The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09
cHAs. G. CAMPBELL FILES CLAM
r AGAINST THE CITY
AskES DAMAGES OF $4,000
Says that Fifteen Acres are Made Worthless
BY Backing up OF Water From Power
Dam.

bell, his wife nled, claim Tor damages
with the city council last week claim
ing that the backing up OF the water
from the power dam has caused their
land to be flooded and fifteen acres OF
valuable land rendered useless thereby.
Our readers can get better idea OF
the exact claim by reading the text OF
the document presented to the council
at it's irst monthly meeting last Mon
day night. II is as follows
State OF Michigan. &c
County of Iron.
Chas. Campbell and Mary Campbell
OF the city Of Crystal Falls, County Of
Iron, and State of Michigan. being
each first duly sworn, say
lst That they are the joint owners
in fee Of Lot No. 8. Section H. Town
43 North OF Range 32 West. in Iron
County. Michigan. said lot containing
twenty-five (22) acres or thereabout
and that they have been the.owners
thereof continuously for five l5l years
and upwards.
2nd. That the said lot lies along
the northeast bank OF the Paint River
in said county and state. and abbutts
thereon The said river bank forming
one side Of said lot
3rd That the city Of Crystal Falls
erected or caused to be erected dam
across said river at point below said
desert bed lot, in the year 1908 and by
20 doing wrongfully caused tine water
of said river to.oyerflow its banks along
the line Of said property and TO flood
and overflow great portion Of atlantis
land, and by SO doing wrongfully and
unawfully rendered said land so flood
ed and inundated entirely useless ana
valueless to said atlantis. Atlantis fur
ther state THAI the flooding Of said land
as aforesaid varies at different times
OF the year, in that, In the months Of
March. April May and June Of each
year. fifteen (l5) acres 10 entirely flood
ed and inundated, put that after the
month Of June the water OF said river
receedes anG leaves fifteen ll5) acres or
the greater portion thereof dry aud
free from the effect. of said water.
Atlantis further state. that by reason
OF said flooding and inundating OF
their said lands they and wrongfully
and unlawfully deprived Of the use
and occupancy thereof. to their great
damage Atlantis further state, that
portion of the said land are perman-
emily flooded and inundated. by reason
OF the unlawful and wrongful con.
struction OF said dam. aud that they
are permanently deprived of the use
and occupancy Of said portion SO per-
manently. affected Atlantis state that
the area OF the said land-so. permanent
ly affected and rendered useless to
them is tive t5l acres, or thereabout.
Atlantis further state that by reason
Of the city said wrongful and unlaw-
ful conduct before Described mas great
ly deprecated the value OF their said
property and operated 60 their damage
in the amount OF two thousand dollars
($2 600
Claimants further state that the a.
mounts charged Tor the damage sus.
tanned by them and so wrongfully and
unlawfully done by said city as afore-
said. is reasonable ana just and that no
set.otfs exist or payments made there
on. OF on account thereof.
Dated this thirtieth day Of Decem.
Der A. ID. 1908.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this thirtieth day of December 1905
G. G.. Campbell.
Mary Campbell
w. II. Morrison.
Justice OF the Peace