The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-05-20
Legal Notices.
Notice of Letting of Drain Contract.

Notice Is hereby given that I, III. Il McEiheny,
county drain commissioner of the county Of Van
Buren, and state OF Michigan, will on the 25th day
OF May, A. d. 1904 at the upper end Of drain In the
township OF Paw Paw, Ia said county of Van Buren,,
at 10 O'Clock Ia the forenoon OF that day. proceed 70
receive bids for the construction OF certain drain
known and designated "fayior Drain. located
and established In the townships of Paw Paw and
wayerly In said county Of Van Buren, aud described
as follows. TO wit:
Said Taylor drain begins ~ chs So lks south aud
ii chs 81 ks east from the Of 80 in Paw
Paw twp town 2 y Ia w Van Buren, county, Mich,
on the south bank OF the Paw Paw river aud bears
"a deg 80 min CHI As lks. thence III deg 35 min
chs 81 ks, thence 81 deg 50 min chs 81 lks to
the line of and across the q of the n OF the
n W OF sec 30 owned by Nathan Hulbslt; length OF
drain on this land chs 81 lks.
Drain crosses line of this land onto this u of
the Il of the q of the W a OF sec 80 owned
by Jay Vandeveer IS chs S01ks south OF the line of
32andbears II deg is min IL chs 80 ks thence
south chs 81 lks, thence 81 deg Is min 81 lks,
thence 80 degrees 30 min chs "a ks, thence 8
deg l5 min chs 81 lks to the south line of this
land length of drain on this land, 20 chs 80 ks.
Drain crosses line OF this land onto the of
the q OF the of sec 80 owned by j. Shell
don 80 chs 81 ks of the line Of sec 30 and bears
5 deg Is min " chs AZ ks thence 10 deg 80 min
: chs b2 ks TO the common line between the u of
the "a of the n of sec so owned by j Sheldon
and the W of the of sec 80 owned by j. Van
deyeer "a chs 50 ks south of the line of 80,
ength OF drain on j. Sheldon's land 4 chs 80 ks
thence = deg 81 min W chs u ks on the IA and
Ia line of sec 80 between the land owned by Shell
don on the west and j. VandeVeer on the east IN
their common line.
Drain crosses liue of these lands and continues
5 degree 80 min W on the d line of 32 between
! the g 10 Of the n a of a of 80 owned by
II. Harris, sc 4 "A of sec 30 owned by T.. A.
/ Taylor and the W y of the a of the g a OF sec
32 owned by Ellis b. Gilbert 80 chs 81 ks, within Is
ks Of the line of sec 3D. length of drain on H.
| Harris land, 20 chs.
Drain bears thence 80 degrees Is min IS chs
96 lks along the highway; length of drain land
owned by l.. A. Taylor, 35 chs 63 ks.
Total length OF drain lO4 chs.
The line of drain as described above is to be the
center line thereof and the excavation is be made
and the excavated material deposited equally on
each side of this line.
| The excavations to be removed far enough
from the margin OF the drain to leave clear BERN
or bank each side of the drain at least II wide
Grade stakes are each chs the entire length of
| the drain and numbered consecutively 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: