The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-21
Notice of Evans Dram Letting.

Notice is hereby given that /, T. ]. 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 G. 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 certain drain known and des1gna-
TED as Evans Drain " located and established in
the said Township OF Bennington, and described
as follows, to wit
Commencing at q point n. 100 chains of the
cor OF the part of the fri y n W fri Ia of
sec L RSe, and IA links of the line OF said
description and at Bear Creek Drain; from
thence SO deg, @ 9 74-lOO chns parallel to the n
line OF said description and to the Q line and
there is 14lOo chns of drain on this description
thence $50, 20 links to the line and across
the n n g at point 10 30l00 chns of the n
cor and there is 10 46 100 chns of drain on this
description; thence 51a deg 1900 chns,
thence n 46x deg $500 chns, thence n 800, Q |
1O1OO chns thence DC IL deg, e 10 100 chns to
the line and across W ii n Ia of sec and
Is &C 1C0 chns OF drain on this description /;
thence 46A deg. @ 8 99-100 chnS, thence 84H
deg, 41-lO0 chns, thence 10 deg, 3 16.1Q0
chns, thence SO IA deg, 98-100 chns thence
n % deg, 22-100 chns to the upper end and
across the Ia n IA of said sec at point
92O-lOO chns Of G cor and 20 links w of the G
line, and there s24 70-l0O chns of drain on this
description.
The whole length of said drain is 1887 rods
the width OF the bottom is to be feet and the
draln is TO have slope of one foot on each side
by the grade and profile herewith returned and
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 n then and
there TO be fixed by me, reserving to myself the
right to reject any and all bids The date for
the completion 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 time
and place thereafter to which l, 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 description Of the several
tracts or parcels of land constituting the
Special Assessment District of said Drain, viz:
Mrs. James Tyler, n W IA of n IA.
Chas Cline, n @ Ia of n c Ia.
James Evans W y s u of n @ Ia.
John Hagan, part of the n II OF the n W Ia
all on sec 2, TO, RE.
Mrs; Augusta Merkle, 81 side W Ia n Of
j. L. S. II. r.
W; r; Drury, W 4 of central part ii sec
g. Dench, out of the S cor of Ia c
Ia.
Dated this 10Th day of September, A. d. 1894
Il. j. HICKS,
Township Drain Commissioner of the Town.
ship of Bennington.