The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-10-24
Drain Commissioners Report

Drain Commissioner Report
County Drain Commissioner Griffin's
report for the year ending October l,
2sl3, to the supervisors which was re
ferrsd to the committee on roads and
bridges, is summarized IS follows:
The following drains have been ap-
piled for during the year: Perry No. Q;
Jinxey, Ridley. Prior, Taber, Snyder,
Gale and Allen, Lahring, Jones, Mar.
lille. Stone, Spsulding. Chant, Good
speed, Shiawassee, Conrad. Augsburg
No. 2, Doan, Hsrtshorn, Cox. Lewis,
Hsnford No. 2, Lake and Antrim, o.
horn, Osborn Branch, Zambiasi Ext
North State, Stimson, Burns and Yer
non, Holly, Webb Greek, Estinger. also
Hart, Wait, Weatherby joint drains.
Applications have been sent to the
township clerks for the following drains
but the township boards have decided
shey were unnecessary.
Tsber. Stone, Goodspeed, Augsburg
No. Q.
The township boards have not made
che returns on the following: Doane,
Lewis, Hasford No. 2, Cox.
The township boards have declared
the following necessary: Perry No. 2,
Lindsey, Ridley, Snyder. Prior, Gale
and Allen, Lahring, Jones, Marbel,
Spanlding, Chant, Shiawsssee. Conrad,
Hartshorn, also Wait. Hart, Weatherby
joint drains.
The following drains were unfinished
at the last report: Osborn Creek, Stew
art. Burgess, Miner. Coal Mine, Stevens,
Srendahl and Parker, Powers and
Evans, Copas, Strehl, Hurrell, Kelley
No. 2, Owosso and Caledonia, Devore,
Bush. Rothney, Brundige, zambiasi,
Van Dusen and Branch, Shaw No. 2,
Drury, Brainard, Rood No. 2, Kern,
$50 Munsel and Jackson, Smith, Lyons,
Stack, Fairfield, Alba and Duplain.
Coryigall joint drains.
The followsng were completed during
cine year: Rood No. %, Kern, Laings
bury, Shaw No. 2, Van Dusen and
Branch, Powers and Evans, Zambiasi,
Drury. Burgess. Bush. Bralnard, Spsld-
ing, Chalner No. 2, Stewart. Strehl,
Rothney, Brundige, Coal Mine, Clinton
and Shiawassee No. 1, also Munsel and
Jackson, Stack joint drains
The following are nearly completed:
Hurrell, Kelley No. 2, Owosso and Cal
adonia, Miner, Devore, Osbora Creek,
Hardy. Hinspeter; Hyde, McCaffery,
Stevens, Brendahl, Parker, Copas, Aus
Tin. Burns and Vernon.
The following have been begun and
are partly completed: Linzey, Ridley,
Snyder, Gale and Allen, Perry No 2,
Osborn Creek ext, Shaftsburg, Fowler,
Bates.
Those which are surveyed and leveled
ant not sold are: Prior, Conrad, Jones,
Marble, Lahring. Shiawassee, Chant,
Drake.
There have been three suits in pro.
bate during the last year over the fol-
lowing drains: Austin, McCaffery,
Hinspeter. In each case the commits
sioners or the jury found that the drains
were necessary and ordered damages
The drains which have been con.
ssructed during the past year are in
very good condition and the commits
sioner has been able to complete large
number of drains this summer on &C.
ooant Of the good weather.
The total amount of drain tax to be
raised in the year of 1918 is as follows:
Antrim, 1885. SO; Burns, 81, 696.25; Ben.
Dington, 50, 1O5.42; Caledonia, 50, $50 %;
Fairfield, s2,3S4 81; Hazelton, nothing;
Middlebury, $1,000 So; New Haven, 81
AIT 90; Owosso, $4s2 80; Perry, $5, 247.s4
Rnsh nothing; Shiawassee, 1926; Sciota
$500; Vernon, So. S63.75; Venice, 1888 81;
woodruff, $3,003.7O; city of Corunna.
S129 10. Total, 500, 551.07.
According to the report, "a miles and
3 rods of drain has been sold during the
year, Is miles and 1876 rods have been
surveyed, but not sold, and 40 miles
and 1873 rods have been sold and sur.
yeyed.