Clay v. City of Grand Rapids

Complainant owns property having a’ front of 100 feet on Campau street, at the corner of Lyon •street, in Grand Rapids. Many years ago this, and other property near by, was platted as the Island Company’s addition, and covered in part thé old bed of the east channel of Grand river. In the progress of their improvements the owners brought that channel within a timbered way or race, partly within and partly without projected .streets, it being agreed that it should be kept as a water-way for various purposes, including the common uses to which such a channel is •adapted, and especially for…