Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-06-27
Notice Drain Letting and Review

Notice is Hereby Given, That l.,
+. 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 a 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
for 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 254.Os rods below
tile TO be cleaning out Of No. 168 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 aDportionments
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 a 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
fishing and thing branch drain to
No. 16S drain: also for the cleaning
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 Il post north line Of Sec. %,
New Haven township. Gratiot county,
Michigan, thence n % So 1927
chs and cross line between sections
Is and % at i.13 chs. east Of w =
Thence on same course $40 chs.
thence y So +. 2.37 chs; thence
$3.50 T. 1858 chs; thence n 80 r.
81 chs and cross : = line section
Is at 9.92 chs. west Of \ and $ u line
Thence 1890 l. 1874 chs; thence
n So Il 3.3S chs; thence n 260 w
2.06 chs and cross r and w u line
section 10 at 4.0S chs. west Of center
OF section.
Thence on same course 1926 chs:
thence n 6e1j' w 465 chs. thence y
gels T.. 240 chs. and cross boundary
line at 6 chs. west OF y and SH line
section 10.
Thence on same course 1909 chs
and cross " Il line section 10 at 5.65
chs west OF y and u line
Thence on same course 31S chs.
thence n S3e3O' w ESQ chs: thence
s $3.50 w 3.43 chs; thence $ Az w
3.O5 chs: thence $ 12o45' w lis chs
and cross N "A line section Is at 2.35
chs. east of w u line.
Thence on same course 1922 chs.
thence S $3.50 r 1872 chs; thence
60 e 3.91 chs: thence 1915 w
1.s9 chs. thence 12' w 81 links and