The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-07-23
Notice Of Letting Of the Mckenzie
and Dwyer Drain.


and Dryer Drain.
AT the farm OF Geo. A. Mckenzie in the
Township OF Owosxo, Thursday, August ~,
1909, at 10 O'Clock a. N.
Notice is hereby given, that I, John Boutwell,,
OF Shiawassee and State OF Michigan,
will ON the leah day OF August IA
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 OF certain Drain known and
located and established in the Township OF
Owosso in said County OF Shiawassee and de-
scribed as follows, towit:
Commencing in the Maple River Drain At a
point 7.40 chains east and $50 chains south OF
the northwest corner OF the g II OF sw4 OF sec
~ TN RE- county OF Shiawassee and state
OF Michigan
From thence 80 degrees on the n OF sw
thence s5h degrees TO chains, thence 40
degrees q links TO the east and west quarter
line at point 10 81 chains east OF the north
west corner OF said description.
Length of drain on said land Is 1851 chains.
Thence As degrees on the Sc a of NV a
and OF ne u OF sec 30 James and Della N.
Tnomas owners) % links, thence Ia degrees
liR chains. thence n 1874 degrees 1895
chains to the north line OF the above described
land at point 1922 chains west of the east line
OF said section.
Length of drain on said land is COLL chains.
Thence ~ degrees on the n OF ne u OF
sec ~ (Wlllam Q. and Julia Z. Brandenberger
owners) 9.64 chains thence n 4O4 degrees
l5W chains TO the north line of said section at
point $40 chains west of the "a post on the
north line OF said section.
Length OF drain on said land is 22.64 chains.
Thence 40k degrees e on the following
described land: PIT OF n of e n OF sec 20.
Commencing at the sc corner of the W u of Sc
"a, thence w along the s line OF section IL go
chains, thence deg Ia min SO 6S. 100 chains
10 the angling road, thence northeasterly along
sara angling road to Is line, thence along Il line
30 44l00 chains TO place Of beginning, 81 f9-IOO
acres (George A and Ella Mckenzie owners)
links, thence 1914 deg ed 7s 100 chns. thence
n 14M deg H-lOO chains to the the east line of
the above described land at a point 2 So 100
description.
Length of drain on said land is 8l.lOO chns.
Thence n TAX deg on the u Of Sc a of sec
20 George A. and Martha Daley owners) 2 6s 100
chs. thence 1914 deg 4S-100 chs, thence
~ deg e 1900 chains thence 1914 deg
thence IA deg / 100 chs, thence 20 deg
20 lOO chs, thence 78a deg Q 8 46- 100 chs,
thence east 81 links to the east line OF said
section at point II 21O0 chs north of the
southeast corner OF said section.
Length of drain on said land is 20 $1,000 chs.
Thence east on the sw a of sw a of sec q,
(Ellison i. and Ann f. WILDER Owpers) 43 links
thence 65M degrees As 100 chains to the
north line OF the above described land at a
point 3s 100 chs east OF the northwest corner
OF said description.
Length Of drain on said land is 4 Ss. 100 chs
Thence TN deg g on the NV IA of sw a of
sec II except School House Site (James b.
Thom as owner) 62lC0 chains, thence n n deg
67.l00 chs, thence S2hdegrees g 3 24-10G chs
to the east line OF the above described land at a
point 210O chs north Of the southeast corner
OF said description.
Length OF drain on said land is 10 90 1CO chs
Thence So degrees on the ne a OF sw u OF
sec 81 (Bertram G. Launsteln owner) 3l.lOO
chs thence 62 deg 64l00 chs, thence 1874
degrees e 30-l00 chs, thence n 49% degrees e
II 100 chs, thence n 81 deg 400 chs to the
chs west OF the center OF said section.
Length OF drain on said land is 90 2 100 chs
Thence 81 degrees on the u of NV a of
sec 81 Civilian Il. Launstein owper) 80 links
thence l6H degrees A 100 chs, thence %
deg W 4 81 100 chs; thence n l5H deg 8 1900
chains, thence AZ deg W l 69-l00 chs, thence
15M deg 97lO0 chs, thence n 64% deg W
A. chs thence n 1871 deg W 1 y0.l00 chs thence
"a deg Z A.lo0 chs thence 8 $50 deg
81. 100 chs. thence s deg W 90 100 chs thence
" deg W 3 $500 chs to the west line of the
above described land at a point 10 49, 100 chs
south OF the northwest corner OF said descrip-
ton.
Length OF drain on said land is 40 3OlOO chs.
Thence n n deg on the n n OF W Y Of NV x
of sec 81 (Michael Dwyer owner) 10 links
thence 218 deg 53-100 chs, thence 1884 deg
W 10 62. 100 chs TO the west line OF said section
at point 15-10O chs south OF the northwest
corner OF said section.
Length OF drain on said land is 81 25 100 chs.
Thence 1874 deg on the following describ-
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
kenZie owners) 20 links, thence 72IS deg w
ID 75.l00 chs, thence n 6SH deg W 9 1900 chs TO
terminus, terminating at point 4 90 100 chs
south and IL 90. 100 chains west OF the corner TO
sections 49, IL, 20 and 81
Length of drain on said land is 16 1900 chs.
Entire length of drain is 2 miles and 81 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
rods on the right bank going up stream. The
average depth shall be 65-lO0 feet.
The width of the bottom shall be as follows,
to-wit:
From Station or outlet to Station 80 plus
ISL links distance OF IS 57.100 chains 5 feet,
from Sta. 80 plus 157 links to Sta. 70 plus l05
chs a distance OF 90 4S 100 chs feet, and from
sta. 10 plus los links to terminus distance OF
"a 70 100 chains feet.
The slope of the banks shall be | foot each TO
each foot rise.
The width OF the top shall be lS 20.1OO 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 a part OF the survey
The right of way shall include strip OF land
s 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 IL, ~ Il, and 49,
1909, by order Of
JOHN BOUTWELL,,
County Drain Commissioner OF Shiawassee
County, Michigan.