The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-11
NOTICE OF LETTING OF DRAIN CON.
TRACT.
NUTES OF SURVEY

| eStdDllSneu IN the TOWNSHIPS Oviu ant
Middlebury, In said Counties of Clinton
and Shiawassee, respectively, and des
cribed as follows, to-wit
BEEMAN DRAIN-MINUTEs OF SURVEY
Minutes of survey Of center line and
fishing of a drain to be known as the
Beeman Drain, located In the Townships
of Ovid and Middlebury, Counties Of Gin
ton and Shiawassee, respectively, State OF
Michigan, and running as follows:
Parcel One-Commencing at u point AIS
chs and 4.lS chs e of the W corner OF
r. wv. County Of 81 clinton int; State OF Of
Michigan; thence over and across the "
y of n. u of Sec. "a, town, county and
distance of 1851 chs, as follows: N 5SH
deg, 2.5S chs to angle 1; thence q
29 chs chs to to angle angle 3 thence thence 8
ssH deg, OPP chs to a point on the
line o q parcel a77 chs s Of the Bee ..
Parcel Two-Thence over and across the
W " of " of n e a OF Sec "a, town
owned by i. d. Burgess and wife, dis
lance of 9.97 chs, as follows: s $50 deg,
Il 036 chs to angle D; thence SOh deg,
east line OF said parcel 4.2O chs 5 of the
n corner Of " of e " of n "a, said
y Of e q of N e of see a a. town. STs
county and state last above mentioned.
Gw % cn by Alice fS6 Ledyas 81 S distance @
| ems to angle Z; thence n 1914 deg. e 0.O4
chs to IA. point on line of said parcel
cas of an saa sss the
Of shiawassse, state of Michigan, owned
e eE L as foVWs 49, G ass 1854 Ct i chs
said Sec. 20
Parcel Five-,Thence over and across, the
= TX, q
W 4 of Sec u, town, county and State
last above mentioned, owned by Ernest
as se foiiows 7sh deg, o osI 'S chs 'p to
angle s; thence n S1h deg, 1913 chs
to angle 8; thence n S3 deg, e 9;36 chs
of u of W q Of said Sec 81.
Parcel Six-Thence over and across the
and state last above mentioned. owned by
Avery 5enks and wife. a distance of 900
chs, as follows: 10 deg, g 900 chs
to terminus of drain at point ~ chs
@ and 1854 chs Of the corner of the
G y of W u, said Sec. n.
Specifications.
1. The center of said drain shall be the
aforesaid surveyed line.
,. The extreme width of land necessary
for the constructiH of said drain shall he
GO feet, IS feet on each side of center
g. All angles shall be turned on an
easy curve Beginning and ending at least
rod on each side of the. angle stake:
t. Between Stations, which are number
which are set every 1 rods, the depth is
to follow the grade of the bottom, which
is based upon the depth of the drain ut
each Station.
g. The tile shall be laid to the estab-
lished grade of the drain and on the line
g. The tile shall be laid on n smooth.
well shaped bed, and shall have the earth
well tamped along u sides to hold them
Z. In laying said tile no open joints
shall be left but each tile shall have n
true and even joint with the one previous
ly laid.
s. II. quick sand or other materials shall
be encountered that hpve tendency. to
be Immediately stopped and the Drain
Commissioner or Engineer in charge shall
be notified ut once.
.. Cement or suitable collars shall be
used to prevent quick sand or other ma
terials from running in mt the joints where
such precautions are necessary.
TO- All tile shall be left in an exposed
condition until accepted by the Drain
Commissioner or Engineer IN charge, after
which the tile shall be covered. care being
taken to cover with nothing but earth.
H. All curbing material and appliances
necessary for the construction of said
drain shall be furnished by the contractor.
H. All rubbish within the excavation
and BERN shall be deposited beyond the
deposition of the earth and within the
right of way.
il. All tile laid that do not conform to
the aforesaid conditions are laid at the
risk of the contractor.
Surveyed and leveed by order of Louis
+. Green County Drain Commissioner of
the County of Clinton, and Alonzo Griffin,
County Drain Commissioner of the County
Of Shiawassee, State Of Michigan:
Dated, this Bird day of November, A. ID.
1915.
II. G. AULTMAN,
Surveyor.
Contracts will be made for the furnishing
N Df no ~
tile:
5O1G feet of 10-inch No. Drain Tile; and
Contract will be let for the construction
of concrete work for . catch basins and
retaining wall. The estimated number of
cubic yards of concrete in same Is II |
Concrete mixture shall consist of one part
of good Portland cement to parts of
good sharp sand or gravel.
Said job will be let in one section or in |
sections. The section at the outlet Of said |
drain will be let first, and the remaining |
sections, If any, In their order up stream, |
in accordance with the diagram now on |
file with other papers pertaining to said |
drain. In the offices Of the County Drain |
commissioners of said Counties cf Clinton |
had by all parties Interested, and bids will |
be made and received accordingly. Con- |
tracts will be made with the lowest re- |
for the performance of the work, in the |
sum then and there to be fixed by us, re- |
serving to ourselves, the right to reject |
pletion 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 |
ut the time and place of said letting, or at |
such other time and place thereafter to
which we, the County Drain Commissioners |
aforesaid, may adjourn the same, the as |
sessments for benefits to the lands com |
prised within the "Beeman Drain Special |
Assessment District" and appointments |
thereto, will be announced by us and will |
be subject to review for enc day, from |
ten O'Clock i'm the fofa1oou until five |
o'clock in the afternoon.
The following is a description of the sew
eral tracts or parcels of land constituting |
the Special Assessment District Of said |
Drain, viz:
Township of Ovid at Large, Sec. 13, r.
~, w, Health and Highway, owners.
A parcel of land commencing at point |
% rods W of cor. of W y of e "a,
Sec IL; thence running SO rods, n 81 |
rods, $ to place of beginning, Sec. 10, |
Il. N, II. w, Sylvia Clark, owner
parcel OF land commencing at W
cor. of e " Of 4, Sec 10; thence run
ming e 80 rods, n 80 rods, 80 rods to
a point 81 rods and 10 rods n of O
cor. Of e a, Sec. 49,; thence 6s
said of e "; thence to place of |