Alma record., 1913-07-17

under direction of l.. w. Redman,
County Drain Commissioner.
c. H. REDMAN, c. E.
Specifications.
C) Station stakes and grade hubs
are set every 8 rods except stakes
10 and II, which are 9.25 rods; IL
and 1S, which are 675 rods, and 136
and 1877, which are 4.20 rods apart.
Stakes are numbered consecutively
from at outlet to upper end.
(2) Stakes to 10 inclusive are IA
| feet right of center line of drain, 90
to pa are ~ feet left and feet north
of township line; 25 is southerly end
of ne concrete wing wall Of bridge;
26 to AZ are IA feet right except AZ,
! which is IA feet left; As to 63 are 16
feet right and 65 to upper end are
IA feet right of center line of drain.
(3) The slope of each bank on team
work shall be IA feet horizontal to
foot vertical.
CD The bottom width on team
work shall be feet throughout.
(4) The bottom width if done by
dredge shall be feet wider than that
given above and with a dredge slope
and the depth shall be 6 inches
deeper than that shown on profile.
60 The work is divided into so
rod sections, except section T. which
contains 67.44 rods, and section IA,
which contains 52.2O rods.
CO.. Five highway bridges and one
culvert under P. M. r. r. will be re-
quired
(7) Four rods on each side of cen
ter line of drain will be required for
right of way to be used in construc-
tion 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 8
feet from top edge of banks), except
where drain runs parallel to highway,
in which case as much dirt shall be
spread on each side of the center line
as shall be required by the highway
commissioner Of the township, and to
his satisfaction. All timber within
limits of excavation and BERN shall
be cut and removed beyond the limits
of way. No timber shall be covered
by lxcavation.
(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
(10) 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 a 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
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. l hereby reserve the
right, however, to sell all of said,
or any number of sections of said
Drain, as one job, either as team or
dredge work, if deemed advisable
on day of sale. Contracts will be
made with the lowest responsible
bidder giving adequate security for
the performance of the work, in
sum to be fixed then and there by me,
reserving to myself the right to re-
ject 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
letting or at such other time and
place thereafter to which I, the Coun-
ty Drain Commissioner aforesaid,
may adjourn the same, the assess
ments for benefits andlthe lands COM
prised within the No 900 Drain
special assessment district, and
the appointments thereof will be
announced by me and will be SUBJ
ject to review for one day, from nine
o'clock in the forenoon until five
o'clock in the afternoon. The follow
ing is description of the several
tracts or parcels of land constituting
the special assessment district of said
Drain, to wit:
TOWNSHIP OF SEVILLE.
NV. "a of Sc. "a, ex. &C. in square
form in NV. corner, Sec. 2s-J.
w. Chase.
S. u of Sc. Il Sec. 2s-J. w. Chase.
NE. Il of Sc. Il Sec. 2s-H. B. An
gell.
AZ &C. 80 rods E. and w. by "a rods
N. and S. in SW. corner of N. "a
of SW. "a Sec. 27-H. B. Angel.
SW. Il of SW. "a and S. Is &C. of
Sc. ID of SW. ID Sec. 9Th. B.
Angel.
N. 10 &C. of NE. Il of NE. "a Sec.
33-A. Hilsinger.
S. u of NE. II of NE. II Sec. 33-I
M. ]. Woodward.
Sc. III of NE III. ex. R R rioht of