The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Notice of the Letting Of the "clover
Drain %


" OF Shiawassee and tate OF Michigan. will
on the third (Sd) day of January n
lyO6, at the residence OF Alonzo Glover in the
township OF vernon, In said county of Shiawas
see at ten O'Clock In the forenoon of thar 1av
proceed 10 re eve bids for the construction M |.
certain drain knowo and designated as The
glover Drain, located and established i'm rms
township OF Vernon In said county of SbiaI
wassee and described az follows TO Wit: SIM"
commencing In the Three Mile Creek Drain
at a point 1914 chains south and ,32o cba,ns
west OF The center OF section 22 II AN r. y
county OF Shiawassee ana State of Michipan
Of t ser1n thence ,T "a deg w on the x Of
chains thence 10 deg 14s5 chains thence
OF .aeg ll.4I chains TO the north and soul h
quarter line at a point t,52 chains north of the
quarter post TO sections 22 and ~ ~
Length OF drain on the above descrintion is
81 ~ chains ''''iip'ioh IL
Thence y deg w on the line between the e
owner, and ol sec - SThomas w. Chapman
OF sec " John K. ana Nathan Smith ownersl
o. az 10 the quarter post between sections
Length of drain on above ouartar limo q q 3.
chains f""i'o' hho 10 o'o~
,w Thence .Su ! deg, W on the quarter line be.
Tween, tne q OF N w a Of sec % (Alonzn
glover owner) and the w u OF NE a OF sec ~
"; Cole owner) 7.3l chains
Inence d deg on the w a OF N E a of
sec ~ 10, Cole owner) DO chains thence Az
ues i;o4 chains, thence 3S deg w 50i
enaihs' thenc, ~ deg w 1.s5 CHAINS, thence
, oo oee Il ~ 90 chains thence > 2O14 deg K "A
cnalns 10 TIE east and west quarter line / a
point 6.6s chains west of the southeast corner
OF said description.
90 L ee gth OF drain on the above description is
$500 chains.
Thence 5 20 deg on the w q of s E 4 of
sec q (Rolla j. Hun owner) 1927 chains, thence
q oeg E $50 chairs thence AZ deg Il GO
Shaihs 10 the east line of the above described
land at point 1871 chains south of the north.
east corner OF said description.
:, Length OF drain on the above description is
l7S2 chains.
Thence 4 deg W on the line between the
or = r. a OF sec u (Rolla j. Huff owner)
and the a OF 5 Il a of src % Oh. w. Smith
owner) 737 chains TO point % 80 chains SOU h
tion
/ Length of drain on the above description is
z 80 chains
Thence ) 29h deg e on the f 4 of S ~ of
sec "a (H. w Smith owner) 2 S2 chains TO ter
minus. IT. terminating at a point IA "a chains
north and AZ chains east OF the east Is post on
Length of drain on the above description is
2.82 chains.
Total length of drain is 1880 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS.
Center stakes are set every rods and at
every angle commencing at the outlet.
station stakes and grade hubs are set every
rods and IL feet from the center stakes on
the ! IT bank of said proposed drain.
The average depth shan be 3.47 feet The
top width shall be - 81 feet or less, to be de-
termined by the depth of each grade stake.
The slope of the banks shall be1H feet each
shall be as follows to wit:
From stake or outlet to stake % plus 100
links distance of 1880 chains feet and from
stake 22 plus 100 links to terminus distance of
1870 chains feet
The dimensions of said drain shall be In ac-
cordance with The profile and grade table here.
with returned and made part of the survey
records. The right OF way to include strip of
land feet deep and so feet wide,40 feet on each
side OF the above described route which is the
center line of said drain.
Surveyed Sept. z and 8. 1904. by order OF
HARRY S MYERS,
County Drain Commissioner of Shiawassee
JosLIN s. BREWER,
Surveyors
Said job will be let by sections. The Section
al 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 pei tanning TO said
drain, in the office of the County Drain
Commissioner OF the said County of Shiawassee,
TO which refert nee may be had by all parties
interested, and b DIS will be made and received
accordingly. Contracts win be made with the
lowest responsible bidder, giving adequate
security for the performance of the work in a
sum then and there to be fixed by me, reserving
10 myself the right to re ject any and all bids
The date for the completion of such contract,
ana the terms Ofpaytnent therefor shall and will
be announced at the time ard 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 /, the
county drain commissioner aforesaid, may ad.
journ the same, the assessments for benefits
and the lands comprised within the Glover
Drain Special Assessment District" and the
appointments thereof will be announced by
me and will be subject 10 review for one day,
from nine o'clock in the forenoon until i've
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The following is q description of the several
tracts or parcels OF land constituting the spec
ial Assessment District Of said drain, viz.
\, The y y sw = sec y The W ne 4 sec e.
The q W = W x Sc Il sec %. The W u Sc
4 sec %. The Sc Il Sc "A sec %. The Is ne 4
ne sec n. The Sc a ne 4 sec %. Sw 4 NV 4
sec 26 The W u sc a &c ~. The "a sc a sec
"a. The x ne sec 81. The NV q ne a sec
"a. The wa sw a sec 26 Thew 4 NV a sec
IS The n 81 NV q sw u sec 35. The S Boa NV
q sw a sec %. The ne 4 So a sec "a. The sw
"a ne a sec 3D. The NV a sc a sec "a.
Now therefore, All unknown and non-resi-
dent persons. owners and persons interested In
the above described lands, and you, Thomas
Chapman j. @. Cole, A. L. Glover, NJ M. and
*. smith. David Gardner AlonZo Griffin,
Reubin Rii1in, Mrs. e. HUFF, w. H. Smith, A. l..
Graves, Mr.. Ripley, Otto Krell, also Supervisor
A. b. Freeman and J. G. Cole, highway commits
sioner of Vernon township 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, l shall proceed TO
receive bids for the construction of
said "Glover Drain" In the manner herein
letting from nine O'Clock in the forenoon until
five clock in the afternoon, the assessment for
benefits and the lands comprised within the
Glover Drain Special Assessment Districts will
be subject to review.
And you and each of you. owners and per
sons interested in the aforesaid lands, are
hereby cited to appear at the time and place OF
such letting as aforesaid and be heard with re.
terests in relation thereto, II you so desire
Dated Owosso, Mich, Dec. 10, A. D.. 1904.
HARRY 3. MYRES,
County Drain Commissioner of the county OF
ShiaWaSsee,