Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-06-20
Drain Letting and Review

Notice is Hereby Given, That /
+. W. Redman, County Drain Com
missioner Of the County of Gratiot,
State of Michigan, will, on the Sth
day of July, A. D. 1912, at the resi-
dence of John Botsford on the Sc a
OF sw 4 of Section Is, Township OF
New Haven, Gratiot County, Michi-
gan, at nine o'clock in the forenoon
OF that day, proceed to receive bids
Tor the construction of a certain Drain
known and designated as the No. 2S4
Drain, located in the Township of
New Haven, in said County Of
Gratiot, and described as follows,
to wit:
Said work will be let in two sec
tons. The lower 254OS rods below
tile to be cleaning out of No. 16s and
the balance or No 2s4 to be all tile
work, in accordance with the diagram
now on file with the other papers
pertaining to said Drain in the office
of the County Drain Commissioner
of the County of Gratiot to which
reference may be had by all parties
interested, 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 the
sum to be fixed then and there by
me, reserving to myself the right to
reject any and all bids. The date for
the completion of such contract and
the terms of payment therefor shall
be announced at the time and place
of letting
Notice is Further Hereby Given,
That at the time and place of said let
ting or at such other time and place
thereafter to which |, the County Drain
Commissioner aforesaid, may adjourn
the same, the assessments for bene-
fits and the lands comprised within
the No. 2s4 drain special assessment
district, and the apnortionments
thereof will be announced by me and
will be subject to review for one day.
from nine o'clock in the forenoon
until five o'clock in the afternoon.
The following is description of the
several tracts or parcels of land con-
shutting the special assessment dis
trict of said Drain, to wit:
Minutes of survey of center line and
specifications for the locating, estab-
Nls Ms and md tilingg branch drain to
out of a portion of No. les drain
Branch-Commencing in the channel
of No. 16S driver Styx) drain at Ala
chains east and 1921 chains south of
west Is post north line of Sec. 90,
New Haven township, Gratiot county
Michigan, thence y % So L 1921
chs. and cross line between sections
10 and % at I.13 chs. east of w 4
post
Thence on same course $40 chs:
thence y So L. 2.37 chs. thence n
so f., 1868 chs; thence So l..
3. Il chs and cross s u line section
10 al 9.92 chs. west of and : Il line.
Thence n 1890 e 1884 chs; thence
y So + 33S chs; thence y 26o w
zoo chs. and cross r and w 4 line
section 10 at 4.Os chs. west Of center
)f section.
Thence on same course 326 chs:
thence y 6'15' w 4.65 chs: thence n
10 r. 2.40 chs. and cross boundary
Inc at chs west of n and 81 line
section 10
Thence on same course 1902 chs
md cross y X line section 10 at SOS
his. west Of and S 4 line.
Thence on same course 3.1S chs;
hence n S3o30' w $50 chs; thehce
50 To- w 3.43 chs; thence : AZ w
'.O5 chs; thence 1876 w lis chs.
md cross u line section Is at 235
his. east of w Il line.
Thence on same course 3.22 chs;
hence $ 3'30' 1872 chs: thence
+ 3.91 chs. thence s 1915 w
SO chs; thence S 10 w 81 links and