The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-04-07
Notice Of Meeting to Determine
Necessity.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Whereas, on the 18th day of March, A. D.
1915. an application was fled with me. the
NJ dersigDed County Dram commissioner of
the County OF Clinton, for the locating.
establishing, or widening. deepening,
eX erding or tiling OF certain drain,
which said drain was described in said apph
calion as follows to wit:
Commencing az a point in Maple River Drain
about l4O rous east and 40 rods north OF the
southwest corner OF the north Of the north.
west d OF Section II ovid Township, Clinton
County, Michigan. thence following the
curses up stream Of a natural crock or DRAW
known a. Ald,r Creek Drain as follows: Fly
-ou herv courses across he y OF Sec
over nd across the ne u OF Sec IA,
thence by southeasterly courses over and
aero the ne a OF the Sc 4 OF sad
Seq Il, crossing section line between Sections
% and Ia at point at or near tbs Il post on
the Sc a OF Sec IA; thence bv southeasterly
courses over and across the sw Il Of the sw Il
OF Sec IL. crossing line between Sections IL
and "a al point nj or near the Sc corner OF the
sw a OF the sw u OF Sec 10, thence by easierly
courses for a distance OF about 90 rods along
or parallel with the section line between the
Sc Of the sw a Of Sec Is and the ne a of the
NV a OF Sec "A thence over and across
Sec "a by southerly and eastery courses to
point on the Michigan Meridian line about 80
rods Of the ne corner OF said Sec "a, at which
point drain crosses from Ovid Township,
Clinton County into Shiawassee County;
u of the ne n OF fri Sec 90, Middebury Town.
snip, Shawassee County, TO a point about 30
RODS OF the W post OF Sec %; thence by
the sw u OF the NV a and the sw a OF Sec 2S;
thence by southerly and wes' erly courses over
and across the NV Il OF sec S3 TO point on the
and W quarter line Of said Sec 33 about 80 rods
OF the center OF said section: thence by
westerly and southerly courses to point on
the section line between fri SEQ 32 and Sec 80
about 30 rods OF The sw corner of said Sec 70
At which point drain enters fri Sec 80; thence
by southerly and westerly courses over and
acroes the OF the 80 4 OF said fri Sec So
thence by southery and westerly courses over
and across the ne fri a Of Sec Sciota Town
ship, Shiawassee County, Michigan; thence by
southerly and westerly courses to u point on
the u Of Sec &c. Ovid Township, Clinton
County, about IL rods and 20 rods W " the
ne corner OF the u OF said Sec 80, Ovid Town
ship wolch point Is that point where Alder
Creek county drain located and established
In the counties OF Clinton and Shiawassee,
crosses the angling road located upon the a
OF said Sec 80. Ovid Township, which point
shall be he terminus OF said proposed drain.
The extension OF said Alder Creek Drain will
commence al point where sa d Alder Creek
enters The Township OF Middlebury, Shia-
wassee County, and extend down stream t. the
point where said Alder Creek will enter Maple
River Drain, located on Sec IL, Township OF
Ovid
Said Alder Creek Drain is located and es-
tabished in the Counties OF Clinton and
Shfawassee, State Of Michigan, AZ d is n County
Drain of record. being recorded in Ltbsr 1. OF
County Drain Commissioner In the Court
House at ST. Johns, County and State efore-
sad, being recorded on pages s67 to 1903 OF said
Llber H.
Construction OF the work on said proposed
drain shall be done by oredge unless otherwise
specified.
The width OF said proposed drain is to be
twenty COZ feet or less at the bottom, as may
be determined by the Drain Commissioners in
their First Ord, OF Determination.
Witch said drain will traverse the following
town hios: Victor and Ovid. County OF
Clintou, aud the tow nsbips OF Middlebury and
Sciota, County II Shlawassee, State OF
Michigan.
Therefore, notice ia hereby given that IN &C.
cordance with the statute In such case made
and provided, a meeting will be held on the 1ith
cav or Auril A. ID. 1916, at the farm residence
~ Middlebury, Shiawassee County, State OF
Michigan, at ten O'Clock ia the forenoon
OF said day for the pur pose Of hearing evidence
by u.s. the Drain commissioners OF the Counties
of Clinton and Shiawassee, respectively, as to
whether or not the said proposed drain Is
necessary and conducive TO the public health,
convenience and welfare. At said meeting
asses Sun eIit FOR benefits, or whose lands shall
be crossed by said drain, may appear for or
against said proceedings, and may be heard In
relation thereto.
LOUIS r GREEN,
County Drain Commissioners
ofthe County Of Clinton.
ALONZO GRIFFIN.
County DTain Commissioners OF the
County OF Shiawassee.
Dated at Ovd. Michigan, this seth day Of
March, A ID. 1915.