The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-09-16
Notice

OF APPLICATION FOR LEAVE tt
CONSTRUCT A DAM ACROSS Me
NO MINEE RIVER.
Notice is hereby given that petit
ton has been filed by Twin Falls Lanc
Company with the Clerk OF the Board
OF Supervisors of the County of Dick
inson, in the State OF Michigan, set.
ting forth that said Twin Falls Land
Company is a corporation organized
and existing under the laws OF the
State OF Michigan that il wishes 70
construct dam across the Menominee
! River. one part OF which dam will be
within said Dickinson County; that
the purpose OF said dam Is 70 develop
electrical power 10 be transmitted for
light, power. heat and other purposes
that the location Of said dam will be
across the upper crest OF Lower. Twin
Falls and partly in Dickinson County,
Michigan and partly in Florence
County, Wisconsin that the Michigan
end OF sal 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 side Of said
river, food gate section which will
occupy the space between the two
banks OF the river wneIe said river now
flows and a solid concrete abutment on
the Michigan side of the river; that
said flood gate section will consist Of
ten gates. constructed Of 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 food gate sec.
tion 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.
bove 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
OF the water surface, during
ordinary stages of the river wal be
eleven hundred twelve feet above sea
level; that canal will be located on
the Michigan side at the end of which |
Will be located five penstock gates and |
q reinforced concrete and brick power
house to contain electrical and hydrau-
Iic machinery; that the elevation of |
the platform of said penstock gates
Will be eleven hundred sixteen feet a.
Dove sea level that il is proposed TO
construct a ehute or sluice for the pas
sage of logs and timber. in said solid |
concrete section on the Wisconsin side |
II said dam, said shute or sluice TO be |
hree feet wide at the bottom, nine
eet wide at the top, hive feet and three
inches in height and to have slope of
me foot to four feet six inches: that il
S also proposed to construct shute
" sluice for the passage of ice and
'ther drift liz said solid concrete abut-
nent on the Michigan side of said
lam, four feet SIX inches wide. seven
Get four inches in height and the bot
ON OF said last Famed shute or sluice
o have an elevation Of eleven. hundred
line feet above sea level that il is also
proposed 10 construct in said dam
llongside said shute or sluice on the
Wisconsin, side and maintain in good
epair sufficient and permanent fish
hutes or ladders in compliance with
Act 800 Of the Public Acts of Michigan
II l9O9. as amended, and praying that
aid Twin Falls Land Company. it's
uccessors or assigns may be- granted
cave TO construct said dam by comply
ng with the terms and conditions set
ORTIZ in said petition.
Notice Is hereby further given that
aid petition will be presented TO said
'oard OF Supervisors of said County Of
dickinson at the next meeting of said
Board to be held at the Court House in
he City OF Iron Mountain. in said
'ounty OF Dickinson, on Monday. tho
inth day of October. A. d. 1911. AZ
en- o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated September llth. 1911.
JOHN +. QUARNsrRoM,
Clerk OF the Board Of Super
visors Of Dickinson County.
Michigan.
TWIN FALLS LAND COMPANY
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