The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-04-05
Notice to Contractors.

Notice Is hereby given to all whom itmAy con
osrn that on Tuesday, the hrst day OF May, 1885,
at the cas-, front joor Of the court house in the
city OfBu,ler, Bates County, Missouri. between
The hours Of Line O'Clock in the forenoon AID
ave O'Clock In the afternoon Of that day there
will be let to the lowest responsible bidder at
public Outery, the construction Of the following
described works, as set out In the written spec
locations now On file In the once Of the clerk
OF tbs County Court Of Bates County. Missouri.
ss prepared By A. II. Bell, engineer, and W.
J. Bard, John ]. March and Estes Smith. view
ere under o. polntmeSt by the said County
Court, the same having ben nied on the third
day Of February, lsss, in the matter OF the con ;
slru~tion Of the wo.ks provided for In Drain
age District Number One, Bates County, Mis-
soar.
Said work cor slsts OF the excavation Of bitches
located and desc. ibed as follows. TO wit:
Tho Main Ditch commences at point near
what is known as Marvel Bridge on The Msrias
DIES ygn-s river In Bates County. Missouri,
ami running In south essterl, direction cross
ing sid river at point near where the same
crosses the line between Lots Fifteen (lol and
Sixteen (l6l In section five 90, Township Thir-
ty-nine tse), Range Thirty-two tsa) and pro-
eeeding thence In southeasterly direction and
crossing the river again at point ABOUT three
fourths OF mile south of the town OF Pspln-
willie and extending thence to junction with
the 0ssge river In Section Nineteen (i9). Town
ship Thlr, y-eight 1852 Range Twenty. nine coy.
said ditch will be forty t4o) feet wide at Its bot
tom from the initial point to the point where IL
crosses the river near Pspinvllle, Missouri,
aud approximately twelve (l9) feet on an aver
age In depth, and the banks to slope at On an
gle OF one to one. From the point where the
ditch crosses the rvor near Papinville 10 the
lower end thereof said ditch will be sixty (e0)
feet at the bottom with . depth - shown BY
profile map now on hle In the County Clerks
preceding part Of said ditch. The right Of
way provided for said ditch from the olnt Or
beginning to the point whore It crosses the river
near Psplnvllle 10 Two Hundred t200) feet, and
from said last named point to point shown on
the map on hls In said Clerks once % station
Ne. llsU the righI Of way 10 three hundred
$500 feet and from station No. 1880 to station
No ll15 It Is 100 feet wide; and from said last
named station to the lower End Of said ditch
10 three hundred $500 feet In width. the said
last station being 1884 plus 90. A bernie OF eight
Cs feet on each side Of said channel s to be left
The excavation for this ditch will comprise
about 1850. 7Sa cubic yards.
Certain laterals are also to be constructed, |
IS follows, to-wit:
Miami Ditch begins at point nine hundred |
fifty feet (s6O) east and four hundred tlOO) feet
south Of center OF Section Eight (sl. Township
Thrty-nine Gssl, Range Thirty-one ISL, and |
extends In southessterly direction 30, 1884, feet
TO the Marias des Cygnes river, ct point four |
hundred Ii00l feet west and three hundred |
1901 feet south OF the quarter section corner In
the east de Of Section Thirty. Ave 1881, Town |
ship hirty mine 1891, Range Thirty-one 1871 |
The bottom Of this ditch will be eighteen ISL |
feet wide with side slopes one by ore. ana an
average depth Of about eleven III feet. The
amount Of excavation about 295. 5O7 cubic yards.
The right OF way provided being one hundred
twenty [l2Ol feet wide.
Lateral Number One begins four hundred
I4OOl feet north and four hundred seventy-aye
1851 feet west Of the Southeast corner OF Lot
Eleven IN in the Northwest quarter of Sec
ton One III, Township Thirty. nine 1891, Range
Thirty three 1881 and runs south, twenty de-
the Main Ditch. Estimated excavation about
5,6l6 cubic yards.
Lateral Number Two begins at a point forty
[4Ol feet south and seven hundred 1901 feet
west Of the Northeast corner of Section M
Township Thirty-nne 1891 Range Thirty-three
80 and extends east along the South side of
the public road distance of 5. 100 feet; thence
In souheasterly direction to the Southeast
corner OF Lot Eight Isl in the Northwest quar-
ter of Sect on Five [5l, Township Thirty nine
1891, Range Thirty-two 1921, distance of IL 600
feet. The bottom Of this ditch will be eight Isl |
leet wi lie with slop one by one and an average
depth Of about nine [0 feet, with total ex-
,avation of about 81 ,5OOcubic yards. The right |
Of way is eighty feet.
Lateral Number Three begins One thousand
eighteen Il Olsl feet west and Twenty 1901 feet
south of the Southeast corner of Lot Eight Isl
in the Northwest quarter Of Section Three [3l, |
Township Thirty-nine 1881, Range Thirty-two
1921 and extends east Eleven hundred n 1901
feet; thence in q southeasterly direction to q
point one hundred feet southwes ct Of the South.
east corner of the north half of the southeast
quarter of Section Two rel, Township Thirty
nine 1891, Range Thirty-two (S2), a total dis
lance of ten thousand two hundred 90, 2OO) feet.
The bottom Of this ditch will be eight (S) feet,
with slopes one by and aa average depth
d nine t0 feet; estimated excavation %, AS
cubic yards, with right Of way eighty 1907 feet
wide.
Lateral Number Four begins at the center Of
Lot Three 49, Of the Northwest quarter Of Sec
ton Twenty t20), Township Thirty.nine (Sg),
Range Thirty-on ISL and extends in q north
and easterly direction q distance Of five thou
sand one hundred thirty D,lsO) feet. Bottom
width two feet; side slopes one by one and Q
half; average depth six [sl feet, estimated ex-
csvation about Is. 2ss cubic yards. The width
Of the right Of way 10 sixty feet.
Lateral Number Five begins One Thousand
one hundred II ,lOol feet south and Four hun
dred [4OOl feet west Of the Northeast corner Of
Section Twenty-six [s6l. Township Thirty mine
1901, Range Thirty-one ISL, and extends south
sixty-nve degrees west seven hundred sixty
nine (7eel feet 10 an intersection with the Miami
Ditch. Bottom width will be twelve [l2l feet.
Side slopes one by one. Average depth seven
(7l feeE Estimated excavation about 4,5ss
cubic yards.
Said work will be let by A. H. Bell, engineer.
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