The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-08-13
Notice Of Letting Of Drain Contract
"CLINTON 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 .7s chains.

Length OF drain on said land is II .76 chains.
Thence S 72A deg E on the e II OF w "a OF
sec 2S Emma Clifford, owner) 10.4S chains
deg 6.6l chains to the north and south quar-
ter line at point I'll chains south Of the
quarter post TO sections 2S and 3S.
Length OF drain on said land Is LAO chains.
Thence S 74X deg on the w a of s L a oil
sec % ED Lewis. owner) ll.22 chains, thence s
s2A deg f 9.76 chains to the east line OF the
above described land at point 2 SO chains
north of the southeast corner OF said descrip
ton.
Length of drain on said land is 20ss chains.
Thence s2A deg e on the S e a OF ) u OF
see IS LeanderJ and Rhoda K Ferris, owners)
4 % chains, thence 81 deg T. "a chains, thence
3 824 deg Il IS chains to the south line OF said
section at point 5.57 chains east of the "a
post on the south line OF said section.
| Length OF drain on said land Is 7.l0 chains.
Thence S s2i deg E on the N e 4 OF N e a OF
sec 80 edward r Bennett, owner 2.l6 chains
thence S 43K deg Il 7.sl chains, thence S 1871
deg 462 chains. thence s deg $50 chains,
| thence % deg w 2.33 chains TO the south line
OF the above described land at point 8.S7 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 80 wv Fred and Olive Smith, owners) 300
| chains, thence 81 deg Won chains, thence
! s 1Oad deg IN chains thence 43l4 deg e
6 o6 chains, thence II links to the east line of
| said section at point rs 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
"a (Leander and Rh0da Ferris owners) 81
links thence S deg w along the east 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 80 and "a.
Length OF drain on said land is 1888 chains.
| Thence deg w on the N w n of w 4 of
sec "a bert aud Lottie M Darling or Frank
Folk, owner) 2016 chains to the south line of
| the above described land at point 81 links
east of the southwest corner OF said descrip-
| ton.
Length OF drain on said land is 20.16 chains.
Thence S n deg w on the S 4 of the S w a
of sec "a (Myron Darling owner) 20. is chains TO
| terminus, terminating at the township line at a
point 80 links east of the south corner TO secs
| 80 and a.
Length of drain on said land ia 2)l5 chains.
Length of drain in Clinton County is miles
Length of drain in Shlawassee County is 2
| miles 1850 chains.
| Entire length of drain is miles "a. IL 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
! s rods on the left bank going up stream from
| station l2 to station 10, on the left bank from
station IL to 3d. on the right bank from station
| 81 TO station 49, on the left bank from station
81 To station 1875 except SO, l0l, lO9 10 and l67
|
| 1876 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 GO
| feet
The slope of the banks shall be IL feet each
| to each foot RISE
The width OF the bottom shall be as follows
| to wit:
From station or outlet to station AZ, q dis.
lance OF S00 chains, 25 feet, from station 40 to
a nf
| chains 20 feet from station 102 to station 1872
| plus 90 links or outlet to Nethaway Drain q
distance OF 5000 chains, 10 feet from station 1872
| plus 90 links TO station 2O7 or outlet to Wait
Drain, distance of 1875 chains, IL feet and
| from station 207 to terminus, distance OF 20.11
chains, Sfeet
The width OF the top shall be 50 feet or less to
! be determined by the depth width of bottom
ana slope OF banks at each grade hub.
The dimensions OF said drain shall be in &C.
| cordanco with the profile and grade table here
with returned and made part OF the survey
records.
The right of way shall include a 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
by order of
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 office 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
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
Dlds or otherwise must deposit with the said
County Drain Commissioners certified check
made payable to them in the sum OF five
hundred (S50O) dollars as a guarantee that the
person bidding will enter into contract for
the performance OF the work and in case the
person TO whom the contract is awarded shall
fall or refuse to enter into contract within
ffteen 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 specihca
tons now on dle.
work on new abutments and repairs on abut. |
ments or arch that may need repair, estimated
at 800 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 channell 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 |
office 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 adeouate
security for the performance OF the work. in a
sum then and there TO be fixed by us reseryine |
20 ourselves the right to reject any and all bids
The date for the completion OF such contract |
md the terms OF payment therefor, shall and
Will be announced at the time and place OF
citing.
Notice is Further Hereby Given That nj
he time and place OF said letting or at such
)ther time and place thereafter to which we |
be County Drain Commissioners aforesaid