Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-11-14
Notice of Letting of Drain Con
tract.

Notice is hereby given, that I, Elisha Strong
County Drain Commissioners OF the County OF
Ionia and State OF M chigan, will on the 25th
day OF November, A. ID. 1901, AT the residence
OF Ernest Benton In the township OF Otisco, in
said County OF Ionia, at o O'Clock In the fore
noon OF that day proceed TO receive bids for
the construction OF o certain Drain known and
designated as Benton Drain" located and es
taplished in the Township OF Otisco. In said
County OF Ionia and described as follows, To
wit:
Commencing at stake marked o, the same
being SO rods east and l04 rods south OF West
quarter post OF section % Otisco and from
thence " 90 w III chains and 20 links, thence ~
$50 w chains and 20 links crossing line be
tween Seeey and Tillottson at stake l5x40 dis
lance on Seeley Is chs and 40 lks thence Y 90 r.
10 chs and 2Olks thence w chs and 80 ks
crossing line between Tillottson and Witt at
stake 27xs4, tn nee N 10 w 8 chs and 20 ks
thence N 500 w 80 ks crossing line between
Witt and Benton at stake 4lx8O distance on
Witt Is chs and 80 lks thence N chs and 40 ks
thence w chs and % lks crossing line between
Benton and Miller estate at 54x75 thence N 8
chs and IS ks thence N 800 w chs and 90 lks
thence chs and 80 ks crossing line between
Miller estate and Benton at stake 72x80 dis
lance on Miller estate 10 chs and ks thence
w ~ chs and 80 ks to a stake set on f "a line
OF section 20, and marked 89x50 dis .ance on
Benton 10 chs and 40 links.
Dated, lonia August Y, 1901.
ID. G. CRAWFORD,
Surveyor
Said job will be let by sections The section
at the outlet OF the said drain Will be let first
and the remaining sections in their order up
stream, in accordance with the diagram now on
file with the other papers pertaining TO said
missioner OF the said County OF Ionia, to which
reference may be had by all parties interested
and bids will be made and received accordingly.
Contracts will be made with the lowest r. spon-
sible bidder giving adequate security for the
performance OF the work, In a sum then and
there to be hAed by me- reserving 10 myself the
right TO reject any and all bids. The date for
the completion Of such contract and the terms
OF payment therefor. shall and WI be announc-
ed at the time and place OF letting.
Notice is further hereby given, that at the
time and place OF said letting, or at such other
time and place thereafter TO which L, the Coun
~ Drain Commissioner aforesaid, may adjourn
the same, the assessments for benefits and the
lands comprised within the Benton Drain
Special Assessment District" and the appor.
tionments thereof will be announced by me and
Will be subject TO review for one day, from nine
O'Clock in the forenoon until five O'Clock in the
afternoon.
The following is a description OF the several
tracts or parcels OF land constituting the
Special Assessment District OF said Drain viz:
ES OF s WA.
w 20 A. OF SEA
EA OF SWA OF SEA.
r. 40 A. OF ny OF SEA,
SEA of SEA OF Section %.
SW 3 OF SW4 OF SWA
So OF VIZ OF SWA excerpts A. in sw corner
section "a.
NEA OF NWA.
SEA of NWA.
NWA OF NWA
Nh Of SW4 OF NWa
.sW4 of sW4 of VIVA and NwH OF NwA
OF SWA.
SEA of swA of NwS1 and NEA of Nw4 of
SwA.
81 wy of sw,a of Section e5.
EIa OF SEA
So of Eh OF NE4,
Ma OF E1s OF NEA.
SA OF VIZ OF NEla.
Ma OF wa OF NEA.
Ma OF NE4 Of NWA,
81, OF NEA OF NwA of section 20
SEi4 OF NW4 of section 20.
Eh OF NE4 OF section a.
Now, therefore. all unknown and non resident
persons. owners and persons interested in the
above described lands. and you Leopold Krupp
Supervisor, and Theodore Blasen highway com
missioner OF the township OF Otisco, p. Mack,
Bliss O. r. King and wife IL. Benton and
wife f. Benton, ID. Benton, T.. Wilson, M. M
Williams +. Tillottson, w. Witt, Nellie Witt
Lewis = Seeley, Otis Is. Seeley, Samuel Seeley,
Catharine Seeley, Nellie Seeley, Charles
Seeley, J. Kilbourn, r. Cowles, F. Ricn. +. Kill
Cowles, are hereby notified that at the time
and place aforesaid, or at such other time and
place thereafter TO which said hearing may be
adjourned, / shall proceed to receive bids for
the construction OF said Benton Drain" in the
manner herelnbefore stated; and also, that at
such time OF letting from nine o'clock in the
forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon, the
assessment for benefits and the lands compris-
ed within the Benton Drain Special Assess
ment Districts will be subject to review.
And you and each OF you, owners and persons
interested in the aforesaid lands are hereby
cited TO appear at the time and place OF such
letting as aforesaid, and be heard with respect
to such special assessments and your Interests
in relation thereto, IL you so desire.
ELISHA STRONG,
County Drain Commissioner
OF the County OF Ionia
Dated Ionia, Mich, November iith. A. ID. 1901