Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-07-05
Citation For Nonresident Owners.

State OF Michigan. County of Gratiot, So. Al
! n session OF the Probate Court for the County
OF GratiOt, holden at the Probate Office In thu
Village of Ithaca. ON Tuesday, the 18th day OF
May. "A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and
! eghty-nine
Present, Hon J. Lee Potts. Judge of Probate
I'm the matter of the application of the drain
| commissioner of the county of GratlOt, In
said county, for the appointment of three
special commissioners 10 determine the
necessity for drain through certain lands in
Sumner township, and forthe taking of private
property for the use and benefit Of the public
Tor the purpose thereof, and the Just compen-
sation to be made therefor.
DlWhereas, On the 18th day of May, A. d., one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine an
application i'm writing was made 10 this court
by the drain commissioner of the county of
Gratiot, i'm said county, for the appointment of
three special commissioners 10 determine the
necessity 70. drain through certain lands
in said sumner township, and described in said
application, and for the taking OF private
property for the use and benefit of the public
FOR the purpose thereof. and the just conpen-
sation TO be made therefor; and
Whereas, This court did on the 29th day of
May, A. d., one thousand eight hundred and
eighty nine, 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 thereupon by an
order entered therein, appoint the LIST day of
July. A. d.. one thousand eight hundred and
cighty-nne at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of
that day, as the time, and the Office of the
said county, the place when and where
hearing upon snch 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 i'm the construction thereof ana who
had NOT released right of way, and all damages
on account thereof, TO appear nj the time and
place designated and show cause if any there
be, why said application should not be grant
ed; and
Whereas, There is COW on file with this
court Il 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 ut Station 1915 on the Freese
Drain on IA of n G i4of section25 township of
sumner. thence ch, thence : II deg g IL oh
and 40 thence sA deg w IA CHI thence 81 deg
III oh and 81 l. To the section line at Oh east OF
the quarter post between sections % and 80.
township of sumner, thence : 29l4 deg W III oh
and 81 J. thence 5 % deg W II CHI and 81 l. thencew
en- ana IL INKS, thence 5 on west side of
highway IL CHI and 20 links. Also an east
branch commencing at corner of y OF
: - of n G u of section 80, of said township of
sumner, thence 81 CHI and 30 links, thence
n 30 deg Oh and 5 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 to
each foot rise and to average three feet deep;
And the width and depth of the east branch to
he one foot wide on the bottom. with 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 200 rods and the
average depth is three feet. The entire length
Is $50 rods. and il appearing that the following
DIES crlbed nonresident lands will be crossed
bysuch Dir ain, or will be subject 10 an assess
ment for its construction,
Therefore, The owners of the said described
lands, towit:
Then G a OF a section %, tip of Sumner
sc a OF G IA section 25 tip of
sw a of sc a section %, tp of
swl4 of NV "A section 3G, tpof
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
of three special commissioners
as aforesaid should not be granted
j. LEE PORTS,
| - Judge of Probate.
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