The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-06-30
Howard Drain.

Howard Drain.
Notice is hereby given that /, G T. Mason,
| County Drain Commissioner of the County OF
| Shiawassee, State of Michigan, will, on the 18th
day OF July A. ID. 1898, at the Sager House, in
the village OF Morrice, at II o'clock in the fore
noon of that day. proceed to receive bids for the
construction OF a certain drain known and desig.
mated as The Howard Drain" located and
| established in the Townships OF Perry and
| Bennington and described as follows, towit:
Commencing at point situated 203 chains
east and l.3s chains north OF the S W corner OF
| sec rs in Il 6 N OF r Il, Bennington.
From thence running ~ deg on south part
| Of W 4 sec 25, 3l5 chains, thence 43 deg 50
links TO south line OF sec % and o. 40 chains east
| OF W corner OF same. Length of drain on said
description is chains, and the width OF surface
| excavation is I2 feet.
| Thence 701 deg on the W u of the nv OF
sec 80 IL. SO chains to east line of said descrip-
| ton and sos chains south OF n corner OF same.
Length OF drain on said description is 1886
| chains, and the width OF surface cuttinS Is IL
| feet.
Thence e5a deg neAof w sec So
5l4 chsins, thence 81 deg 30 ~ chains,
thence S II deg e 1888 chains to the south line of
said description and S.23 chains west of
corner. Length Of drain on said description is
~ 10 chains, and the width of surface cutting is
| ~ feet.
Thence AZ deg on the e d of the n of \
| sec SO, 1l.52 chains to the and "a line of sec
80 and 500 chains south OF the n e corner OF the
| above described land. Length of drain on said
| description is ll.5s chains, and the width of
| surface excavation is IL feet.
Thence 40 dege on the W pit OF W Il of n e
| a OF sec SO, 66l chains TO south line and 4.46
| cha.ns east of the corner of said description.
Length OF drain on said description is Gel chains
and the width of surface cutting is II feet.
Thence SO deg on e pit of W of NJ of
| sec &c. 1863 chains, thence s % deg so 9l3
| chains TO and W \ line and 11.40 chains east of
| the center OF said section. Length OF drain on
| the above description is 1876 chains and the
width of surface excavation is IL feet
Thence S % deg so on y W y S q sec 80
lin = aO a Y ahDin
| y deg W 1853 chains, thence S 81 deg W 4.93
chains, thence COZ deg W 557 chains to point
| scribed land. Length of drain on the above
description is 20 90 chains and the width of sur.
| face excavation is II feet
Thence S G0h deg W on W y of a of a
| sec 49, 80 links, thence SIX deg 554 chains to
| point situated 1867 chains south of the
corner OF the ofw Of Sc Of sec SO.
Length of drain on said description at this place
is SAB chains, and the width of surface cutting
| is ~ feet.
Thence S sX deg e on the n of y Of e 4
OF sec 30, Oil chains, thence 25H deg 1.5y
| chains TO point situated 2419 chains south of
| the w corner OF the u of W y of S e \ OF sec
36. Length of drain on said description at this
place is $40 chains and the width of surface
cutting is IL feet.
Thence 4Ox deg W on the u Of %seA
sec 81, 4.63 chains thence so deg W 2.S3 CHAINS,
thence s ~ deg W 500 chains to a point situated
| 40 chains north of the south quarter post OF
OF sec SO. Length of drain on said description
at this place is l2.0 chains and the width OF sur
| face cutting is 12 feet.
| Thence $ 3sH degw on ofe Xsw 4 sec
| 49, 4.37 chains thence 10 degw AIS chains,
ated 4.62 chains west of the corner Of the
| north acres of the q of OF II fri \ of
sec in T5N ofReE, Perry. Length of drain
| on said descriptions is 1857 chains and the
| width Of surface cutting Is II feet.
