The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-19
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICIIIGAN.D

STATE OF MICHIGAN
, County of Shiawassee 30
At n session of the Probate Court for the county
of Shiawasscc. holden nj the probate Office in the
city of Corunna, Friday. the ODD day of March,
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine.
Present, Hon. Mathew Bush Judge of Probate.
In She 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 ofprvate
property for the and benefit Of the public for
the purpose thereof, and the just compensation
| to be made therefor.
Whereas, On the cad day OF March. A. d. one
Thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, IN APP
pication in writing 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
Drain through certain lands in said townships
OF Owosso and Rush and described in said appii-
cation,and for the taking of private property for
the use aud benefit of the public for the purpose
thereof. and the just compensation TO be made
Therefore
And Whereas, This Court did on the 22d day
of March, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nine, upon due examination of
such application and of all the proceedings
therefore taken III 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 25th day
of April, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-nne, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of
that day, as the tme and the Office of the Judge
of Probate in the City of Coruuna in said Coun-
y
upon such application would be had, and did
then and there order that all persons whose
lands we're to be traversed by such Drain,
who would be liable to assessment for benefits
in the construction thereof, and who had not
released right of way, and all damages on &C
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
from which description and survey it appears
that the commencement, general course, and
terminus of such Drain are as follows:
Commencing at point situated 10 chains east
of the west quarter post Of section No. 33, in
of east, Rush. and about % links south of the
east and west quarter line of said section. From
thence running south 81 chains, thence IL deg.
W chain, thence 45 deg W 1902 chains to point
90 chains south and 25 links east Of the northwest
corner of section No. in Z of 2 Q; thence y
deg 1.49 chains. thence IS deg. W 2o.54 chains;
thence 6lH deg, W S1s chains: thence 80 deg, W
1912 chains to point situated 10 links east of the
north and south quarter line of section 5; thence
deg 10 min q. 80 chains, thence 81 deg, 1924
chains, thence 20 deg 20 min, $50 chains thence
south $40 chains, thence SSH deg, 4.39 chains
TO point II feet south and feet east of the NV
corner of the of the ne of section 8. thence
~ deg 1903 chains thence SO deg 3 6S chains,
thence Tx deg, 245 chains thence "a deg, e o
chains, thence 34 deg. $40 chains, thence
SO deg. 315 chains to point situated 1915 chains
ofthe corner of section and 81 links west of
the section line. thence s y deg, and parallel
with the section line $40 chains, thence east o.
situated "a links east of the east quarter post Of
section o, thence ~ min W 497 chains, thence
TN deg 2.5S chains thence n S84 deg 1922
chains TO point situated 59N deg W 4.95 chains
from the ne corner OF the VIZ of the swA of sec
ton of said township Of Owosso. Length of
Drain Is two miles and 36 rods.
Said Drain is 10 be six feet wide on the bottom
from stake co. at tile commencement of said
Drain TO stake 4S, and Be feet, distance of3S6 rods
and feet. and 4 feet wide on the bottom from
stake IS and 81 feet 10 stake ~ distance OF 1S9 rods
and 12N feet, and feet wide on the bottom from
stake ~ to stake 80 distance of GA rods. and the
balance of said DRAMA distance of BIG rods-is to
be 2 feet wide on the bottom. Said Drain Is to
have slope on each side of 6 inches to each foot
rise from stake 30" to stake 4S and 81 feet and the
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 Is feet wide on each side of the
above described line.
Surveyed January 30. 1889:
EZRA MASON, Surveyor
And IL 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 W II Of the n of sec five (5l
the X of sec five t5) the u of
sec FIVE CD, Hsof the Q Y of sec
five, the W II Of the n of sec eight (s) the
a of the d of sec six (sl and the ne u of
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 tte appointment of three Special Gem
missioners as aforesaid should not be granted;
MATTHEW BUSH
Judge of Probate.