The Owosso times., 1908-05-15
Notice Of the Letting Of Middle dury
County Drain-May "a.

Notice is hereby given that 1, John Boutwell,
County Drain Commissioner OF the County OF
Shiawassee and State OF Michigan, will on the
18th day OF May, A. d. 1908, at the residence
OF D. r.. stewart In the township OF Middlebury,
In said County OF Shiawassee at ten o'clock In
the forenoon OF that day. proceed to receive bids
lor tne construction OF a certain Drain known
ana desi'nated as ''Middlebury County Drain"
located and established in the Township of
Middlebury, In said County Of Shiawassee, and
described as follows to.wit
Commencing in the Maple River Drain at
oint 2s45 chains west ana is IS chains south
OF the corner to st ctions Is, 16, 81 and 22, z
n; E, County of Shiawassee and State Of
Michigan.
OF sec 81 (Sebring Hathaway, owner) a
cha ms, thence n 562l deg 20. SO chains to The
east line OF the above described land at a point
said description.
Length Of drain on said land is 100 chains.
Thence 5sai deg e on the X Of n of
n g a OF sec 81 Daniel w Lewis, owner) a. 76
chains, thence Sl4 deg b.9i chains to the
line between sections 2i and 90 at a point 6s
links south of the corner to sections l5 49, 81
and ~
Length of drain on said land is 10 70 chains.
Thence sl4 deg on the W "A OF W a Of
sec 2sCDaniel w Lewis. owner) 80 links, thence
n So deg e 2.26 chains, thence son deg e Is eS
chains thence n 54 deg "a links to the line
between sections IS and 20 at a point II links
west OF the west 1s post on said line,
Length OF drain on said land is 1884 chains
Thence n 81 deg on the W \ OF sec Is except
Be-: D., q: q; I,oS ana M K; grounds (Mrs Alice
n n deg q IA chains, thence 75h deg e 10 SIS
chains thence n "a deg 2.l7 cnains, thence
east 12 chains 10 the north and south quarter
line at point l0.h2 chains north of the south
quarter post to said section.
Length OF drain on said land Is q. 81 chains
Thence east on the W a Of a Of sec Is
(John Stewart, owner) SIG chains, thence n
76 deg IA chains, thence 59% deg e 10 $50
chains to the east line OF the above described
land at point ! 80 chains south OF the north.
east corner OF said des escription.
Length OF drain on said land is 81 95 chains
Thence GOA deg on the e a of 9 e a Of sec
10 exc D.. g. IL. & M. r. r. Theodore f Dewitt
owner) 9.5S chains, thence n 20M deg 6.l3
chains, thence n Al dege 1886 chains TO term.
mus, terminating on the sJuth line OF the De-
trolt, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad
Grounds al a point 1888 chains east OF the
intersection OF said south line of said railroad
grounos and the east ls line in aid sec is.
Length OF drain on said land is 29. OF chains,
Total length of drain is / mile and 5lO7
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 ALI
feet.
The width of the top shall be II 80 feet or
less to be determined by the DEPTH width or
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 feet the
entire length.
The dimensions OF said drain shall be In
accordance with the profile and grade table
herewith returned and made a part of the
survey records.
The right OF way shall include strip of land
feet deep and so feet wide, 40 feet on each side
OF the above described route which Is the
center line OF sad drain.
Surveyed Oct 22, 1907 by order OF
JOHN BOUTWELL,,
County Drain Commissioner of Shiawass ee
County, Michigan.
ELMER F. SSosLIN, Sosd,
Said Job will be let by sections. The section
at 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 office 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.
curty for the performance OF the work, in a
sum then and there to be fixed 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 tine and
place OF letting.
Notice ID further hereby given, that at
the time and place OF said letting, or at such
other time and place thereafter TO which 1,
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
trict," and the appointments thereof will be
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 a description OF the several
tracts or parcels OF land constituting the Spec
ial Assessment District OF said Drain, viz:
The Township OF Middlebury at large and the
folio wing described lands in said Township:
s 20 of W u of @ Il OF sec | : 8 10 a OF "a OF
= w n . q w 1 n 4 q 4, I q ~ n
Il s 100 a Of $ 4 OF sec IL; s 4 Of W u OF
sec IL; W y OF s W II exc $ w lua sec IL; 10 a
a OF 4 of sec II; 81 a of s e 4 of sec 1s n
W IL a of sw Il OF S Il of sec IL; NV \ OF
e. Of sec IL; q a OF fse OF sec IL; that pit
OF Il of $ Q 4 sec ~ lying of highway exc
All 10 corner OF 5 4 OF u of sec II;
n 81 % OF W & OF sec IL, @ 1915 q of Sc a OF
pit OF W a of sec 12; NV 4 OF n 4 sec Ia Q
W 4 of n g 4 OF sec l2; 4 OF n 4 Of sec IL;
a lot commencing at point SO rods n OF W
corner of 8 W 4 OF sec II running @ along high
way 50 rods thence n II rods thence rs rods
thence 4S rods thence W l06 rods thence g.
rods to beginning sec IL; 8 G 4 ofSw u OF sec
IL: 32 a OF W d ofsw 4 OF sec ~; W Is a OF
a OF n I OF sec l3; a Of s 4 of y
of sec l3: q off W Il or sec 13; n g . OF n
a sec II; $ 4 OF n h sec Ia; a Of " OF
eS OF sec II: w y of W a of SEQ IA; e y
OF n 4 OF sec ID: W 4 ofn W 4 of sec ID;
u Of $ 4 OF SEC IA; q OF W y offs = OF sec
u; oIsw Of sec ll W ofswh OF sec
G OF n a exc 8 a sec IS: e go n OF W u Of n
4 exc n IL sec Is; W 20 a OF W OF n 4 exc
s q sec Is; G u of G y OF n W 4 exc 10 sec
IS; u of y OF NV "A exc n 10 sec l5 W
OF n W exc 20a SEQ 10; W u Of Q
u OF sec 10; Q u of $ OF sec 10; sw u of
se Is a OF M OF $ @ u of sec 16; W 80 q OF W
a OF sec %; u q OF W a Of \ of sec %: n
70 n OF e u OF n W 4 OF sec % &c a OF u OF
Nv \ OF sec 22; n 4 OF Q 4 OF q a OF a OF
SEQ 2l :: 10 q OF w 4 OF u OF n . Il OF sec 81.
Allin T7NR1E.
The Township OF Owosso at large and the
following described lands in said Townships
w u OF 8 u OF W a OF sec 0; n W 40 q OF n W
fri a OF sec Z; W OF n W fri \ exc 4.s0 a OF S
end sec z; s 40 q OF W u OF n W fri Il OF sec Z
4 Of Q of n W fri OF sec Z. All In T " X
2E.
Now. Therefore, All unknown and non.resl-
dent persons. owners and persons interested In
the above described lands, and you Edmund X