The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-08-20
NOTICE OF DRAIN LETTING.

~ is hereby given that l. Joseph q. Allen, Drain
Commissioners Of the township of Wayerly, county
OF Van Buren,, state of Michigan, will, on Friday,
the 18th day OF August A. ID. 1890, at the residence
OF ID. Alger, in said township Of Waverly, at one
O'Clock IN the afternoon of that day, proceed TO
ceive bids for the construction of certain drain
known the "Wilson Dran," located and estab-
lishcd in the said township of Waverly, and desbrib
ed as follows, to-wlt:
Beginning at point 50 rods east and - rods aud
II links south of the quarter post in the south line
of section No. 80, township of Bloomingdale, Van
Buren, county, Michigan, thence south S9Ia degrees
east IA rods thence north 81 degrees east IL rods
and - links thence south IL degrees east so rods
and links; thence south 3gl degrees east 81 rods
and link; thence north s71i degrees east Is rods
and ID links thence south n degrees east 70 rods
and is links thence south 46 degrees east % rods
and 20 links thence south S3 degrees east SO rods
and IL links thence north 73A degrees east "a rods
and links; thence south SIS degrees east 20 rods
and 10 links thence north 81 degrees east So rods
and IL links; thence south As degrees east 20 rods
and links; thence south 5Sa degrees east 70 rods
and IA links thence south 87 degrees east 10 rods
ana Is Inks thence south S5 degrees east - rods
and links thence south 7lai degrees east Is rods
and IA links, ending IN the west bank of the brandy
wine creek. Said terminal point is rods aud 20
links north, and 20 rods and links west of the
quarter post ia the east line of section No. g. town.
ship of Waverly, Van Buren, county, Michigan. Said
terminal point is also witnessed by an Elm 80 inches
IN diameter west 4S links, and by Soft Maple ~
inches IN diameter, south 3la degrees east 70 links.
Said drain il to be feet wide on the bottom, and
the slope OF the sides is to be foot horizontal
as shown upon the profile OF said drain.
The following is description of the several tracts
or parcels of land constituting special assessment
district of said drain, town south range IA west:
"a of II " "a of II e "a of section 4. 4 of "a
of y of n "A of section 4. y a of u Of - of
II e "a of section 4. About acres of n "A of s W
u of "a OF section 4. 5 y of II a of W IA of
section B. a of 5 y of W a of section 3. A
strip along the drain the a of the "a of sec
ton 3. "a of W y of 4 of n "a of section 8.
"a of W 80 acres OF " u of "a of section 8.
Said job will be let by sections divisions. Tie
section at the outlet of the drain will be let first
and the remaining sections In their order up stream
IN accordance with the diagram Oh file with the
other papers pertaining to said drain, and bids will
be made and received accordingly. Contracts will
be made with the lowest responsible bidder giving
adequate security for the performance of the work
In sum to be fixed by me. The date for the COM
pleion of such contract, and the terms of payment
therefor, shall be announced at the time and place
of letting.
Notice is further hereby given, that at the time
and place of said letting, at such other time and
place thereafter to which /, the said Drain Commits
soner aforesaid may adjourn the term OF said let
ting. the assessment of benefits made by will be
subject to review, and all other terms will be made
known aud fully explained.
Dated this 18th day of August, A. u. 1890.
JOSEPH G. ALLEN,
Township Drain Commissioner Of the Township of
Waverly. 4St2o49