The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-04-19
Notice to Contractors.

ihcations now on ile In the once Of the clerk
Of the County Court Of Bates County, Missouri.
ss prepared By A. H. Bell, engineer, and W.
J. Bard. JohnJ. March and Estes Smith, view
ere under appointment by the said County
Court. the same having been nled on the third
day OF February, 1906, In the matter of the con
struetion OF the works provided for In Drain
age District Number One. Bates County, Mis-
souri,.
Said work consists OF the excavation Of bitches
located and described IS follows. to-wit:
The Main Ditch commences at point near
what 10 known ss Marvel Bridge on the Mariss
des Cygn.s river In Bates County. Missouri,
and running In south easterly direction cross
Ing said river st point near where the same
crosses the line between Lots Fifteen (ib) and
sixteen tis) In Section rive ts), Township Thir
ty-nins tss). Range Thlrty-two (sa) and pro-
eeeding thence In southeasterly direction and
crossing the river again ct point about three
fourths OF mile south OF the town Of Pspin-
VILE and extending thence to q junction with
the 0ssge river In Section Nineteen (ls), Town
ship Thirty-eight tSs) Range Twenty. nine COZ.
Said ditch will be forty (4o feet wide Of Its bot
tom from the initial point to the point where it
crosses the river near Papinvllle, Missouri,
and approximately twelve Qs) feet on On aver
sgs In depth, and the bsnks to slope at On an
gle Of one to one. From the point where the
ditch crosses the rivor near Papinvllls 10 the
lower end thereof said ditch will be sixty (e0)
feet at the bottom with o depth 90 shown By
pro6le map now on file In the County Clerk o
once; the banks cut ct the same slope o. the
proceeding part OF said ditch. The right OF
way provided for said ditch from the olnt or
beginning to the point where It crosses the river
near Pspinville is Two Hundred taO0) feet, and
from said last named point to point shown on
the map on nle In said Clerks once % station
No. llSo the right OF way 10 three hundred
$500 feet and from station No. 1850 10 station
No. ll75 1t Is 100 feet wide; ard from said las,
named station to the lower tnd OF said ditch
10 three hundred tS0O) feet In width. the said
last station beng 1884 plus 80. A bernie Of eigh,
ts feet on each side Of said channel is to be left
The excavation for this ditch will comprise
about 1850. 1872 cubic yards.
Certain istersls are also to be constructed,
desi grated as follows, to-wit;
Miami Ditch begins at a point nine hundred
fifty feet C95O) east and four hundred 1900 feet
south Of center Of Section Eight Isl, Township
Thirty-nine 1891, Range Thlrty-one ISL, and
extends in southessterly direction 80, 5sI feet
| to the Marias des Cygnes river, at a point four
hundred 1901 feet west and three hundred
1901 feet south Of the quarter section corner In
the east de of Section Thirty. five 1851, Town
| ship thirty nine [Sal, Range Thirty-one 1871
The bottom Of this ditch will be eighteen 49,
feet wide with side slopes one by ore, ana an
average depth Of about eleven IN feet. The
amount OF excavation about POS, 5O7 cubic yards
The right Of way provided being one hundred
twenty Il2Ol feet wide.
| Lateral Number One begins four hundred
[4OOl feet north and four hundred seventy 1--we
[475l feet west OF the Southeast corner OF Lo
Eleven III in the Northwest quarter Of Sec.
ton One III, Township Thirty nine 1891, Range
Thirty-thr 1881 and runs south. twenty de-
grees east, seventeen hundred Il .7OOl feet Il
the Main Ditch. Estimated excavation abou
1915 cubic yards.
| Lateral Number Two begins at point fort,
| [4Ol feet south and Seven hundred [7OOl fee
west Of the Northeast corner of Section n ]
ownshlp Thirty-nine 1897 Range Thirty-thre,
1887 and extends east along the South side O
the public road distance of 8 100 feet; theme,
In . souiheasterly direction to the Southeast
corner OF Lot Eight Isl In the Northwest quar-
ter Of Section Five l5I, Township Thirty nlnt
1891, Range Thirty-two 1921, distance of Il, 90,
feet. The bottom Of this ditch will be eight [S
fees wide with o slop one by one and an average
depth Of about nine 10 feet. with total ex.
cavation of about 81 ,50Ocubic yards The righ
Of way is eighty feet.
| Lateral Number Three begins One thousand
eighteen II OlSl feet west and Twenty 1901 feel
south of the Southeast corner of Lot Eight IS
in the Northwest quarter OF section Three [3l
Township Thirty-nine 1881, Range Thirty-twt
| 1921 and extends east Eleven hundred n 100
feet; thence in southeasteIly direction to
point one hundred feet southwest OF the South
east corner of the north half of the southeas
quarter of Section Two ri, Township Thirty
nine 1881, Range Thirty-two 1927, total dis
lance Of ten thousand two hundred 90, 2OO) feet
The botto OF this ditch will be eight (s) feet
with slopes one by one, and an average dept
OF nine t9) feet; estimated excavation %, "A
cubic yards, with right Of way eighty 1907 fee
wide.
Lateral Number Fonr begins at the center O
Lot Three 49, Of the Northwest quarter of Sec
ton Twenty t2O). Township Thirty. nine (S9)
Range Thirty one 1911 and extends in mort
and easterly direction distance Of five thou
sand one hundred thirty $3.50 feet. Bottom
width two feet; side slopes one by one and
half; average depth six l6l feet, estimated ex
csvstion about ID. 2Ss cubic yards. The widt
Of the right Of way is sixty feet.
Lateral Number Five begins One thousan
one hundred n 1901 feet south and Four hun
dred [40Ol feet west Of the Northeast corner Q
Section Twenty-six [26l, Township Thirty min
1901, Range Thirty.one 1911. and extends sout
sixty-fve degrees west seven hundred sixty
nine 1851 feet To an intersection with the Man
Ditch. Bottom width Will be twelve [l2l feet
Side slopes one by one. Average depth seve
I'm feet. Estimated excavati,n about 49,
cubic yards.
Said work will be let by A. H. Bell, engineer
Contractors 10 whom said work or any porto
thereofis let will be required to give bond wit
approved security as required by law.
Witness my hand and oficisl seal as cler
[sEALlo of the County Court Of Bates County
Missouri, this second day Of April, 1905
JNo. T. HrRRELL. County Clerk.
23.st BY GRO. L. HEaRKLL, d. c.
Notice OF Final Settlement.