The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-26
Notice Of Letting Of Contracts For
Drury Drain at the Residence of
Leroy Drury Section Ben
nington Township, Thurs
day, MAY 2. A .. 1912

Notice is hereby given that I. John Boutwell,
County Drsln Commissioners OF the County of
Snlawassee and State OF Michigan, will on the
2nd day OF May, A. d. 1919 at the residence OF
LeRoy w. Drury in the township OF Benning-
top, In SAID County OF Shiawassee a. ten o'clock.
In the forenoon OF that day, procet d to receive
bids for the construction OF a certain drain
known and designated as "Drury Drain"
located and established In the township OF
bennington In said County of Shiawassee and
described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at point In the Yerkes Drain
" 0o-lO0 chains south and ~. 100 chains west
0f the east u post OF Sec Town North Range
running sou deg W on the following de.
sorloed land: The Sc 4 OF said section ex-
oept village lots, s. A. Yerkes estate, owner.
chains, thence ss& deg W g $500 chains.
thence 9 76A degw g. 100 chains, thence 33H
a SnS 30 iQo chains, thence 70 deg " Q o.
thence s7sS degrees v Ss-ico chains, thence
sSA deg l6.l00 chains thence 5sK
deg x VI "a 100 chains, thence 8 1s,l deg Y
chains. thence 9 Y deg i08-i0o chains.
thence 9 Ss,< deg 2l.ioo chains To- . point
10 S2;loO chains north OF the sw corner Of
chains. A. ~,t4 -, - - -
Themes 6sx deg ". on the. following de.
Wmkhne owner. 4 0i t0efchainS, thenoe Ia
d sg b&ioo chains thence u deg ! 10
the SO corner OF said lands
Length Of drain on said land is 75-Ioo
chains. ,l.r A.. 1890 4llI..l. 80,
Thence 8 a deg on the ga u, except VIII
lage lotsl OF said section. s. A. Yerkes estate
4 oo-lOo chains, thence s deg Q o s7.ioo chains
TO point 2.t7.l0l chains east of the sw COR
ner OF said lands.
Length OF drain on said land is s 10 100
chains.
Thnnn A Az
lands: Tho 30 acres Of ne 4 Of s Sec II
N h. Joseph Breaugh owner. O si.loO
chains. thence l91 deg Q SO IC0 chains.
5'N deg . u 100 chains. thence 's s ssa deg e
o.; 100 chains TO point Q 1900 chains south
OF the ne corner Of said laLds.
Length OF drain on said land is 8 S7-10O
chains.
scnbed land: That part of the 60 acres T Of
Michigan Central Railway. Lex ekoy Oi Drury
oW ~. M h laioo chains thence 6h deg
chains to The north line OF the right OF way
OF the Michigan Central Railway, at a point 20
chains swly from the east line OF section
aforesaid AS measured along the center line
OF the right of way.
Length of drain on said land is II 2i-iOO
chains.
Thence 4s degrees on the right OF way
q Ssc che M,cRigsn Central galway across said
Michigan; Michigan Central Railway Co
owners, 33.l00 chains, thence 2iH degrees @
l7-lOO chains to the south line OF SAID right
Of way at point opposite point in the
center OF the track 70 90 TO chains swly
from the east line Of said section as measured
along the center OF the said right or way.
Length OF drain on said land is I SO 100
chains.
Thence S, 24Is deg on the following de
scribed land That part OF 60 acres Of W
u OF ne u south of Michigan Central r
also 90 acres of 9 "A OF ne 4 ali on sec
8 I r 2 E, Leroy Drury owner 5O-iC0
thence az deg W 89'lC0 chains. thence
3 36k deg 5 II. 100 chains thence as deg
. 03 100 chains. thence ~ deg e 57-1tO
thence nv degs " % leo chains to a point
Y 95-1C0 chains west OF the Sc corner OF said
and
Length of drain on said land is 80 s7-lOo
,hains.
Thence III degrees on the following
described land: The. Sc \ and 3d. 5 100 acres |
,n the south end OF OF sw u all on Sec |
L 6 e. Judson Knapp owner. o S3-1OO
hence 8 80 dogs W 2 94-iO0 chains, thence |
IS dogs W % 100 chains, thence "a degs W |
as 100 chains. thepce dogs 5 68-1O0
hence AN dogs W SO 100 chains, thence
J 1914 dogs I 02-100 chains thence n 20 |
legs $500 chains, thence "a degrees W
,hains, thence 8 63H dogs I 9i-iO0 chains
hence west D 96 100 chains. thence s 81 degs
v 42-100 chains, thence IS dogs W 3 9ll0O
.hains, thence dogs 8 Is-1OO chains
hence 20 dogs W l 7l-l00 chains, thence s
o dogs " 2 90 100 chains to the terminus of |
aid drain at point 36-i00 chains north and
IL 100 chains west OF the south u post OF
Sec 8 IT 9 N r. e.
Length OF drain on said land is IS 9Ol00
hams.
To'al length OF drain is ia 1910 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS OF DRURy DRAIN.
I. Center stakes are set at every angle at
he terminus and outlet OF the drain.
2. Station stakes and grade hubs are set
very 8 rods along the drain.
g. Stakes are numbered consecutively from
at the outlet TO 81 plus i6 ut terminus.
4. Grade hubs are set IA links to the right
Il the center line of the drain.
8. All cuts are to be measured from the
ops of the grade hubs or the bench marks at
he corresponding station number.
6 The width OF the top OF the drain shall be
wo times the depth added to the bottom
width.
a. The width OF the bottom shall be feet
rom station o to sta'lon 81 plus &c and feet
rom station 81 plus % TO the terminus.