Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-20
STATE HOUSE.
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| so special check surveys were made Of
/ the western boundary of the so-called
1-mile Eaton strip as this line is the
eastern boundary line of the State
land proper.
Since the completion of the field
work, time has not been sufficient to
plot up our notes but judging from an
examination in the 6eld, it is believed
that the work of Mr. f. Lisherness or
Bangor, engineer of the ST CroiX Pa
per Co.. is good and is accurately exc
cuted. Mr.. Lisherness has freely fur
nishcd this office with a copy of his
complete field notes OF the iiowage
line in so far as Indian Township is
CONCERNED.
IT was decided that it was not neces-
sary 10 retraee on the ground the va
rioua flow lines as they would proba-
bly, total perhaps so miles in length,
including the main flow line and those
of the so-calied islands. The line runs
through both timber, marshy and
marshy and cvertlowed tracts.
1t is believed that the plotting of
the flow line IS run by the engineer of
the Paper Co, together with the check
lines run by this department. will be
sufficient checks on the feature of the.
work.
Mr.. Lisherness has not yet complet-
ed his fiowage map, especially that
represented by the boundary line be-
tween the Eaton tract and Indian
Tow nship proper. Until this is done
and filed in this office, final report of
the total area flooded cannot be made.
The fiowage line as run by the st.
Croix Paper Co. is at elevation 1881
feet or the elevation of the top of the
nashboards at the Princeton dam.
THIS is IL feet higher than the pres
ent estimated high water stage at the
Grand Falls dam.
According TO. the preliminary estil
mate of the engineer of the st. Croix
Paper Co, the area of Indian Town
ship that Will be flooded approxmates
2200 acres These figures are subject
lie slight revision In, the final report.
Second, effect of Princeton d:tm--In-
structions TO this Office We're to include
report of the effect of the Princeton
dam on the level Of Leweys lake and
Long lake and in the village of Prince
ton after the Grand Falls dam was
completed. AS shown above, the back
water level from Grand Fails dam
would come to within IL feet of the
top Of the fiashboards of the Prince
ton Gam. Without modification of the
Princeton dam, the discharge through
it would therefore be under a head of
IL feet and through an area as given
above of 1872 square feet. At the pres
ent time the discharge at this point is
through the same area and under
heads varying from 1 foot to 8 feet.
The discharge under the two eondi-
tons is notieeably different and con-
stitutes an interesting hydraulic prob !
lem. Full information regarding the
various openings at the Princeton dam
was obtained in the field but at the
present moment is in the possession of
my levelman. who, as explained above, ,
has not quite completed his field work.
1t is expected that by the end of next
week. IA detailed engineering report
can be made on this problem.
The special problem is: Will the back
water from Grand Falls dam reduce
the head at the Princeton dam so that
q higher level above Princeton dam
will result, creating extensive damage
In the village of Princeton and raising
the flow line on Leweys. Long and Big
idhtS dDOtt loS.4 ItCt- IL liiio Siiodld -
done, an additional area may be flood
ed on Indian Township on tile north
shore of these lakes.
In connection with the problem. !
studies will be made of the efficiency
of tie spiliway, or discharge capacity
of The Grand Falls dam and the sever
al regulating gates to take care OF
the probable maximum flood on the ST.
Croix river. tx
Conferences were had in the field
with the engineer of flowage Of the St. /,
Croix Paper Co., with the resident en-
gineer at the Grand Falls dam. and
with Mr.. Smith, the recently appointed
general manager of the St Croix Pa I,
per Co.
Time has not been sufficient for the
necessary engineering studies In con-
nection with this problem to be used
in a final report at this Council meet
ing. 81