feet long and nine feet deep
TO be closed with gates said gates 20 be raised with
levers said shues TO be side by side each other and
on north side about fifty feet from center Of dam,
one Of said shutes 70 be about g. feet wide, the
other about 81 feet wide, said dam when at full
head will raise water about II feet and low water
4th That said dam Ne is TO be located across the
east branch Of said North Branch, Mt point about
100 feet south from the center OF the north line or
lire running east and west north side Of the
northwest quarter of southeast quarter OF section
IL in township 30 north, of range east and IS TO
be about 200 feet long, and 10 feet high, built Of
logs and timber, by toe piling supported on lower
side by a wall of logs and timber, and covered on
upper side Of the ,piling by brush and earth work
about ten feet deep sad dam 20 nave d shps s 81
deep and IS feet long, for the passage of logs and
other oatables said shute or sluceway to be closed
with slashboards said dam when at full head will
raise water about 10 feet and flow water back about
one and one-quarter miles.
5th. That said dam No. 4. is 10 be located across
the east branch of said North Branch, at point
about $50 feet east, and 80 feet north from the
southwest corner of the northeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter of section %, IN township ~
north of range east and TO be about $50 feet long,
and ~ feet high, and constructed by driving a
of piles close together across said stream the lower
side of said piling TO be supported by crib work OF
logs and tmbers the upper side 10 be properly bank
ed with brush and oarthwork, said dam 10 have
shute suceway near its center about 81 feet wide
% feet deep, and So feet long for the passage OF
logs and other foatables, said dam TO be closed by
a gate said gate 10 be raised with levers, said dam
when ut full head will raise water about IL feet and
flow back about two miles.
9th. That said company asks of said Board of
SUPERVISOR permission and cence TO construct the
said dams set forth and described as aforesaid,
the said streams at the places designated as
aforesaid.
and WHEREAS,
The said clerk has this day presented said
petition to this Board for its approval, and
il appearing to this Board that notice of
this application, signed by the petitioner
and stating substantially the contents Of
said petition, has been published in news
paper printed in each county through which
III ,la -
newspaper published in the city of Detroit
for at least three weeks previous to this
hearing. Therefore,
ReS0lUed, That the prayer Of the petition
ers be granted as asked for in said petition.
Carried by the following vote: Ayes
Supervisors Appleford, Blokley, Case, Jones,
Kelly, Martindale, Oliver, Simmons, Ray
burn and the Chairman. Nays-None.
The Clerk also presented to the Board a
petition of The Little Wolf Creek Improve.
ment Company, asking permission to con-
struct two dams across said creek. There
upon Supervisor Robert Rayburn offered
the following resolution and preamble
WHEREAS, 1t appears the Little Vol
Creek Improvement Company, upon the
26th day Of December, 1888, filed with the
clerk Of this Board, the following petition
and application.
TO he Honorable, DE board Of SupervisOrs Of Al
pend County,
GENTLEMEN. Your petitioner, The Little VOL
Creek improvement Company, would most respect
fully represent that the Little Wolf Creek is a nav
igable stream Of this State, and would further re-
present:
list. That the Little Wolf Greek Improvement,
Company, Is q corporation duly organized under
tho laws OF this State and desires 10 erect and main
tain two dams across the said Little Wolf Creek
said dams TO be known as dam No. l, and dam No
q both Of said dams TO be erected and maintain et
for the purpose Of improving the navigation OF said
stream, by pondng the waters thereof, and flooding
the same TO facilitate the running driving and raft
ing Of logs, timber and other toatables therein.
2nd. Said dam No. 10 be located across said
stream, at OF near the southwest corner OF tn,
northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter o.
section 81 township rs north, of range east, ant
timber, said timber work 10 be ten feet high, and
10 be supported lower side by crib work, and
upon the upper side with brush and earth 20 IN,
width Of fifteen feet, said dam 10 havp shute o.
sluceway near center OF dam for the passage o
logs and other oatables, said shute or sluceway u
be ten feet wide, nine feet deep and forty-hye fee
long the sides of the same being Of timber nnt
said sbute or sluceway 20 be closed by slashboards
and when said dam Is ut full head will raise wate
about nine feet and will hov water back about one
half mile.
srd. Said dam No. 2, to be located across said
stream az or near the northwest corner OF north
west quarter OF northeast quarter of section O
hundred and eighty feet long on top, to be built o