Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-04
Office OF DRAIN LETTING AND RE.

NOTICE OF DRAIN LETTING AND RE-
IN vlEW-Notic is hereby given, that J.,
Charles A. scholtz, county drain commissioner
OF the county OF Gratiot, state of Michigan, will
on the
18th day OF august. A D..isee,
the township OF New Haven, al nine O'Clock in
the forenoon of that day proceed TO receive bids
for the constructing OF certain drain known
Number one Hundred Twenty-six
drain, located and established In the townships
or sumner and New Haven, Gratiot county,
and described rs follows. to.wit;
Minutes OF survey OF center line OF widening,
deepening and STRENGTHENING Meyers drain
Commencing at junction OF Meyers and Madi.
son and sumner drain at 3.2t cha south and
tw.
Thence IA Q 1888 chs thence 81 25 46l
chs; thence 4 SIS so IA chs to line between
VIZ OF W u and Sc "A OF sw a sec "a thence
so % along said line 1894 chs and lea"e said
line between W u OF wv 4 and sc q OF 9 W u
sec ~ at 80 chs north OF west y post at south
side sec 81
Thence So As e 65l chs; thence O.36 chs
sec "a t. II ", II. Z W. Sumner township and
ne a OF n a zee Il. 10 N, K W. New
Haven township at 81 chs c OF "a post on
south side sec 30. and IS chs west of corner
Thence 8 O. O5' W 1888 chs; thence 6 So 81 e
93S chs thence 30 80 W IL chs aud cross -
line bet Eeen n e 4 OF n e a aud 8 c 4 OF II
sec at O,3O chs west OF y post betweea sec
3 and 1.
Thence continuing on same course bib chs
and cross 4 line between sc a or c a aud
ne 4 OF e a OF q a sec a. 30 chs W OF =
post between sections and 4.
Thence continuing on same course OH chs and
end 80 chs and d. II chs OF a post between
sections and New Haven township.
Entire length of drain es.ss ch4ns.
SPECIFICATIONS.
|. station stakes and grade hubs are set
every rods except NJ. ~ To end, which are 352
rods apart and are placed rs leet from center
line of drain on left bank going up stream cN'
cept Nos. - 10 II inclusive, which are Us teet
north of township line, aud center line OF drain
is u feet north of ship line. NOs - 10 81
inclusive are rs feet 70, left OF drain center.
Nos 80 TO a. Plus d. s. lend stakel inclusive are
$ feet east of drain center and 20 feet west OF
sec line.
> lO35 feet on each sido of center line of
drain viii be the extreme width required in its
construction as shown Day III" profile OF sald
drain and 55.b5 ieet next TO and adjoining the
above on each side will be Ic1uircd for the depO-
sitiOus of tn cXC6y, ions making a total width
OF rods for right of way on each side OF the
center line of said drain. and thu average width
on top OF entire dram /, l4.36 iec,.
3. The slope OF each bank ,hoA be ~ feet
horizontal TO foot vertical
4. The depth and width of surface cxcaya-
tions shall be the same as shown on the prQhle
OF SAID drain, to which reference j, hereby made
for a more particular measurement
>. The width Of bottom OF drain shall be
feet the entire length.
g. All excavations shall be removed at least
e feet from the top edge OF bank except where
drain run, parallel 10 highway and be spread,
and all timber within this limit shall be- cut and
removed beyond tn excavations and within The
right OF way.
Z. The work is divided into 50 rod sections
except section which j, 49, rods.
3 2culvcrts will bc required on line of drain.
O. The length OF drain or each description OF