Alma record., 1913-07-17

The ALMA RECORD
County, Michigan, at nine o'clock in
the forenoon of that day, proceed to
receive bids for the construction of
certain Drain known and designated
as the No. 200 Branch A Drain, To-
Gated in the Township of Seville, in
said County of Gratiot, and de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
Commencing in the channel of No.
300 Drain at a point 8.44 chains
south and 11.12 chains east of north
"a corner section Sumner town.
ship, Gratiot county, Michigan.
Thence north 80 W, $50 chains;
thence north % 30" W, S.42 chains
and cross township line between
section 2 Sumner and section 35 Sc
vile at 9.62 chains east of north "a
corner section Sumner.
Thence on same course, 8 links;
thence north % Is" w, 1922 chains;
thence north go w, $40 chains and
cross south Is line section 35 Seville
township at 6.27 chains east of and
"a line.
Thence on same course 4.08 chains;
thence north 50 40" W, 6.25 chains;
thence north 270 Is" W, 6.27 chains
and cross and ID line section 35
at chains south of and w "a line.
Thence north IA W, $50 chains;
thence south So w, 697 chains;
thence north 10 e, 3.1S chains and
cross south line of p. M. X. K. right
of way at 110S chains west OF and
/ line cactinn
Thence on same course, 73 links
and cross center line p. M. r. R.;
! thence on same course 73 links and
cross north line p. M. r. r. right of
way at 11.9S chains west of n and
| d line section 50.
Thence on same course 5.67 chains
and end at 44O chains north and
119S chains west of center Of sec
| ton 35
Total length of drain is 20 chains.
The length of drain on each de-
scription of land is as follows:
Sumner Township.
Description. Sec. Chains
NV Is of NE "a fill. 2 9,92
Seville Township.
S Ia of Sc "a ........... 35 21.00
N u of Sc d ex. R. r.
right of way, 5 &C. in
So form in NE corner
and 2H &C. in So. form
in Sc corner. ......... 35 1860
N = of SW d ex. R. r.
right Of way. 35 1885
r. r. right of way on w u 35 Lac
w 81 of S a of NV ID
ex. r. r. right of wayH 35 5.67
Survey made in November, 1912,
under direction of Z. w. Redman,
County Drain Commissioner.
c. H. REDMAN, c. Z.
Specifications.
(1) Station stakes and grade hubs
are set every s rods and are num-
bered consecutively from l at out
let to upper end. Stake is not set,
being on the main, No. 200 at sta
ton 35 X 175. Stakes are placed IA
feet right Of center line of drain from
stations to 26; feet right from 27
to upper end. Center line stakes are
set at angles.
(2) The slope Of each bank shall
be ~ feet horizontal to l foot ver-
tical.
CD The bottom width on team
work shall be feet throughout
(4) The bottom width if done by
dredge shall be 3 feet wider than
that given above and with dredge
slope and the depth shall be inches
deeper than that shown on the pro-
file
(5) The work is divided into so
rod sections, except section 5, which
is 40 rods
Co One highway bridge and a cul-
+,,I he ID
be required
ter line of drain will be required for
right of way to be used in construc-
ton and for deposition of earth.
(s) All excavations shall be re-
moved at least feet from top edge
of banks and spread (unless done by
dredge, in which case all excavations
shall be deposited not less than s
feet from top edge of banks).
All timber within limits of ex-
cavation and. BERN shall be cut
and removed beyond the limits
OF excavation and within the right
of way No timber shall be covered
by excavation.
(9) Suitable openings must be left
or made through the deposition of
earth to afford free passage of sur
face water at such places as the gen.
eral surface may demand.
(0) All angles not affecting high
ways shall be turned on an easy
curve, commencing two rods each
way from the angle.
(1D The depth of drain and width
on top is measured from level of
grade hubs and is given in feet and
tenths as shown by the profile, which
is made part of these specifications
and may be seen at the drain COM
missioner's office
Said work will be let by sections.
The section at the outlet of said |
Drain will be let first and the remain
ing sections in their order up stream,
in accordance with the diagram now
on file with the other papers pertain
ing to said Drain in the office of the |