The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-07

OF APPLICATION FOR LEAVE tt
CONSTRUCT A DAM ACROSS NE
NOMINEE RIVER.
Notice is hereby given that a petit
ton has been filed by Twin Falls Lane
Company with the Clerk of the Boar
OF Supervisors Of the County of Dick
inson, in the State OF Michigan, set
ting forth that said Twin Falls Ian,
Company is a corporation organize,
and existing under the laws OF tn,
State OF Michigan that il wishes e
construct a dam across the Menomine,
River, one part of which dam will b,
within said Dickinson County; tha
the purpose of said dam is TO develoI
electrical power 10 be transmitted FOL
light, power, heat and other purposes
that the location of said dam will be
across the upper crest OF Lower
Falls and partly in Dickinson County.
Michigan and partly in Florence
County. Wisconsin, that the Michigan
end OF sail dam will be situated on LOT
three OF section twelve. in township
forty north, OF range thirty -one west.
in said Dickinson County, and the Wis
consin end thereof situated on lot one
OF section twelve. in township thirty
nine north, OF range nineteen east. in
said Florence County; that said dam
will consist OF solid concrete section
located on the Wisconsin eide Of said
river, food gate section which will
occupy the space between the two
banks OF the river wneIe said river now
flows and solid concrete abutment on
the Michigan side of the river. that
said flood gate section will consist of
ten gates, constructed ~ steel, each
with an opening Of ten feet by fourteen
feet and will have sufficient capacity
TO pass the entire extreme flow OF the
stream that the elevation Of the top
OF said solid dam section on the Wis
consin side will be eleven hundred six
teen feet above sea level the elevation
OF the platform over the flood gate sec
ton will be eleven hundred eighteen
feet above sea level, the elevation of
the crest of-spillway Of said.food gate
section will be eleven hundred feet a.
boye sea level. the elevation OF the top
OF said solid concrete abutment on the
Michigan side will be eleven hundred
seventeen feet above sea level and the
elevation Of the water surface. during
ordinary stages of the river will be
eleven hundred twelve feet above sea
level; that canal will be located on
the Michigan side at the end Of which
VIII be located five penstock gates and
q reinforced concrete and brick power
house TO contain electrical and hydrau
lie machinery that the elevation of
the platform of said penstock gates
VIII be eleven hundred sixteen feet n
bove sea level that it is proposed TO
construct shGte or sluice for the pas
sage Of logs and timber. i'm said solid
section on the Wisconsin side
Of said dam, said shute or sluice TO be
three .feet wide al the bottom, nine
teet wide AT the top i've feet and three
inches in height and TO have a slope OF
one foot to four feet six inches that il
Is also proposed 20 construct n shute
Or sluice for the passage of ice and
other drift in said solid concrete abut
ment on the Michigan side of said
lam, four feet SIX inches wide. seven
'eet four incnes in height and the bot |
iom OF said last named shute or sluice
20 have an elevation of eleven. hundred
nine ieet above sea level; that il is also
to construct in said dam /
alongside said shute or sluice on the |
Wisconsin. side and maintain in good
repair sufficient and permanent fish
'hutes or ladders in compliance with |
Act 2D5 Of the Public Acts Of Michigan |
IF 1909. as amended. aud praying that /
said Twin Falls Land Company. its
or assigns may be granted /
cave TO construct said dam by comply
ny with the terms and conditions set
ORTIZ in said petition
Notice is hereby further given that
'aid netition will be presented TO said
Board Of Supervisors of said County Of
Dickinson at the next meeting OF said
Board 70 be held At the Court House in
he City II Iron Mountain. in said
1ounty OF Dickinson on Monday tho
ninth day Of October. A. D. 1911. at
en- clock in the forenoon.
Dated September llth 1911.
JOHN r. QUABNsrRoM,
Clerk of the Board Of Super
yisors Of Dickinson County.
Michigan.
TWIN FALLS LAND COMPANY. |