Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-19

NOTICE OF DRAIN LETTING AND RE
~ VlEW-Notice is hereby giver. that l,
Charles. A. ScholtZ. county drain commissioner
OF the county of Gratiot, state of Michigan,
will on the
goth day of August. A. D. 1898,
al the quarter post between sections 3 and l..
township of Newark. said county at nine o'clock
in the forenoon OF that day proceed 10 receive
bids for the constructing OF certain drain
known and designated
Mum Der One Hundred Three Drain.
located and established in the townships Of
Newark in said county OF GratiOt. and de
scribed rs follows to-wit
Commencing in the bottom OF the Newark and
Arcadia drain AT point % chains west OF the "a
post on east side OF section in the township OF
Thence n S9e 10 min on the "a line Of said sec
ton 1884 chs thence leaving said Il line 81 links
from the W Il post OF said sec aud running n
Oo IS min W 40 chs thence n ~ 50 min W 031
chs. crossing the section line between sections 3
and at 40 chs, n Of the a post between said
sections thence n 81 Q SO min W 1897 chs cross
ing the line between the y OF II "a and e
p OF w u Of n "a sec at $50 chs n OF "a line
thence SIS 53 min W 9.99'i chs crossing the
line between the c II OF W - OF "a and the W Y
OF WIZ OF "a sec at $50 chs n Of "a line thence
u $50 50 min W 9 g924 chs, eros sing the II and Il
line at $50 chs. of center of sec thence $50
% min w0 81 chs thence zoe W 7.l3 chs thence 9
So 30 min W 1.S3l5 chs; thence SIC 50 min W
49, chs; thence ~ A. min W 10 chs cross
ing the and "a line at 3 80 chs OF W corner
ofe IL of II W "a sec 4: thence d as min 269
chs ;thence 80 W 463l chs thence 81 O 30 min
" 344I6 chs; thence = t5o 80 min W l29 chs;
Ito chs, crossing line between II u OF II - of W
"a and ~ OF y of sw Il sec at l2 80 chs of
W sec line; thence : 62o " IL chs thence ~ Q
W 3 10 chs thence - c 10 min 80 chs and end
at 03l chs, and :. 80 chs, n OF "a post between
sections and 8. Total distance 1900 chains.
BRANCH
Commencing where main line crosses the "a
line between the II y of n - of IA and II of
II W ID OF section 4; thence 80 53 min the
Il line 6.l5 chs; thence n 22o W 7S5 chs; thence
lso Is min W 1.52 chs thence S9o - min
9.OO11 chs, crossing the section line between sec
tons 4 and at ll.16 chs, Of "a post between
said sections and 3: thence II So IS min W
l91j19 chs, crossing the X line at Ills chs. of
"a line; thence n S9o So min obs chs; thence
II IS chs, crossing the and a line at obs chs.
W of Is post on said 4 line; thence south 7.2s
chs; thence west u. chs; thence IS W i.61
chs crossing and "a line at SIS chs. Of center
OF sec 5; thence : 4jo W 2.2iI2 chs; thence west
s.4215 chs; thence as Is 6b chs and end on "a
line OBS chs, east of center OF "A of section 5
Total length Of branch ia on chains. Entire dis
SPECIFICATIONS.
1. Hub and grade stakes are set every S rods
and are placed Is feet from center line of drain
right bank going up stream and are numbered
consecutively beginning with u at outlet for main
line. also for branch; and center line stakes are
set every 40 rods and At every angle.
>. II feet on each side Of the center line OF said
main drain, and 10 feet each side OF the center
line Of said branch drain will be required in their
construction and 80 feet 10 and ad Joining the
above on each side will be required for the depo-
sition of the excavations on branch from stake
25 plus 81 links To stake 81 plus 81 links all the
excavations shall be placed on west side
3. Two culverts are TO be built on line Of drain,
one between sections and and one between
sections and 3.
a. The work Is divided into 80 rod sections
except the last upper sections which are on main
line y rods and on branch 50 rods.
g. The width on the bottom from stake on
main line to stake Of branch j. feet aud from
thence the width on main line H. feet, the width
OF bottom of branch from stake to stake % T.
feet and from thence ? feet.
6. The sides OF each bank shall slope 10 feet
horizontal To loot vertical and for more partic.
ular measurement Of the depth and width ~ sur
face excavation reference II had TO the profile of