The Yale expositor., 1904-08-19
Middleton Drain"

the necessity for cleaning out. deepening and
widening Drain known as the
middleton Drain"
and for the taking of private property for tho use
and benefit of the public Tor the purpose thereof,
and the lust compensate, n TO made thereof
Whereas on the sth day of August, 4. ID. 1904,
an application In writing was made to this Court
by the said County Drain Commissioner. for the
appointment of three dislnterested Special Com
niiSsOners 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 Oh the Sth day of
August A. d. 1904. upon a due examination OF
such application and Otall the proceedings there
tOfore taken in the premises, find and declare
the same TO be In accordance with the statute in
such case mad and provided, and did thereupon
by on order entered therein, appoint
Friday, the 26th 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 az Probate
I'm the city of Port huron In said County as the
place when and where hearing upon such ap
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 az the time and place so
designated and to be heard with respect TO such
application. II they so desire and TO show cause,
il any there be, why said application should not
be granted:
And Whereas. There is now on file with this
Court a description and survey OF such Dram.
pears that the land trayerSed by such Drain.
and that the commencement, general course and
terminus OF such Drain are as follows, to-wit:-
hereby certify that the following Is a true
Gurvey 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 nth
days of June. A. d. 1904 for and 10y the order of
George Mccormick, Drain Commissioner for the
County OF st. Clair as follows owlt;-Begin.
ming on the lands OF James Middleton - rds and
) links west and one rod north from said James
Middleton. Sc corner OF we OF swl4 sec 20. town
ship of Brockway 7 X y at station No 0.
thence n z e on the lands of James Middleton.
WIZ of swi4 stc3 1880 chains thence north SO
c 500 chains thence 20 10 chains thence S9h
w70p chains thence n 10 chains u boundary
line of James Middleton and boundary line of
Geo. Evans crossing said boundary line y rods
and links W from Geo, Evans Sc corner at
on the lands Of James Middleton thence on
the lands of Geo Evans swi4 OF nwA sec 90 1880
Evans and s line of Geo. Middleton crossing said
boundary line at Geo. Middleton's sw corner
ut station No 80 there being Ss rods OF said Drain
on the lands of Geo. Evans. thence 4 W OH
q line OF Geo Middleton's nwA of nwA see 20
1870 chains n line of Geo. Middleton and line
V. Packer crossing said boundary line 10 links
from V. Packers Sc corner 020 chains n -
W from station No. 40 there being 80 rods and 20
links of said drain on the lands of Geo. Middle
ton, thence II a degree W on the land OF ',
Packer swl4 of swt4 sec Il 0.20 chains thence :
50 q C.l0 chains G boundary line OF '. Packer
and also the boundary line OF j. H. Noung's
Sw corner $50 chains 80 from station No AZ
there being 80 links of said Drain on the lands OF
V Packer thence So c on the lands of j. ii.
Young w!s of e% of swA sec II 80 chains thence
n 1 90 chains thence n CO c $50 chains G line OF
j. II. Young and W line Geo Weston crossing
said boundary line Is rods n from Geo. Weston's
sSw corner o 30 chains n g. e from station No. ~
there being As rods and 20 links OF said Drain on
the lands of J. II. Young thence n g. on the
lands OF Geo Weston e1a OF eiq OF swA sec IL 81
chains thence IS l.5n chains thence n . g
go chains thence n o. W 800 chains thence g
W. 90 chains thence n IL G 800 chains thence n
2OISs $40 chains thence Az e 200 chains e
lea A Weston flH
boundary line of w. Il. johnson crossing said
boundary line &c rods and II links from said
Johns ms NV corner l.50 chains n 40 e from
station No. G7 there being l23 rods and .05 links
of said Drain the lands OF said George IVES
ton thence north 40 on the lands OF w. IL.
johnson nwh OF sell sec Il 100 chain thence n
81 @ 300 chains thence n W $50 chains II
boundary line Of w. johnson and south boun
Diary line of lands of John Crawford crossing
said boundary line rods and ~ links c from
Crawford sw corner 100 chain ., W from sta
ton ~ There being 81 rods OF said Drain on the
lands Of w h. johnson thence ~ G on the
lands Of John Crawford WE OF Wa or nei4 sec "
go chains thence n 81 40 chains thence n
90 g 40 chains boundary line OF John traW-
ford and W boundary line OF John Armstrong
crossing SAID boundary line 81 rods and II links
n from said John Armstrong Sw corner 81
chains 81 from station No 30. there being
50 rods and 40 links of said Drain on the lands
of j. Crawford. thence n 53 e on the lands oi
John Armstrong eia OF VIZ OF nc4 sec IL 331
chains thence n 70 IS chains thence l2li
O $50 chains thence n ~ W 70 chain thence n
IA G 30 chains thence n 81 g 20 chains g line
OF .OIln Armstrong anu W DOutludTN o. JONI
and Robert Armstrong crossing said boundary
line So rods from John and Robert Armstrong
INV corner l.r0 chains n 80 e from station No. -
there being IS rods and 10 links of said Drain of
the lands of John Armstrong thence north -
On the lands OF John and Robert Armstrong els
of nPA sec II $50 chains. thence n % chains
thence II Ia 200 chains. thence IL CHS
chains boundary line OF John and Robert Arm
strong and boundary line OF John Thompson
crossing said line rs rods and ~ links & from
John Thompson sw corner 0.l5 chains n II e
from station No % there being 5S rods and Is
links of said Drain on lands OF John and Robert
Armstrong, thence n Is W on the lands OF j
Thompson els OF sea sec 3.SJ chains thence n
IS w On chains thence n 7Sis W 20O chains W
line of John Thompson and G line OF John Nor
gan crossing said boundary line 22 rods and II
links from said Morgan's Sc corner 7Sh' "
at station l02 there being 81 rods and 10 links OF
said Drain on the lands OF John Thompson. thence
n 7sh' W on the lands of John Morgan WIS Of
SelR of sec nnd part OF eis OF swA sec l2.b
chains thence n 60 W II chains thence 73if' W
90 chains boundary line OF John Morgan
and boundary line of George MoSher crossing
said boundary line 20 rods and w links from
George MOsher's Sc corner - chains S7h' w
from station No rs there being los rods and %
links of said Drain on the lands OF John Morgan
thence 731a' en- the lands of Geo. MOSher 20
acres of w and part of eiR of swl4 & 10 IN
chains thence 75D,' 3n6 chains thence CT
woe chains Mill Creek terminus Of said Drain
there being So rods OF said Drain on the lands OF
Geo. Mosher. Station stakes and grade peg
were set at every Gig { rods from station No. q.
the beginning of said Drain TO station No. 1913.
the terminus OF said Drain. and the level was
run and taken At every station along the line OF
said Drain and the foregoing survey OF the courses
and distances represent the center of the same
and for the grade and cut OF said Drain reference
is hereby made to the proie OF the grade cut of
the same which Is made part OF this survey and
return with these papers. The following table