The Yale expositor., 1904-08-12
Middleton Drain"

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and for the taking of private property for the use
and the just compensation to made thereof:
Whereas on the sth day of August, A. ID. 1904,
by the said County Drain Commissioner, for the
appointment of three disinterested Special Com
missloners to determine the necessity for clean
ing out, deepening and widening said Drain, and
for the taking of private property for the use and
benefit of the public for the purpose thereof,
and the lust compensation TO be made therefor:
And Whereas, This Court did on the sth day OF
August A. ID. 1904, upon a due examination Of
such application and of all the proceedings there
tofore taken in the premises find and declare
the same to be In accordance with the statute In
such case made and provided, and did thereupon
by on order entered therein, appoint
Friday. the 10th day OF August. A. D. 1904
at nine o'clock in the forenoon of that day. as
the time, and the Office Of the Judge af Probate
in the City of Port Huron in said County as the
place when and where a hearing upon such APP
plication would be had, and did then
and there order that all persons whose
lands were travered by such Drain, and who had
not released right of way and all damages on ac-
count thereof. to appear at the time and place so
designated and to be heard with respect to such
application, II they so desire, and to show cause.
If any there be, why said application should not
be granted:
And Whereas There is now on file with this
Court description and survey of such Drain,
from which said description and survey II APP
pears that the land trayersed by such Drain.
and that the commencement, general course and
terminus OF Sucn Drain are rs IOllOWS, tO-Wlt.-
l hereby certify that the following is q true
survey of the Middleton Drain located in the
township of Brockway, County of st Clair and
state of Michigan run by me on the 10th and 18th
days Of June, A. d. 1901 for and by the order of
George Mccormick. Drain Commissioner for the
County OF st. Clair as follows, to-wlt-Begin-
ming on the lands of James Middleton % rds and
. links west and one rod north from said James
Middleton, Sc corner of wla of swl4 sec 20. town
ship OF Brockway, T y X II T. at station No o,
| thence z on the lands of james Middleton.
wi N gK6i a. npth %
G 800 chains thence 20.i0 chains thence s9H
woo chaips thence 0l0 chains n boundary
line OF James Middleton and boundary line of
Geo. Evans crossing said boundary line 2S rods
and links W from Geo Evans Sc corner n at
station No. 25 there being 200 rods of said Drain
on the lands of James Middleton thence on
the lands OF Geo Evans swl4 of nwl4 sec 20 1850
chains thence n 81 1i.50 chains line of Geo.
| Evans and line of Geo. Middleton crossing said
boundary line at Geo. Middletons sw corner n
at station No Sc there being SO rods of said Drain
on the lands OF Geo. Evans, thence n q on
| G line of Geo. Middleton's nwl4 of nwid sec 20
1920 chains line of Geo. Middleton and line
| V. Packer crossing said boundary line 10 links
W from V. Packers Sc corner O.20 chains n y
W from station No 46 there being so rods and 20
| links of said drain on the lands of Geo. Middle
| ton, thence n a degree W on the land of V.
Packer swA of Swl5 sec IL 0.20 chains thence S
SO G O.10 chains q boundary line of V. Packer
and also the W boundary line Of j. ii. YOung's
sw corner 0.50 chains 50 from station No. Al
there being 30 links of said Drain on the lands of
V. Packer. thence $ SO on the lands of j. III.
Young Wa of eli OF swl4 IL 500 chains thence
n leo chains thence n GO G 500 chains line OF
j. Ill. Young and w line Geo. Weston crossing
said boundary line IS rods from Geo. WeSton's
sw corner 90 chains n 60 from station No. 81
there being 4s rods and 20 links of said Drain on
the lands of j. III. Young thence n 90 on the
lands of Geo. Weston ea of elS of swlL sec IL 30
chains thence 80 LOO chains thence n 5 G
$50 chains thence no 800 chains thence n 6
W $50 chains thence - @ 800 chains thence n
| 20h 800 chains thence n 40 200 chains q
boundary line of Geo. Weston and also the "
hon Aarx m of Innn enid
| boundary line SO rods and IL links from said
| JohnSon'S NV corner l.50 chains n 40 q from
| station No. 81 there being 1913 rods and 05 links
| of said Drain on the lands of said George Yves
| ton, thence north 40 on the lands of W. ID
johnson nwl4 of sell sec II 100 chain thence I
81 800 chains thence o W $50 chains +
| boundary line of w. johnson and south boun
| Diary line of lands of John Crawford crossing
said boundary line rods and - links from
| Crawford sw corner LOO chain n 8 W from sta
| ton y, There being 80 rods Of said Drain on the
| lands of W.B. johnson thence 20 on the
lands of John Crawford WIS Of WIZ OF nei4 sec 4
GOO chains, thence n 50 e 400 chains thence l
| So 4.40 chains boundary line Of John Craw
| ford and W boundary line OF John Armstrong
crossing said boundary line 81 rods and II Links
II from said John Armstrong sw corner l.5
| chains 30 G from station No. 80. there beinj
| sc rods and 40 links of said Drain on the lands
| of j. Crawford. thence 90 c on the lands o
John Armstrong e1I OF WIZ of neh sec IL 3.3
| chains thence n 60 175 chains thence n 42Is
| 1.50 chains thence 10 W 700 chain thence
| IA e 500 chains thence n 80 c 450 chains lin
OF John Armstrong and w boundary line OF JOhl
and Robert Armstrong crossing said boundar,
line Sc rods from John and Robert Armstron
NV corner 1.50 chains n 30 g from station No. 0
there being SO rods and 10 links of said Drain O
the lands of John Armstrong thence north 35
G on the lands of John and Robert Armstrong e1
of neh sec IL $50 chains, thence % g chains
thence ~ e 200 chains, thence IL G1
chains boundary line Of John and Robert Arm
strong and boundary line of John Thompso
crossing said line l6 rods and IL links fror
John Thompson sw corner 0.l5 chains II
from station No. 9s there being SO rods and !
links Of said Drain on lands Of John and RobeI
Armstrong, thence n 10 W on the lands Of J
Thompson eh OF seA sec 8 1856 chains thence
As W 200 chains thence 78m W 200 chains
line of John Thompson and e line Of John Mo
gan crossing said boundary line % rods and !
links from said Morgan's Sc corner n 7sM'
at station 102 there being 81 rods and 10 links
said Drain on the lands of John Thompson, thenc
n 7sh' W on the lands Of John Morgan VIZ
seh Of sec 8 and e part Of eh of swk sec ~. Z
chains thence 60 W II chains thence 1917
0.70 chains W boundary line of John Morgan
and boundary line Of George Mosher crossin
said boundary line 30 rods and 16 links n frol
George Mosher's SO corner 100 chains 37K'
4 from cf No hon rodo nd