The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-05-11
Notice of Letting of Dram Contract.


Notice Is hereby given that /, II. f, McElheny
county drain commissioner of the county Of Van
Buren, and state of Michigan, will the 21st day Of
May, A. ID. 1906, at the outlet of said drain,
on y "A sec. II, in the township of Waverly,
in said county OF Van Buren,, at 10 O'Clock IN the
forenoon of that day, proceed 10 receive bids for
the deepening, widening and extending of Ger
tain drain known and designated as "Brandywine
Lake Dram" located and established in the town
ships of WaveTly and Pine Grove, in said county
Of Van Buren,, and described af follows to-wit
Beginning at a point 31l chs and l.29 chs "
from the n e. corner Of sec IL in WaveTly townsh hip
(T2 S RIA w, Van Buren, county Mich thence
II 90 y 53 chs 10 the line of and across the n
= Of the "A OF sec II owned by Archie
SMELL
Drain crosses line Of this land on the NV 4 Of
the NV 4 of sec ~ owned by --2.4l chs
from the line of sec II and continues 62R
e II chs TO angle No, l; thence II IL l.9S chs
10 angle No. ?; thence n 81 80 chs to angle No.
g. thence 10 chs 10 the n line of this land.
Length of dram this land 2.66 chs.
Drain crosses n line of this land on the 4 of
the sw a of sec l owned by +. Cleveland, 43 chs
from the sec corner and continues % chs 10
angle No. 4; thence SS15 1922 chs to angle
No. 5; thence 219 3.13 chs 10 angle No. &;
thence 1924 3.O4 chs TO angle No. 7; thence
n 1894 Q 254 chs 10 angle No. s; thence n 1914 ,
1889 chs to angle No. g. thence 413 LA chs
10 angle No. 10; thence 254 W l.5S chs 10 angle
No. IL; thence n Ice e 1858 chs to angle No. -;
thence 262i e 81 chs TO angle No. l3; thence
II s0I 81 chs to the east line of this land.
Length of drain on this land 1927 chs.
Drain crosses e line of this land onto the \
of the y of the sw a of sec l, owned by l. Gov
ey 1918 chs south from their common north line
IA, thence 37h e $40 chs TO angle No. Is;
thence 32h W 6.ss chs 10 angle No. l6; thence
n 1879 Q els chs 10 the north line of this land.
Length of drain on this land %. 10 chs
Drain crosses n line OF this land onto the fr y
of the fir a of sec l, owned by Geo. A. Bush,
$50 chs from their common W line and contin-
ues 1879 e Is chs 10 angle No. II thence 5919
e 3 "a chs to angle No. II; thence 15 24S chs
10 angle No. ~; thence n S0A 1853 chs angle
No, 20; thence n asa Q $50 chs to angle No. y
thence 3l15 49i chs TO the line Of this land
Length of drain on this land 1854 chs.
Drain crosses e lire of this land onto the u Of
the ne Fl i of sec !, owned by Phil Bush, 10 chs
from their common line and continues 81 e
so chs to angle No. % thence 50 6 So chs to
angle No. %; thence n 40A 1.64 chs 10 angle
No. "a, thence 79o Lag chs 70 angle No. %
thence 90 G lO.0s chs to angle No % at the n
line of this land. Length Of drain this land
20 rs chs.
Drain crosses line Of this land onto the II fr u
of the ne tr "a of sec L. owned by Alison Hyames,
! % IS chs W from the e line OF sec and bears
A. 7.29 chs to angle No. p, thence n 6lla e
II - chs to angle No. -; thence 3A W 1.3G chs
10 angle No. 20; thence 2So e 2 OF chs 10 angle
No 30; thence 6 Q e chs 10 angle No. 81 thence
n Sc chs 10 angle No. 81; thence 35 2 chs
10 angle No. 33; thence 59la e lie chs TO angle
No -; thence SO e 81 ch TO the line of this
land. Length of drain on this land II. SO chs.
Drain crosses line of this land onto the fr =
OF the NV FIR = OF sec in Almena township, owned
! by Alison Hyames, .43 Oh from the township
corners and continues s9o e "a ch 10 angle No
80; thence n .43 ch to the n line Of this land
Length of drain.on this land IL CHI.
Drain crosses n line Of this land onto the Is
acres Of the sw fT q of sec 81 in Pine Grove town
ship. owned by Alison Hyames "a ch east from
the township corners and continues north 50 Oh
10 angle No. 80; thence n 36 5.65 chs TO the
line of this land Length OF drain on this land
Gas chs.
Drain crosses north line Of this land onto the
40 acres of the sw fir 4 of sec 81 owned by O. K.
Harmon, $3.50 chs from the W line of sec 81 and
continues SO Q 5.4G chs TO angle No. 81; thence
n 491z 2.05 chs 10 angle No. IS; thence n As e
2.IO chs TO angle No. 80 thence n 3415 go chs
70 angle No. A.; thence 41z e LIS chs to the
north line of this land at angle No. Al. Length of
drain on this land 10 80 chs.
Drain crosses n line OF this land the n fT 10
OF the sw fr "a of sec 81, owned by T. w. Valleau
1880 chs from the town line and bears Al q
1885 chs TO angle No AZ at the line of this land.
Drain crosses east line of this land onto the NV a
OF the sc a of sec 81, owned b. +. ID. Nash Gao
chs from the center of sec 81 and bears n 4S14
500 chs to angle No. 43 thence 44a Q 4.l9
chs 10 the line of this land Length of drain on
this land 9. 50 chs.
Drain crosses line of this land onto the W a of
the 5 "a of the ne a of sec 81 owned by T w.
Valleau, $40 chs from the center of sec 81 and
continues Az Q 35 chs to angle No a the e
line Of this land. Drain crosses line of this land
onto the e q of the Is of the ne IA of sec 81
owned by II. w. Carpenter $40 chs from their
common line and bears n b7lR e 5.4S chs TO
angle No. As; thence 70H 667 chs to angle
No. 46 thence n 1924 3.31 chs TO angle No AZ:
thence n 40 1888 chs 10 angle No. AZ; thence n
"a Q 5.46 chs to angle No 40; thence n 81 1.s5
chs to angle No. 80; thence 2sIz e 93 Oh TO the
line Of this land. Length of drain on this land
27.53 chs
Drain crosses line of this land onto the ne a
OF the ne d of sec 81 owned by b. Nash $50 chs
from the e line OF sec 81 and continues n 2S1b
2.63 chs TO angle No 81 thence n 80 $50 chs
TO angle No. 50; thence 2S14 e $50 chs 10 the
line Of this land. Length of drain this land
1903 chs
Drain crosses line of this land onto that part
OF the NV 4 of the NV 4 Of sec 80 of the road 3
chs S from the sec line and continues 2sI4 Q
500 chs to angle No. 50; thence 4.S7 chs TO the
east line Of this land. Length Of drain on this
land 1888 chs.
Drain crosses line Of this land onto the part of
the NV fr = of sec - of road. owned by G Wise
estate chs from the sec line ard continues e
li.71 chs 10 angle No. 81; thence n As Q Oh TO
Brandywine Lake, ending az this point p chs e
: from the nv corner OF sec ~ Pine Grove township
F, Length Of drain on this land 1915 chs.
Total length OF drain 26s chs
The line Of drain as described above is 10 be
the center line thereol and the excavation is 10 bc
made and the excavations deposited equally on
each side of this line.
clear BERN or bank three feet wide must be