The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-22
Notice CT the Letting Of MiddIedur
County Drain-May 23.

Notice CT the Letting Of Middledur
County Drain-May "a.
Notice is hereby given, that [, John Boutwell,
County Drain Commissioner OF the County
Shiawas,e see and state OF Michigan will on III
2Sth day Of May, A. ID. 1908, az the resldenC
OF j. F. Stewart In the township OF Mddebur
IN said County OF Shiawassee 1T ten o'clock /
the forenoon OF that day, proceed 10 receive bic
for the construction OF a certain Drain know
and DESIGNATED as "Middlebury County Drain,
located and established in the Township
Middlebury in said County Of ShiGwassee, al
described as follows, to.Uit:
Commencing in the Maple River Drain at
ONT 20 As chains west ana IS 10 chains SOU
OF the corner TO Sc ctions Is, Is, q, and 22. Il
N. K h, County OF Shiawassee and State
Michigan
\ From Il epce 46 deg e on the q Of c
OF sec u (Sebrng V Hathaway, ovner)
cha ms, thence 5s24 deg 2O55 chains 10 II
east line of the above described land at a poiI
3l6 chains south OF the northeast corner OF
said description.
Length OF drain on said land is p 90 chains.
Thence 5s2i deg on the @ 4 OF n u of
n 4 Of sec q Daniel w Lewis, owner) 4 76
chains, thence si4 deg 59i chains to the
line between sections 81 and % at q point 63
links-south OF the corner to sections 10, 16, 81
and 20.
Length OF drain on said land is 10 20 chains.
Thence STA deg on the u OF 4 OF
sec % Daniel w Lewis, ownerJ 80 links, thence
So deg e 2.26 chains, thence S SOY deg l6eS
CHI aims, thence 81 deg "a links to the line
between sections IS and % at a point Il links
west OF the west IS post on said line.
Length OF drain on said land is 1875 chains.
Thence II 81 deg on the 4 OF sec Is except
D., G.. III. and NJ Il. K grounds mrs Alice
Retain Richmond owner 3s chains. thence
n deg . IA chains thence n 15% deg l6 So
chains thence "a deg 2.T chains. thence
east 1.2T chains 10 the north and south quarter
line at point 10. ~ chains north of the south
quarter post TO said section.
Length OF drain on said land Is q 81 chains.
Thence east on the a OF a OF sec Is
John F Stewart, owner S.l2 chains, thence n
&c deg e / IL chains, thence n 59% deg e 70 SO
chains TO the east line OF the above described
land al point 30 chains south OF the north.
east corner OF said des cription.
Length OF drain on said land is 81 % chains.
Thence GOA deg on the 4 OF s e 4 of sec
Is exc D., g. II. & NJ. X. X. Theodore Dewitt
owner) .9.5s chains thence 2Oh deg 6i3
chains, thence Al deg e 1886 chains TO term.
trolt. Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad
Grounds u, a point 1888 chains east of the
intersection OF said south line of said railroad
gIounos and the east "a line In laid sec 15
Length OF drain on said land Is 90 OF chains.
! Total length OF drain is l mile ard 5l.O1
chains.
| SPECIFICATIONS
Center stakes are set at every angle
Station stakes and grade hubs are set every
rods on the right bank going up stream eX
| cept stake No which is set on the left bank.
The average depth OF said drain shall be All
| feet.
The width of the top shall be 1870 feet or
| less TO be determined by the depth, width of
| bottom and slope of banks at each grade hub.
The slope of the banks shall be foot each to
| each foot rise.
The width of the bottom shall be 4 feet the
entire length
The dimensions OF said drain shall be in
accordance with the profile and grade table
herewith returned and made part OF the
survey records.
The right of way shall include strip OF land
feet deep ard so feet wide, 40 feet on each side
OF the above described route which is the
center line of SAID drain.
Surveyed Oct. %, 1907, by order OF
JOHN BOUTWELL,,
County Drain Commissioner Of Shiawass ee
ELMER F. JosLIN,
| Said job will be let by sections. The section
al the outlet OF the said Drain will be let first,
and the remaining sections in their order up
stream, In accordance with the diagram now
on file with the other papers pertaining to said
Drain, in the ONCE OF The County Drain Com
missioner OF the SAID County OF Shiawassee, to
which reference may be had by all parties in
| terested, and bids will be made and received
accordingly. Contracts will be made with the
| lowest responsible bidder giving adequate Sc.
curity for the performance of the work, in a
| sum then and there to be liked by me- reserv
| Ing to myself the right to reject any and all
| bids. The date for the completion OF such
| contract, and the terms of payment therefor,
| shall and will be announced at the time and
| place OF letting.
