The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-11-12
NOTICE OF LETTING
Of Drain Contracts For Fortman
Drain at Residence Of isostius Fort
man, Section II, Owosso Township.
on Thursday. November 18th, A. D.
1916.

County Drain Commissioner OF the County OF
Shiawasse. State of Michigan will on the 18th
day OF November A d. 1919, at the residence
OF lgnatius Fortman In the township OF owes
so in said County of Shiawassee AZ ten O'CLOCK
In the forenoon OF that day. proceed to receive
bids for the construction OF certain drain
known and designated as "FOrtman DRAIN" &C
be located and established In the township Of
Owosso In said County OF Shiawassee and
described as follows, to.wit:
Commencing at Q point in the owosso and
Caledonia Drain 3d. 100 chains west and
8 so 100 chains south OF the ne u post oil
sec 12 T = NR 9 Z, Shiawassee County, Michi-
gan, thence dogs " on the q y OF SO 4
OF ne 4 OF said sec IL, William Schneider ana
Q 02l-l00 chains to Q point 5 IS 100 chains
west OF the Sc corner OF said iand.
Length OF dr.in on said land Is 8 SO. 100
chains.
Thence s IL dogs on the 8 q OF Sc \
Of ne Of said n, sec u ana the the. 10 acres
son owner, 1 55.lt0 chains; thence s So dogs
W S2.lO0 chains: thence IN dogs e 8 80 100
chains: thence IS degs Q o 70 100 chains to q
point a loo chains west OF the Sc corner oil
said land.
Length OF drain on said land is Is i5-ioC
chains.
Thence Is deRs on the 20 acres OF n &c
acres OF ne u OF Sc u Charles Holman owEer
tnenCe b QegS W 46-lOO chains
thence 30 dogs, W 25-iC0 chains; thence {
26h dogs W, 80 100 chains to a point 9 %. ice
chains west of the Sc corner of said land
Length OF drain on said land is 10 "a. l0C
chains.
Thence 26h dogs on the 10 acres OF ne n
OF sc a OF saio sec ~, Ignatius Fortman and
wife owners, 26-l0J chains; thence 10 dogs
W Q 64-l00 chains; thence S Ia degs W 0 80. l0(
chains to a point Sc 100 CHAINS west OF the
Sc corner OF said land.
Length OF drain on said land is 6 l5.loC
chains
Thence IA dogs W on the following de-
scribed land:
Commencing at the ne corner OF Sc u OF Sc
| "a OF said sec II: thence W SO rods inches
thence south l6 rods 9 feet; thence 50 rods
inches; thence north to beginning. also COM
menclng 81 rods north OF the se corner OF said
sec IL; thei ce west along the north line OF
land formerly owned by e. A. Todd, 81 rods
feet thence north to south line OF lond former.
ly owned by Geo. Howe; thence east 81 rods
feet; thence south to beginning. Edward
Cushman and wife owners, 6 As 100 chains to a
point 50 l(0 chains west OF the Sc corner OF
said land.
Length OF drain on said land is 645ICC
chains.
Thence Ia dogs W on the north X of the
following described land:
Commencing hS-IO0 chains north and 81 100
chains west OF the sc corner OF said soc II
| thence W 67.100 chains; thence W chains;
| thence e 6 81 chains; thence south chains 10
Beginning Nelson az A oloush q. owner 10 oo
point 9O-l0O chains west OF the Sc corner OF
| said land.
Length OF drain on said land is sO3.lOO
chains.
Thence ca degs " on the south u Of the
following described land:
Commencing So 100 chains north and 8 S7.I0O
| chains west of the SO corner OF said sac IL
thence W 667'10O chains; thence n 0O'lr0
| chains; thence 667.lOO chains; thence S
| X Ill n
owner, 296.lt0 chains; thence 80 dogs W.
0 o. 100 chains to point 243.l00 chains west
| OF the Sc corner OF said land.
Length OF drain on said lard is 3C3lOO
| chains.
Thence sa1l dogs on the following de.
| scribed land:
| Commencing at the Sc corner OF said sec ~,
| thence 80 rods, west So SO rods, so rods
and acre IN sw corner Maurice A. Herrick
| owner, 73-l00 chains; thence 8 80 degs Q
400 100 chains; thence 20 dogs o So 100
chains to the terminus of said drain at a point
2 81 leo chains north and 80 100 chains west
OF the Sc corner OF said SEQ u.
Length of drain on said land is 62-lOO
| chains.
Total length OF the Fortman Drain is
80 47-l0O chains.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FoRTMAN DRAIN.
]. Center stakes are set as follows At the
outlet, terminus and all angles OF the drain.
9. Station stakes and grade hubs are set
every rods along the line OF the Drain.
3. Station stakes are numbered consecu-
lively as follows: From at the outlet to
so plus AZ at the terminus.
4. Station stakes and grade hubs are set as
follows with reference to the center line OF the
drain IL links to the right going up stream
| from the outlet.
the top of the grade hub at each station stake.
| 6 The drain shall be constructed Of tile as
| follows: IL inch, station 0 to station 81 plus
"a and station 81 plus "a TO station so plus AZ
| 10 inch.
| z. The depth or the drain shall be 10. 100
feet or less, to be taken from the profile or
| grade table. which are herewith returned and
made part of the survey records.
| s. Between stations the bottom shall be
dug to true grade, based on the depth at
| each grade hub.
| The bottom shall be dug to the shape and
size OF the tile to be placed therein.
TO- All tile shall be so laid as to rest on the
bottom OF the excavation their full length, and
| any rock or stone In the bottom OF the trench
| shall be removed so as to leave the bottom Of
| the tile on firm earth foundation.
| IL. All tile shall have good and true Joint
with the proceeding tile and no open joints or
| cracks shall be allowed.
| ~. Should quick sand or other material
giving poor foundation, or having tendency
| to run In at the joints, be encountered, the
Drain Commissioner or his representative
/
shall be followed.
| 49, No tile shall be covered until inspected
| by the County Drain Commissioner or his
representative.
| ID. When covering tile, enough fine earth,
/ free from stone or rubbish shall be carefully
| tamped around the tile to bring the earth level
| with the top OF the tile, when the next foot OF
| fine earth shall be carefully placed in the
| eXcavated earth may be scraped and tamped
carefully In place, but no stone or rock shall be
| put back In the trench.
| 49, All angles shall be turned on an easy
curve, beginning and ending not less than two
sible otherwise special angles or bends snail
| be furnished.
| 49, The right OF way for said drain shall
consist OF strip OF land eighty feet wide. forty
| feet being on each side OF the above described
route, which shall be the center line OF the
| drain.
IL. All work shall be done in a good and
| work manlike manner and shall be approved by
| resentative before being considered complete.
| Is. Surveyed and leveled July 30 and II,
| 1915 by order OF
ALONZO GRIFFIN,
Drain Commissioner of Shiawassee County.
v. w. ROYCE, Surveyor.
Bids will be received for furnishing aud
delivering the following tile to-wit:
1870 rods IL inch No. 1 drain tile.
20 rods 10 inch No. drain tile.
| Rtds NAV he received for constructing one