The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-12
Drain Notice
OF MICHIGAN

STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY or VAN BUREN
Al session OF the probate court for the county
of Van buren. holden al the probate office IN the
village # Paw Paw on Friday. the sth day of
April, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and
nincty-fNe
Present, Beri + IIcckcrt. Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the application OF the drain
Commissioner Of the township Of Covert, IN SAID
county, Tor the appointment OF three special com
missiOners 10 determine the necessity for dram
through certain lands in said township and tor the
taking of private property for the use and benefit
OF the public Tor the purpose thereof, ana the Just
compensation 10 be made therefor.
Whereas, on the 5th day of April, A ID. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety hve, an appli-
cation in ~ritng was made TO this court by the
dram commissioner of the township OF Covert, IN
said county. foI the appointment OF three special
Commi ssiOneTs to determine the necessity Tor a
drain through certain lands in said township and
described in said application, and for the taking
Of private property for the use and beneht OF the
public for the purpose thereof, and the Just com
pensatOn 10 be made therefor;
And Whereas This court did on the Sth day OF
April, A. -. one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-hVe, upon due examination OF such APP
plication and Of all the proceedings heretofore
taken in the premises, Ind the same to be in ac-
CoTdancc with the statute in such cases made and
provided, and did thereupon by an order entered
therein, appoint the Ilth day of May, A. ID. one
thousand eight hundred and Dnety-hve, at ten
clock in the forenoon OF that day as the time,
and the Office of the Judge of probate in the village
OF Paw Paw in said county, as the place when and
had, and did then and there order that all persons
whose lands were to be traversed by such propos-
ed drain, or who would be liable TO assessment for
benefits in the construction thereof, and who had
not released right Of way, and all damages on ac-
count thereof, to appear at the time ana place
designated 10 BE- heard with respect 10 such appi-
cation u they 80 de sire and snow cause il any
there should be- why said application should not
Toe granted;
And Whereas. There is now Tile with this
court a description and survey of such proposed
drain. from which description and survey II APP
pears that the commencement, general course. and
termipos Of such drain are as Follows: Comuirtt-
ing - certain point on sec 80 of town south OF
range - west. being part of and belonging to
said Covert township, said point being found by
measuring one chain and So links west and i've
chains and 90 links IN the direction south = deg
west from the north east corner Of the = OF the
e = sec 50 i'm said town south range Is west and
running casterlyand northerly and ending4 chains
and 10 links CAT and IS links north from the south
i posi- Of sec a.
And Whereas. II also appears that the following
described tracts OF lands owned by unknown per
sons or nOn-residcnts of the township of Covert
AFORESAID the execution OF "A release of right of
way and damages for which has been neglected or
refused, viii be crossed by said proposed drain
and viii be subject to IN assessment Tor its con-
Struction. to-wif:
Mrs l. Fletcher-n = nv u section 81.
VIM. Hoodlcss-n u II u section 81.
A Mr.. NiCkcrson-s " = sw u section 80.
And Il further appearing that the following des-
cribed tracts OF lands not tTaVeTsed by said pro-
posed dTain, owned by unknown persons or non
residents OF the township of Covert aforesaid will
be subject TO an assessment Tor its construction,
to-wt: Nickerson e u W = sec 80.
Now, Therefore, All such unknown or non-resi-
dent persons, owners of the above described
lands, and each of them, arc hereby cited TO be
and appear before this court at the time and place
last above set forth, TO be heard with respect 10
such application II they so desire and show cause
il any there be, why the said application for the
appointment of three special commissioners as
Aforesaid should not be granted.
And il j. Further Ordered, That the said drain
commissioner give notice OF the pendency of said
application, Tar IL affects said lands and the
persons interested therein, by causing copy OF
this citation 10 be published in the True Norther-
neT, weekly newspaper published and circulating
county al OF said lands are located for az least
weeks previous to said day Of hearing
got2l BENZ. J.. HECKERT, Judge of Probate.