Notice is further hereby given that at
| the time and place of said letting, or at such
| other time aud place thereafter to which l.
| the County Draiu Commissioner aforesaid may
adjourn the same, the assessments for benefits
| and the land comprised within the Middle
bury County Drain Special Assessment Dis
announced by me and will subject to review for
| one day. from nine o'clock IN the forenoon un-
| til O'Clock in the afternoon.
The following is n description OF the several
! tracts or parcels of land constituting the Spec.
| ial Assessment District OF said Drain viz:
| The Township Of Mddlcbury at large and the
| folio wing described lands In said Township:
| ) 30 of W 4 OF 8 c 4 Of sec |; 10 o of q of
/ a OF sec /: W Is u of e a OF q 4 of sec
l. 3 100 of S 4 of sec Il; 81 4 Of W 4 of
| sec IL sw 4 Of 8 W u exc $ W 1Oa sec IL; 10 a
| In W cor OF n y OF W of sec II; n Of n 60
aof : Q 4 of sec II: S - "a of s 4 OF see 1s: n
| W IL OF s W II OF S @ 4 OF sec ~ n W OF s
| e OF sec II; o Il of s o Of sec IL; that pit
OF 4 OF 81 q sec ~ lying of highway exc
| AL "A in n corner OF a OF s "a of sec IL;
| n 81 n OF W a of sec IL. e lea OF $ Sc of n
| pit OF W a OF sec IL; NV x OF @ 4 sec Ia:
\ Of 4 OF sec II; $ c 4 of n W = Of sec ~;
W a OF n a OF sec ~; Q 4 OF 4 of sec ~;
| lot commencing at point ~ rods OF W
| corner OF W a OF sec IL running along high.
way 80 rods thence IL rods thence 26 rods
| thence n 48 rods thence W l06 rods thence S 81
( rods 10 beginning sec IL: 4 OF W q OF sec
i2: 80 ~ of W Il Of W 4 OF sec ~; W is u Of
n 4 OF n W 4 OF sec 10; n u Of sc 4 of n VIZ
| OF sec IL; W d of W IA OF sec l3 n @ 4 OF
| Il sec ID: e a OF c \ sec ID; u OF W " OF n
ek Of sec "a: W II of W 4 ofn g sec ID; g y
/ OF n W a OF sec IA; W 4 ofn W a of sec Ia; c
| 4 OFFS 4 OF sec IA; "a of W n otseH OF sec
/ IA; ehoisw 4 of sec IA; W OF $ WI of sec
| Ia y OF e 4 ofne 4 exc n a sec IS; u of
| e Hof n Il exc Ia sec Is; G go a Of W 4 OF n
/ & exc IL q sec IS; W 20 OF W OF n a exc
4 > a sec IL; C 4 of G y Of n a exc 10 sec
| rs; of Q y of a exc II 10 sec is: W
| y OF n a exc n 20 sec 10; n W "a CT @
| a OF sec 10; Z u of s OF sec 10; sw a OF $ @
| a OF sec Is; exc ID q III q M II sec 10;
| y G IS n OF Is of $ o u OF sec 49, W 80 q OF W
4 of sec %; u W 3 q of W 4 Of 10 of sec 90: n
20 d OF q 4 OF n W a OF sec %; n &c a OF W a of
NV Of sec %; x OF G u OF u OF n 4 OF
| sec 81: n 10 OF W a OF u OF II Q d OF sec 81.
| AllinT7NR Il.
| TheTownship OF Owosso at large aud the
| following described lands In said Township:
| w 4 OF 4 OF W a OF sec o; new 40 n OF $ W
| fri a OF sec z; W x OF n W fri exc 40 of $
| end sec z: 8 40 of W n ofn W fri Il OF sec Z;
| W = of Y OF W fri \ OF sec Z. ALI In I
2E.
Now. Therefore, All unknown and non-resi-
dent persons, owners and persons Interested ia
| the above described lands, and you Edmund r