The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-11
STATE OF MICHIGAN,

COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEH I %
At session of the Probate Court for the count,
city Of Corunna, on Saturday the 2Sth day o
September A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
and eghty-nine.
Present, Hon, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probat,
In the matter of the application of the drain com.
missioner of the county of Shiawassee, in sale
county, for the appointment OF three special com
mssioners to determine the necessity for drair
through certain lands in said county, 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.
Whereas on the 2Sth day OF September A. ID
one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, an
application In writing was made to this Court by
the drain commissioner of the County OF Shiawas
see, in said county, for the appointment of three
special commissioners to determine the necessity
for drain through certain lands in said county
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
compensation to be made therefor
And Whereas, This court did on the 2sth day oil
September A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
and eghty-nine, upon due examination of such
application and of all the proceedings therefor
taken in the premises. find the same to be in ac-
cordance with the statute in such cases made and
provided, and did thereupon by an order entered
therein, appoint the 3lst day of October A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of that day, as the time,
and the office of the Judge of Probate In the city
of CoruDna in said county, as the place when
and where 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
account thereof, to appear at the time and place
designated and show cause, IL any there be,
why said application should not be granted.
And Whereas, There is now on file with this
court description and survey Of such drain,
from which description and survey 1t appears
that the commencement. general course, and
terminus of such drain are as follows:
Commencing at point 2l60 chains n and 10 IT
of the W corner OF sec eight (S) int 8 e..
Said point is witnessed viz: e ends stone butment
to bridge. s links. from thence 1871 deg, 9.7S
chains, thence 81 deg,e 1853 chains, thence S
deg, 2.19 chains. thence SO deg, Q chains,
thence 8 az deg, 1.7o chains, thence as deg. w
2.30 chains. thence 10k deg, 1.20 chains thence
7eA deg. 200 chains, thence s deg, 215
chains, thence so deg, Q chains, thence s Az
thence ssk deg. q chains, thence s SO deg, 9
chains, thence 8 81 deg. o 2.68 chains. thence
n 2ON deg, Q 182 chains, thence 81 81 deg. Is0
74N deg, $50 chains, thence SO, deg. eS chains
thence SIX deg, chains, thence s 49k deg, e
90 chains. thence SIN deg, $40 chains 70 the
n and quarter line of sec nine t9) and SIS chains
chains. thence n 81 deg, $50 chains, thence n
AN deg, a $50 chains. thence 37H deg. W 9
chains, thence n Is deg. W 2l4 chains thence 90
deg, W $50 chains, thence S34 deg, " chain
thence n 43 "a deg, W chains, thence 81 deg
W chains, thence n ID deg, chains, thence
4sk deg, e chains, thence 5sk deg, e7 chains
thence n ~ "a deg. Q 262 chains to the n and
quarter line of said sec nine again, and rs links
south of the center OF said sec nine thence n 80
deg 1898 chains, thence 4216 deg, II. 10 chains
thence n 4OX deg, 4.Os chains. thence 10 80
deg, 400 chains thence 40H deg, 11.O5 chains,
thence IS "a deg, 2542 chains. to point IS
links south and % links west OF the northeast cor
ner of said sec o. thence n deg, 80 min, W 20.33
chains thence n SO ga deg, 80 chains to point
near the and quarter line, sec 3, In said town.
ship, and 20 chains of the quarter post to the
upper end of the drain and witnessed, VIE: poplar
sec, n 20 deg, e % links
Whole length of the drain miles and IL rods.
The bottom of the drain is to be feet wide and
slope foot each side to each foot rise to stake
n 40 on the first mile above there It 10 to be
feet wide on the bottom and slope foot on each
sde TO each foot rise TO st g. distance of 176
rods The balance of said drain is to have slope
OF feet on each side TO each foot fise STRIP OF
land 20 feet wide on each side OF the center or sur
vey line and feet deep will be required for the
drain and to deposit the excuvated earth upon
Stakes are set rods part and numbered from
the lower end up and stakes are set at the angles
ii. O. MAIN.
Surveyor.
And IL appearing that the following described
non resident lands will be crossed by sucn Drain,
will be subject 10 an assessment for its construc-
tion
lands to-wit: Then efs W Of sec Q, the n
OF n n of sec IS: the Y n e OF n Q
sec rs: the s 9 \ OF n X OF sec 10; the Of n e
\ Of sec 10; the ofnwM Of sec 10; the "
Of 10 4 OF sec 3, and the Z ofn y Of sec 8,
all in town north Of range east In Fairfield
township. shiawassee county, Mich gan, and each
Of them are hereby cited to be and appear before
this Court. at the time and place last above set
said application for the appointment of three
Special Commissioners as aforesaid should not be
granted. MATHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.