The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-20
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, -.

STATE OF MICHIGAN,
County OF Van Buren,,
At session of the probate court for the county of
Van BJren, holden AT the probate office in the viii
lage of Paw Paw, Friday, The first day of April,
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and pinety -eight
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge of Pro-
bate.
Ia the matter of the application OF the drain com
missioner of Van Buren, county, Michigan, in said
county, for the appointment of three special com
missoners to determine the necessity for a drain
through certain lands In said county and for the
taking of private property for the and benefit
of the public for the purpose thereof and the just
compensation to be made therefor.
Whereas, the first day of April, A. ID. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, an APP
plication in writing WAS made TO this court by the
Drain commissioner of the county of Van Buren,,
for the appointment ofthree special commissioners
to determine the necessity for drain through ,er-
tain lands in said county and described ia said APP
pcation, and for the taking of private property for
the use and benefit of the public for the purpose
thereof, and the just compensation to be made
therefor.
And whereas this court did on the LIST day of
April, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight, upon due examination of such application
and of all the proceedings heretofore taken in the
premises, find the same to be in accordance with
the statute In such cases made and provided. and
did thereupon by order entered therein, appoint
the Sd day of May, A. d. one thousand eight hun
dred and nnetyeight, at ten O'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 where a hearing upon such
order that all persons whose lands to be trav
ersed by such proposed 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 account thereof, TO appear at the
time and place designated to be heard with respect
to such application. il they so desire, and show
cause if any there should be, why said applica ton
should not be granted.
And whereas. there is now on file with this court
description and survey of such proposed drain,
from which description and survey il appears that
the commencement. general course and ferniuua M
such drain are as follows:
Commencing Is en- and 60 south and CHI and %
n n deg 45 III W, thence "a deg Is M W II Oh and
IL from the center of the southwest quarter, sec
ton township of Columbia. Thence from said
place of beginning, which is the east margin of Mud
lake: First, "a deg IL m, II oh and IL l. thence
n deg As M oh and % ] to east line OF " 4
a section 2, crossing on to Sc sw a section .
Is CHI and COL south of center of said W section
2, thence " deg as m, CHI and 2 |, thence so
deg 50 m, ch POI to east line crossing to Ia d
IA sec IL of said township, CHI and 81 west OF
n a post, thence 81 deg so m G 3 ch and 80 l.
thence & Al deg Is IN, n to east line crossing
to the w nel4 of said sec IL, 4 CHI and / of n
"a post. Thence Al deg Is m 10 CHI and so l.
thence 81 deg Is m e = ch and 20 /, thence deg
Is m, ~ to line crossing on to the sw a Q IA
sec IL, CHI and "A west OF the center of Ia
IL, thence 8 deg 10 m, oh and 81 !, thence 10
deg som, W CHI and 35 /, thence g 4S deg 50 IN, W
CHI and 80 thence 80 deg ch and A to south line
crossing on TO that point II IA IL, north of
II RI oh and "a of center of sec IL, thence 80
deg W ch aud 81 ], thence 55 deg m, W 2 CHI aud
% 10 " line CROSSING 10 the = " q sec ii,
CHI and 7s south of center of sec H. thence SIS deg
M IL ch and "a to Michigan Central X. r. right
of way, thence go deg Is ms 20 |, thence IL deg
Is IN, 40 |, thence 3 So deg Is IN, W n to south
boundary of NJ. G.. right of way, thence on to = s
IA sec IL SO deg Is m, 2 Oh and Il /, thence
deg, e Is ch aud ~ |, thence IS deg q Oh and
10 thence IS deg As IN. e CHI and 81 / to south
line crossing on to the 4 "a sec IL, SAID town
ship, CHI and So W, n "A post sec IA, thence 16
deg son. l CHI aud - |, thence 80 IN, 9 ch 81 /,
thence south 10 deg As IN, IS Oh and II TO lower
end Of Bessey drain, terminating 2S CHI and 36
and Oh and 81 W of said "A post IL.
And whereas, II also appears that the following
described tracts OF ands owned by non-residents of
the township of Columbia, in said county aforesaid,
the execution of release of right of way and dam
ages for which has been neglected or refused will
be crossed by said proposed drain and will be SUBJ
ject TO assessment for its construction, towit:
The southwest quarter l41 of the southwest
quarter of section number two ~ town one Cd
south, range fifteen west the southeast quarter of
the southwest quarter of section number two, town
one south, range fifteen west.
Now, therefore, all such unknown or non-resi
dent persons, owners OF the above described land,
and each of them, are hereby cited TO be and
appear before this court at the time and place last
above set FORTH to be heard with respect to such APP
plication, II they desire and show cause, If any
there be- why the said application for the appoint
ment of three special commissioners as aforesaid
should not be granted.
And IL is further ordered, that the said drain
missioner give notice OF the pendency OF said APP
plicaon far IL affects said lands and the per-
sous interested therein, by causing copy of this
citation TO be published In the True Northerner,
weekly newspaper published and circulating In the
said county OF Van Buren,, Ia which said county all
of said lands located for at least two weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON
46t2o47l Judge of Probate.