The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-08-06
Notice Of Letting Of Drain Contract
4CLNTON and SHIAWASSEE NO. | DRAIN
At 10 o'clock. A. NJ.
Wednesday, August Is, 1909
AT ELSIE. MICHIGAN

Length OF drain on said land is II 76 chains.
Thence s TAX deg Z on the n OF w u Of
sec 70 Emma Clifford owner) lO.4S chains
deg 6.6i chains TO the north and south quar-
| ter line al point III chains south OF the
quarter post TO sections 2s and 33.
Length or drain on said land Is 2i.4 chains.
Thence s TAN deg on the w a OF s e a Of
| sec ~ (Ed Lewis. owner 1l.22 chains, thence :
e2A deg K 9.76 chains 10 the east line OF the
above described land at point 2 Sc chains
north OF the southeast corner OF said descrip
| ton.
Length OF drain on said land is 20 ss chains.
Thence s s2A deg on the S z d OF ) f d OF
see 2s tLeander and Rhoda Ferris, owners)
4 % chains, thence s 81 deg e "a chains thence
| b SA deg l.48 chains to the south line OF said
section At point 5.57 chains east OF the 1s
| post on the south line of said section.
| Length Of drain on said land is 7.10 chains
Thence So deg on the N e \ OF N E u OF
! sec 80 edward r Bennett, owner 2.16 chains,
thence S AK deg E ISL chains, thence S 1871
| deg e 4.62 chains. thence l deg $50 chains,
| thence 45 deg w 2.33 chains to the south line
OF the above described land at point S.87 chains
west Of The southeast corner. of said description.
Length OF drain on said land is 1921 chains.
Thence S As deg w on the S E "a ofNE3 OF
| sec 33 wv Fred and Olive Smith, owners) 800
chains, thence S So deg W917 chains, thence
ION deg III chains, thence 434 deg e
o. chains, thence II links to the east line OF
| east quarter post to said section.
| Length Of drain on said land is 90 chains.
Thence east on the w \ Of N w OF sec
| links, thence deg w along theea margin
| OF the highway 2.26 chains to the east and west
quarter line at point 81 links east Of the
quarter post to sections 83 and a.
Length OF drain on said land Is 2.63 chains.
Thence deg w on the w d of W a OF
| sec "a bert and Lotte M Darling or Frank
Folk, owner) 20.l6 chains to the south zine OF
the above described land at point 81 links
nf Rrfp
| ton.
Length OF drain on said land is 2O.l6 chains.
Thence S deg w on the a Of the w ID
of sec "a (Myron Darling, owner) 90 is chains TO
terminus terminating at the township line at
| 33 and a.
Length of drain on said land il 2ll5 chains.
Length OF drain in Clinton County is miles
1851 chains.
Length Of drain in Shlawassee County is 2
miles l8 90 chains.
Entire length OF drain is miles S4.1 chains
SPECIFICATIONS
Center stakes are set every s rods except
where said line is traversed by an old drain
also at every angle
Station stakes and grade hubs are set every
s rods on the left bank going up stream from
station to station IL on the right bank from
station IL to station 10, on the left bank from
station IL to 81. on the right bank from station
81 TO station 80. on the left bank from station
81 TO station 1875 except SO, l0l, l09 ITO and 1877
which are on the right bank and from station
1876 to terminus on the right bank. All station
stakes and grade hubs are IL feet to the right
or left las indicated above) OF the center line
OF said drain.
The average depth of said drain shall be GEO
feet
The slope of the banks shall be 4 feet each
The width OF the bottom shall be as follows
to wit:
From station or outlet to station A. dis.
lance OF s4.o0 chains, 25 feet from station 42 to
l02 or outlet to Hart Drain, a distance of 1900
| chains 20 feet, from station l02 to station 1872
plus IS links or outlet to Nethaway Drain,
distance of so IS chains Is feet from station iS2
plus 65 links to station 207 or outlet to Wait
Drain, distance OF 1875 chains. ~ feet, and
from station 207 to terminus distance of 20. IL
chains, 8feet.
The width OF the top shall be SO 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 ac
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
10 feet deep and 100 feet wide, so feet on each
side OF the above described route which is the
center line OF said drain.
Surveyed and leveed November 10 to 2s, 1908 ,
by order of
JOHN BOUTWELL,.
County Drain Commissioner OF Shiawassee
County, Michigan, and
LOUIS F. GREEN,
County Drain Commissioner of Clinton
ELMER, f. JosLIN,
Surveyor.
Sealed proposals for the construction OF the
said Clinton and Shiawassee No. Drain will
be received at the once OF the County Drain
Commissioner OF Clinton County in st. Johns
until o'clock p. M, Of the 18th day OF August
A. ID. 1909.
The announcement of said bids will be made
iYTa md faIa Pn NJ q har Nm
before stated. II said sealed bids are not salts
factory open bids will then be received by US.
All persons desiring to bid on the work Of
constructing this Drain whether by sealed
bids or otherwise must depost with the said
County Drain Commissioners q certified check
made payable to them In the sum of FIVE
hundred $500 dollars as guarantee that the
person bidding VIII enter into contract for
the performance OF the work and I'm case the
person to whom the contract Is awarded shall
fall or refuse TO enter into contract within
fifteen days from the day of letting the said
certified check will be considered forfeited and
the money thereafter shall be deposited to the
credit OF the Clinton and Shiawassee No. /
Drain fund.
The checks OF all unsuccessful bidders will
be returned to them after the contract is
awarded.
Bids will also be received for the furnishing
OF highway bridges and one or more farm
bridges according to the plans and specifica- |
tions now on file.
Also bids will be received for the cement |
work on new abutments and repairs on abut- |
ments or arch that may need repair, estimated |
at 300 cubic yards. All excavations from said |
drain shall be removed at least feet from the |
edge OF the banks.
Suitable openings shall be left or made in /
the spoil banks to permit the ready passage OF
water 10 said drain at such points as the sur
face may require and at all highways.
In constructing said drain the contractor will !
have to dig around the end OF two cement |
bridges and fill the CHANNEL that he makes that I
would not come in the line OF the survey.
Said job will be let in one section. in accord.
ance with the diagram now on file with the ,
other papers pertaining to said Drain, In the |
ofhce OF the County Drain Commissioner OF the |
said Counties of Shiawassee and Clinton, 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
security for the performance OF the work, in |
sum then and there TO be fixed by us reserving
70 ourselves 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 L
letting
Notice is Further Hereby Given That at
the time and place OF said letting, or at such
other time and place thereafter to which we Il
The County Drain Commissioners aforesaid,