Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-07-29

NITA1ION-sTATE or MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF
" GkATlOT -. AT n session OF the frODate
curt for the said County OF GraIoti held at
Tue sday the 10Th day OF July, A u. 1888
Present Hon Chas. II. Chase Judge of Probate.
In the matterOf the application OF the county
Drain COMMISSIONS OF the County OF Gratlot
in SAID state Tor the appointment OF three dis
interested special mmiosioners 10 determlue
the necessity for draiH known ~ the
Number One Hundredand Three
drain. aud through certain lands in the town
| nip OF NeWarland Tor the taking OF private
property Tor the use and benefit OF the publc
iOr the purpose thereof. and the just comp'h-
alton 10 be- made therefor. -
whereas, on tho 10Th day of July. a. d. 1888,
an AZ plicHtiOu in writing was MADE 10 TINS
court 10y said county drain Commissioner Tor
the appointment OF three dsintercsted special
Commissioners. to determine the necessity FOR
aid drain aud FOR the taking of private property
Tor tho use aud benefit OF the public Tor thc
purpose thereof. and the just com pensation to
and Whereas, Th, court did, on tho 18th day
of July, 4. 1898. upon n due examination or
such application and OF all the proceedings
heretofore taken in tho premises, find aud de-
clare the same To bc In accordance with the
STATUE in such case made and provided. aud
did. thereupOn, by al order entered therein,
appoint Saturday, the 9th day of Aug
asst. a. d, 1888, at ten O clock IN Inc Iore-
noon OF that day, as tn ;lmc and the Office OF
the Judge Of probate in the village of Ithaca
IN said county as the place. when ana where a
hearing upon such application would o. had,
ana did then and there order that all persons
W nose lands were to be- travcrscd by such pro-
posed drain, and who had not released right OF
way aud ali damages on account thereof. TO
appear at the time and place designated. ana 10
| be heard with respect to such application, II
! they 20 desire. and TO now caus" II any Their
| be-, Why SAID application should not b. granted;
And Whereas, There Is now ON file with this
court n description ana survey OF such pro-
! posed drain from which said description and
survey il appear, that the lands 10 be travcrsed
! by such drain and the commencement general
fat.I mn torn NJ a
| lows to-Wit:
Commencing i'm the bottom Of the Newark and
Arcadia drain al point . % chains west of the "A
post ou east side of section IN the township OF
! Newark. being town 10 II W Michigan.
/ Thence $50 III min ON the "A line OF said sec
tOu 6.ji chs; thence leaving said Il line 81 links
| o. from The W II post of said aud running n
! o. 30 min W ! 80 chs thence II - % min " %,
| chs. crossing the section line between sections
| and AT 80 chs. u of the 4 post between said
sections; thence d - j3 min " 1892 chs cross
! ing the line between the . of II a and
| B., of " of n "A sec ( at 4.Ju chs, ~ "A line;
| thence go 53 min " $685. chs, I've ing the
| line between the e - Of W - OF "A and the -
of VIE OF "A sec AT 45O chsn of "a line thence
| u 81 80 min " 80 a chs, crossing the n and Il
! line AT 50 chs n of center OF sec 1; thence n $50
| % min wOSl chs thence zoe W 1.l3 chs thence
50 30 min " 4.s312 chs thence - 3 min W
/ 3 49, chs: thence - o - min W lg chs.
| ug the and " Il line al $50 chs. Of corner
| OF Is OF u W a sec 4; thence 2S - min 2.69
| W 34l1a chs; thence : 80 30 min W l29 chs;
| thcnces - 20 min ~ chs: thence 62o
] 10 chs. crossing line between II OF II - OF
| "A and 80 of n - of " i sec at IL 80 chs, of
" rec line: thence 90 " ~ chs: thence 81
vs. 10 chs thence - 10 min W 80 chs, and end
! at OBJ chs, and SIS chs, II OF . post between
| sections / and 3. Total distance l6t.U chains.
| BRANCH
! Commencing where main line crosses the )
! line between the y Of II > Of W "a and q n
! u W Il OF section 1: thence s. % 53 min W ~
! Is line 6lj chs. thence II 220 W 1s5 chs: thence
as - min " ,.52 chs thence 80 10 min
! 9uOl5 chs crossing the section line between sec
| 4 , II d Il ~
said sections and .; thence II 80 IS min
! 1853 chs, crossing The X line at HIS chs, of
/ II lihc; thence II - 80 min W O.lj chs; thence
lbs chs. crossing the and W = line at obs chs.
| W of ID post on said II line; thence south i.28
| chs; thence west 1851 chs; thence As 1.67
chs crossing and "a line at s.4s chs, of center
| of sec .. thence as 2.24l8 chs: thence west
~.42l9 CHI; thence 43o 1906 chs. and end on 4
| line OBS CHI, east Of center of a OF section 5
| Total length OF branch ll4OO chains. Entire dis
| lance 100 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS. NJ
| |. Hub and grade stakes are set every rods
and are placed - feet from center line of drain
! right bank going up stream and are numbered
! con-ecutively beginning with at outlet for main
line. also for branch; aud 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 on each side of the center
| line of said branch drain will be required i'm their
construction aud 40 feet next 10 ard ad joining the
above on each side will be required for the depo.
! -ition of the excavations: on branch from stake
p plus i3 links 10 stake 81 plus II links all the
excavations shall Doe placed on west side
! . TWO culNert- are To be built on line of drain,
! One between sections and and one between
sections and >.
The work j. divided into so rod sections
| except the last upper sections which are on main
/ 'uc = rods and on branch 81 rods.
! .. The width on the bottom from stake 0 Of
main line TO stake Of branch j. feet and fror :.
] thence the width main line j. feet, the with
! OF bottom OF branch from stake to stake Is il
| feet aud from thence , feet
| o. The sides of each bank shall slope 10 feet
horizontal 10 foot vertical and for more partic-
| uIar measurement of the depth and width OF sur.
/ tacc excavation reference il had to the profile Of
! said drains.
| Z. The length of drain on each description of
! and Is a. follows tO-wit: