The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-08-27
NOTICE. OF DRAIN LETTING

~ il hereby given that l. Joseph q. Allen, Drain
Commissioner of the township of waverly, county
of Van Buren,, state Of Michigan, will, on Friday,
the 10Th 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 a certain drain
known as the "Wilson Drain," located and estab-
lished in the said township of Waverly, and desbrib
ed as follows, to-wlt:
Beginning at point SO rods east and ~ rods aud
II links south of the quarter post in the south line
of section No. 80, township of Bloomngdale, Van
Buren, county. Michigan, thence south S9Ia degrees
east IA rods thence north 81 degrees east Is rods
and % links thence south ia degrees east so rods
and links; thence south 3gl degrees east 81 rods
and link; thence north S7l4 degrees east Is rods
aud l3 links thence south II degrees east 26 rods
aud Is links thence south AGA degrees east % rods
and 20 Inks thence south SO degrees east so rods
and IL links thence north 1884 degrees east "a rods
and links; thence south 55 degrees east 80 rods
and 10 Inks thence north S7H degrees east 50 rods
and Is links thence south As degrees east 20 rods
and links; thence south 5Sll degrees east 20 rods
and Ia links thence south S7 degrees east 10 rods
and IL links; thence south S5 degrees east 10 rods
and links; thence south 7lA degrees east Is rods
and Ia links, ending In the west bank of the brandy
wine creek. Said terminal point is rods and 20
links north, and 20 rods and links west of the
quarter post ia the east line of section No. B. town
ship OF Waverly, Van Buren, county, Michigan. Said
terminal point is also Witnessed by an Elm 80 inches
in diameter, west ~ links, and by Soft Maple 40
inches in diameter south 3la degrees east 70 links.
Said drain is 20 be feet wide on the bottom, and
the slope of the sides is 10 be foot horizontal 10
foot RISE aud the depth at the grade stake is To be
as shown upon the profile of said drain.
The following is description of the several tracts
or parcels of land constituting special asses ,ment
district Of said drain, town south range IA west
5 "a OF n " "a Of n Il of section 4. y of u
of a of n 4 of section 4. n a of - of y of
e "a of section 4. About acres of n g IA of W
u of n e "A Of section 4. y. of n a of n IA OF
section 3. u of : y Of n " "A of section 8. A
strip along the drain on the y of the "A of sec
ton 3. "a of W a of 4 of "A of section 8.
\ IA OF " 80 acres OF W - of 3 " "a of section 8.
Said job will be let by sections or divisions. The
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 on file with the
other papers pertaining to said drain, and bids will
be made aud received accordingly. Contracts will
be made with the lowest responsible bidder giving
adequate security for the performance of the work
in a sum to be fixed by me. The date for the COM
petion 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 l. the said Drain Commits
sioner aforesaid may adjourn the term of said let
ting the assessment OF benefits made by me will be
subject TO review, and all other terms will be made
known and fully explained
Dated this 18th day of August, A. ID. 1890.
JOSEPH G. ALLEN,
Township Drain Commissioner of the Township of
Waverly. 4st2o49