Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-06-21
Citation For Nonresident Owners.

State of Michigan. County of Gratiot, -. A
| Il session OF the Probate Court for the County
| of GratiOt, holden at the Probate Office in tho
Village of Ithaca, on Tuesday, the 29th day OIL
! May y. ID. one thousand eight hundred anC
| cighty-nine.
Present. Hon. j. Lee Potts, Judge of Probate
! I'm the matter of the application of the drain
| commissioner of the county of GatIot. IN
! said county, for the appointment of tire,
| special commissioners TO determine The
necessity for drain through certain lands IN
sumner township, and FOR the 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.
Whereas, ON the 2Sth day Of May, 4. D., one
thousand eight hundred and cghty-nine. am
application in writing was made TO this court
! by the drain commissioner of the county Of
GrutiOt in said county, for the appointment Of
three special commissioners 10 determine the
necessity TO a 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
Tor the purpose thereof. and the just compeu-
sation TO be made therefor;and
Whereas, This court did ON the 29th day of
May, 4. d., one thousand eight hundred and
eighty nine. upon due examination of such
application ana or all the proceedings therefor
taken in the premises, find the same 10 bc in
accordance with the statute in such cases
made and provided. and did thercupou by an
order rendered therein, appoint the lst day of
July, 4. d., one thousand eight hundred and
cighty-nlnc, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of
that day, as the time, and the Oihce of the
d.
said county, as the place when and whore "a
hearing upon snch application would be had.
and did then and there order that all peIs ms
whose lands were TO Ice truVcrscd by such
a rain or who would be liable TO assessment for
benefits in the construction thereof ana 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 SAID application should not be grant
cd; ana
Whereas. There is COW on file with this
Hos inf an of Il
from which description and survey t appears
that the commencement, general course and
terminus OF such drain are as follows
Commencing at station 1919 on the Frcosc
Drain on e a of n llof section2l, township OF
sumner. thence > Ch. thence Il deg la on
and 30 l. thence s2i deg " "a ch. thence ; 81 deg
rs ch ana 81 l. TO the section line at ch east OF
the quarter post between sections - and 80.
township of Sumner, thence -gi4 deg W 40 ch
and 81 thence % deg 1, Oh ana 3, l. thence W
D CD ana IL links, thence : on west side OF
highway IL CHI and 40 links Also an east
brunch commencing at n G corner Of u of
- OF n Il of section IS, of said township OF
Sumner, thence w 81 Ch and 30 links, thence
u IS deg " ch and links to main drain,
The depth and width of main drain TO be as
follows; one foot wide on the bottom. with Il
slope OF one and Onc-halt feet on each side 10
each foot rise and To- average three feet deep:
And the width and depth OF the east branch TO
be one foot wide on the bottom with a slope
Of one foot on each side TO each foot rise; the
length OF main drain is EiO rods, and the length
OF east branch of drain l. 200 rods ana the
average depth is three feet. The entire length
is go rods. and II appearing that the following
described nonresident lands will be crossed
10y such drain. or will be subject to an assess
meut for its construction,
Therefore, The owners of the said described
lands, tO-wit;
Then q "A OF 81 "A section -. tp of sumner
SCI of sc "a section %, ~ OF
swll otsc "A section % tp of
swl, of NV "A section 80. tpOf
and each of them are hereby cited % be aud
appear before this court, at, the time and
place last above set forth, and show cause, 10
any there be, why the said application for the
OF three special commissioners
rs aforesaid should not bc granted.
=. LEE rOTr-.
- judge col Probate
e SEAL.
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