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canals and waterways.
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of how best to utilize the water power of the Trollhätte Falls and also the
question of the waterway), had in 1004 purchased all the property of the New
Trollhätte Canal Company and had placed it under the administration of the Board
just mentioned. The investigations of the Board were brought to a termination
in 1908 and issued in a scheme for the reconstruction of the waterway for vessels
with a draught of 4 meters, but with locks and other artificial works for
vessels with a draught of 5 meters. Government having immediately appointed a
larger commission to consider the proposal, and the latter having given its
approval, Government Bill, drawn up in conformity with that proposal was brought
before the Riksdag in 1909. This Bill made its passage into law, and thus this
vital question after years of investigations and parleyings to and fro, was finally
solved.
The new Flight of Loclcs at Trollhättan; in course of construction 1912.
The works of construction, which have been estimated to 22’8 million kronor were
immediately started under the superintendence of the Royal Board of Waterfalls,
and are estimated to be completed in 1916. The locks will be given the following
dimensions: 90x13’7X5’6 meters, whereas the present locks in the Trollhätte
and Göta Canals measure 32 X 7’i3 x 2"97 meters.
Another canal question has come into prominence of låte. As the rebuilding
to a double track line of the Södra Stambanan (the South Trunk Railway)
advanced to Södertälje, it showed necessary to satisfactorily arrange the point
of crossing the Södertälje Canal. The Riksdag of 1912 then decided on the
purchase of the same canal from the owning company and placed it under
the administration of the Board of Waterfalls. The Board of Waterfalls ha?
afterwards by command of the Government worked out a project on the
rebuilding of the canal, in which was recommended a size allowing until further
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