Thence S ~ deg on pit n W fri \ sec T
| N X +, 1862 chains, thence 81 deg w32l
| chains, thence 52k deg W 3.35 chains thence
| 662i deg w3.1S chains, thence S Ia deg W 10
chains TO point situated il.36 chains west OF
| the e corner of the last above described land.
| Length of drain on said description is 1886
| chains, and the width of surface cutting is IL
| feet
Thence II deg on south part of n W fri
quarter of sec |, S9S chains, thence 81 deg 10
e 9.67 chains, thence south 70 links, thence 20
deg w2.G0 chains to point situated 542 chains
west of the corner of said described land,
ana the length of drain on said description is
2l.9S chains and the width of surface cutting is
| III feet.
Thence south on the y of W sec l. II
chains thence S 81 deg W 1899 chains, thence S.
- deg W 1889 chains TO q point situated 1920
chains south of the west quarter post of said sec
No. /. Length of drain on said description is
Ass chains, and the width of surface cutting is
ii feet.
Thence - deg W on the S e quarter of sec in
said township 81 links, thence . deg 499
chains, thence n Si4 deg W 1876 chains, thence
S q deg 722 chains, thence SSI9 deg go
chains, thence $ 4 deg So 1905 chains TO the
south line of sec ,, and 17.12 chains west of the
south east corner of said section. Length of
drain on said description is Al So chains, and the
Thence 2GH deg W on the C q n 4 sec II,
GAP chains to point situated 5.S4 chains south
of the corner of said described land. Width
of surface cutting on said description is II feet.
Thence deg so e on the line between the e
4 and W 4 of the \ of sec II, 3i.06 chains to
a point is links north OF the and W quarter
line OF sec ii. Width OF surface cutting Is ii
feet.
Thence S4l5 deg " on v. Mne \ of sec II,
"a links to point situated II links west of the
south east corner of said description. Width of
surface cutting is IL feet.
Thence 34S deg W on the W u Of Sc a of
said sec IL, 12.1S chains, thence 80 deg
chains to point situated 1854 chains south and
g. IS chains west Of the corner OF said de.
scribed land. Length OF drain on said descrip-
ton Is 1918 chains, and the width of surface
cutting is IL feet
Also branch to said drain commencing at a
point on the main drain situated 1926 chains
north and 4.l6 chains west of the south quarter
post OF section 80 in T 6 N Of II T.. From
thence running 71ai deg W. chains, thence
S4k deg W 4.03 chains, to q point situated 263
chains north OF the corner OF the G x OF 4
OF S W OF sec 36, in said township. Length OF
drain on said description is 603 chains, and the
width OF surface cutting Is IL feet.
Thence n 70 deg on the of OF s W Y
sec 80, 597 chains, thence S1k deg 22l
chains, thence 81 deg W 2.05 chains to a point
situated pa chains North of the south west
corner of said description Length OF drain to
said land Is 1928 chains and the width of sur.
ace cutting is II feet.
Thence $ S519 deg W on the w Il Of u Of s W
Il sec 49, 3.S1 chains, thence 80 deg 116
chains, thence S 40 deg " 3.92 chains, thence s
ga deg e "a INKS 10 point situated 1.3O chains
west OF the corner of said land. Length OF
drain on said description is 9.49 chains. The
drain on the above described land is to be a
12 inch tile drain
Thence 81 deg on the north part OF the n
of sec in T N of II f. 500 chains thence
S 80 deg so W 1894 chains to a point situated 6
chains south Of tho north west corner OF sec I,
thence IS deg so 4 ne "A sec . Is
links. Length of drain on pit NV X sec / is
l0.4i chains. The drain on said described land
is to be 12 inch tile drain from the north line
OF said description south 2.G0 chains, and the
balance of the drain on said land is TO be an
open drain with surface cut of II feet.
Length OF the main drain is ,296 rods. Length
of branch is tile - rods and feet open drain
l32 rods and feet Total, $50 rods and feet
Total length Of main drain and branch Is lac
rods and feet. The land to be taken for said
drain and for the purpose OF deposting the
earth taken from the same is "a strip feet deep
and 20 feet wide each side of the above de.
scrbed line which is the center line OF the drain
Surveyed by order OF George Il. Mason County |
Drain Commissioner OF Shiawassee County
September II, IL and Is, 1892
EZRA MASON, Surveyor
The above drain Is divided into 10 sections |
Contractors are requested TO examine the work
before the hour of sale as the work will be sold