The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-04
Notice of Letting Of Drain Contract.

Notice Of Letting OF Drain Contract.
Notice is hereby given that we Louis f.
Green and Alopzo Grimm. County Drain Com,
missioners OF the Counties OF Cnnton a az.
Shaw assee respectively, ana stare OF MICH
gan, will on the 2Ist day OF Septemo A
1914 at the farm residence OF Frank u. wall
| in the Township OF Fairfield In said County OF
! Shiawassee at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF
| that day. proceed TO receive bids for the con,
struction OF certain drain known anu
! designated as "Swarthout Drain, located
Clinton county and Mlddlebury. Shiawassee
| county, and affecting land situated In the
Township of Ovid County OF Clinton ana
described as follows. to-wit;
swARTHoUT DRAIN MINUTES OF SURVEY.
Minues of survey OF center line and specih
| cations for the locating and establishing oil a
certain drain TO be known as the "Swarthout
Drain" to be constructed as an open drain
throughout its entire length, and located In
| the Townships of Middebury, Shiawassee
county, and Duplain, Clinton county, State OF
Michigan, and running as follows:
Parcel One-Commencing at q point, viz:
8 2i-lOO chains south and 20 rs 100 chains west
| OF the north a post OF section 4, Town North
Range East, County OF Shiawassee State OF
Michigan, thence along the west line OF The
| east a OF the west "A OF the northwest fri u
of section 4, town. county and state aforesaid.
owned by Charles Eaton distance OF "a 100
chains as follows: South dogs 45 min west
| so 100 chains to angle l; thence south 81 dogs
| Is min west 0 34l00 chains TO the west line OF
| the aforesaid parcel at q point 6 96-lC0 chains
south and 80 CO. 100 chains west OF the north u
post OF said sections.
Parcel Two-Commencing at the point OF
commencement, viz: 52l.1U0 chains south and
rs rs 100 chains west OF the north "a post OF
section 4, town. county ana state aforesaid,
thence over and across the west II OF the west
a Of the northwest I'll a OF section and the
fri section 8, town, county and state aforesaid
owned by Edison Swartheut. distance OF
"a 90 100 chains rs follows: South dogs. %
s.4V nh ni
south 81 dogs Is min west 10 100 chains 10
sngle Q; thence south 70 dogs west 10 70 100
chains to angle 3: thence across the fraction
section 5; south 40 dogs west 6S-lOO chain s TO
angle 4. thence south sg degs 30 min west
| 23-l00 chains to farm line and county line at
point 81 100 chains north of the east u post
of section Sc, Dup!ain Township, Clinton
county.
Parcel Three-Thence over and across the
south Y Of the northeast u OF section 81, said
township OF Dupain, county and state afore'
said, owned by Mrs. Mary Waterbury, dis
lance OF IL 2S-l0O chains as follows: South SO
dogs 80 win. west 32.100 chains to angle B.;
thence d re south 72-l0J chains TO angle g.;
thence west along farm line Q 03 100 chains to
the south line of the aforesaid parcel at a
point SIS. 100 chains west OF the east d post
| OF section 30 Aforesaid.
Parcel Four-Commencing at a point viz:
0 80 100 chains west and 100 chains north
of the east d post of said section SO; thence
over and across the north 70 or the north u
OF the southeast a Ct said section 81, town,
county and state aforesaid, owned bv the
heirs TO the A. Vincent estate distance OF
20 OF 100 chains as follows: Due west 9O3 100
| chains to angle z; thence south 9 degs 80 min
west 09-ll0 chains TO angle 3; thence south
SO dogs 10 min west 09. 100 chains to angle g.;
thence south SO dogs As min west 95'l0O
chairs to angle 10; thence south ID degs 81 min
west 33-100 chains to angle IL; thence south
2S degs Is min west ! $1,000 chains TO the south
line of he aforesaid parcel AT point 20 rs 100
chains west OF the county line
Parcel Five-Thence over and across the
east as acres OF tie west 20 acres OF the south
iIs acres of the southeast a of section sc,
town, county and state aforesaid, owned by
Peter Hurrell, a distance OF Ia 74-lOO chains as
follows; South 20 dogs Is min west 23-loO
chains to angle IL; thence south degs 81 min
west S7-l0O chains to angle ID; thence south
9 dogs east 2 70 100 chains 10 angle IL; thence
south AZ dogs east 7 leo chains to the east
line OF the aforesaid parcel at point 10 os-lOO
chains north OF the southeast corner OF the
above parcel.
Parcel Stx-Thence over and across the east
~ acres OF the south ITO acres OF the southeast
said. owned by John Smith, a distance OF
Is $500 chains as follows: South AZ degs
east 81 100 chains to angle IS; thence south
80 dogs east o. 100 chains to angle Is; thence
south degs 80 min west sl-l00 chains to
angle IL; thence south IS dogs 30 min east
10 SO 100 chains to angle is; thence south 81
dogs 80 m n east 81 ITO chains to ahg'e 49,
thence south 81 dogs east 3s-1O0 chains 10 the
east line OF the aforesaid parcel at a point
6 90 100 chains north OF the southeast corner OF
section 80 aforesaid
Parcel Seven-Thence over and across the
fractional section and the west Y OF the
west Y of the southwest ID OF section 4, Town
North Range l east, County OF Shiawassee,
STATE OF Michigan. owned by Edison swarth.
South 81 dogs east 0 42.100 CHAINS to angle 20;
thence south 81 dogs east B Is llO chains TO
angle 81; thence south 80 dees east s9-l00
chains TO angle %; thence south 70 dogs east
6 6S. 100 chains to angle %; thence south 5S
dogs 80 min east 00-1oO chains to the terminus
OF said drain 1t point Is 81 100 chains east
and 81 100 chains north or the southeast
corner OF Section sc, Township OF Duplain
County OF Clinton, state OF Michigan,
SPECIFICATIONS
!. Station stakes and grade hubs are set
rods apart and ire numbered consecutively
from at the outlet into the Wait Drain TO 50
at the terminus.
2. All angles not affecting the highway
shall be turned on an easy curve, beginning
and ending at least rods each way from
angle stake.
g. Between stations the depth is TO follow
the grade OF the bottom, which is based upon
the depth OF the drain at each station.
4. The width OF surface excavation shall be
three lines the depth added to the width OF
the bottom.
s. The extreme width of land necessary for
improving said drain shall be 100 feet, so feet
on each side OF the center line. The center
6. All timber and rubbish within the limits
of excavations and BERN shall be removed
beyond the deposition OF the earth and within
the right OF way.
2. Suitable openings shall be left or made
In the spoil banks to permit the ready passage
OF water to said drain at such points as the
surface OF the ground may demand and at all
highways.
8. a good clean BERN Of feet shall be
main tanned.
8. The slope of the. banks shall be one and
one half feet horizontal to one foot vertical.
10 The width of bottom OF said drain shall
be feet from station to station 20 plus 81
and feet from station 20 plus 81 to terminus
at station SIS
IL. A decrease in width Of bottom OF said
drain shall be made gradual in accordance
with the judgment OF the Drain Commissioner
or Engineer In charge.
Surveyed by order Of
LOUIS F. GREEN,
Clinton County Drain Com
missioner ard
ALONZO GRIFFIN.
Shiawassee County Drain
Commissioner.
Il. G. wickes and G. f. Wickes, Engineers.
Bids may be received for the construction
and repairing of two highway bridges. speci-
fcatiols of which will be announced on day OF
sale.
Said job will be let by sections. The section