Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-06-21
Notice of Letting of Drain Contract

Notice is hereby given that |. Fred
erick Pitt, special drain commissioners
of the county OF Ionia, and state of
Michigan, will on the 9th day of July,
A. ID. 1906, at the residence of Free
man Kilborn. in the township of Otis
co, in said county of lonia, at one
To'clock in the afternoon of that day,
proceed to receive bids for the clean
ing out, deepening, widening and ex-
tending of a certain drain known and
designated as the Rich drain.
A part of said drain is TO be tiled
Said drain is located and established
in the township of Disco, in said
county OF Ionia and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Commencing at stake OBS chains
west and OBS chains south of the north
east corner of the west half (la) of
the southwest quarter ca of section
No. 20 of Otisco township, thence north
as degrees east Ills chains crossing
line between Davis and Rich at 0x52
distance on Davis o 81 chains, thence
east ca 5 chains, crossing line be-
tween Rich and Kilborn at stake 20x20
distance on Rich 1868 chains, and
crossing line between Kilborn and
Sparks. (Miller) at 40x20 distance on
Kilborn 20 chains and crossing line be-
tween Sparks (Miller) and Tillotson
at 59xS0 distance on Sparks (Miller)
60 chains, distance on Tillotson
20 chains, making the distance from
commencing TO end 66 chains. Said
job will be let by sections, the sections
at the outlet of said drain will be let
first and the remaining sections in
their order up stream, in accordance
with the diagrams now on file with
the other papers pertaining TO said
drain, i'm the Office of the special
county drain commissioner of said
county of Ionia, which reference may
be had by all parties interested, and
bids will be made and received accord
ingly. Contracts will be made with
the lowest responsible bidder, giving
adequate security for the perform
ance TO the work in a sum then and
there to be fixed by me. reserving to
myself the right TO reject any and all
bids. The date for completion of such
contract and the terms of payment
therefore shall and will be announced
at the time and place OF letting.
Notice is further hereby given,
that at the time and place of letting
or at such other time and place there
after to which |, the special drain
commissioner, aforesaid may adjourn
the same, the assessments for bene-
n is and the lands comprised within
the Rich drain assessmen Mt
district, and the apportionment
thereof will be announced by me and
will be subject 10 review for one day,
from one o'clock in the afternoon un
til five o'clock.
The following is description of
the several tracts or parcels of land
constituting the special assessment
district of said drain viz: Township
of Otisco at large.
Five acres in s. r. corner N. +. Il
section No q, IreneJ Wise. estate; 8
acres N. +. corner s. T. section No.
%, Eva N. Divine; S. Is s. w. a NJ
w. Il section No. 20, Richard Cowles:
N. a N. w. 4 $. W. section No. 26,
Pearl Davis; 5. Il 5. T.. Il N. w. Il
section No. 20, Fred Rich. estate; N
= N. T.. Il S. w. 4 section No 20,
Fred Rich, estate; ). 4 S. w. Il N.
T.. Il section No. q, Freeman Kilborn,
N. 10 acres N. w. section No. %
Freeman Kilborn; s. = S. +. Il N
T.. Il section No. 26, VIM. and Harriet !