The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-28
Probate Register.
Notice of Evans Dram Letting.

Notice is hereby given that l. Il. j. Hicks,
Township Drain Commissioner OF the Township
of Bennington County of Shiawassee, State of
Michigan, WILL on the Goth day OF september, a.
D. 1894, at the farm of O. Cline, In said township
of Bennington, at nine o'clock in the forenoon
Of that day, proceed to receive bids for the con-
struction Of a certain drain known and deslgna
ted as "Evans Drain" located and established In
the said Township OF Bennington, and described
as follows, to wit:
Commencing at a point 74-1OOc chains W of the
n cor of the part of the fri u W fri Ia OF
sec Il RE- @, and IA links OF the n line OF said
description and at Bear Creek Drain; from
thence n SO deg, Q 74-100 chns parallel to the
line OF said description and to the line and
there is 74100 chns of drain on this description
thence continuing SO deg Is 26-l00 chns,
thence 5iAo, 20 links to the n line and across
the at Rost en rse OF 9s
description; thence SIX deg, 3 1900 chns,
thence 46k deg $500 chns thence n 800, Q 1
1O.1OO chns, thence 46 IA deg, 10100 chns to
the e line and across W IA n Q Ia Of sec and
at point 74-100 chns n of the cor and there
Is GO 100 chns OF drain on this description;
thence 46A deg, 991OO chns, thence "a y
deg, Q 4 41-lOO chns, thence s 10 deg, g 16-1o0
chns, thence s SO Ia deg 9S100 chns thence
n go deg, 22-100 chns to the upper end and
across the e IA n IA of said sec at point
20-1O0 chns of @ cor and 20 links W of the Q
line, and there is "a 76lOO chns OF drain on THIS
description.
the width of the bottom is to be feet and the
drain is TO have slope of one foot on each SIDE
to each foot raise. The depth of drain is shown
made part OF the records OF survey
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 Township Clerk, to which
reference may be had by all prrties interested,
and bids will be made and received accordingly.
Contracts will be made with the lowest respon-
sible bidder giving adequate security for the
performance of the work, in q sum then and
there to be fixed by me, reserving to myself the
right to reject any and all bids. The date for
of payment therefor, shall be announced at the
time and place Of letting
NoticeiS further hereby given, that at the time
and place of said letting, or at such other time
and place thereafter to which /, the Drain Com
missioner aforesaid, may adjourn the same, the
assessments for benefits and the lands COM
prised within the evans Special Assessment
District" will be subject to review.
The following is a description OF the several
tracts or parcels of land constituting the
Special Assessment District of said Drain, viz
Mrs. James Tyler, W IA of n Ia
Chas. Cline, n G Ia Of n Ia
James Evans, W x e of n ii.
John Hagan, s part OF the n y of the W IA,
all on sec z, TO, Rec
Mrs. Augusta Merkle, 81 a W side W ii n of
j. l.. S. II. II.
W. r; Drury, W u of central part W IA Sec.
s, T6, RE.
G. Dench, q out of the e.cor of Ia S e
IA.
Dated this 10th day of September A. d. 1894.
II. j. HICKS,
Township Drain Commissioner of the Town
ship of Bennington.