The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-05-13
Legal Notices.
Notice of Letting of Drain Contract

Notice IL hereby given that I, III. Il MeElh en- "
county drain commissioner of the county Of Van
buren and state OF Michigan, will on the 25th day
oi Way A. ~ 1904, al the upper end OF drain Ia the
township of Paw Paw In said county OF Van Buren,
al ~ O'Clock Ia the forenoon OF that day. proceed 10
leeeve olas Tor the construction OF certain drain
known aud designated rs "Tay or Drain . located
aud established In the townships OF Paw Paw and
Waveriy In said county of Van Buren, and described
as follows. 10 wit:
Said Taylor drain begins Ia chs IS ks south ana
~ chs 81 ks east from the of sec 80 Ia Paw
Paw twp town \ X Ia w Van Buren, county, Mich.
on the south bank of the Paw Paw river and bears a
% ueg 80 min Oh 43 ks. thence 8 III deg IS min
chs % ks, thence 81 deg IS min chs 81 ks 10
'he line OF ana across the OF the u W q of the
W OF sec ~ owned by Nathan Hulbslt; length of
drain on this land, 3 chs 81 ks.
- Drain crosses line OF this land onto ths u OF
the a OF the eq of the 4 of sec 80 owned
by Jay Vandeveer is chs s01ks south Of the line of
sec oZandbears III deg Is min IL chs 32 ks thence
souih chs 81 ks, thence 81 deg Is min q 81 ks
thence 80 degrees 80 min 8 chs n ks thence s
deg 10 min chs so ks to the south line of this
land length OF drain on this land, 30 chs 80 ks
- Drain crosses line of this land onto the 4 of
tue = OF the " of sec 81 owned by j. Shell
don 80 chs 81 ks of the line of sec 32 and hears
deg ID min " chs AZ ks thence 8 10 deg 30 min
e : chs o2 ks to the common line between the of
the a OF the n Of sec 80 owned by j. Sheldon
and the q of the n q of sec 80 owned by j. Van
deVeer 81 chs 80 ks souh of the n line of sec 70
ength OF drain on j. Sheldon's land chs 80 ks
th-hce deg 80 min " chs u ks on the n and
"a line OF sec 80 between the land owned by J. Shell
don on the west and j. Vandeveer on the east 10
their common line.
Drain crosses line of these lands and continues
5 degree 80 min on the a line of sec 32 between
the e lO OF the n d of W a of sec 32 owned by
H. Harris, SEA sw "A of sec 30 owned by E. A.
Taylor and the W = of the - of the ; e 4 OF sec
81 owned by Ellis Is. Gilbert 80 chs 81 ks within Is
lks OF the 9 line OF sec 81; length of drain on H.
Harris land, 20 chs.
Drain bears thence 80 degrees Is min Is chs
30 ks along the highway length of drain on land
owned by L. A. Taylor, 35 chs 63 ks
Total length of drain l04 chs.
The line OF drain as described above is to be the
center line thereof and the excavation is 10 be made
and the excavated material deposited equally on
each side of this line
The excavations are TO be removed far enough
from the margin OF the drain 20 leave a clear BERN
or bank on each side of the drain least # wide
Grade stakes are each chs the entire length of
the drain and are numbered consecutvely from
naught at the lower end of the drain.
The following tabulated statement gives the di-
mansions of drain at each grade stake also the
width of ground required for deposit of excavation
and for construction, also rise of bottom Of drain
between stations
Dimensions given in feet and inches.