Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-16
BUSH CREEK DRAIN NO. 3

Counties OF NIatiot anu ni'Hi.., ~,
State of Michigan, will, on the loth
day of April A. ID. 1916 at the Bethany
Town Hall on the West side of the
southwest quarter of section 10, TOWN.
ship of Bethany, Gratiot county
Michigan, at nine o'clock IN the lore
noon of that day, proceed to receive
hids for the construction OF a certain
drain known and designated as Num-
har 0Snown as Bush Creek Drain,
located i'm the Townships of Porter
and Jasper, Midland Co. and IN
Rethanv Township in said County OF
Gratiot. and described as follows, TO
wit:
Minutes of survey of center line, and
sneci6cations for Locating. Establishing
and Constructing a dram i"i''e'3
known as the Bush Creek.
Commencing III the channel OF tine ne
p;ver Al a point 25 feet East and lbs
chs North OF corner common TO sec
lions H. 1S. 10 and 20 OF Porter town
hin Midland County. and running
thence South 7 chs: thence ) ii So T.
433 chs. and cross line between Sec
tons Il and 20. Porter tp al l'o9 chs
East OF SW cor. sec. H.
Thence on same course zl.of ems /,
thence { 65o w $50 chs; thence ; 10
+ "a ks. and cross \ Is line oeV ~
at 20 chs East OF West lne 81 sec
Thence on same course 80 ems :
,herce : 500 3O' w 5.S3 chs, and cross
line between Sections ~ and ~ Porter
m. at 10 chs y of IA post
Thence s IA 20' w 1880 chs ana
cross IA line Sec. 10 al chs Wesl OIL
] a post. between Sections ~ ana ~
Thence s IA 20' w PSI chs; thence zee
) So 5O w 300 chs. thence 10 ~
w 1888 chs: thence ) o. W ~ ems
and cross South Is line sec ~ for'T'
IN. at / 40 chs East OF North and south
IA line
Thence on same course l.yO chs ana
cross North and South i line sec ~
At 90 ks South of South -Slpost
Thence on same course Ioz ems
thence : so 40 w 9S5 chs thence ,
So 80 w. $50 chs: thence ) ol 81
w IS "a chs and cross township line be
tween Porter and Jasper townships al
$50 chs North OF SW corner ot sec
10. Porter township
Thence on same course ems dliu
cross line between Sections q ana .
Jasper township at chs West OF Town
line. -
Thence on same course q ks thence
: "a 80 w. S.+s chs: thence 81 5U
w oOl chs: thence ) 20 40 w ~
chs; thence S IL de- + 1916 ems; ana
cross boundary line at il.45 chs East
of IA line Sec. rs.
Thence on same course 300 ems;
thence s - de. 80 min. w chs ana
cross East and West Ia line Sec. 20
IT 10 chs East of center OF Section
Thence on same course l5g chs ,
thence s 15o +, 40 chs thence ) Z w
2l.Sl chs; and cross line between sec
tons 25 and 30. Jasper township al 80
chs East of Ia post
Thence s O. 20' w lobS chs; thence
: So w 4 chs and cross n Is line Sec.
30 at I'll chs East OF Il line.
Thence on same course 81 ks. thence
: Do 3O w 2l45 chs and cross East
and West IA line Sec 50, Jasper tip. at
90 chs West OF center OF Section
Thence S So w 4 chs; thence 5 So
3O' w 1920 chs and cross West Is line
Sec. 80, Jasper tip, at $50 chs south OF
Thence 5 o. w 90 chs thence )
SO w go chs. and cross South 10 line
Sec. 80 at 8.45 chs East of Sec. line.
Thence s 40 w Is chs, thence ) -
w 80 ks and cross line between Sec
tons IS and 50, Jasper Up. at lOOS chs
North of County line.
Thence on same course $40 chs !;
thence s l9' w Ole chs and cross line
between Midland County and Gratiot
County al 6.l0 chs West OF Nj corner
OF Sec ?, Bethany tp.
Thence S 10 20 w 500 chs thence
: 2oo 30 w 1890 chs; thence ) I r
$50 chs and cross n l-S line Sec Z
Bethany ~ at 640 chs Fast OF center
Of NE IA
thence 5 Al 45' + 1908 chs; thence ;
70 .3O' + 4.72 chs thence ) 40 w 4.SO
chs and cross East and West IA line
Sec. 2. at 745 chs West Of Sec line.
Thence on same course chs thence
: 62o w 1890 chs and cross + l-S line
Sec. ? at ! chs South OF IA line
Thence on same course s. ks thence
: 40 w l7.45 chs at 7.2S chs East OF
Thence s "A w $50 chs; thence 5
@ IS w 335 chs thence ) IS l. 9.y2
chs. thence s Al T. 2.40 chs +, thence ,
3 de. T. $50 chs; thence S II de. 45mln
W lao chs, and cross line between Sec
, and IL Bethany tp. at 1876 chs, East
of Ia post.
Thence OH same course 9.98 chs;
thence South 1928 chs; and cross n.
l-S line Sec. IL Bethany tip. at ll.3f
chs East of IA line.
Thence on same course ks; thence
S rs de. % min. w sos chs; thence ;.
3de. w 6.73 chs; thence S % de. r S:4U
chs: thence S O de. 40 min. w 4.S5 chs,
and cross East and West Ia line Sec
II at 1898 chs w of Sc corner Of SW
Y Ia of NE Ia.
Thence on same course 1925 chs,
thence s Sc w 400 chs; thence ) ~
Is T. l44O chs; thence 5 II + chs
and cross line between Sections ii and
IA at $50 chs West OF + Is post
Thence on same course 4 chs; theme,
5 80 30 l. Ill chs; thence ) So -
4. $50 chs. and cross T l-S line Sector
IA at ll20 chs North Of center of M
IA.
Thence on same course ch.. thence
5O' r 2 chs. thence 5 81 T. ? chs
thence S 29' + 50 chs: thence $ 49,
90 l. i.50 chs: thence S o. 30 j. SO:
chs: thence S IL so T. 2.35 chs anC
cross n Is line Sec IA at $50 chs Yves
81 81 cor. OF NE IA of NE IA
Thence on same course 1850 chs
thence $ 707 r 600 chs and cross linz
between Sections Is and IA at 3.43 CHI
North OF Il post
Thence ON same course 20 ks. theme,
$ S. + 4 chs thence 5 u 80 T. o chs
thence 5 40, + $40 chs thence ) is
iG F. 800 chs thence ) 500 w AZ