The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-09
Notice of Walter Drain Letting.

Notice is hereby given, that l, c. 4. Mason
County Drain Commissioner OF the county OF
Shawassee, State of Michigan, will, on The 23d
day OF December, A. ID. 1892, at the farm of
VIM. Retain section D in the township OF Rush,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, pro-
coed to receive bids for the construction and
cleaning out of certain drain known and
designated as the Walter Drain" located and
established in the said Townships OF Rush and
Fairfield, and described as follows, to-wlt:
Commencing at the Huckleberry Drain on
section one, in Fairfield, running thence north
about "a rods, thence east about 81 rods thence
north and east about ~ rods TO the east line OF
section one of Fairfield. thence south about IL
rods, thence east about one mile 10 the section
line between sections five and six OF Rush,
thence south about 40 rods, thence east about
10 rods to a point where the extension of the
Walter Drain commences.
The cleaning out of said drain 70 be according
to the grade taken Aug. 29th, 1892, and to be
two feet wide on the bottom The extension OF
said drain
Commencing so rods north and 40 rods west OF
the south quar- ter post OF section D, in town \,
north range east.
From thence north 40 rods
Thence east 40 rods to the north and south
quarter line at a point 40 rods north Of south
east corner of the n n W a OF said section 3,
and there is 10 rods of this drain on this descrip-
tion
Thence continuing east 10 rods across the W
y of the W a of the G 4 of said section TO the
end, and there is 40 rods of drain on this des
crption.
The width of the bottom is TO be . feet. The
width of the top is to be . feet. strip of land
Az feet VIDE or ~ feet on edCn ue OF tne survey
or center line will be required for the drain and
to deposit earth upon. The drain is to be > feet
less deep.
Surveyed August 30. 1892.
II. c. MAIN, Surveyor
Said Job will be let by sections 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 now on file with
the other papers pertaining to said drain, in the
office Of the County Drain Commissioners, to
which reference may be had by all parties inter
ested, and bids will be made and received ac-
cordingly. Contracts will be made with the
lowest responsible bidder giving 90 'quate
security for the performance of ~" K in
sum then and there to be fixed bv serving
to myself the right to reject any ahd all bids
The date for the comOleton 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 or at such other
timo and place thereafter TO which l, the Drain
Commissioner aforesaid, may adjourn the same,
prised within the walter Drain Special Assess.
ment District" will be subject to review.
The following is a description of the several
tracts parcels of land constituting the Special
Assessment District of said drain, viz. The
south 81 acres of d section one O) The
north rs acres of Y e a of section one CD in
town range Q, Fairfield, and the W fl "a
sec g. n 40 acres s W "a sec o; S lO4 acres w
fl a sec q; xwk "A sec 81; g a W n seA
sec 6; sc "a of S \ sec q; ne d of \ sec Q;
y of n W fl \ sec 5; 5 y of n W fl \ sec 5; q
of W fl sec 81 sw 4 of sw Il sec 81 of
S W sec 5; W y W q Sc "a sec 8; @ Y W X Sc
Il sec s. O \ of Sc d sec 81 s a OF n fl \
range 2 east, Rush. Shiawassee County.
Dated this 9th day of Dec, A. ID. 1892.
GEO. T. MASON.
County Drain Commissioners Of Shiawassee Co.