The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Notice Of Letting of SheIp Drain Con-
tea~t

tract
Notice is hereby given. that I. Harry s.
Myers, county drain commissioner ofthe coun-
" OF Shiawassee ard -tate OF Michigan. Will,
on the twenty sixth coy day OF November, A
d., 1904. at tAe residence OF Frank Shelp. in the
township of Bnrns said county OF Shiawas
see at ten ocl6 ok in the forenoon OF that day,
proceed 10 receive bids for the construction of u
certain drain known and designated as ''Shelp
Drain" located and establishedin the township
OF Burns In said county, OF Shiawassee, ana
described as follows. 20. wit:
Commencing in the east bank OF the Shia-
wassee river 1880 chains east and s GU chains
north " the inter- ectlon OF the south line OF
the intersection of the Indian Reservation and
The north and south quarter line Of section z.
To X 4, county OF shiawassee and state OF
From thence s5ho T. on the f pit or lot +,
sec 7 John A. 4 Alice Davis ownersl 20
chains thence " 73iSe T. az links thence 900 II
Isl chains thence : SO T. 10 links TO the east
line of the above describ d land at point ~ %
chains south OF the northeast corner OF said
description.
Length OF drain on the above description is
4.33 chains.
Thence SO f, on lot . sec 7tA. B. Stone
owner) 2S7 chains, thence 8iGo E245 cha ms.
tn, nee Al 10 LES chains thence S csc E
237 chains. thence 5 1879 E 2.S2 chains thence
S 300 I.45 chains 10 the south line of the
above described land DIT a point "a chains west
or the southeast co ner of sad description.
Length OF drain on the above description Il
IL 43 chains.
Thence 500 e on the following description
sec. crosses the south line of Indian Reservs-
ton. thence southerly along section line 603
feet to center of highway, thence westerly on
line or highway 2 3S feet. thence rortberly at
right angles TO highway $40 feet to Shiawassee
river. theme up stream following the bank to
east line Of fro. No 8. thence southeriy on east
line OF ffc. No. to the southeast corner and
south line OF reservation, thence east on south
line OF reservation TO beginning, John A. 4
sI Chains tSense % . ehans to the
south line OF the above described land at
point SsS chains west of the southeast corner
of sa d description.
Length OF drain on the above description is
Thence S go w on the N " of a &lot sec
above (Wm. Wood or Norman Lewis owner)
264 chains thence S 2yo c 80 chains thence
s 40o E 20 chains to the line between sections
and at point 1000 chains south of the
northeast corner of said description.
Length OF drain on the above description is
1892 chains.
; Thence = NJ. s y deg E on the " ps Of 8 " fri
thence 5H deg e "a chains. thence 6sl deg
40 chains. thence S36k deg w 4.O7 CHAINS to
the line between sections and at a point
1898 chains north OF the corner to sections z,
IL and 10.
Length OF drain on the above description is
Thence 36h deg w on the S 90A acres OF
e a OF sec7 (P. M. & Frank Shelp owners) 94I
chains, thence south 20 chains to the line be-
tween sections and Is AT point 5.7s chains
west of the corner to sections 2. s, IL and is.
Length OF drain on the above description is
Thence sodeg W on the f h ofNEkof
sec IS (charles j. Parkhurst owner) 4.56 chains
thence 564 deg w 443 chains. thence 42I4
deg w 3 70 chains, thence deg w 74s chains,
Ga links to the west line Of the above described
land at point 81 40 chains north of the south
west corner Of said description.
Length OF drain on the above description is
2607 chains.
Thence N 77H deg w on that part of w a OF
N a OF sec is: + OF highway Jacob Drake
owner) 1859 chains thence N 341l deg w 1851
chains thence IA deg w % chains to the
north line of said section at point 6.73 chains
east OF the quarter post to sections and Is.
Length OF drain on the above description is
~ 4s Chains.
ffhence N ~ deg W on the COX acres of
e "a of sec (P. M. & Frank Shelp owners) "a
links. thence N So deg w $50 chains, thence N
.43 deg w 8.1S chains. Thence N g. deg w AZ
links 10 The north and south quarter line at "a
to said section.
Length ofdrain on the above description is
9.45 chains.
q Of sec Up. M. & Frank Shelp owners) 20
links to terminus Terminating at poiut IL lS
chains north and GA links west OF the quarter
post to sections and IS.
Length of drain on the above description is 20
links.
Total length of drain is mile 52.26 chains.
BRANCH NO. 1.
Commencing at center stake No. 81 plus Is
links Main Drain, said point being situated
corner 10 sections Z. 8, II and Is.
From thence S 20H deg on the S 90I4 acres
OF S L a OF sec or. M. & Frank shelp ownersJ
400 chains, thence n deg e 24s chains.
to the line between sections and at a point
AIS chains north of the corner of said sections
Lenghth OF drain on the above description is
6.42 chains.
Thence south on the section line and line be-
tween the above last description and the west
part OF 5 w fri OF sec Samuel Crome EsD
4.lS chains TO terminus Terminating at the
corner of sections T. s, II and 10. -.
Length of drain on said line is 4. IS chains
TOTAL length OF branch Is 10 80 chains. En-
chains. NV
SPECIFICATIONS. -
Station stakes and grade hubs are set every
rods on the left bank going up stream. The
average depth shall be Il feet. The top width
shall be 1888 feet or less to be determined by
the depth at each grade stake.
The slope of the banks to said open drain
shall be foot each to each foot rise.
The width Of the bottom shall be as follows
to-wt:
Main Drain-From stake or outlet to stake
81 plus 75links or outlet to branch distance Of
6275 chains feet, from stake 81 plus rs links to
stake 60 distance of SO rs chains 3 feet and
from stake 63 to terminus a distance of 26
chains said drain shall be tiled with inch tile
Branch No. shall be3 feet the entire length
The dimensions OF said drain shall be in &C
cordance with the profile and grade table
herewith returned and made part of the sur
vey records; The right Of way to include a
on each side of the above described route
which Is the center lire of said drain
Surveyed Aug. % and a. 1904, by order OF
HARRY ). MEYERS, County Drain Commits
sioner, OF Shiawassee County, Michigan.
JosLIN & BREWER, Surveyors
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 hie with the other papers per tanning to said
drain, in the office OF the County Drain
Commissioner of the said County of Shiawassee,
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 responsible bidder, giving adequate
security for the performance of the work in q
sum then and there to be fixed by me, reserving
TO 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 Will
be announced at the time aud 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 1, the
county drain commissioner aforesaid, may adj
journ the same, the assessments for benefits
and the lands comprised within the 'Sheip
Drain Special Assessment District" and the
appointments 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 Spec
lal Asses sment District OF said drain. viz:
The pit Sc fri u sec lying north of high
way, lot No. sec z. The n u Sc \ and lot 8 ex-