The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-06
Notice Of letting Of ShiaWassee Drain Contract
Tuesday. April 24th, 1906.

chains, thence n 20 dogs W 1922 chains, thence
73h dogs 2.64 chains, thence west 10 links to
the west line of said section at u point 109
chains south of the quarter post TO sections 30
and q.
Length OF drain on the above description is
21.18 chains.
Thence west on the n Goa of c a of sec 81
CMyron l.. Wilcox and wife, owners) 10 links,
thence % degs 1880 chains to the east and
west quarter line at point 10 81 chains west of
the east quarter post to said section.
Length OF drain on the above description is
1899 chains.
Thence So dogs W on the following described
land: Commencing at a post of sec "a, thence
W 80 rods, thence II 40 rods, thence G 80 rods,
thence 40 rods to beginning (Joseph Yerran,
owner) 4.S5 chains to the west line of the above
described land at point POL chains north OF
the southwest corner of said description.
Length Of drain on the above description is
4.30 chains.
Thence n 671S dogs on the sw u of ne a of
sec q (l1iram HerriclS, owner) 21.S6 chains to
the north and south quarter line at point 1924
chains north OF the center of said section.
Length of drain on the above description is
21.S6 chains.
Thence 67H degs on the 4 of NV a of
sec % &c. e. Harris and wife, owners) 220l
chains to the west line of the above described
land at u point 2093 chains south of the north
west corner of said description.
Length of drain on the above description is
22.0l chains.
Thence e7h dogs W on the 4 of NV 4 of
sec ~ MRS. s. b. Kent, owner) 21.S0 chains to
terminus Terminating at u point 12.38 chains
south and Il links east of the corner to sections
81, % "a and 2S
Length of drain on the above description is
q. 50 chains.
Total length of drain is miles 1912 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS.
Station stake and grade hubs are set every 8
rods at one side of the center line of said drain
The average depth of full cut shall be 573
feet.
The average depth of new cut shall be feet.
The slope of the banks shall be foot each TO
each foot rise.
The width of the top shall be 27Oi feet or less
to be determined by the depth, width of bottom
and slope OF banks at each grade hub.
The width OF the bottom shall b0 as follows,
to-wit:
From stake 10 to stake 80 plus 16i links or
outlet to lake drain feet and from stake %
plus 16l links to terminus feet.
The.dimensions Of said drain shall be in accord
ance with the profile and grade table herewith
returned and made part of the survey records.
The right of way shall include strip of land Is
feet deep and so feet wide, 40 feet wide on each
side of the above described route which is the
center line of said drain
Surveyed Jan. 30 and 30, and Feb 10, 1906, by
order OF John Boutwell,, County Drain Commits
sioner Of Shiawassee County, Michigan.
ELMER f. JosLIN,
Surveyor.
Said job will be let by sections. The section
at the outlet OF the drain will DE let first. and
the remaining sections IN their order up stream i,
in accordance with the diagram now on file
with the other papers pertaining to said drain,
In the office OF the County Drain Commits soner
OF the said county OF Shiawassee, to which roy
erence may be had by all parties interested.
and bids Will be made and received accordingly.
Contracts will be made with the lowest rcspon
sble bidder giving adequate security for the per-
Torrance OF the work, In sum then and there
to be fixed by mo, reserving TO myself the right
to reject any and all bids. The date for the
completion of such contract, and the terms of
payment therefor, shall and will be announced
at the time and place of letting.
Notice is further hereby given. That ~ the
time and place OF said letting, or at such other
time and place thereafter TO which l. the County
Drain Commissioners aforesaid, may adjourn the
same, the assessments for benefits ard the
lands comprised within the 'Shiawassee Drain
Special Asse District" aud the appor-
tionments thereof will be announced by me end
Will be subject TO review for one dav from nine
O'Clock in the forenoon until five o'clock in the
afternoon.
The following is description of the several
tracts or parcels OF land constituting the
Special Assessment District Of said drain, viz (:
The township Of Shawassee and the follow
ing described lands: The Q a of W 4 OF sw a sec
%; the W of W a OF sw a OF sec 25; the sw 10
acres OF NV 4 OF ne a of sec 20: the sw 10 acres
of Sc u OF ne14 OF sec 20; piece OF land on Sc "A
OF s o a OF sec 20, bounded on n by land of II.
Berger. by east line OF sec 90, shy land of s.
Fellows. west OF highway sec rs; all that part OF
NV Il OF sc "a west OF Grand river road OF sec 26;
the ne \ OF sw \ OF sec &c; the north part OF sc
OF sw II of sec 20; the north part OF swk OF SO
OF sec 20; oil that part OF NV a OF SO u cast
of Grand river road, sec 90; the south part OF sw
4 of sw OF sec go: the north part OF
a offs W k,of sec 26; the south part OF W X OF