The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-17
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, 1.

County of Shawassee. s''
AT a session of the Probate Court for the County
of Shiawassee holden at the Probate Office, in the
city of Corunna on Saturday, the 2lst day of July
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight.
Present, Hon. A. A. Harper, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the application OF the Drain
Commissioner of the County of Shiawassee, for the
appointment of three Special Commissioners to
tain lands in the township of Owosso, and for the
taking of private property for the use and beneht
of the public for the purpose thereof and the just
compensation TO be made therefor.
Whereas, On the 2lst day of Juy A. ID. one
thousand eight hundred and eighty eight, an APP
picaton in writing was made TO this Court by the
Drain Commissioner of the County of Shiawassee,
for the appointment of three Special Commissioners
to determine the necessity for a Drain through
certain lands in the township of Owosso, and de-
scribed in said application, and for the taking OF
private property for the use and benefit ofthepub-
lie for the purpose thereof and the just compensa-
tion to be made therefor:
And Whereas This Court did on the 2lst day. of
July. A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight, upon due examination Of such application
and of all the proceedings therefor taken in
the premises, find the same to be in accord
with the statute in such cases made and
provided, and did thereupon by an order en-
tered therein, appoint the 21st day of August A.
d. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eieht.
at 10 O'Clock ia the forenoon of that day. as the
time, and the Office of the Judge of Probate in the
City of Corunna in said County, as the place when
and where hearing upon slch application would
De ndu, anu ulu tneH anu tDeIe Oruer tDAt all
sons whose lands were to be traversed by such
Drain, or who would be liable 10 assessment for
benefits in the construction thereof, and who had
not released right of way, and all damages on ac-
count thereof, to appear at the time and place
designated and show cause, IL any there be, why
said application should not be granted.
And Whereas, There is now on file with this
Court description and survey of such Drain,
from which description and survey it appears tina:
the commencement, general course, and terminus
of such Drain are as follows:
N, ArRiY Mt ninto ID
Draiu situated 261a deg, W 81 75.1O0 chains.
from the north east corner of sec. 80 in L n
of 2 e, meridian of Michigan.
From thence running n "a dcg.,e Z 63-100
chains. thence 1513 deg, 10 3l-1O0 chains,
thence n 40k deg. e 2 20-10O chains, thence n
IA deg, e 2 43-rOO chains, thence 4, ga deg. e
thence IA deg. 49, 100 chains. thence n 9
deg. 6i-10o chains, thence n 21T deg W 2 90
100 chains, thence n deg.e 10-I00 chains,
thence n 3-4 deg, W 63-l00 chains to north
line of 5 II ofse \ of sec. 10, thence 16 Sd
deg 56-10O chains, thence N 40 min. W 6 100
chains, thence nc deg e 97-100 chains to a
point situated 100 chains south and SS-10O
chains, east OF the west quarter post of sec. No.
81, thence 81 Sd deg @ 5 93-1OO chains thence
"a deg. e ! $1,000 chains, thence $50 deg.
42-1OO chains, thence n 43 deg, e2 1-1OO chains
thence n deg. . 9O-1OO chains; thence n bSIS
deg. c 95- 100 chains thence 66s4 deg, e 3 10
100 chains; thence pa deg. g / s5-loo chains,
2s.l0O chains. thence IS deg. e 4 44-l00 chains,
thence n so deg. Q 5000 chains to the west
line of the e 12 of the W of section No. 20
in said township. Said drain is to be , feet
wide on the bottom from stake O at the lower
end to stake 80 to tile upper end of the drain a
distance of 10i rods and IA feet. also a slope on
each side. of one foot to each foot rise from
stake o to stake 35, the balance of said drain
Is to slope inches on each side TO each foot
rise. The total length of the drain Is 3Si rods
and II feet.
The land to be taken for said drain and for
the purpose of depositing earth taken from
the same Is strip 10 feet deep and 10 feet wide
on each side of the above described line. Sur.
veyed June sth. 1888, by order of George T..
Mason, County Drain Commissioner of Shia-
wassee County, BY EZRA Nj AsoN,
Surveyor.
And it appearing that the following described
nonresident lands will be crossed by such drain
will be subject to assessment for its construc
ton.
Therefore. The owners of said described lands
to-wit: The \ Of section 30 town seven ca n of
RE, Owosso township, county of Shiawassee,
Michigan, and each of them are hereby cited to be
and appear before this Court at the time and place
last above set forth, and show cause If any there
be. why the said application for the appointment
of three special Commissioners as aforesaid should
not be granted. A. A. HARPER,
Judge of Probate