The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-07
Notice of GLADDEN. Drain Letting.

Notice is hereby given that l. G.. II. Mason,
County Drain Commissioner of the County of
Shiawassee, State of Michigan will on the 18th
day of August, A. d. 1896, at the farm of VIM.
GLADDEN., in township of Shiawassee, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon OF that day, proceed to
receive bids for the construction and cleaning
out OF q certain drain known and designated as
1.-THE GLADDEN. Drain" located and established
in the said township of Shiawassee, and de-
Scribed as follows, to wit:
Minutes of the survey of the extension of
GLADDEN. Drain in the township of Shiawassee,
county of Shiawassee, state of Michigan.
Commencing at the lower end of said GLADDEN.
Drain and ut point OIL chains west of the
northeast corner OF the W y OF the ne Il of sec
tion is, 6 mr. 3 e.; said point and lower end OF
GLADDEN. drain is witnessed by an elm tree T."
51H0, % links. From thence north one chain,
thence north 362i' $50 chains, thence north
45A0 $40 chains to the lower end The whole
length of this extension is chains or 80 rods
and made by order OF George Il. Mason County
Drain Commissioner, and for the purpose of
giving said drain better and q sufficient out
let. The said extension is located on the
OF the W y of the sc of section in 6nr3e
and is to be three feet deep or less as shown by
the grade and profile of this drain. The width
of bottom is to be Az feet on the bottom and
have slope of one foot on each side to each
Surveyed July &c. 1896
H. c. MAIN, Surveyor.
Also the cleaning out of 224 rods of said drain
from the lower end, upstream, said cleaning out
TO be three feet wide on the bottom and to have
slope of one foot on each side to each foot rise.
All contractors will be required to furnish
good and responsible bondsmen on the day OF
sale.
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 upstream,
in accordance with the diagram now on file with
the other papers pertaining to said drain, in the
office of the County Drain Commissioner, 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 adequate
curity for the performance of the work in sum
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 an
nounced 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 /, the Drain
Commissioner aforesaid, may adjourn the same,
the assessment for benefits and the lands com
prised within the "Gladden Drain Special AS
sessment District" will he subject to review.
The following is description of the several
tracts parcels of land constituting the special
assessment district OF said drain, viz: The W n
ne \, the ne a NV u, the NV u NV Y, the sw Y
NV \ the Sc "a NV a, the sw Il, the sw \
sw /, the sc II sw u, oil on section is, t6nr3e;
the W y NV Of section 10, the Il sw X sec
ton z, in 6 n of r e; also the township OF
Shiawassee at large; the ne ne \ section 10;
the s so of the Sc OF section IL in t of
o. also the township of Bennington at large
Dated this Gath day of July, A. ID. 1896.
G.. T. MASON,
County Drain Commissioner OF the County Of
Shiawassee