Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-08-22

IMITATION OF PROBATE COURT State OF
session OF the Probate Court for the said
county OF Gratiot, held AT the Probate Office In
lhe lllaee or Ithaca, on Saturday. the 9th day
Present Hon Isaac s. seaver Judge of Pro.
bate.
In the matter OF the application OF the county
drain commissioner OF the County of Gratiot in
said State. for the appointment OF three disin-
terested special commissioners, 10 determine
the necessity for a drain known as the wolf
lands IN the townships OF klba and Washington
ana Tor the taking OF private property for the
use ana benefit OF the public FOR the purpose
therefor
wHrREAs, On the ninth day Of August, A.
D. 1902, an application i'm writing was made TO
Tor the appointment OF three disinterested
special commissioners, TO determine the
necessity Tor said dra n and foI the taking Of
private property for the use and benefit of the
public Tor the purpose thereof, and the lust
compensation To be made therefor:
AND WHEREAS, This Court did on the ninth
day or August A. d., 1902. upon "A due examina-
tioh OF such application and OF all proceedings
heretofore taken in the premises, fad and dc
clare he same To be in accordance with the
statute In such case made and provided and
did, there upon. by an order entered therein an
point tuesday, the End day OF September, A b
lp., AT one O'Clock In the afternoon OF that day,
as the time, anu the office OF the Judge of Pro
bate In the NillaRe OF Ithaca, In said County, as
the place, when and where "A hearing upon such
application would be had, and did then and
there order that all persons whose lands were 10
be traversed by such proposed drain and who
had not released right Of way aud all damages
on account thereof, 10 APP ear at the time and
placed designated, and TO be heard with respect
to such application, II they so desire, and TO
show cause, II any there be, why said applica-
ZION should not be granted:
AND WHEREAS, There II now on die with this
court description aud survey OF such proposed
drain, from which said description and surv. Y IL
appeafs tnat the lands TO be traversed by such
uIain ana the commencement, general course
ana terminus OF such drain are as follows,
to-wit:
Minutes OF survey OF center line and specifi.
cations for cleaning out, deepening widening
Strengthening and extending al lower end OF
portion of the Wolf and Bear Creek drain the
same 10 be known hereafter by the same name.
commencing in the channel of Maple riVer at
chs east and 76O chs south OF = post Sec %
Washington township, Gratiot county, Mich
thence ~ 30 10 chs and cross line between
secs. p and - said Up. at $40 chs east OF 4,
post between said secs y AID q
IheRce on same course chs: thence II IS G
ems thence - 3 chs and cross e % line
Sec - al i.3 chs south OF centern "A said Sec
Thence on same course 10 chs tlSnce n. 81
10 z. chs and cross boundry between j, OF
y OF a ana Z "a OF e y OF q u Soc u at
~ tOchs south OF q and W I. line said sec p.
Thence on same course 80 chs: thence u 80
70 80 chs and cross and " "a line Sec "a at
- chs west OF = post said Sec q
Thence on same course chs and cross line be-
tween Sec = Washington TIP and Sec ~ Elba
y AT = 10 chs north OF { "A post said sec q aud
AT 81 chs north OF W u post said Sec 70.
Ihence on same course 4.0l chus; thece "a
e 4,@v chs; thence Il 80 . J. 20 chs and cross W
Is iine sec 10 Elba Up At 10 g chs north of and
" = line
Thence on same course 33 chs and cross n
ana q line Sec 10 AT % chs south OF n 4. post
said Sec TO-
Thence on same course 50 Ks: thence a
10 cos thence U - e II ks aud cross line
between Secs - and Is Elba TIP at - chs east
Of a post
Thence on same course - ks: thence 90 50
% ks thence n - SO chs. thence n II w
g. - chs; thence 30 W , - chs: thence n
= chs, thence n 80 As W 3Ol chs: thence n !
IS 10 44S chs; thence 81 80 W 10 ks and
cross and a line Sec T. at tx north OF : -
post said Il ana . line.
Thence on same course p ks thence 20 W /
no. ems ana cross Is line sec II nj 70 Ike /
north q b line.
Thence on same course g. - chs thence n q /
" W ltis chs aud cross line between sec Is Elba |
p and Sec 10 Washington Tp at s. chs north |
u "a post west side said Sec H. and al = Oi chs
loIth OF 's post east side said So, 3
lhtnce on same course ~ lks: thence Il {. IS
y, paraIei 10 and ~ iks west OF To line, ISOs
NJ and cross and W . line Sec -
lhence on same course / - chs thence n - "a
IN thence west s.2l chs thence o. - W
~ chs Thence Il 81 10 " 2.5G chs thence % rs
> % = chs ana cross p line See IS at %
rs south OF center OF NJ a said Sec TO-
lhcuce on same course rs ks. thence n 23s "
g Gus ana cross i5 line Sec l3 at 80 ks west
u center OF o. II said Sec IT,
Thence on same course 80 chs. theme. n Al !
: ~ chs, thence n 20 80 " 5.23 chs: thence n
~ q g. - chs thence 3 II - chs:
hence - it7 chs; thence - IS w3Q6
Us aha emo Al s.O2 chs east and a. ks south OF
W cor sec IL Washington To.
IN me lehgth OF drain on each description OF