Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-06-14
ALMA,
Citation For Non Resident Owners.

State of Michigan. County of Gratiot, So. At
IA session of the Probate Court for the County
of Gratot, holden at the Probate Office in the
Village of Ithaca, on Tuesday, the 18th day OF
May A. ID. one thousand eight hundred ana
eighty-nine.
Present, Hon. j. Lee Potts, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the application of the drain
comms sioner of the county OF GratIot. in
said county. for the appointment of three
necessity for a drain through certain lands in
Sumner township, and for the taking of private
property for the use and benefit Of the public
for the purpose thereof, and the Just cOmpen-
sation to he made therefor.
whereas, on the 18th day of May, A. d., one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, an
application in writing was made TO this court
by the drain commissioner of the county of
Gratiot, in said county, for the appointment of
three special commissioners 10 determine the
necessity TO. drain through certain lands
ia said Sumner township. and described in said
application, and for the taking OF private
property Tor the use and benefit of the public
or the purpose thereof. and the Just compeu-
isation TO be made therefor; and
w hereas, This court did on the 10Th day of
May, \. d., one Thousand eight hundred and
eighty upon "a due examination of such
application and of all the proceedings therefor
taken in the premises find the same to be in
accordance with the statute in such cases
made and provided, and did thercupOn by an
order enter ed therein, appoint the list day OF
July. y. d., one thousand eight hundred and
cghty-nine, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF
that day, as the timc, aud the office Of the
Judge of Probate in the village of Ithaca, in
said county, as the place when and where "a
hearing upon snch application would be had,
and did then and there order that all persons
whose lands were To he traversed by such
drain, or who would be liable To assessment for
benefits in the construction thereof. and who
had not released right of way, and all damages
on account thereof, TO appear at the time and
place designated and show cause, II any there
bc, why sand application should not be grant.
ed; and
Whereas, There is low on file with this
court "A description and survey OF such drain,
from which description and survey IT appears
| that the commencement, general course and
terminus OF such drain are as follows:
Commencing at station 1912 on the Ereese
Drain on e "A of n laof sectiOn2i township OF
sumner. thence ch, thence II deg 10 CHI
and 40 l. thence s2i deg w IA ch, thence 81 deg
III Oh and ~ to the section line ut oh east OF
| the quarter post between sections - and 80.
township OF sumner thence z9l4 deg W IL oh
and 81 j. thence u deg w IL CHI ana ~ thence W
| cb and II links, thence on west side of
highway II ch and ~ links. Also an east
branch commencing at e corner of : - OF
y OF n "a OF section 30, OF said township of
sumner, thence w 81 CHI and 10 links, thence
u - deg W CHI and links TO main drain,
The depth and width of main drain to be as
follows; one foot wide on the bottom, with "a
slope OF one and one-half feet ON each side 10
each foot rise and to average three feet deep;
And the width and depth OF the east branch To
Toe one foot wide on the bottom. with n slope
| Of one foot ON each side to each foot rise; the
length of main drain is 40 rods, and the length
of east branch OF drain Is 2uO rods and the
average depth is three feet The entire length
is $50 rods. and IL appearing that the following
described nonresident lands will be crossed
10y such drain, or will be subject To an asst ss-
ment for its construction,
Therefore, The owners OF the said described
lands. to-wit;
Then "a Of e !. section p, tip Of Sumner
sell of Sc IA section -, tip of
sw "a of sc - section 20, tp OF
swA of NV "a section 81, tpof
and each of them arc hereby cited To be and
appear before this court, at the time and
place last above set forth. and show cause, il
any there be-, why the said application tor the
appointment of three special commissioners
as aforesaid should not be granted.
j. LEE PORTS,
( Judge of Probate.
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