The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-07-30
Notice Of Letting Of Drain Contract
"CLNTON 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 las chain..

Length of drain on said land is II &c chains.
Thence s 724 deg on the Il OF S w u OF
| sec 2s Emma Clifford, owner) 1913 chains
thence 3 6ih deg 400 chains, thence 741l
deg E o.6l chains To the north and south quar-
| ter line at point I'll chains south OF the
quarter post 10 sections 2S and 33.
Length OF drain on said land is 2l.45 chains.
Thence s TAN deg on the w Il of s E u Of
sec ~ (Ed Lewis. owner il.22 chains, thence
SEA deg e 9.76 chains TO the east line OF the
| above described land at point 80 chains
north OF the southeast corner OF said descrip
| ton.
Length OF drain on said land is 20 9s chains.
Thence S s24 deg on the a OF ) u oil
see rs (Leander j and Rhoda Z Ferris, owners)
2s chains, thence 81 deg "a chains. thence
| section at point 5.67 chains east of the K "a
post on the south line OF said section.
| Length OF drain on said land is 7.10 chains.
| Thence ga deg on the N E \ of N e u OF
! sec 39 edward r Bennett. owner 2.16 chains,
| thence S AK deg f ISL chains thence 1871
deg 462 chains: thence s deg E $50 chains,
| thence S 90 deg w 2.33 chains TO the south line
OF the above described land at poiut s.s7 chains
| west OF the southeast corner OF said description
Length Of drain on said land is 1921 chains.
Thence S Is deg w on the S E ID ofNEi OF
chains, thence 81 deg 20 IL chains. thence
! s 70A deg III chains, thence 431l deg Z
o6 chains, thence E IL links to the east line of
said section at point 2 26 chains north Of the
east quarter post to said section.
| Length OF drain on said land is 20 II chains.
Thence east on the w \ Of N w \ of sec
81 (Leander J and RhOda Ferris owners) 81
| links, thence S deg w along the east margin
of the highway 2. s6 chains to the east and west
quarter line at point 81 links east of the
quarter post to sections 50 and "a.
Length OF drain on said land is 2.63 chains
Thence S deg w on the w u of 8 W a of
sec "a bert and Lotte M Darling or Frank
| Folk, owner) 20.16 chains to the south line of
the above described land at apolnt 81 links
east OF the southwest corner OF said descrip-
| tion.
Length OF drain on said land is 20.16 chains.
Thence s u deg w on the S Il Of the w u
OF sec "a (Myron Darling, owner) 30. Is chains TO
terminus terminating al the township line at a
point 80 links east Of the south corner to secs
| 33 and 81.
Length of drain on said land IA 2ll, chains.
Length OF drain in Clinton County is miles
| 1851 chs ms
Length OF drain in shlawassee County is 2
miles Is 60 chains.
Entire length Of drain is miles 34.l chains.
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 hubs are set every
l'S rods on the left bank going up stream from
station o to station u on the right bank from
station Ii TO 81, on the right bank from station
81 to station 33. on the left bank from station
"a TO station l95 except 90, 10l, lO9 40 and 1877
l95 TO terminus on the right bank. All station
stakes and grade hubs are Is feet to the right
or left las indicated above) OF the center line
OF said drain.
The average depth OF said drain shall be $50
feet
The slope of the banks shall be IA feet each
to each foot rise.
The width OF the bottom shall be as follows
to wit:
From station or outlet to station AZ, a dis
lance OF S4.o9 chains, Is feet from station ~ to
nj N n tQfQ M
chains 20 feet, from station 102 to station 182
plus is links or outlet to Nethaway Drain, a
distance Of SO IS chains, 10 feet from station 1872
plus 65 links to station POI or outlet to Wait
Drain, a distance OF 1875 chains, ~ feet, and
from station 207 TO terminus distance OF 20.l1
chains, Sfeet.
The width Of the top shall be 50 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.
cordancc 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
Is feet deep and 100 feet wide, 80 feet on each
side Of the above described route which is the
center line OF said drain.
Surveyed and leveled November IS to 2s, 1908
JOHN BOUTWELL,.
County Drain Commissioner OF Shiawassee
County, Michigan, and
LOUIS F. GREEN,
County Drain Commissioner of Clinton
County, Michigan.
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 nth day OF August
A. ID. 1909.
The announcement Of said bids will be made
at the time and place OF said letting as herein
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 a certified check
made payable to them In the sum of FIVE
hundred $500 dollars as q guarantee that the
person bidding will enter into contract for
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 speci1ca
lions now on die.
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
tne spoil banks to permit the ready passage OF
water 10 said drain at such points the sur
race may require and atfall highways.
In constructing said drain the contractor will
nave 10 Jig around the end OF two cement
bridges and I'LL the CHANNEL that he makes that
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
ONCE 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 Tor the performance OF the work. in a |
sum then and there to be fixed by us reserving
70 ourselves the right to reject any and all BIDS
me date for the completion OF such contract. |
ana the terms OF payment therefor shall and
VIII be announced at the time and place of |
letting.
Notice Is Further Hereby Gi,en, That at |
the time and place OF said letting, or at such
other time and place thereafter to which we
the County Drain Commissioners aforesaid,