The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-18
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Origin Of Diversion Plan.

IL is expected by engineers, that prop
erly confined, it will never make pro-
Origin Of Diversion Plan.
F. M. Henry, civil engineer, living
in Oak Park, acting on a suggestion by
II. b. Tomlinson, first conceived the
present diversion plan. He surveyed
the proposed course; secured all data
required by water engineers; estimated
! the cost; outlined the probable adyan-
tages of the change, as we'll as the in
dubltable advantages to result from the
diversion; drew up statement of the
entire question in its many. phases, and
mercial club and the Minneapolis Real
Estate board.
Finally other organizations and i'm
provement associations joined in the
educational campaign and drew up a
pamphlet covering the situation for
submission to the people.
The committee which issued the
neapolis Real Estate board, the West
End, Linden Hills, Calhoun and Oak
Park Improvement associations, the
last three organizations being composed
of citizens thoroly acquainted with
conditions because Of their residence
lakes. The committee: G. W. Van
Tuyl, Perry Starkweather, R. B. Tom
Towel. - :, -" -.
It summed up the results which would
follow the successful outcome Of the di
version as follows: :. z. .
Reclaim $500 acres Of swamp outside
the city limits and 700 acres inside.
Free from all future damage thru food
a large section Of North Minneapolis.
Save the taxpayers of Minneapolis TIN
cost of building a very expensive sewer t,
encase Bassett's creek. "
Remove all miasmatic and malariou
disorders by draining the swamps
Furnish an abundance of water for Min
nehaha Falls. -r1..,.
Present Minneapolis with feature il
her park system that no other city in tn
world now has, a chain of beautiful lake
connected by navigable water courses.
This will give Minneapolis absolutel
the most beautiful park system of an,
city in the world.
Legislature Prepares the Way.
| The subcommittee advised first tn
, passage Of a special act by the legisla
ture caring for all phases and contin
gencles In the way of damages, benefits
etc. The act was passed as drawn b,
c.: j. lockwood. An immense amour
Of work and detail investigation de
volved on this committee, and the mat
;; ter has been thoroly digested- by then
after pa1nstaking research. However
3 without the willing assistance of Sena
tors J. F. Calhoun and E. E. Smith il
? the legislature, the work. would hay
awaited little for another two years.
}. It was discovered that the water fa]
would be thirty-one feet after the diver
sion. The cost outside the city limit
was estimated at the low figure O
$27, 900, because Of the case of maxim
< a channel thru marsh land. This in
cluded dam at Medicine lake to cor
g troll the overflow, one railroad and fou
: road bridges.
The changes inside the limits woul
include a channel with highway an
Q railroad crossings from Cedar lake t
n Lake of the Isles; a channel and cross
2 ings from Lake of the Isles to Calhoun
a channel to Lake Harriet with water
s fall and lock for boats at Dell parl
e weirs at outlet Of Harriet, enlargemen
| of portions Of Minnehaha creek. Til