The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-16
esotioe of Letting Of Drain Cont acts
Tor ockerman Drsl", at Oa' win
Green's Store, Village OF Burton.
Township of Owosso. o Wedns
dav, November 28th, A. D. 1917.

chains.
Thence Ne degs. 30 min. e on the y Of E
isct to life estate Of James Vsrco. q Sc 100
chains, thence N 28 degs. 70 2SiOo chains,
ehence degs. 80 min 0 q chains 70 q point
g 70 100 CHI aims West of the X corner OF said
Hand. Length OF drain on said land is AZ o. 100
chains.
Thence N s degs 50 min. E on the s E u Of
Sc Of Sec: 1. N. 4 z, and the OF >
and wife Cwners-O 90 100 chains. thence N IL
dogs. 80 min. w Q 96-l0O chains, thence n SO
,bsos Sss1s as sSsnss 10 deEs
si-iO0 chains North Of N W corner of Sec. z,
TyN.RsE Length of drain on said land is
Total length Of Oskerman Drain a 2O-iOO
chains.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR OCKERMAN DRAIN.
Center stakes are set at the outlet terminus,
and at all angles OF the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set every
o rods along the line OF the drain.
Station stakes are numbered consecuiively
from at the outlet OF the drain TO 81 plus 20
~ the terminus OF the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set IS
iinks to the right OF the center line OF the
drain going upstream from the outlet
The width of the bottom Of the drain shall
be as follows: Six fe't from sta TO sta q
~ plus 20.
The slope OF the banks shall be one foot hor-
IL ontal to each foot of depth.
The width of the top shall be two times the
depth added to the width Of the bottom.
The depth OF the drain shall be 663 100 feet
or less, to be TAX n 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
true grade. based on the depth al 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
che 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 q strip OF land 80 feet wide, ~ 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
pc removed from the right OF way far enough
from each side of the center line 50 that the
full width OF the drain q good clean BERN Of
. feet and the spoil banks shall be in the
cleared area.
All work shall be done In a good and work
1nanlike manner and shall be approved bv the
Drain Commissioner. or his repre- sentative
before being considered completed
Surveyed and leveled August i.27 1915.
5y order or
ALONZO GRIFFIN,
County Drain Commissioner OF
Shiawassee County.
-8RUCE ROBINSON.
Surveyor
steel for the bridges must deposiG with he said
County Drain Commi, sioner u certified check
made PAYABLE % him In the sum OF Five Hun
'ored tt5OO 0O) dollars as guarantee that the
person bidding WILL enter into q contract for
ehe furnishing SAID STEEL and In case the per-
son to whom the contract Is awar ded shall fail
"a yif hin
day s from the date o. letting the saId certified
check VIII be considered forfeited and tie
money thereafter shall be deposited TO the
credit OF said drain fund.
The checks Of all unsuccessful bidders will
awarded.
Bids will be received for furnishing the steel
and constructing the cement work necessary
for two highway bridges according to the spec.
fhcations now on file
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
papers pertaining to said drain in the Of
said County of Shhwassee to which ref
erence may be had by all parties interest
ed, and bids will be made and received
accordingly, reserving the right to let it
in one section. Contracts will be made
with the lowest responsible bidder giving
ADEQUATE security for the performance of
liked by me, reserving to myself the right
TO reject any and all bids. The date for
the completion of such contract, and the
terms OF payment thereof, shall be an
pounced at the time and place of letting
Notice is further hereby given that at
the time and place Of said letting, or at
such other time and place thereafter to
which l. the County Drain Commissioner
sessments for benefits to the lands COM
prfsed within the "Ockerman Drain Special
Assessment District" and appointments
thereto, will be announced by me and will
nine o'clock I'm the forenoon until five
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The following is description Of the
several tracts or parcels of land consti-
futing the Special Assessment District Of
said drain, viz:
The Towns sipof Middlebury at large and the
following described lands In said township:
Section No; is 80 A OFF n ofEh of n e
exc fIS q 3 q oi ~!
A of s n Of 8 VIZ.
A; NV NOfNE u; N IS Of &c x Of W
VIZ; NE4A OF n W x Of $ e X: NW-s A OF
swf Of N e < exc. 5 We a. Ali in I ~ n,
The Township of owosso at large and the fol.
zcwing described lands In said townships
~ section =, q n No g sS . " % a cts xqtNW
s. 9; siA Il w " x,so
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Section No. IN wsAofNnA W " Of
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All In T N, re- East
Now therefore, all unknown or non-resi-
dent persons, owners Of and persons in
terested in the above described lands, and
you, Edward Vincent supervisor, and John
aanner highway commissioner OF the township
OF Mideiebury.
And You Frank Purves, Ray Farver. Jonas
Cook, Edmund Vincent. Lloyd Purves. A. J.
Randall, Mrs. Joseph Gates, John Babcock,
Geo. Tubbs and wife. Mrs. J. varco, Otto Cook.
And You Orville y. Harryman supervisor
and Geo. I. Rush highway commissioner OF the
Township OF Owosso.
And You Alex snder Purves Ray Farver, ]. e
@ Jok, Sr., j. K: Cook. Jr., John Jones and wife
are hereby notided that Ut the time and place
aforesaid, or at such other time and place
thereafter to- which said hearing may be
adjourned, ] shall proceed to receive bids
for the construction of said "Ockerman Drain"
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