The Yale expositor., 1904-08-26
Middleton Drain


the necessity for cleaning out, deepening and
widening Drain known as the
middleton Drain"
and for the taking of private property for the use
and benefit of the public for the purpose thereof,
and the Just compensation to made thereof:
Whereas. on the Sth day of August, A. ID. 1904,
an application In writing was made to this Court
by the said County Drain Commissioner for the
appointment OF three disinterested Special Com
missioners to determine the necessity for clean
ing out. deepening and widening said Drain, and
for the taking of private property for the use and
and the Just compensation to be made therefor
And Whereas, This Court did on the Sth day OF
such application and of all the proceedings there
toiore 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 AT Probate
in the City of Port Huron in said County as the
place when and where hearing upon such al'-
plication would be had, ana 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. aud to show cause,
if any there be, why said application should not
be granted:
And Whereas There is row on file with this
Court description and survey of such Drain
from which said description and survey it APP
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
survey Of the Middleton Drain located in the
tG;Gnship of BrOclSway, County Of st Clair ami
state OF Michigan run by me on the 10th and 18th
days OF June, A. ID. 1904, for and by the order OF
George Mccormick, Drain Commissioner for the
County OF St. Clair as follows, tO-wt:-Begin-
ming on the lands OF james Middleton g rds and
o links west and one rod north from said James
Middleton. Sc corner of VIA of swil sec 20. town
ship of Brockway. T y Il II T. at station No. o.
thence Z on the lands of James Middleton.
VIE of SWA sec - 1880 chains thence north 80
e 500 chains thence 20.l0 chains thence SPA
w70o chains thence II 0 10 chains boundary
line of James Middleton and boundary line of
Geo. Evans crossing said boundary line % rods
and links W from Geo. Evans sc corner n at
station No 70 there being 20n rods of said Drain
on the lands of James Middleton thence n on
the lands of Geo Evans swlt of nwii sec 20 1850
chains thence 81 e ll.50 chains line of Geo.
Evans and line of Geo. Middleton crossing said
boundary line at Geo. Mlddleton's sw corner II
at station No. SO there being So rods of said Drain
on the lands of Geo. Evans, thence - W on
e line of Geo. Middleton's nwl of nwh sec 20
1920 chains line Of Geo. Middleton and line
V. Packer crossing said boundary line 10 links
W from V. Packers Sc corner 90 chains n p
W from station No 4G there being so rods and 20
links of said drain on the lands OF Geo. Middle
ton. thence "a degree W on the land of V.
Packer swid of swl4 sec IL 0.20 chains thence
So colo chains e boundary line of V. Packer
and also the W boundary line of j. H. Noung's
sw corner o. 80 chains SO from station No AZ
there being 30 links of said Drain on the lands OF
v Packer. thence S SO on the lands of j. ii.
Young WIZ Of eR Of swA sec IL 800 chains thence
j. II. Young and W line Geo Weston crossing
said boundary line Is rods from Geo. Weston's
Sw corner Wy cnans u o. rom stat i no ~
the lands of J. II. Young thence n 62' on the
lands of Geo. Weston els of e1I OF swh sec IL 3d.
chains thence So 10 chains thence 8 g
go chains thence 10 W 800 chains thence g.
w Z 80 chains thence n l2' e 800 chains thence II
2Oh 500 chains THENCE 40 200 chains e
la IA Weston u
boundary line of w. B. johnson crossing said
boundary line SO rods and "a links from said
,Johnsun's NV corner 1.50 chains II 40 g from
station No 81 there being 1913 rods and 05 links
of said Drain o. the lands of said George Wes-
ton, thence north 40 on the lands OF w. Is.
johnson nwA OF seA sec II 100 chain thence
81 @ 300 chains thence II 3 $50 chains n
boundary line of W. johnson and south boun-
dairy line of lands of John Crawford crossing
Crawford sw corner 100 chain 5 W from sta
ton ~, There being 80 rods OF said Drain on the
lands of W.B. johnson thence n ~ OH the
lands of John Crawford Wa of We OF neA sec II
500 chains. thence IA 81 G 40 chains thence
ford and w boundary line of John Armstrong
crossing said boundary line 81 rods and II links
II from said John Armstrong sw corner Do
chains 81 from station No 90 there being
So rods and 40 links of said Drain on the lands
OF j. Crawford, thence II 81 e on the lands OF
John Armstrong elh Of WI OF neA sec IL 3.55
chains thence 60 l75 chains thence II 42h
e $50 chains thence n - 100 chain thence
IL e 300 chains thence n 81 G 4 80 chains line
and Robert Armstrong crossing said boundary
line 56 rods from John and Robert Armstrong
NV corner l.50 chains n 81 g from station No. 81
there being So rods and 10 links Of said Drain of
the lands o. John Armstrong thence north 70
u on the lands of John and Robert Armstrong ela
of neA sec II $50 chains, thence n % G chains.
thence n ~ G 200 chains, thence II els
chains n boundary line of John and Robert Arm
strong and sboundary line OF John Thompson
crossing said line 10 rods and ~ links @ from
John Thompson Sw corner O.l5 chains IL e
from station No. 9S there being IS rods and 10
links of said Drain on lands of John and Robert
Armstrong, thence n Is W on the lands of j.
Thompson e1a of sell sec 3.S5 chains thence II
AS W 90 chains thence n 7SIs W 200 chains W
line of John Thompson and e line of John Nor
gan crossing said boundary line % rods and IL
links from said Morgan sc corner n 7S1a W
at station 100 there being 81 rods and 10 links OF
said Drain on the lands of John Thompson.thence
II 7S1k' W on the lands of John Morgan Wa of
Seh of sec and g part OF cIs OF Sw4 sec 1850
chains thence % W IA chains thence 73la'
o.70 chains W boundary line OF John Morgan
and boundary line of George Mosher crossing
said boundary line 80 rods and Ii links n from
George Moshers Sc corner l.20 chains 5 371S W
from station No. 1l5 there being los rods and 30
links OF said Drain on the lands OF John Morgan
thence 731s on the lands of Geo. MOsher 90
acres OF W and part OF ek of swA sec 10 40
chains thence 751i " 800 chains thence S 60
Woo chains Mill Creek terminus of said Drain
there being 56 rods of said Drain on the lands of
Geo. Mosher. Station stakes and grade peg
were set at every eight rods from station No. o.
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 aud cut of said Drain reference
is hereby made 20 the profile Of the grade cnt OF
the same which Is made part of this survey and
return with these papers. The following table