The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-03

traversing the townships ofsShiawas
see, Caledonia and Owosso has filed
The drain has been recently surveyed
and will be brought to termination al
soon as possible.
On October 18th and Both. 1900
there were applications filed for clean
ing out the ebert and Bowles drain
These drains empty into the Looking
Glass River drain. Levels were taker
and 1t was found that said drain:
could not be improved by cleaning ou
only. If the Looking Glass River
drain is deepened, then the Bowles
and 0bert drains can be improved by
deepening, as nearly IT. fall can bt
obtained thereby.
There are II other applications or
file upon which no action has been
taken for the reason Of lack of time
In all there are % applications Wac
Ing future action. In all about 50 OF
60rmiles of proposed drain work.
Petitions have been presented and
many not being properly made out
have been returned to applicants for
correction.
/ have had no appeals from my as
sessments of this year; no lawsuits,
and only one drain matter In the Pro-
hate Court. This is the matter Of the
Hathon drain and the Hubert estate.
Said estate was held in trust by three
trustees appointed by the Wayne
County courts, acting under a certain
will. Said trustees did net oppose the
drain. Their attorney advised them
that they could not convey release Of
right-of-way and advised condemnation
Proceedings, which were taken, with
out any opposition on the part Of
trustees. Said. drain was located and
established by me Is now under con-
struction.
Help has been scarce. Farmers do
not want to do drain work. Con-
tractors can not get sufficient help.
However, think l can safely say all
work now in the; course. of -construc-
tion will be finished this fall. va :.
In presenting my financial report 1t
must be remembered that l can report
only such amounts shown by financial
record as kept by the Drain COmmis-
sioner. The County Treasurer can
only give an account of the moneys
collected by the Township Treasurers
and turned over to him and the
amount collected for delinquent taxes
as returned. Interest is sometimes col
iected but not reported to the Drain
Commissioner. Sometimes a tax is
rejected altogether, so it will be read
lily seen that the amount reported by
Drain Commissioner, and the amount
reported on hand in the County Treas
urer's office will not always agree.
l have assessed X. X. lands for ben
efits in the construction of drains and
In some instance no attempt has been
made to collect the tax. II. r. lands
are liable for benefits the same as
farm lands, and when assessed, the
tax should be collected.
The following is list of drains con-
structed and improved by me showing
the balance in each fund.- upon which
no orders have been drawn since my
last report.
Lake and Antrim, $45.O6; Rush
Creek extension, $2OO.OS; Hurd Creek,
$265.34; Gansley, $1O6.1S; Sherman,
and Laveck, $7S.45; Webb Creek, Shi-
awassee County acct, $34.51; Webb
Greek, Genesee Co., 1896; Rush Creek,
$151.g1; Muncill, Shiawassee county,
$11.34; Muncill, Clinton Co., $49.79;
Fanth, $12.16; Onion Creek, SS3.6S;
Shaw, STAG; Orr and Hankey, $21. 16;
Durand, $1263; Boice, $21.71; Seward,
$95.9S; Fauth extension, $500; Cooney.
$1.94; Neal, $5065;; Doyle, S31.S1
Long, $42.40; Parry No. 2 and extern
sion, $153.95; Alling, $1OS26; Koan,
$51.06! Butler, $210.S7; Piper, $3.50;
Michner and extension, $51.72; Maple
Swamp, $32.7S; South Looking Glass,
Shiawassee Co., SSH; South Looking
Glass, Ingham Co., over drawn ling
ham County Drain Com. has not re-
ported any re-aSSessmenD; North
Creek, $15S.62; SaxtOn, $11356; Linn
barg, $123.25; West Branch, Sawyer,
$22.O7; Benton, $62.62; Gallagher,
$251.1S; Durand, relocated, $259.2S;
Bostwick. $13.76; Lainsbury, over
drawn, $O.S5; Stewart, $3.50; Blanch-
ard, SCALE; Hunt and Ackley, 5000;
McCrea, $96.S2; Kelley, $3.11; Todd,
$1O.S4; Caledonia and Venice, $500.
The following is list of drains
prior to 1897, showing the
amount in the several drain funds ..
Oney, $3.50; Lyvere, $500; Cravens,
$22.36; Ockerman, $3.50; Spaulding,
$27.O7; Hurrell, $27.75; Quay, 1888;
Caledonia Park, 1905; SHEPPARD,
$13.16; Black, $37.44; GLADDEN., $13.5s;
SOPe'Ss iiuChlCDcIIy,
$140.51; Travis, $59.4S; Thomas,
e15.4S; Obtosin, overdrawn, $3.50;
Burns and Antren, Overdrawn, $2.O1; |
State Road, $s2.9S; Porter Creek,
Dverdrawn, $3.50; Christian, $6.45;
Drake, 1885; Buck, $73.25; Eaton,
IA; Critics, Shiawassee Co., $5OO7; |
Critics, Saginaw Co., $17.97; Wolf |
Greek, $3.50; Atherton, overdrawn,
l9.33; Gall, $1O.52; Love, $3.O7; Shot
we'll, $13.4O; Jennings, $17.32; Judson,
I4.21; Case, $14.75; Oberts, ,overdrawn,
All; Dimmick, $1,000; Linzie, $44.97;
$115.6S; Hart, $1O.44; How.
md, 1857; Waters, $S.21; Middle
bury County, $42.S2; waite No. 2,
1910; Rood, $31.OO; Dunbar, $63. 20;
caledonia, $11.49; Parkhurst, $1O.23;
Waters, $10.54; Fairfield and Rush,
1872; Mckenzie, $47.55; Townsend,
'22.79; Hopkins, $500; James. $3.50:
Marble, $15.43; Galloway, $2.S5; Cute.
2O.33; Key, $12.S3; Bodoner, $3.50;
Totem, 1895; Edgar, $63.47; Clinton
md Shiawassee, S3O.25; Wait. $780,;
'mith, $54.17; Hudson, 1924; Magee,
1924; Wright, $12O4; Briggermarf
1850; Porter, $3.50; Olney, SLOTS;
lear Swamp, $2.51; Bates, So 20; Cur.
Is, $3.50; Ream, $3.50; Baker, $14.91;
'ridge, $3.50; Wilkinson, $3.50; West,