The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-06
Notice of Letting of Drain Contract


Notice is hereby given. that /. John Boutwell,,
County Drain Commissioner of the County OF
Shiawassee and State OF Michigan, will. on the
Gath day OF April A. ID. 1906, at the residence OF
M. l.. Wilcox ia the township of Shiawassee,
in said county of Shiawassee, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon of that day. proceed to receive
bids for the construction OF a certain Drain
known and designated as ''Shiawassee Drain -
located and established in the township of
Shiawas see In said county, OF Shiawassee, aud
described as follows. to wit:
Commencing at a point 5.Sl chains west and
1851 chains south of the center of sec %, T 6
r. 70, county OF Shiawassee and state of
Michigan.
From thence 611s degs on the q of sw 4
and a of W a of sw a of sec % (W III. Hart,
owner) 1884 chains, thence n 45h dogs 1 "a
chains, thence 81 degs W 81 chains, thence n
S6% dogs W GA chains, thence 5S% dogs 2.57
chains, thence S rs dogs W LOO chains, thence s
80 degs W Ply chains, thence 81 dogs 2. 80
chains, thence south 1884 chains, thence 50
degs W 1.93 chains thence S % dogs W 371 chains,
thence s 7SH dogs W 7.92 charms to the west line
Of the above described land at u point l5.78
chains north of the southwest corner of said
description.
Length of drain on the above description is
1870 chains.
Thence $ S7h dogs on the 4 of x of sw
Il of sec % George Seymour, owner) 8 % chains,
thence n.Sl% degs W 2.13 chains to the west line
of said section at a point l426 chains north of
the southwest corner of said section.
Length of drain on the above description is
10 80 chains.
Thence n 81 a dogs W on the following described
land: Commencing at the c corner of sc Il of
sec 20, thence south on section line to u point
546 40 feet north of the corner of section,
thence west parallel to south line of section and
on the north line OF land owned by j. G.. Elton
493 feet, thence 35h dogs 5l9H fleet to an
iron stake driven In the ground, thence 75%
degs W 350% feet thence n 35h degs W 81 feet,
thence 63 degs 1856 feet to an iron stake in the
center OF Grand River Road, thence northwest
erly in said road feet TO the west line of sc Il
thence north on said west line 682% feet to u
point 1888 feet south of the east and west quar-
ter line, thence SSH degs 1916 feet to the east
line of section, thence south on section line 085
feet to beginning civilian Greenman, owner)
253 chains, thence 43h degs W 1898 chains to
the north line OF the above described land at n
point LOB chains east OF the northwest corner
of said description.
Length OF drain on the above description is
IL. II chains.
Thence sSh dogs W on the line between the
above last description and the following de-
scribed land: Commencing on the west line of
the u of sc a of sec 20 at u point 6l0h feet
south of the NV corner of said description,
thence east parallel to and W quarter line 52S
feet, thence parallel to line of sec S21S feet,
thence east parallel to @ and W quarter line 105
feet, thence parallel to east line of section
1851 feet, thence @ parallel to and W quarter
line 300 feet to line of section, thence south
section line 3O6h feet, thence sSh feet W 1916
feet to the west line of the above described land
thence n 478h feet TO beginning, except com.
mencng on east line OF section 1881 7-l00 feet
north of the sc corner OF said section, thence
west 300 feet, thence north 306h feet, thence @
300 feet, thence 306h feet TO beginning (Plat S.
Pelton and wife. owners) 647 chains to point
4 SO chains east of the southwest corner of said
last description.
Length OF drain on said line is 6.47 chains.
Thence l56% dogs W on Plat ;. Pelton and
wife's description as above 4.S1 chains, thence n
80 dogs 1.19 chains, thence n 20 dogs W IL links
to the west line of the above last described
land ut q point 35S chains north of the south
west corner of said description.
Length OF drain on the above description is
6.17 chains
Thence 20 dogs W on that part of the NV a
of Sc a of sec %, lying north and east OF the
Grand River road DANES w. Bearce, owner)
2.47 chains, thence n ~ dogs w go chains,
thence 66 dogs 4.68 chains, thence 20 degs
w 100 chains, thence Al dogs 2. 10 Chains,
thence n 20 dogs l.48 chains, thence ~ dogs
90 links to the center of the Grand River
road at point 1884 chains southeaSterly from
the northwest corner OF said description.
Length of drain on the above description is
1902 chains.
Thence 70 dogs on the following described
lands: All that part of the NV Il of Sc II of sec
20 lying south and west of the Grand River
road, also ne 4 of sw a and n l5a of Sc u of sw
"A OF sec 90 q. G. Elton, owner) 10 links, thence
s 43 dogs W 1.S7 chains, thence 33 dogs W g. 70
chains, thence 45h dogs W az chains, thence
s 58M dogs W 500 chains thence 6eH dogs W
2.25 chains. thence N 76H dogs W sos chains to
the west line of the above described land Mt u
point 500 chains north of the southwest corner
OF the ne a of sw 4 of sec 90.
Length OF drain on the above description Is
3t13 chains.
Thence 76h dogs on the NV a of sw u OF
sec 20 Is. j. and Carrie j. Banks, owners) GIG