Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-26

NOTICE OF DRAIN LETTING AND RE-
~ VlEW-Notice is hereby given that j,
Charles. A. Scholtz, county drain commissioner
of the county of Gratiot, state OF Michigan,
will on the
goth day Of August. A. D. 1905,
at the quarter post between sections and 4,
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 as
Number one Hundred Three Drain,
located and established in the townships OF
Newark, In said county OF Gratiot, and de-
scribed as 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
Newark being town 10 3 Michigan.
Thence see 10 min on the 4 line Of said sec
ton 'b54 chs; thence leaving said "a line 81 links
from the W a post OF said sec and running n
Oo IS min W 40 chs thence IS SO min W O37
chs. crossing the section line between sections 3
and 4 at $50 chs, n of the a post between said
ing the line between the Il OF u and e
. Of W a Of n "a sec at 45O chs, or "a line;
thence n sso SO min 999l. chs crossing the
line between the c II OF W Is OF II a and the W y
Of WIZ OF "a sec AT $50 chs N Of "a line thence
u Ss9 53 min W 9 g94 chs, crossing the n and a
line at 4. so chs OF center of sec a. thence $50
80 min wO 81 chs: thence roe W T. 10 chs thence
50 30 min W S316 chs thence s2o IS min W
4S13 chs; thence 2Se 45 min !. l9 chs cross
ing the and "a line at g. 30 chs, OF corner
of y OF n "A sec 4: thence 2so as min " 26s
chs thence 49, W 463l3 chs thence : 81 30 min
34411 chs; thence b5e 30 min W i.29 chs /;
thence : 1so 20 min 62 chs: thence go
10 chs. crossing line between n u OF n " of W
"A and 80 Of n y of W II sec at l2 80 chs, of
W sec line; thence : 62o W La chs; thence %
3 10 chs thence 50 9 10 min $50 chs, and end
at OBI chs. and ). - chs II OF ls post between
sections and 0. Total distance 1890 chains.
BRANCH.
Commencing where main line crosses the "a
line between the II u of II y Of W "a and y of
II W "a Of section 4; thence So 50 min W on the
Ii line els chs; thence n 22o W 7.S5 chs; thence
lSe Is min W 152 chs thence $ soc Is min W
9.U0l6 chs. crossing the section line between sec
tons 4 aud at ll.16 chs, OF u poet between
said sections and 5; thence sse b5 min W
~ 751s chs, crossing the Il line al Ills chs, OF
"a line: thence n 80 So min OBS chs; thence
~ IS chs crossing the and W 4 line at obs chs,
" Of Is post on said u line thence south KS
chs thence west Is 81 chs thence IS W l.67
chs crossing and !. line AZ s.4S chs, Of center
Of sec 3: thence = 45o W 224I3 chs; thence west
s.i216 chs; thence 43o 1896 chs, and end on .
line 05S chs, east OF center of W "a OF section 5
Total length Of branch ia 90 chains, Entire dis
SPECIFICATIONS.
|. Hub and grade stakes set every rods
and are placed Is feet from center line of drain on
right bank going up stream and numbered
consecutiyey beginning with at outlet for main
line. also for branch; and center line stakes are
set every 40 rods and At every angle.
2. II feet 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 In their
construction aud 20 feet next to and adjoining the
above each side will be required for the depo
sition of the excavations; on branch from stake
- plus 90 links TO stake 81 plus 81 links all the
excavations shall be- placed on west side
3. Two cuverts are TO be built on line OF drain,
one between sections and and one between
sections and 3.
a. The work il divided into 10 rod sections
except the last upper sections which are on main
line y rods and on branch 50 rode.
3 The width on the bottom from stake on
main line to stake Of branch Is feet and from
thence the width on main line IL feet. the width
OF bottom Of branch from stake 0 TO stake 10 IL 3
feet and from thence feet.
g. The sides Of each bank shall slope IN feet
horizontal 20 loot vertical and for more partic-
ular measurement of the depth and width ~ sur
face excavation reference IL had To the profile OF