The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-07
NOTICE OF LETTING OF DRAIN CON.
TRACTS FOR EATINGER DRAIN


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. D. 1915,
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 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,
towit:
Commencing at q point / 6l.ioe chains south
and 2 27.l00 chains W OF the ne corner Ct Sec
thence 50 dogs W on the of ne n of sec 2
aforesaid except the 10 acres OF n OF said
land, Gaseous M. Loynes owner, IS. 100 chains;
8 SO deqs. W $500 chains: thence 70 degs.
W 3 5000 chains; thence n SIX dogs, W ID 81 l,
chains; thence ~ dogs. W SO lC0 chains to
point IS links east OF the sw corner OF said
land.
Length OF drain on sai4 land is ~ 9s- 100
chains.
Thence IL dogs on the following des.
crbed land: Commencing at the center OF
north 20 rods. west 81 #, north 81 rods. west
20 rods, sou'h ~ rods, Deli T. Loynes and wife,
owners; 10 70.i00 chains; thence s7h degs:
w0 11.ioo chains to a point 20 links north of
the sw corner OF said land.
Length Of drain on said land is 10 $500
chains.
Thence s7lx dogs on the Sc y Of NV 4
OF said sec 2 K. Buck owner. 10 100 chaiIs,
1O-iO0 chains west Of the Sc corner OF said
land.
Length OF drain on said land is 2oi-iOo
chains
Thence SO dogs W on the u Of eH Of sw \
m
81 100 chains TO point 100000 chains
south OF the NV corner OF said land.
Length of drain on said land is 10 4s 100
chains.
of sw a of SAID sec 2. Oscar Eatinger owner,
10 % l0O chains to point 10 09-l00 chains south
OF the NV corner OF said land.
Length OF drain on said land is 10 % 100
chains
Thence n s7h dogs W on the following de.
scribed land: The east Is acres OF NV OF
sw u of said sec Q. James Wetherbee owner,
6H 100 chains; thence 81 dogs 0 40 100
chains to point 10 Os-l00 chains south OF the
northwest corner OF said land.
Length OF Drain on said land is 6 61.iO0
chains.
Thence 81 dogs W on the west "a acres OF
NV u Of sw a OF said sec aforesaid, Chas
Randall and wife owners. l IL 100 chains;
thence SO dogs, 2S7-i00 chains to the
terminus OF said drain at point 10 IL 100
chsins south and 30 90. 100 chains west of the
center or said seq
Length Of drain on said land Is 899.l0O
chains.
Total length OF dram is one mile 81 i7-iOo
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 IS plus III
at the terminus OF the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set as
follows: Sta to sta Is are IA links right.
sta IA to sta 81 are IA links left. sta 80 TO sta
So 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 TO sta 81 plus
1863 and feet from sta 81 plus 1863 to the
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 BOZ TOM
The depth OF the drain shall be O. 100 feet or
less, TO be taken from the profile or grade
table which are herewith returned and made a
part OF the survey records.
Between stations the drain shall be dug to a
true grade, based on the depth at each grade
hub.
All measurements shall be from the tops OF
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 a strip OF land so 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
ca n side OF the s,enter line so that the ful
wi tn Of the draiu good clean :berm OF 81 feet
O I'd the spoil banks shall be In the cleared
area.
All work shall be done In a good and work.
manlike 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 In
their order up stream, In accordance with |
the diagram now on file with the other