The Owosso times., 1916-07-14
OF LETTING OF DRAIN CON-
TRACTS FOR EATINGER DRAIN

At the Farm Residence of Frank Sanders
| Estate, Section 2, Fairfield Township, on
Wednesday, July 10th, A. ID. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that I, Alonzo
Griffin, County Drain Commissioner of the
County of Shiawassee, state of Michigan,
will, on the 10th day of July, A. ID. 1916,
at the farm residence of Frank Sanders
Est, in the Township of Fairfield, in said
County of Shiawassee,, at ten o'clock in
ceive bids for the construction of a GER
tain drain known and designated as Eat
niger Drain" to be located and established
in the Township of Fairfield, In said Coun-
ty of Shiawassee, and described as follows,
to-wit:
Commencing at a point 6.lO0 chains south
and 2 81 100 chains W OF the NO corner CT Sec
2TsN RI f, Shiawassee County. Michigan,
thence 50 degs W on the X of ne a of sec 2
| afore said except the 10 acres OF 9 X OF said
land, Gaseous M. Loynes owner, ss, 100 chains
thence 79A degs. w s8-lC0 chains; thence
SO dees, W 6s.iOo chains: thence 7s degs,
W S6-l00 chains; thence n s7h degs, W IA 81 Il 0
chains: thence III degs. W 80 100 chains to II
point le links east OF the sw corner of said
land.
Length OF drain on said land is 40 9s-IOO
chains.
Thence S ~ degs on the following des.
cribed land: Commencing at the center OF
north 20 rods, west 81 II, north 81 rods, west
90 rods, sou'h 50 rods. Dell I. Loynes and wife,
owners; 10 50lo0 chains; thence s'h degs
0 1'.l00 chains to point 20 links north of
the sw corner OF said land.
Length of drain on said land is 10 ss-1O0
chains.
Thence s7IS degs W on the Sc u OF NV a
OF said sec 2 K. Buck owner, 7O-lOO chails,
thence 2 degs, 3l-i00 chains to a point
] 7O-l0O chains west Of the sc corner of said
land.
Length OF drain on said land is 2ol-lOO
| chains.
Thence 9 degs on the e n OF e u of sw u
| OF said sec Dell II. Loynes and wife. owners
"a
| s 3S 100 chains to a point l0t9100 chains
south OF the NV corner OF said land.
Length tf drain on said land is Is IS 100
chains.
of sw 4 OF saio sec 2, Oscar Eatinger owner
10 % 100 chains to point 10 09l00 chains south
OF the NV corner of said land.
Length OF drain on said land is 10 90 100
chains.
Thence s7H degs on the following de-
5 u OF said sec 2. James Wetherbee owner.
g 81 TO chains; thence = 81 degs D 40 100
! chains to a point 10 0s-l00 chains south OF the
northwest corner OF said land.
Length OF drain on said land is 667.100
chains.
Thence 81 degs on the west 81 acres OF
NV OF sw a OF said sec aforesaid, Chas.
thence thence ' ss dess, % s7'iOo chains '1 to the
terminus OF said drain at "a point 10 IL 100
chains south and 30 96 100 chains west OF the
center OF Salu sec q.
Length OF drain on said land Is 399.lOO
chains.
Total length Of dram is one mile 81 i7-lOO
chains.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR EATINGER DRAIN.
Center stakes are set at the outlet terminus,
and at all angles Of the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set every
8 rods along the line OF the drain.
Station stakes are numbered consecutively
from at the outlet Of the drain to So plus III
at the terminus of the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set as
follows Sta to sta 13 are IA links right,
sta IA to sta 81 are II links left. sta 80 to sta
55 plus IL are IL links right with reference to
the center line OF the drain, going up stream
from the outlet.
The width OF the bottom of the drain shall
be as follows: feet from sta 10 sta 81 plus
l6S and feet from sta "a plus 1853 to the
terminus.
The slope OF the banks shall be one horizon.
tai to each foot OF depth.
The width of tho top shall be two times the
depth added to the width of the bottom.
The depth OF the drain shall be 9-1OO feet or
less, to be taken from the profile or grade
table which are herewith returned and made
part OF the survey records.
Between stations the drain shall be dug to a
true grade, based on the depth at each grade
hub.
the grade hubs or bench marks.
All angles not affecting the highway or at
the face OF culverts shall be turned on an
easy curve beginning and ending not less than
two rods each side OF the angle stake.
The right of way required for the drain shall
consist of strip of land 80 feet wide, 40 feet
being on each side OF the above described
route. which shall be the center line OF the
drain
All trees, rocks, brush, stumps, etc. shall be
removed from the right OF way far enough from
each side OF the ocenter line so that the full
width OF the drain good clean :berm OF feet
and the spoil banks shall be In the cleared
area.
All work shall be done in good and work
maDlike manner and shall be approved by the
Drain Commissioner. or his representative
before being considered completed
Surveyed and leveled December and z, 1915.
by order OF
ALONZO GRIFFIN.
County Drain Commissioner OF
Shlawassee County.
v. w. ROYCE.
Surveyor.
Bids may be received for constructing
one highway bridge.
Said Job will be let by sections. The
section at the outlet OF said drain will be
let first. and the remaining sections I'm