The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Nnnnfv of Chiayossaa ( S.S

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County of Shiawassee s'S'
At session Of the Probate Court for the county
of Shiawassee, holden at the probate office in the
city of Corunna, on Friday. the 22d day of March
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine.
Present, Hon. Mathew Bush 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 de-
termine the necessity for drain through certain
lands in said county, ana for the taking ofprivate
property for the and benefit of the public for
the purpose thereof, and the just compensation
10 be made therefor
Whereas, On the 77d Gay of March, A. ID. one
Thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, an ap.
pication in writing was made to this Court by
the Drain Commissioner of the County of Shia-
wassee, for the appointment of three Special
Commissioners to determine the necessity for n
Drain through certain lands in said townships
OF Owosso and Rush and described in said appli-
cation, and for the taking of private property for
the use and benefit of the public for the purpose
| thereof. and the just compensation TO be made
therefor;
And Whereas, This Court did on the e2d day
of March, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nne, upon due examination OF
such application and of all the proceedings
to be in accordance with the statute in such
cases made and provided. and did thereupon by
an order entered therein, appoint, the a5th day
of April. A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-nine, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of
that day, the time, and the Office of the Judge
of Probate in the City of Coruuna in said Coun-
ty, as the place when and where O hearing
upon such application would be had, and did
then and there order that all persons whose
lands were to be 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 ac-
count thereof TO appear at the time and place
designated and show cause, If any there be,
why said application should not be granted
And Whereas, There Is now on file with this
Court n description and survey of such Drain,
from which description and survey IL appears
that the commencement, general course, and
terminus of such Drain are rs follows:
Commencing at point situated l6 chains cast
OF the west quarter post OF section No. 3D. in n
of 2 east, Rush. and about % links south of the
east and west quarter line of said section From
thence running south 80 chains thence IL deg,
W chain, thence 45 deg, W 1902 chains to point
90 chains south and % links east Of the northwest
corner of section No. in n of + Q e. thence u
deg, 40 chains, thence So deg. 2o.5f chains;
thence 81 y deg, S.1S chains: thence 80 deg, W
1912 chains to point situated 10 links east of the
north and south quarter line Of section 8; thence
deg 10 min W % 30 chains thence 81 deg, 1924
chains thence 26 deg 20 min, 600 chains. thence
south $40 chains, thence 1881 deg, g 4.39 chains
to point II feet south and feet east of the NV
corner of the u of the ne Of section :. thence
TX deg 1903 chains, thence 60 deg Q 50 chains.
thence KIN deg 70 chains thence nSs;n q deg
SO deg. 315 chains to point situated 1915 chains
ofthene corner of section and q links west of
the section line. thence Z deg, and parallel
links thence 4 deg 2i.5i chains TO n point
situated ~ links east of the east quarter post of
section o, thence 10 min 4.07 chains. thence 3
Tx deg 2.5s chains, thence n SS4 deg g ~ %
chains to point situated 5934 deg W 4.05 chains
from the ne corner Of the VIZ of the swi4 Of sec
ton OF said township of owosso. Length Of
Drain Is two miles and 3i6 rods
Said Drain is TO be six feet wide on the bottom
from stake 30" nc the commencement of said
Drain to stake 49, and 81 feet distance of3SG rods
and 4 feet, and feet wide on the bottom from
stake AZ and 81 feet TO stake 70 distance of 1s9 rods
and 12k feet, and feet wide on the bottom from
stake ~ to stake S0 distance of Ga rods, and the
balance of said DRAMA distance of BIG rods-is 10
be 2 feet wide on the bottom. Said Drain Is TO
have q slope on each side Of inches TO each foot
balance of said Drain is to slope one foot on each
side to each foot RISE ~
The land to be taken for said Drain is strip 10
feet deep and IL feet wide on each side OF the
above described line
Surveyed January 80. 1889.
EZRA MASON, Surveyor.
Ard 70 appearing that the following described
nonresident lands will be crossed by such drain.
or will be subject to an assessment for its CEN
struction.
Therefore. The owners OF the said described
lands, to-wit: TIE y Of the X Of sec Ave (5l
the Y of sec five (5) the W q of
sec FIVE (J), W Keof the o y of sec
fve the 4 Of the n of sec eight (s) the $
a of the u Of sec six (5l and the Il of
the s a of sec six (6l all In t N ofR2 0wosso.
Shiawassee county, Mich 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 II any there be, why the said applica-
ton for the appointment OF three Special Gem
missioners as aforesaid should not be granted;
MATTHEW BUSH
Judge of Probate.