The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-08-06
Notice of Letting of the Mex enzie
and Dwyer Drain.

ro Al the re-. farm Of Geo. 4. Mckenzie in the
1909, al 10 o'clock a. N.
Notice is hereby given, that l. John Boutwell,
County Drain Commissioner OF the County
OF shiawassee and State OF Michigan,
u. 1909. at the residence of Geo. A.
Mckenzie in the Township OF Owosso in said
county OF Shiawassee at 10 O'Clock in the fore.
noon OF that day proceed TO receive bids for the
construction or certain Drain known and
designated as mckenzie and Dwyer Drain"
located and established in the Township of
scrlbed as follows, to.wit:
Commencing in the Maple River Drain at a
point 7.40 chains east and $50 chains south of
the northwest corner OF the a OF swA of sec
30 TINE RE- E county OF Shiawassee and state
Of Michigan.
From theLce 60 degrees e on the OF sw
q OF sec ~ John w. Dewey owner) 50 chains,
thence t51a degrees no chains, thence n as
degrees n links to the east aud west quarter
line at point 49, 81 chains east OF the north
west corner Of said description.
Length of drain on said land is 1851 chains.
Thence As degrees e on the Sc a OF NV n
and OF ne a OF sec 30 (James and Della N.
Thomas owners) 23 links, thence n IA degrees
e IL .0 chains. thence n 1874 degrees 796
chains to the north line OF the above described
land az point 30 ~ chains west of the east line
OF sad section.
Length OF drain on said land is go IL chains
Thence IA degrees on the a of ne a of
sec 70 civilian Q. and Julia Il. Brandenberger
owners) 9.64 chains, thence 404 degrees o
l30O chains to the north line of said section at
point $40 chains west OF the n post on the
north line OF said section.
Length Of drain on said land is 22.6l chains.
Thence 40S degrees e on the following
described land: PIT OF W 70 of "A OF sec 90
Commencing AT the sc corner OF the a OF Sc
"a, thence W along the line OF section ii 60
chains, thence deg Ia min SO 6S.l0O chains
TO the angling road, thence northeasterly along
said angling road To Is line, thence along "a line
% 44-lC0 chains TO place of beginning, 81 1900
acres George and Ella Mckenzie owners 4
links, thence n 1914 deg az l0J chns, thence
7412 deg e 81 100 chains to the the east line OF
the above described land at point Sc. 100
chains north OF the southeast corner of said
description.
Length of drain on said land is 8l.lOO chns
Thence 74H deg on the n OF Sc a OF sec
~ George A. and Martha Daley owners) IS 100
chs, thence n 1914 deg As 100 chs. thence
% deg 1S.l0U chains thence 1917 deg e
96-1O0 chains, thence n j624 deg e 70 100 chs
thence IA deg 5000 chs, thence n 20 deg 9
80 lOO chs, thence n 7s1s deg 46.100 chs
thence east 81 linBs to The east line OF said
section at a point II 81 100 chs north OF the
southeast corner OF said section.
Length OF drain on said land is 90 s6.l0O chs
Thence east on the sw 4 of sw 4 of sec 81
ELLISON Il. and Ann L. WILDER owners) 43 links
thence 651a degrees o $500 chains TO the
north line OF The above described land at a
point 4 80 100 chs east OF the northwest corner
OF said description.
Length Of drain on said land is 49, 100 chs.
Thence 72I deg e on the NV "a Of sw a OF
sec 81 except School House Site (James b
Thomas owner) So 100 chains. thence II deg @
67-100 chs, thence S S2bdegrees g 24-lO0 chs
to the east line of the above described land at a
point 2.l0O chs north OF the southeast corner
OF said description
Length OF drain on said land is 10 80 1(O chs
Thence So degrees on the ne a OF sw u OF
Sec2l (Bertram G. Launsteln owncr) 81 100
chs thence 62 deg 2 g. 100 chs, thence n 1874
degrees e 2 S0'l0O chs, thence 49H degrees
ii Zoo chs, thence n 81 deg 4 90 chs to the
east and west quarter line at a point 3 40 100
chs west OF the center OF said section.
Length OF drain on said land is 90 100 chs.
Thence 81 degrees on the OF NV a OF
sec 81 (William b. Launstein owner) so links,
thence 1917 degrees e A 100 chs, thence %
deg W 81 100 chs. thence 15x deg W 3 49, 100
chains, thence 4s deg W 69-I00 chs, thence
151a deg W 97.1U0 chs, thence n 64h deg
! a. chs, thence 1917 deg W yo-l0O chs thence
ns4 deg 44.lO0 chs thence ssH deg
4 67.l00 chs. thence deg W 90 100 chs, thence
u deg W 3 SO 100 chs to the west line of the
above described land at point 10 49, 100 chs
south or the northwest corner OF said descrp
ton.
Length OF drain on said land is 30 30 100 chs
Thence AZ deg W on the n OF W OF nwK
OF sec 81 (Michael Dryer owner) 10 links
thence n 2M deg g SO. 100 chs thence n 1871 deg
W 10 g., 100 chs TO the west line OF said section
at point 1900 chs south OF the northwest
corner OF said section.
Length Of drain on said land is 81 25 100 chs
Thence 1874 deg W on the following descrit.
ed land: Commencing at the ne corner of sec
20 thence 103 rods TO the center Of Ovid wagon
road, thence westerly along the center OF said
road 81 rods, thence north parallel with east
section line to north section line thence east on
n sec line to sec cor. George and Ella Nc
Kenzie owners) 20 links, thence n 72H deg W
Ii 75.1O0 chs, thence 6Sk deg W 21Sl0O chs to
terminus, terminating at point 90 100 chs
south and 10 81 100 chains west OF the corner TO
sections 49, Ia, 20 and 81.
Length OF drain on said land is 16 1900 chs.
Entire length of di ain is miles and "a chs.
SPECIFICATIONS
Center stakes are set every rods except
where said line is traversed by an old drain
also at every angle.
Station stakes and grade lines are set every 8
rods on the right bank going up stream. The
average depth shall be 8 65lO0 feet.
The width of the bottom shall be as follows,
towit:
From station or outlet to Station 30 plus
1877 links distance OF IS 57-100 chains 5 feet,
from Sta. 30 plus l57 links to sta: 70 plus lO5
chs n distance OF 90 4S.l00 chs feet, and from
sta 70 plus los links to terminus a distance OF
"a 10 100 chains feet.
The slope of the banks shall be foot each to
each foot rise.
The width OF the top shall be IS 2O-1Oo feet or
less to be determined by the depth width Of
bottom and slope OF banks at each grade hub.
The dimensions OF said drain shall be in &C |
cordance with the profile and grade table here |
with returned and made part OF the survey |
records.
The right of way shall include strip OF land |
feet deep and 80 feet wide 40 feet on each side
of the above described route which Is the cen |
ter line OF said drain.
Surveyed and leveled June II, IL, II, and TO-
1909, by order OF ~
County Drain Commissioner OF shiawassee
County, Michigan.
ELMER II. JosLIN,