The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-14


en- Cd north of range three Cd east
of Owosso city, and extending to a
point twenty (ao) feet east Of the
centre of Washington street to be
hereafter known and designated as
the Bell drain.
Sec. 7. The Common Council of
the city Of Owosso do determine and
ordain that it is q necessary public
improvement and for the public
health that q drain be constructed,
commencing nineteen (Io) rods
north Of the south quarter post of
section eighteen (I8) in town seven
Cd north of range three 90 east of
the city of Owosso, thence north fifty
seven and one-fourth degrees, (57 I-4)
west forty-eight (4S) rods, thence
north forty-one and one-half (4I I.2)
degrees, west four Cd rods, thence
north fifty.three and one-fourth (53
I-4) degrees, west twenty-five (25)
rods, thence north eighty (8o) degrees,
west fourteen and twenty twenty-fifths
"a 2o.a5) rods, thence north fifty
six and one-fourth 60 ~ degrees,
west ten (Io) rods, thence north
twenty-four degrees (24) degrees,
west three 80 rods, thence north
eighty-nine (So) degrees, west twelve
G2) rods, thence north eleven and
FIVE twenty-ffths (II 5-a5) rods to
the line of Oliver street, twelve rods
west of Dewey street, thence north
seven Cd rods, thence north twenty
(ao) degrees, west four CD rods,
thence north twenty-four and one
half Ca la degrees, west twelve
rods, thence north thirty and one.
half (3o I-a) degrees, west eleven
(II) rods, thence north sixty-five de-
grees, west twenty rods, thence north
forty-six and three-fourths (46 go
degrees, west seventeen I7) rods,
thence north six (6) degrees, east
twelve (I2) rods, thence north one
(1) degree, east sixteen (16) rods,
thence north two and one-half "a I-2)
degrees, west eleven (II) rods, thence
south Lightweight and three-fourths
(S8 so degrees, west seventeen (I7)
rods, to twenty (ao) feet west of the
centre of Hickory street, thence
north one.half (I-2) degree, east sew
enteen and twenty twenty-fifths (I7
ao-25) rods, thence north eighty-sev.
en- and one-half (87 I-a) degrees,
west twenty-five and fifteen twenty
ffths las 1899 rods, along the north
side of out lot No. thirteen (I3) of
Jennette H. Kelley addition, thence
north four 4)rods thence north I rod,
north seventy-fve and three.fourths
LIS ga degrees, west seventeen [I71
rods, thence north forty-three and
one-half 43 I-a degrees, west nine
and fifteen twenty-ffths g 1881
rods, thence north sixty Col degrees,
west five [ 81 rods length to be dug,
three hundred and thirty-seven [337]
rods, to point twenty col feet east
of the centre of Washington street,
and that the estimated expense of
the construction of such drain is the
sum of eight hundred dollars, and
that the said sum of eight hundred
dollars be assessed on the lands along
the line of said drain as follows on
all lots and parts of lots located and
situate along the aforesaid line of
such drain and through which such
line of said drain runs, together with
all lots and parts of lots, of which
any part or portion is within a dis
lance of seven rods from the line OF
such drain, that being the portion of
said city which said Council deem to
be benefited by such improvement.
Sec. 2. Such drain shall be con-
structed on the line of and according
to the survey as aforesaid and de-
scribed, made and mapped by Horace
G. Main on the twenty-fourth day of
August, A. d., 1883, and the grade
and bottom thereof shall be two
inches below and deeper than the
grade level as shown by said survey.
Such drain shall be two feet wide at
the bottom with the banks sloping
one foot on each side to each foot
raise. The dirt to be thrown back
to a distance Of not less than two
feet from the upper and outer banks
of such drain.
Sec. 3. Such drain shall be built
and constructed under the direction
and supervision and subject to the
approval of the committee of said
Common Council on Grading and
Sidewalks, and such committee may.
after the expiration of one week
from the first publication of this or
dirance, contract with any person or
persons, from whom they shall re-
ceive the lowest responsible offer
therefor, for the construction Of the
whole or any part or portion of such
drain, the same to be completed
within forty days from and after the
passage of this ordinance.
Sec. a. II. B. Gates, Thomas ].