The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-29
Notice of Letting OF Shaftsburg Drain
Contract at Residence of Mark
CrandaIl Section Ia Woodruff
Township, Tuesday, Sep
tember 9th, A. D.
1919

Notice is hereby given that Alonzo Griffin
County Drain Commissioner OF the County OF
Shiawassee. state of Michis an. WILL on the 9th
day OF SEPTEMBER a, a, dyiS az me vell ah",i
in said County CT Shlawassee atten O'Clock In
the forenoon of that day, proceed TO receive
bids for the reconstruction 81 certain hI Dram
to be located and established In the Township
of Woodruff in said County OF Shiawassee and
described as follows, to. witt, -
commsncing q 3 point IN Xermliion Creek 2,
Shiawassee County, Michigan, 30 e3lOo chains
west and II 81. 100 chains north Of east u
post of section % aforesaid; thence AZ degs
on the following described land: *, ~
The ne 4 OF said section north of Electric
Railroad right of way except village OF Shafts
burg and land owned by Albert Van De Walker
Elmer ID. Colby owner, Al 100 chains; thence
8 degs Q I 76t-100 chains: thence 3SH dogs
% s2.iOo chains thence s 7!-lt0 chains
thence 37A dogs l 09-i00 chains; 8 SAX
degs Q / 03-lc0 CHAINS; thence II degs
$1,000 chains; tnenee qua aegs ;,e 1917, sv,o.
thence 80 degs g7i00 chains; thence q
69k, dogs 2 s3-1O0 chains to .. point sO-lOC
chains north OF Sc corner OF said land.
Length of drain on said land is 20 19.lOC
| chains.
Thence 69A dogs on the following de
scribed land:
Commencing 1O2 rods south and 10 rods west
of ne corner Of sec 70 T. thence "
y rods; thence south to Grand Trunk Railway
right OF way thence northeasterly along said
right OF way about rods thence due north
to beginning. also lots l., 8 and 4 OF block ii
of the Village OF Shaftsburg. Albert Var. De
of said Shaftsburg Drain at point az IL
west and IL 73l00 chains north Of east u oil
said Section 20 TON l e.
Length OF drain on said land is ao.iOC
chains.
Total length of said drain is "a IS 100 chains
SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPEN PORTION OF
sHAFTsBURG DRAIN.
I. Center stakes are set at the terminus,
outlet and at all angles OF the drain.
9. Station stakes and grade hubs are set
every rods along the line Of the drain which
Is to be open drain.
g. Stakes are numbered consecutively from
at the outlet to 2plus and 10 plus 7i TO n
plus 1855 at the terminus OF the drain.
4. Station stakes and grade hubs are set
as follows ~ links right OF the center line o!
the drain.
5. All dimensions are to be measured from
the top OF the grade hub at the corresponding
station stake or from bench mark.
9. The width of the top of the drain shall
be . times the depth added to the bottom
width.
z. The width of the bottom shall be three
feet.
8. The depth of the drain shall be 65-1OO
grade table which are herewith returned and
made q part OF the survey records.
9. The slope OF the banks shall be foot
to each foot Of depth.
10. All angles not affecting the highway
shall be tut ned on an easy curve, beginning
and ending not less than two rods each side OF
the angle stake.
All trees rocks, brush, stumps and rubbish
shall be removed far enough from each side OF
the center line of the drain so that the full
width OF the drain, SIX foot BERN on each
side and the spoil banks shall be In the
cleared area.
IL. The right OF way shall consist OF q
strip OF land 30 feet wide, 40 feet being on each
side OF the above described route, which shall
be the center line OF the drain.
Is. All work shall be done in a good aud
workmanlike manner and shall be approved
by the County Drain Commissioned or his
representative before being considered com.
plete.
u. Total length of open ditch is IS So 100
chains.
10. Surveyed and leveled April %, 1918 by
order OF
ALONZo GRIFFIN,
County Drain commissioner.
v. w. ROYCE.
Surveyor.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR TILE PORTION OF
sHAFrsBURG DRAIN.
I. Center stakes are set as follows: At al
angles OF the tile portion OF the drain.
q Station stakes and grade hubs are set
every rods apart along the liEe OF the drain
to be tiled.
O. S'at'on stakes are numbered consecutive.
~ as I, lows: 2plus to 10 plus "a.